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EarnestPutz

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2. St. Ronnie of Reagan was bigot who launched his campaign of dog whistles...

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 01:50 PM

Jul 2020

....in the home of the KKK, hid his racism behind platitudes about immigrants and whose foreign policy was best characterized by his goal of building a 600 ship Navy so he could rattle sabres in the Caribbean.

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Ronald Reagan Wasn't the Good Guy President Anti-Trump Republicans Want You to Believe In [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 OP

He was a Hollywood actor. He could play any part that accelerated his appeal. Ferrets are Cool Jul 2020 #1

St. Ronnie of Reagan was bigot who launched his campaign of dog whistles... EarnestPutz Jul 2020 #2

No, he was an asshole. But the Never-Trumpers are cleverly using the memory The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #3

You got it-- this is simple propaganda. It makes no difference what Reagan... TreasonousBastard Jul 2020 #8

Wasn't so obviously demented...at first Thekaspervote Jul 2020 #12

Of course non-Republicans have always known that Raygun was a piece of shit. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #13

This article is from Teen Vogue? Ohiogal Jul 2020 #4

Exactly. Trump is Reagan minus the acting ability Raven123 Jul 2020 #5

... and many IQ points RainCaster Jul 2020 #7

And Reagan was Trump with better PR and better tailoring. Aristus Jul 2020 #15

Reagan indirectly created Fox News cyclonefence Jul 2020 #6

Agreed he began the decline that has led us where we are today matt819 Jul 2020 #9

Also very anti women, pushed religion into politics, anti abortion and anti contraceptive. katmondoo Jul 2020 #10

Raised taxes on workers Nululu Jul 2020 #11

Ignored the AIDS crisis, murielm99 Jul 2020 #14

Creating crack epidemic. Iran-Contra scandal Nululu Jul 2020 #16

Secret deal with the Iranians to release the American hostages murielm99 Jul 2020 #17

Accepts the briefing book murielm99 Jul 2020 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Jul 2020 #19

THIS. roamer65 Jul 2020 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Jul 2020 #21