100 years later....sure could use him again.

[Bubblehead1980]

Yesterday was what would have been Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday.Watched a new documentary on HBO tonight, noticed some left wing bias but it was 95% fair which is a lot so was happy with it overall.

Anyway, the old man would roll over in his grave if he saw who was holding the office now.Sure could use him again

Any favorite Reagan moments? I was a small child when he was still President and only remember seeing him on TV but have read and watched much about him over the years.

I like how he joked with the Doctors as he went into the OR after being shot, asking them if they are Republicans lol Also telling his wife "I forgot to duck" great sense of humor.Also, these two....

[Feuer Frei!]

Ronald Reagan's biggest accomplishment in presidency was to improve the self confidence that America had by strengthening the nation's economy.
When he left office after finishing his term, his approval rating stood at 64 percent.
Two things which for me he will be remembered the most for is:
"Tear down that wall".
Publicly challenging and convincing Gorby to tear down the Berlin Wall.
2 years later, in 1989 the wall came down and down came Communism with it, many rightly believing this was the beginning of the end of the Cold War.

A wonderful tribute to Reagan:


A bit grainy but you get the picture.



R.I.P. SIR.

[MaddogK]

I just finished watching it, and the program seemed fair to a good man tho it did take a bit away from the mythical character Pres Reagan became.

I didn't know the entire Iran/Contra affair was his idea- he did what he had to do to save the hostages.

...And kudos to Col. North for taking a big one for the team.


Happy birthday Mr. Reagan, we sure miss you.

[Matador.es]

Lol, i never knew him, but he has hunor!



I will search a documentary on the net.

...And kudos to Col. North for taking a big one for the team.

So you like treasonous scum who lie under oath to protect a politician who is breaking the countries laws

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

So you like treasonous scum who lie under oath to protect a politician who is breaking the countries laws

Don't question or criticize their messiah.

Just let it go.

Don't question or criticize their messiah.

He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy.

[Gargamel]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy.

Well, you saw what happened to the last naughty messiah......

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by Platapus

Don't question or criticize their messiah.

Just let it go.

Yeah, no kidding. Never say anything critical of the godhead.

Reagan did some nice things for the country (like espirit de corps) and some not-so-nice things (like NAFTA, Iran-Contra, and ridiculous deficit spending). As a speaker, I rank him among the all-time great presidents. As an actual politcial leader, he is somewhere middle of the pack. What I have found the most interesting, having been old enough to distinctly remember most of the Reagan years (he was the president through most of my childhood), is the push starting in the mid 90's to whitewash his administration's shortcomings in a concerted effort to transform him from a politician to something of a near religious figure. Very much the Holy Gipper, at least to the Cult of Reagan, who seem to pick and choose what they like from his record.

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

Publicly challenging and convincing Gorby to tear down the Berlin Wall.
2 years later, in 1989 the wall came down and down came Communism with it, many rightly believing this was the beginning of the end of the Cold War.

Yes, I am pretty sure, that without his divine intervention the people behind the Iron Curtain would have never gotten the idea to tear down the wall...

[Blood_splat]

I know Don Regan loved him.

[Feuer Frei!]

Originally Posted by Penguin

Yes, I am pretty sure, that without his divine intervention the people behind the Iron Curtain would have never gotten the idea to tear down the wall...

What?
Your point, sir?

[TLAM Strike]

Well personally I don't think he was the greatest president as some make him out to be and I don't agree with everything he did, but he certainly was the right man for the job at the right time.

I just wish more members of the R Party emulated him rather than just evoke his name.

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

What?
Your point, sir?

I think there were many more things that convinced Gorbachev to tear down the wall, than an ex-actor doing a public speech.
Most of those reasons came from the inside of the Eastern Bloc.