Saint Raygun made most admired top ten list over 30 times

[stupidicus]

as the father of American fascism. http://www.politicususa.com/2015/12/28/reagan-started-gops-fascism-destroying-america.html

Whatcha think about that?

[LanternWaste]

1. I think it's important to trivialize the current list if it doesn't validate our biases.

"Whatcha think about that?"

I think it's important to trivialize and minimize the current list if it doesn't validate our biases. That's what I think about that.

[stupidicus]

4. of course

much like it's important to others to imbue it with meaning/significance it lacks

[Lizzie Poppet]

2. Stockholm Syndrome.

I'd bet that 95%+ of the people that place Reagan on a pedestal were harmed by the horrific economic policies put in place during his term in office.

[stupidicus]

5. indeed, that's illustrated well by the formation of the "Raygun Dems"

many of which that are still likely with us today, and promoting Hillary

[Scuba]

3. War criminal Henry Kissinger topped the list in 1974.

[stupidicus]

6. that's just sad...

eom

[bigwillq]

7. Clinton. Reagan. Kissinger.

I don't admire any of them. And it's sad that these are the folks we decide are worthy of our admiration. Maybe it's because they're famous and people feel like they "know" them.

I admire the girl I saw working her butt off at the bar for 12 hours yesterday to put food on her table for her and her two kids.

[stupidicus]

8. exactly

that was kinda the point here about Raygun - they were voting perceptions taken from a myth soup, not the facts of the matter

[onecaliberal]

9. They would tar and feather him now. He wouldn't be elected dog catcher

In that party now.

[Xolodno]

11. I tend to find threads bemoaning Reagan pretty worthless...

His legacy is pretty much written in stone now and moaning about it isn't going to change things. Plus, he's dead....pretty sure he can't do much else after that fact. And demonizing the guy just solidifies right wingers.

And you are also correct, he would be too liberal in today's GOP. That's a fact that Democrats need to trumpet loud and clear, with examples.

Tell these idiots running today they are no "Reagan". Just cashing in on his name and we keep enabling it by getting all hot under the collar when they do.

[GeorgeGist]

10. The patron saint ...

Of stupidity.