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EDITORIAL: Obama channeling Reagan? Hardly
The Washington Times ^ | January 28, 2011 | Editorial

Posted on 01/28/2011 12:31:10 AM PST by Scanian

One of the least credible tales to come out of President Obama’s recent ideological makeover is the story that he is modeling his presidency on Ronald Reagan’s. Time Magazine asserted this week that “there is no mistaking Obama‘s increasing reliance on [Mr. Reagan’s] career as a helpful template for his own.” Just to keep this preposterous public relations ploy in perspective, we have compiled a handy list to remind people how little these two men have in common:

Reagan: Fostered national pride in the military.

Obama: Fostered gay pride in the military.

Reagan: We begin bombing in five minutes.

Obama: We begin golfing in five minutes.

Reagan: Made big government a bad word.

Obama: Made big government a bad dream.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: makeover; military; publicrelationsploy; unions

1 posted on 01/28/2011 12:31:12 AM PST by Scanian
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To: Scanian

If Øbama is channeling anyone, it's Mao.

2 posted on 01/28/2011 1:41:22 AM PST by Semper Mark (Vlad Tepes was a piker.)
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To: Markos33

Or Mohammad.

Its interesting he has FIVE pillars for his economic policies.

Just Like Islam has FIVE pillars.


3 posted on 01/28/2011 2:32:11 AM PST by ZULU (No nation which ever attempted to tolerate Islam, escaped total Islamization.)
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To: Scanian

This has nothing to do with Reagan other than to retain the voter base once known as “Reagan Democrats”.

The MSM only needs to give the old Democrats an excuse to support Obama. Comparing the two is probably enough to justify the self-deception that pervades that demographic.


4 posted on 01/28/2011 2:48:30 AM PST by Gene Eric (Your Hope has been redistributed. Here's your Change.)
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To: Scanian
"...there is no mistaking Obama‘s increasing reliance on [Mr. Reagan’s] career as a helpful template for his own..."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....ehh HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HHAAAAAAAAHAAAAAHAAAHAAAHAAA AAAAHHHHHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH

5 posted on 01/28/2011 3:19:03 AM PST by rlmorel ("If this doesn't light your fire, Men, the pilot light's out!"...Coach Ed Bolin)
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To: Scanian
“there is no mistaking Obama‘s increasing reliance on [Mr. Reagan’s] career as a helpful template for his own.”

I agree that he is. It's not what people think, though. Obama thinks he's as popular as Reagan because of the election and he thinks that gave him the power to do the things he wants. It's not what he's doing it's about popularity. Obama's ego is telling him that he's just like Reagan.

6 posted on 01/28/2011 4:04:34 AM PST by raybbr (Someone who invades another country is NOT an immigrant - illegal or otherwise.)
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To: Scanian

Ronal;d Reagan picked smart competent people to aid him in his administration.

Not hacks like Holder and the queer that is running school safety.

Obama picks his Communist friends to head his adminiostration.


7 posted on 01/28/2011 4:21:03 AM PST by Venturer
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To: raybbr
Just want to puke. How dare he try to emulate President Reagan. This is his way of, “can't beat, join them, then dumped them.” There is no “Shining beacon on the hill”, with Obama. He blew the light out!
8 posted on 01/28/2011 4:24:53 AM PST by cameraeye (A happy kufir!)
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To: Scanian
Reagan: We begin bombing in five minutes.

Obama: We begin golfing in five minutes.

Perfect! LOL

9 posted on 01/28/2011 4:27:42 AM PST by arasina (So there.)
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To: Markos33

OBAMAO!


10 posted on 01/28/2011 4:48:56 AM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: raybbr

What a joy it would be to see President Reagan debate this imposter.


11 posted on 01/28/2011 5:03:51 AM PST by panaxanax (*Memo to Jim DeMint: Check your mail. Your DRAFT NOTICE will be arriving soon!)
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To: Venturer

Reagan was born here and was culturally an American.
He was proud of our country and throughout his political life, promoted the freedoms we all enjoy.

Obama was born somewhere and is culturally a west african muslim communist. He believes that he is above it all and is a citizen of the world. He is acting to bring this country down acting on the behalf of jealous tyrants who have failed to lead their own countries into prosperity.

Night and day. But this current regime will do or say anything to promote their guy.


12 posted on 01/28/2011 5:16:27 AM PST by Texas resident (Hunkered Down)
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To: panaxanax

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6DmjBneGBc


13 posted on 01/28/2011 5:43:15 AM PST by Semper Mark (Vlad Tepes was a piker.)
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To: cameraeye

“Shining teleprompter upon a hill.”


14 posted on 01/28/2011 6:04:00 AM PST by 6SJ7 (atlasShruggedInd = TRUE)
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