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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy is Ron Reagan not a pundit on tv more?
I've always liked Ron Reagan and think he's well informed and articulate. I wonder why he's not on tv more as a pundit. Any idea why? There are so many pundits, and some that don't seem nearly as sharp as Reagan, that I would think someone would put him under contract.
(I thought of this because I just saw a Ron Reagan commercial on MSNBC for an organization.)
elleng
(130,740 posts)but maybe Freedom From Religion isn't a soundbite many want to hear?
southerncrone
(5,506 posts)Ironically, his father rode to victory on the back of the moral majority.
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,315 posts)southerncrone
(5,506 posts)I have edited.
EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)Much snark and innuendo and suggestions that his marriage was a "cover." Although, given how awesomely frank he is, I sincerely doubt that he would have gone through any trouble trying to hide his sexual orientation. He strikes me as a man who is who he is. I always figured if he was gay, he wouldn't have pretended otherwise.
And, funny thing, given the side-eyes and all the talk about "family values"- he's probably the only person in his immediate family, besides his mother, who was married only once and stayed married til death they did part.
southerncrone
(5,506 posts)Lord knows, the Repigs did turn on him because he wasn't dripping in red & spoke his own mind. Typical behavior from them if one of their own doesn't walk in lockstep.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Hassin Bin Sober
(26,315 posts)ehrnst
(32,640 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Maybe it's partly his wife dying a few years ago. I read in Wikipedia that he is under contract with MSNBC, but I don't see him there. Maybe they use him on some of the daytime shows.
I also read that he had endorsed Bernie for the primary.
BootinUp
(47,085 posts)Im sure its a demanding job, requires a commitment.
LenaBaby61
(6,973 posts)Even when his father was POTUS. He's always been very bright and funny.
I've seen him very scarcely since his wife passed. Maybe that has something to do with his absence from television lately with SO much going on in the news.
EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)I didn't know that. That's very sad.
elleng
(130,740 posts)Ron Reagan lives in Seattle.[1] He married Doria Palmieri, a clinical psychologist, in 1980. She died in 2014 from neuromuscular disease. They had no children.[15]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Reagan
nolabear
(41,936 posts)Notthat we all know one another but lots of us do.
I saw him several years ago in one of Stephanie Millers Sexy Liberal tours. He and Dan Savage, who I knew a bit years back. They were fabulous.
Upthevibe
(8,016 posts)Didn't he have a show on Air America? I would love to see him more...
BigmanPigman
(51,567 posts)I like him too so that is why I was mad since I missed half of his time on air that particular day.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)JI7
(89,240 posts)who will spew the usual shit and then the idiots will treat both sides as equal.