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Bluenorthwest

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43. Fuck Ronald Reagan with Margaret Thatcher's handbag.

Sat Apr 13, 2013, 08:04 PM

Apr 2013

The Oval setting was his most frequent choice for a very mundane reason, the old fuck liked to sit, liked the intimate camera placement and prompting placement. He liked the camera to be physically close, movie style not distant in TV event style. Lacking an actual audience, Ronnie wanted the camera to play to and with, right there for him.
Of course Reagan with all his communications chops fucked this country over and his failure to communicate about or even to mention the increasing AIDS crisis cost time and lives. He did not mention it for years, no matter how many times they brought a camera up to the Oval for the old man to talk to.
Worst President of my lifetime.

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Reagan gave 27 Oval Office addresses in his presidency. Obama has given 2. [View all] reformist2 Apr 2013 OP

OMG OMG OMG OMGOMGOMGOGOMGOMGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111111111111111 uppityperson Apr 2013 #1

27 Oval Office addresses and what to show for it? Xipe Totec Apr 2013 #2

I am not claiming these are good things dsc Apr 2013 #7

These are accomplishments? Xipe Totec Apr 2013 #9

yes they are dsc Apr 2013 #11

Well, if these are accomplishments, I recommend doing the opposite Xipe Totec Apr 2013 #13

It resulted in him being able to shape the country dsc Apr 2013 #14

In the wrong direction.... Xipe Totec Apr 2013 #19

How many more threads Control-Z Apr 2013 #3

I hoped people wouldn't have knee-jerk responses, but realize this is an actual problem for Obama. reformist2 Apr 2013 #4

No you are simply trying, badly, to be stealthy MattBaggins Apr 2013 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author MattBaggins Apr 2013 #50

Reagan didn't have Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, webpages, phone apps... JaneQPublic Apr 2013 #5

I wonder CalFresh Apr 2013 #6

And why would we give a shit Itchinjim Apr 2013 #8

As one teacher told me in high school..."Quality, not quantity" edbermac Apr 2013 #10

True. But two addresses in 4 1/2 years...it's like he's not even trying. reformist2 Apr 2013 #17

He has directly addressed the country many times PennsylvaniaMatt Apr 2013 #53

Mass communication's changed a little bit since the eighties. (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2013 #12

As I see it Shankapotomus Apr 2013 #15

networks don't tolerate that any more unless it's significant 'news' in their opinion bigtree Apr 2013 #16

FDR gave about 600 press conferences MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #18

Barack Obama - 9024 tweets. Ronald Reagan - 0 ... SidDithers Apr 2013 #20

Ha! Itchinjim Apr 2013 #22

hahaha!!! Whisp Apr 2013 #24

Of course, let's compare TM99 Apr 2013 #57

lulz...nt Paul E Ester Apr 2013 #58

This is a problem Warpy Apr 2013 #21

The bully pulpit is the most overrated tactic in the world Yavin4 Apr 2013 #33

No, but their constituents sure as hell do. Warpy Apr 2013 #34

No. They don't. Yavin4 Apr 2013 #36

Reagan knew the power of propaganda and used it for evil. Warpy Apr 2013 #37

Reagan and Bush II asked for tax cuts for the rich and expanded war authority Yavin4 Apr 2013 #38

yeh, you should be embarassed. n/t Whisp Apr 2013 #23

Where is Raygun's YouTube channel? BumRushDaShow Apr 2013 #25

Why is this embarrassing? Who really cares? MattBaggins Apr 2013 #26

He's too embarrassed to say anything highprincipleswork Apr 2013 #27

No, he's not. President Obama has other venues besides the Oval Office. Cha Apr 2013 #32

Welcome To The Era of 24/7 News Channels... KharmaTrain Apr 2013 #28

If Obama gave 4 Politicalboi Apr 2013 #30

The Networks Are Not Going To Clear Their Programming for Him Yavin4 Apr 2013 #31

A more apt comparison might be between FDR enlightenment Apr 2013 #35

The "Fireside Chat" became the "Weekly Radio Address" BumRushDaShow Apr 2013 #44

Good point. enlightenment Apr 2013 #45

When GWB did his BumRushDaShow Apr 2013 #47

+1 nt Poll_Blind Apr 2013 #48

Interesting switch up. enlightenment Apr 2013 #49

We Live in a 1,000 Channel, Billions of Websites, and Video Games World... Yavin4 Apr 2013 #39

And still managed a landslide election. No one watches TV anymore. It's a social media world. JaneyVee Apr 2013 #40

Unrec. FSogol Apr 2013 #41

No one wants their reality shows interrupted by the President davidn3600 Apr 2013 #42

Fuck Ronald Reagan with Margaret Thatcher's handbag. Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #43

Reagan? The movie actor? nyquil_man Apr 2013 #46

The best acting president ever. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #54

Was this a drive by? MattBaggins Apr 2013 #51

reagan was embarrassing. spanone Apr 2013 #52

So let me ask how long did it take to count them? Historic NY Apr 2013 #55

No ProSense Apr 2013 #56