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The 80's followed more than 10 years of not so great times in the US. This is the short list.... Vietnam, Watergate, Civil unrest, Iranian Hostages, a bad economy and punctuated by Carter who is very nice man but was never really suitable as the leader of the US. There is not a whole of great things that happened in the 70's.
There is NOTHING religious fundamentalist of the Reagan years as President and Governor of California.
I didn't say there were. I was born in 1976 (in California btw), so I am too young to remember Reagan as governor. I do remember him as president though. He would wink and nod at guys like Falwell just often enough for the Religious Right to feel like he was there guy. Was it sincere? No, I don't believe it was. Reagan was too congenial to be a religious extremist. Still, he made use of the movement to suit his political purposes.
Can't say that I hated Reagan but I sure didn't like him. He was the first Republican running for President that I did not vote far and one of the biggest reasons was his courting of the religious right.
This is very interesting to hear this. You and my grandpa probably would have a lot to talk about. My grandpa voted Republican in every election since he first registered to vote in the 1930s. I don't know who he voted for in 1980 (I just can't picture him pulling the lever for Carter) but I know he sure didn't vote for Reagan in 84. Grandpa saw the Religious Right as the menace it was and is. That's not to say he was an anti Christain or militant atheist. He just was deeply conservative in the true sense of the word and understood for the American way of life and government to carry on as intended religion must be kept out of politics. I'm sure grandpa realized a dark day was dawning for his beloved party when he saw Reagan flirting with the flotsam at Bob Jones U. That nasty element has pretty much overtaken the party now - with the teajadists declaring war on all but the most extreme, looniest and absurd. Robespierre would be proud.
I don't understand how both sides could be so far apart in their recollection of The Regan Years. Is it possible to be a republican and dislike the Regan years?
The "Regan" years?? Trish Regan ?? If you're referring to President Reagan, you fooled me h
If you can't even spell Reagan correctly, you are lacking in a good education and haven't done any historical research on your own. Pitiful, really pitiful.
The OP is technically correct. You cannot discuss the Reagan years without discussing the Regan years
I don't understand how both sides could be so far apart in their recollection of The Regan Years. Is it possible to be a republican and dislike the Regan years?
I voted for Reagan both times and I recall the 80s as a period of recovery from the economic malaise of the late 70s. Reagan was a cheerful optimist who proudly displayed his vision for America overcoming the USSR by driving the Soviet military into bankruptcy, which is pretty much what happened. He should get more credit for winning the cold war.
That said, I acknowledge that some of his policies were very wrong-headed and he too often caved to special interests at the expense of the public in terms of environmental and some social issues.
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Originally Posted by hothulamaui can't stay on topic? Obama has nothing to do with what Ronnie did or didn't do when he was in office.
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tell me how Obama is a much better president than Reagan was?
This should be good....let me get my popcorn and pull up a chair!
Don't forget that when you have a "messiah" no one else can measure up.
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