Comparing Trump to Reagan Should Be a Slappable Offense

Pajamas Media ^ | 09/01/2015 | by David Forsmark

[Harpotoo]

Say what you want but I already know there are Trump-Democrats!

[LS]

Sorry, the new Brands bio is NOT the bio of Reagan.

I happen to be writing that right now. Reagan was not ever a businessman. End of comparison right there. Businesspeople have to constantly do things against their nature or proclivities to survive.

I know a VERY conservative company owner in TX who took city tax bennies. When the city fathers complained to him about it, he said, "I'm not going to disadvantage my company just because I disagree with a law. I favor removing the bennies for ALL companies."

Reagan was a more complex person than anyone gave him credit for being, especially Brands. His "encounters with the left" took a good 20 years, and unlike Trump, who had to buy influence for his companies from soft socialists, Reagan was faced in SAG with outright Stalinists and violent thugs. So the lessons would be much different.

And Trump talks constantly about America and how America will be great again. Reagan used the vehicle of telling stories (many of which couldn't be confirmed, or didn't happen as he said, but it was for a purpose). Trump uses himself as the means to get to the issues. I don't see a problem.

[McGruff]

Nobody should claim to be the next Reagan but there are some similarities.

Trump Can Win Media, GOP Establishment made same attacks on Reagan.

[Democrat_media]

Trump's better. He's the guy who wrote “The art of the Deal”

No one is better at negotiating . Trump is the number one real estate developer in the world.

Trump wouldn't let the democrats trick him into signing an Amnesty as Reagan got tricked, nor will Trump allow the Iranian Ayatollahs into giving them nukes(Well I know Obama wants to give Iran nukes)

My wish is to see Trump slap down first Hillary in the debate then the Iranian ayatollahs and the media as president (who wouldn't pay good money just to see that?)

[Pearls Before Swine]

Hey, comparing Trump to Reagan is not nearly as distasteful as Obama’s comparing himself to Reagan.... and Lincoln.

[SkyDancer]

Well they, the MSM compared 0bama to Reagan.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

They are two very different men. They do have some commonalities.

[Catsrus]

So do I. And, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - the fact that he was once a registered Democrat gives other Democrats permission to vote Republican. Otherwise, they will stay in their leftist camp. Trump can use this fact to his advantage. I guess nick, and a few other Trump haters will show up on this thread very soon. LOL

[Conscience of a Conservative]

No one is better at negotiating . Trump is the number one real estate developer in the world.

Trump isn't even the number one real estate developer in New York City, let alone the world.

[BigEdLB]

In one sentence. Says it all.

[Rockingham]

Here is a better grounded and less provocative comparison. Over the weekend, I saw a talk by Robert Service, a British historian and author of The End Of The Cold War. Service was generous in his praise of Reagan's talent as a negotiator with the Soviets and how it contributed to ending the Cold War peacefully on U.S. terms.

Service attributed that talent to Reagan's dealings with Hollywood studio heads when he was President of the Screen Actor's Guild. Notably, if there is one skill that Trump has in abundance, it is as a negotiator. We may reasonably expect that Trump, like Reagan, would be an effective negotiator as President based on prior experience outside of government.

[Conscience of a Conservative]

And, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - the fact that he was once a registered Democrat gives other Democrats permission to vote Republican. Otherwise, they will stay in their leftist camp.

The problem is not that Trump was once a registered Democrat. The problem is that Trump STILL holds the same liberal, big-government views that he did when he was a registered Democrat.

[Catsrus]

No, the problem is you are misguided and wrong on so much of what you think you know.

[chris37]

The comparison is legit in that Trump goes around both the media and the GOP speaking directly to voters despite attempts by both to filter him as well as destroy him.

[TexasFreeper2009]

Trump is far closer to JFK than Reagan.

[Democrat_media]

You and the liberal media are on the same side and saying the same things. How does it feel to have the same viewpoint as maxists?

Deny this. No one has beat the media only Trump is for now beating the media.

[Da Coyote]

Well, Dorkbama the Muslim has been compared to a sentient human.

How many degrees of magnitude worse must that be?

[Servant of the Cross]

As you know, Donald Trump is not my first choice of candidates. That said, there are similarities with Reagan and other great leaders. As Tupelo said on another thread, he REMINDS me of _______. This doesn't equate with saying he IS as good or better. And as long as it stays on a human plane (please dear God), there is usually some validity to the reminder.

It's just like the old essay questions of long ago ... "Compare, and contrast Trump with __________". There are items that belong in each category.

[Colonel_Flagg]

We knew Ronald Reagan. He was a friend of ours.

Donald Trump is no Ronald Reagan. And the sooner Freepers realize it, the sooner his cult of personality will come crashing down.