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To: ChicagoConservative27

1. I was in DC when Reagan was running for POTUS and for his first 2 1/2 years in office, and I read the Compost quite a lot. They HATED Reagan with a passion - a passion only exceeded by the hatred that today’s media has for Trump. That they bring him up (as if they would like someone similar to him to be the Republican nominee) is amusing.

2. Reagan’s substantive position on most issues was pretty much the same as Trump’s positions are. Their styles and personalities were/are obviously very different, but both were/are supreme patriots, and they wanted/want the US to be prosperous and strong, with government assuming the smallest roll possible in society. Yet, the Compost seems to think that Reagan wouldn’t be saying many of the same things today. Again, this is quite amusing. They must be counting on the total ignorance of anyone reading their birdcage liner.


91 posted on 03/06/2024 1:27:41 PM PST by Ancesthntr (“The right to buy weapons is the right to be free.” ― A.E. Van Vogt, The Weapons Shops of Isher)
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To: Ancesthntr

Great post—here are some links that prove that you are correct:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/12/15/clark-clifford-says-reagan-can-be-beaten/8915a1e4-3b23-41f6-bb23-67b98000a910/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1982/07/25/reagans-inevitable-crisis-his-right-is-wrong/1d74c5c8-15cc-41e3-8e41-3ff1937130ff/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1984/10/14/reagans-america-an-intoxicating-myth-for-our-times/eb8a44a0-c31c-431c-93f3-3bbd59c5d49d/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/10/29/the-choice-for-president/899804d9-d3a7-45f2-aea4-86666df82b34/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/10/10/age-emerges-as-new-issue-in-campaign/87ce695b-e233-4cc9-82c5-8ff1b3c894a0/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/01/25/reagans-popularity-rating-drops/5fb81e9f-6fcd-4cf7-b2a3-8279c1cb2205/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/09/17/carter-says-reagan-injects-racism/e7ccb250-106a-47ef-ae67-2826ba938acc/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/01/18/reagan-rating-falls-in-poll-of-blacks/b452138c-46ba-4353-b6d7-eb895d650bdc/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/11/27/reagan-must-pick-star-wars-or-arms-talks-ex-officials-say/2a51f264-2f3e-4ab2-bccb-e5679ac41bd5/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/10/22/star-wars-plan-lost-in-space/62e58f91-4ab6-4868-b6e8-d8eb49d664a7/

and on and on and on and on....


97 posted on 03/06/2024 3:00:48 PM PST by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: Ancesthntr
"2. Reagan’s substantive position on most issues was pretty much the same as Trump’s positions are."

Trump is Reagan unexpressed.

We ALL wanted unlimited economic nationalism when Reagan was running, but it was very much believed that our revolution -- and that's what it was -- would continue under Poopy. *spit* *spit* *spit* *spit* *spit* *spit* *spit* *spit* *spit* *spit* *spit* *spit*

100 posted on 03/06/2024 4:30:38 PM PST by StAnDeliver (TrumpII)
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To: Ancesthntr

Yep...


101 posted on 03/06/2024 10:59:46 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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