Oh geez, Michael Reagan on CNN talking about the scandal.

[Darth_Kitten]

Uh, your Daddykins was no paragon of virtue, you deluded troll.

Nothing sadder than some wannabe trying to get his Daddy's attention after he's been dead for some years.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

1. Gee, I wonder what 'scandal' you're referring to.

I'm not watching CNN right now but I'm guessing it's not the one about McCain having the country of Georgia's top lobbyist on his staff, is it?

[Beaverhausen]

2. I haven't seen one thread about that here

the mccain thing, that is. You would think it might be a bit more important. Oh wait...

[cali]

10. there have been lots of threads about McCain

and his atrocious behavior toward his first wife and his screwing Cindy while married.

[samdogmom]

3. The sad fact is that Micheal was adopted. Reagan wasn't his real father!

"He was born in California to Irene Flaugher, a single woman from Kentucky<1> who became pregnant through an affair with an army corporal named John Bourgholtzer (died 1993), and was adopted by Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman shortly after his birth."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Reagan

This is true, guys! The guy isn't Reagan's REAL son...he's adopted! Michael Reagan is a true wanna-be!

Sad fact for Michael, his Daddy wasn't Ronald Reagen. SO after the divorce, I doubt Ronald spent one minute of time thinking about this poor soul (and complete jackass) that "he adopted". Thus, Michael is NOW trying to claim his 15 minutes of fame and some payback for the obscurity his Dad caused him!

My guess...Michael never got another family party invitation...so now he's making anyone who will listen suffer because of this. Give me a break. Often, Micheal mis-represents his father's views. This is good only because it highlights how out of touch Michael was with his father. But, the two still anchored a jackass "jerk" team!

Bottom line: Anyone who listens to Micheal Reagan deserves what they get!

[Occam Bandage]

5. Yeah, fuck adopted kids. Their parents totally don't love them.

What type of monstrous asshole would attack someone for being adopted?

[samdogmom]

6. If you're referring to me for "attacking" Michael Reagan....I beg your pardon!

Have you ever followed Michael Reagan's rants in columns in small town newspapers?

I'm sorry...but MICHAEL REAGAN is a world-class jackass. His adoption is mostly beside the point. But, I really don't think "Ronnie" had much to do with the kids that weren't "really his" after he married Nancy. Maureen tried her level best to stay on Daddy's good side...Michael...fill me in please!

And...we are all entertained about how Patti and Ron turned out!

Face it! Ronald Reagan's personal life was a DEBACLE!

[Occam Bandage]

7. His adoption is indeed beside the point. Leave it at that.

[physioex]

9. That is a generalization which ofcourse isn't true...

However the original poster was right about Michael. Ronnie never cared for Michael.

[Occam Bandage]

4. which scandal?

[kskiska]

8. Read Michael's book, "On the Outside, Looking In."

Here's a NYT article about his book. He told a different story back then.:

IN THE STUDIO WITH: Michael Reagan; On the Inside, Looking Surprised

(snip)

But it is understandable when you consider who Mr. Reagan was for most of his 49 years: by his own account, the woefully isolated, desperately insecure, chronically incompetent son of Ronald Reagan. He seemed to be the kind of celebrity child whose sole achievement would be a tell-all book.

Mr. Reagan's, a best seller after it was published in 1988 by Zebra Books, was titled "On the Outside Looking In." It told of childhood traumas: the divorce of his Hollywood parents, Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman; his confusion upon discovering that he was an adopted child; his fear of telling anyone about being sexually molested by a camp counselor; his anger and loneliness as he was shuttled among boarding schools and his parents' homes.

The book described what he perceived as his parents' neglect, but it was not quite a "Mommie Dearest." As Mr. Reagan says he told his father before publication, "If anything, my book is a 'Michael Dearest.' " He was relentlessly self-critical in revealing his own problems, from his childhood bed-wetting to his inability to find a career, stay out of debt or get along with his parents.

After dropping out of college, he loaded freight, raced and sold boats, promoted chain saws, worked as a game-show host, acted in soap operas, gave motivational speeches and made headlines that embarrassed the White House. He was investigated, and exonerated, in a stock fraud case. He was criticized for using his father's name to help sell aerospace equipment. He became estranged from Ronald and Nancy Reagan after the Secret Service accused him -- falsely, he says -- of being a kleptomaniac.

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