A question about Reagan

[affa]

I was born in 1974, and my father is a die hard Democrat (though I continue to push Ron Paul, and Obama is making my job much easier).

Thus my memories of Reagan are foggy at best.

Question - how was he treated by the media? It was my understanding he and Ron Paul agreed on a lot. Was he treated like Ron Paul was previous to his nomination? And if so, can we compare media treatment of him to Ron Paul?

[Tonewah]

I was born in '74, as well, and my memories of Reagan are vivid. He was a hero to me back in the 80s. Ron Paul and Reagan supported a return to a gold standard. Reagan, like Paul, received a lot of criticism for his age. He was also accused, repeatedly, of wanting to eliminate Social Security because he wanted to eliminate a lot of federal agencies. It was to this question that he uttered the famous line, "Well, there you go again." Which was all he really had to say.

I don't understand why similarities to Reagan would influence a die-hard Democrat, though.

[Travlyr]

This short video is Ronald Reagan unplugged before John Hinckley, Jr. shot him on day 69 of Reagan's first term.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXBsw...layer_embedded

[mwkaufman]

This short video is Ronald Reagan unplugged before John Hinckley, Jr. shot him on day 69 of Reagan's first term.

It's from 1964...

[Travlyr]

It's from 1964...

Right. These are the ideas Ronald Reagan brought to the presidency. Then they shot him and he changed policies.

[FrankRep]

Question - how was he treated by the media? It was my understanding he and Ron Paul agreed on a lot.

The media said Ronald Reagan was unelectable and too extreme.

[Forty Twice]

His foreign policy was to the left of Barack Obama's.

[cindy25]

they used to call Reagan Teflon, because nothing stuck; the media loved him

and Reagan, much like Obama, changed after winning. Reagan won, but Bush governed; Obama won, but Hillary governed.

[Pericles]

The media said Ronald Reagan was unelectable and too extreme.

And a batty old fool who wasn't too bright, has been "Bedtime for Bonzo" actor. If Reagan had something other than a Tip O'Neill controlled House to work with - that would have been interesting.