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Well its easy to just say that and you are entitled to your opinion. From my personal experience and the real indicators, such as the landslide victory posted above by Jon
Well its easy to just say that and you are entitled to your opinion. From my personal experience and the real indicators, such as the landslide victory posted above by Jon
He was
If you base a POTUS greatness on his election results, that would mean that every POTUS elected into office was great. The reasoning does not make sense...sorry.
Which speak to his approval by the people he represents based on the job he was doing
gnome sane
Bush served two terms and look what it got us, but then again was he actually voted in? Debatable.
Mondale had nothing going for himself, he was part of one of the most incompetent administrations the country has ever experienced, Carter was so unpopular that Democrats didn't even want Mondale to mention him in the acceptance speech at the convention. Reagan was the incumbent President in 1984, while things weren't booming economically they weren't as terrible as they had been just a few years earlier. Mondale also had so little personality while Reagan knew how to play to the cameras.
I hear so much about how good the Reagan years were, but all I remember is high unemployment and my dad getting laid off. Correct me if I am wrong, but what did Reagan do good?
The only positive thing about RR was his communication skills, which have become more appreciated since the speech bumbling of the current President. Reagan made racism and homophobia very fashionable in this country. Everywhere you looked, Reagan was constantly reminding white ppl that they were superior to all others through his symbolism and actions. He did not utter the word "AIDS" until well after Rock Hudson contracted it in 1985. He was one of the most divisive presidents of my lifetime.
I just outlined what the president's responsibilities are. I didn't defend a president one way or the other. reagan was just like every other president. did some good, did some bad. that's all we can expect out of the modern politician. we will not see a good president in our lifetime. it's impossible nowadays. we haven't had anyone good since coolidge IMO.
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Near as I can tell the President IS NOT supposed to be complicit in arming an enemy either.
And conveniently failing to remember his complicity qualifies as neither a defense nor an excuse.
Military Industrial Complex is US, like it or not. The jobs created and the economic impact that ripples through our economy have been supporting the middle class since your socialist hero, FDR. Ron was doing the right thing expanding the economy and creating jobs while providng for the defense of the US which is part of his job description.
He made us proud to be Americans again. Well at least some of us.
Michelle Obama makes a similar statement and gets thrashed.Oh the hypocracy!!
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