Posted on 06/09/2004 7:05:26 AM PDT by RonDog
You & I are on the same page. I also heard Hugh's show yesterday & frankly was repelled.
He's a sharp guy but I think he needs to back off with the punditry lest he become what he abhorrs.
The timing may be tasteless but comparisons are inevitable. That is what people do, compare things.
Federal Reviewmy prediction -- George Bush will be reelected by a ten per cent margin.
Dales' Electoral College Breakdown 2004
He's a sharp guy but I think he needs to back off with the punditry lest he become what he abhorrs.Fortunately, Hugh lurks here, and he will certainly consider what you post here thoughtfully.
I was not able to hear much of his show yesterday, but it is difficult for me to believe that he was even CLOSE to being as CLASS-less ans CLUE-less as the RATs were at the Wellstone farce.
An examination of President Reagan's legacy is a legitimate topic for discussion in this week after his death...
...and RWR's contributions to the defeat of liberalism in the early 21st century may turn out to be as important as were his contributions to the defeat of communism at the end of the 20th century, IMHO.
Its not the coverage of Ronald Reagans funeral that will help Bush come November. Its not the tributes, the observations that Reagan was in fact right on the topics of Communism, economics, welfare, etc etc etc.
Its the Democrats over the top rhetoric, which began yesterday, and is picking up steam as I post this.
Watch closely. The Democrats will remind everybody of only one thing by the end of this week.
Why they are the clear minority political party, with shrinking membership, coffers that don't fill up as they once did, and thousands of lost elective offices from across the spectrum from local, to state, to the federal level.
The Pelosi's of the world are so completely "tone deaf" politically they just can't help but make Bush look good, while they trash Reagan, and Bush by proxy.
LOL! This talking point really makes me laugh.
The inevitable comparisons reveal how very much alike the two Presidents are and that leaves President Bush in a VERY good light.
With this I largely agree. All of this prognostication about what is going to influence an election still nearly half a year away is nothing more than speculation.
By the time November rolls around there will be two lines of comparison still valid, and one of these is under the direct control of the Democrats. One isn't - that's the fact that the results in Iraq at that point will inevitably be compared, for better or worse, with those Reagan helped produce in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Wall. A relatively stable and relatively free Iraq will be even worse news to the Dems then than it is now (which is sort of a sad trap in which to find one's politics, but then we warned them).
The one that is under their control is the inevitable comparison between the level of hate propaganda - there is no other name for it that comes close - directed toward the two men. It stems from a common source, after all. And it is only under the Dems' control if they and their media allies can resist their heretofore unresisted tendency toward negative hyperbole. I see no particular sign that they can do so.
America is getting the huge bump, and Bush is a metaphor for that spirit which cannot ever die. Reagan optimism has been dormant until this weekend.
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Of course it will .. that's why the NYT was out the very next day after Reagan died saying THIS WILL NOT GIVE BUSH MUCH OF A BOOST. Why? Because THEY KNEW THIS WILL GIVE BUSH A HUGE BOOST - Why? Because the public will be exposed to what Reagan believed; not what the liberals have tried to say Reagan believed.
I predict America will have a full awakening because of this .. and the dems might as well give up and go home .. IT'S OVER!!
Reagan's death in June will have zero affect on the election in November. And I find the desire and effort to have his death affect the election troubling.
I predict America will have a full awakening because of this
Ditto
Your Nightmare is My Dream.
If they don't realize he's been carrying on the Reagan Legacy all along then they're even blinder than I thought.
We freed Afghanistan and Iraq in term one. Libya was a bonus -- they're maybe not free but they're not the enemy they were and we have a chance now to influence them peacefully.
Give W another term and I'll guarantee you that Iran and Syria will come tumbling down. Also the Israelis may achieve separation and defense against the Palis. Can't say for sure that North Korea will tumble, but I wouldn't bet against it.
If we lose this one, I think we'll have a nuke go off in one of our cities. If it has to happen I hope its SF or Seattle. It may happen anyway, maybe not, but I sure trust the President over the Presumptuous Poseur.
While the threat posed by Russia was more grave - total inihilation, the WOT is more difficult to wage. Societally speaking, Russia was a vertical threat, they carried flags and wore uniforms. Radical Islam is a horizontal threat. You could be living by your enemy today and not even know it.
You are whistling past the graveyard while rubbing a rabbit's foot. You have your fingers crossed for luck. The death knell for Kerry has been sounded and you are trying to pretend you don't hear it
Agreed. So lets hope Hugh turns the topic from the political effects of his death & seizes the opportunity to educate the current generation of voters about what RWR believed & fought for his entire political career.
I agree. I do not want to hear about how Reagans death will affect the election.
I do hope his death encourages people to read his writings, listen to his speeches and learn more about the man. He was truly amazing. I hope his legacy will continue to inspire a new generation and spark another Reagan Revolution.
As phony as the Clinton $3 bills?
Isn't that what this election is all about?
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