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Daaamn, In New Ad, Republicans (against Trump) use Reagan (Original Post) leighbythesea2 Jul 2020 OP
I hate Reagan. But, that's a great ad. mucifer Jul 2020 #1
Yes leighbythesea2 Jul 2020 #2
I intensely dislike Reagan, but that's fighting fire with fire. roamer65 Jul 2020 #3
The RATs have jumped trump's titanic Blue Owl Jul 2020 #4
I am no Reagan fan, but this is a fantastic ad to appeal to nostalgic Republicans tulipsandroses Jul 2020 #5
Some of my oldest friends leighbythesea2 Jul 2020 #8
Fantastic ad! Nevilledog Jul 2020 #6
Damn! That's the shit right there. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #7
"the dude could create a narrative" not_the_one Jul 2020 #30
Yeah. I know all that. He was a bad guy. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #31
Absolutely! WinstonSmith4740 Jul 2020 #41
That's a great add MustLoveBeagles Jul 2020 #9
Ouch, that's going to leave a mark. Rural_Progressive Jul 2020 #10
He read that script like a Hollywood actor... Ferrets are Cool Jul 2020 #11
I don't think they are trying to reach the deplorables. n/t Whiskeytide Jul 2020 #17
I can hear their response jayschool2013 Jul 2020 #23
The target is probably suburban moderates IronLionZion Jul 2020 #27
Yes, this is very powerful..& this fights fire with fire..It is an incredible ad.... And it works.. Stuart G Jul 2020 #12
impressive! and what a great speech (not Reagan but his speechwriter) AlexSFCA Jul 2020 #13
BRAVO!!! Very, very well done!!! dixiechiken1 Jul 2020 #14
Brilliant. dalton99a Jul 2020 #15
That is definitely going to leave a mark. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #16
Wow! I absolutely loathe Reagan, but that's one hell of kick-ass ad! scarletwoman Jul 2020 #18
I love that ... Whiskeytide Jul 2020 #19
The Dumpster Fire on the Hill. djacq Jul 2020 #20
I get it Ahpook Jul 2020 #21
Cot damn!!! D_Master81 Jul 2020 #22
Reagan poses many questions here, Zambero Jul 2020 #24
great ad... that scene where the cops push down the elderly man. yikes Demovictory9 Jul 2020 #25
That part leighbythesea2 Jul 2020 #37
And the small child being teargassed onetexan Jul 2020 #42
Wow. Invoking Reagan. Xolodno Jul 2020 #26
I despised some/much what Reagan did, but at least he was a decent human being... TryLogic Jul 2020 #28
He wasn't that decent. tavernier Jul 2020 #39
Theyre appealing to "Reagan Republicans" onetexan Jul 2020 #44
"... went for trump's.. droopy jugular.. " Yes.. bc trump mocks everyone Cha Jul 2020 #29
Republicans always fuck up John Winthrop's sermon. He never used the word 'shining'. TheBlackAdder Jul 2020 #32
WOW Gothmog Jul 2020 #33
Need to leighbythesea2 Jul 2020 #38
This makes me so angry that I'm in tears right now. calimary Jul 2020 #34
Maybe Reagan will finally be worth something wryter2000 Jul 2020 #35
great ad Roc2020 Jul 2020 #36
That's a good one. ooky Jul 2020 #40
Man I've seen a lot of Republican content on here lately. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2020 #43

tulipsandroses

(5,124 posts)
5. I am no Reagan fan, but this is a fantastic ad to appeal to nostalgic Republicans
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 09:45 PM
Jul 2020

They definitely did a great job with this one.

leighbythesea2

(1,200 posts)
8. Some of my oldest friends
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 09:49 PM
Jul 2020

Who had become Republicans, love Reagan. Some have already decided they arent voting that party this year. Thank god.

I agree. The nostalgia is strong in this.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
7. Damn! That's the shit right there.
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 09:48 PM
Jul 2020

No Reagan fan, but the dude could create a narrative.

And while he was not all there at the time he did sign an amnesty bill for immigrants.

 

not_the_one

(2,227 posts)
30. "the dude could create a narrative"
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 12:29 AM
Jul 2020

He was an actor, B grade at best.

He was good at reading scripts. I seriously doubt he was the originator of the policies or speeches. He was a front man.

He was endearing to the people because of his acting career. Ahnold was Reagan 2.0, not so endearing, a lot more kick ass. Times and tastes change. The GOP saw the success of Reagan and upped the machismo factor to try the same with Schwarzenegger. The wanted to project strength. Who better than the Terminator.

Reagan was a bought and paid for sock puppet, first as governor of California, for the purpose of beginning the complete take over of the GOP, which has since metastasized into the fascists and supremacists currently making up the GOP core, resulting in the turd currently floating in the White House toilet bowl.

While he was an actor he was president of the Screen Actors Guild, which is essentially a union. But one of his FIRST acts of making his mark as president was to begin the war on unions, targeting the Air Traffic controllers. The union movement has yet to recover.

But Reagan was the beginning of the end. Of which we are rapidly approaching the final conclusion (yes, I know that is redundant).

It IS a great ad, and I eagerly accept using his words to help bring down the turd.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
31. Yeah. I know all that. He was a bad guy.
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 12:39 AM
Jul 2020

But as I said, he was great at creating a narrative. I should have added- that someone wrote for him.

The republicans learned a lesson. Put up a sock puppet they could control. George Bush numbers 1 drove the lesson home. He was awful hit no idiot. And they wanted someone they could control more. They found their perfect President with Bush 2. They thought they had it in trump but he may bring them all down.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,106 posts)
11. He read that script like a Hollywood actor...
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 10:03 PM
Jul 2020

oh wait.

On a sober note, that shit will roll right over their heads. Way too deep for a deplorable.

jayschool2013

(2,312 posts)
23. I can hear their response
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 11:05 PM
Jul 2020

"Who's that communist on the TV talkin' shit about Trump?"

"Harry Delano Kennedy or some such cuck."

Stuart G

(38,421 posts)
12. Yes, this is very powerful..& this fights fire with fire..It is an incredible ad.... And it works..
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 10:15 PM
Jul 2020

Whoever made this, is totally against Trump. They see him as he is, a Liar, a Bully and a Fool all rolled into one.

scarletwoman

(31,893 posts)
18. Wow! I absolutely loathe Reagan, but that's one hell of kick-ass ad!
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 10:29 PM
Jul 2020

I hope it helps.

Personally, I very much dislike feeding into the myth of Reagan as any sort of great president, but if it will help convince any Republicans to abandon trump, I suppose it's worth it.

Whiskeytide

(4,461 posts)
19. I love that ...
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 10:33 PM
Jul 2020

... Republicans Against Тяцмр still spells RAT.

I suppose that’s why they inserted “voters” into their name.

Ahpook

(2,750 posts)
21. I get it
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 10:57 PM
Jul 2020

But what is the next step for our Gov't?

This has been an aggressive campaign since Reagan. They have achieved most of their goals!

Biden will win, we have a few years of peace, fix the economy, and right back to another Trump type asshole that fractures all of it. It is a trend that is inarguable!

I want to believe, but this country is absolutely ridiculous!

D_Master81

(1,822 posts)
22. Cot damn!!!
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 10:57 PM
Jul 2020

They went hard on this one. I love when he says “men and women of integrity” and Roger Stone throws up the Nixon peace signs 😂

Zambero

(8,964 posts)
24. Reagan poses many questions here,
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 11:10 PM
Jul 2020

completed with answers provided by way of the footage. Brilliantly done.

onetexan

(13,040 posts)
44. Theyre appealing to "Reagan Republicans"
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 07:18 PM
Jul 2020

My son's GF said her folks are RR's & not fans of trump. That description Reagan Repubs is how theyre identifying themselves.

Cha

(297,196 posts)
29. "... went for trump's.. droopy jugular.. " Yes.. bc trump mocks everyone
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 12:07 AM
Jul 2020

else so he gets blowback


reagun was such a gaslighting "silver tongued devil".. but I hope this speaks to the repubs who are sick of trump.

TheBlackAdder

(28,189 posts)
32. Republicans always fuck up John Winthrop's sermon. He never used the word 'shining'.
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 01:05 AM
Jul 2020

.

They say they love it so much, yet ignore 90% of it.

.

calimary

(81,238 posts)
34. This makes me so angry that I'm in tears right now.
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 02:46 PM
Jul 2020

And FUCK YOU, TOO, ronnie-baby!

YOU jump-started all this with your slick smooth-talking salesmanship and high-fallutin' phony piety. YOU got this going, on steroids. And THIS is now yours. This donald trump is YOUR "son." YOUR misbegotten son, who's the worst nightmare of your own fondest cockeyed dreams. And he's taking your "shining city on a hill" and turning it into a smoldering pile of rubble IN HELL.

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