Posted on 01/27/2016 5:29:52 PM PST by JSDude1
Mr. Trump, I knew Ronald Reagan. And you’re no Ronald Reagan!
Of course, I am stealing that line — with a twist.
Donald Trump shouldn’t mind. He’s been stealing my dad for his own purposes. Trump frequently invokes Ronald Reagan’s name to defend his sudden, 180-degree switch from being a life-long, pro-Clinton Democrat to a Reagan Republican.
Both men did make a switch, but almost all the similarities between the two end there. Ronald Reagan’s odyssey from Hollywood liberal to conservative backer took place over almost two decades.
Starting with his 1964 “Time for Choosing†speech that galvanized Americans for Barry Goldwater, dad began a 16-year effort of crisscrossing America to support conservative candidates for office. My dad also served eight years as California’s governor. When he ran for President, he had a proven conservative track record.
Donald Trump doesn’t have one. In fact, Trump still can’t explain his sudden change from being a liberal Democrat. When dad ran in 1980, Trump donated the maximum amount to Jimmy Carter. As the Wall Street Journal reported, Trump also donated to a PAC for Walter Mondale, who ran against dad in 1984.Trump has criticized some candidates for their indiscretions made during their childhood. But what can you say for a grown adult who supported both Carter and Mondale over Ronald Reagan?
- See more at: http://www.unionleader.com/Another-View-Michael-Reagan-Trump-is-no-Reagan-Republican#sthash.cRRPcH8Y.dpuf
sources please?
Wow -- the original Lead Standard of conservatism. My kid sister is more conservative than those guys .... and she was born in Canada, too!
Are you kidding? What do you think that bomb-thrower in the White House is? And his fist-bumping moll?
Ronald Reagan, were he alive, would be one of the few people around with practical experience in defeating Communist infiltrators, which he did while president of the Screen Actors' Guild.
That’s interesting. Could you provide a link for me I couldn’t find anything. Wow.
So Trump thinks Reagan was a con man? Whoa....
http://www.politico.com/blogs/ben-smith/2011/04/trump-doubted-reagan-035130
Now to be fair to Trump, this happened in the past, and according to many of his supporters the past is 100% irrelevant with him. Now, like on most topics, Trump sings a different tune. Now that he’s running for President as a Republican, he looooooves Reagan.
Well; there's always his half-brother: Ron.
Gay?
Just because he used to prance around in tights?
He did marry a woman at least!
But the VAST amount of potential voters who Do Not Give A Crap! about his POLITICS! would STILL be singing his praises!
William Wallace - Braveheart - did NOT attract folks to his cause on the basis of his POLITICS!!!
You MUST be a Hoosier!
“..judge them by what they actually do. ..”
EXACTLY. Trump supporters do JUST THE OPPOSITE, and I really don’t think they do enough research.
“....I GUESS MICHAEL REAGAN is Rino now, huh. I guess he’s a fake conservative because he opposes Trump!? “
lol, you had that one right.
Trumpbots are attacking the messenger, and that’s what liberals have always done.
BTTT
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