The Republicans Long Road Back

[TGregg]

Quote from drjekyllus:

Yeah, I wanted this thread to be about the content and speaking ability of Reagan, but it quickly fell apart and I think few actually watched a decent portion of the video.

You are not kidding. A speech of this power? Not to be made by either of the Clintons, either (any? haven't heard that guy from Florida yet, but I doubt it) of the Bushes, nor Obama.

But imagine a conservative speech like this today. The MSM would go absolutely apeshit!

We've strayed so far down the low road of liberalism for so long. Yet their promises do not come true. They tell us if only we sacrifice enough, if only we tax enough, if only we take enough from the people who work and give it to the people who do not work, then we'll all be a big happy family.

Taxes go up, rich people are persecuted, but poor people are still with us in ever increasing numbers. Liberalism is a blantant failure, but few are willing to acknowledge this.

 

[Dr. Zhivodka]

Well you thought enough about it to respond didn't you newpie?

LOL.

You guys are too easy.

Quote from drjekyllus:

I have exposed Thundermutt as a bigot. He has certainly taken note because since I did it, he has stopped posting bigoted comments. As for Vodka, well I certainly don't think much of him.

 

[Dr. Zhivodka]

Isn't there some rule against "moderators," running their yap all the time?

If not there should be.

Quote from TGregg:

You are not kidding. A speech of this power? Not to be made by either of the Clintons, either (any? haven't heard that guy from Florida yet, but I doubt it) of the Bushes, nor Obama.

But imagine a conservative speech like this today. The MSM would go absolutely apeshit!

We've strayed so far down the low road of liberalism for so long. Yet their promises do not come true. They tell us if only we sacrifice enough, if only we tax enough, if only we take enough from the people who work and give it to the people who do not work, then we'll all be a big happy family.

Taxes go up, rich people are persecuted, but poor people are still with us in ever increasing numbers. Liberalism is a blantant failure, but few are willing to acknowledge this.

 

[IShopAtPublix]

Quote from TGregg:

You are not kidding. A speech of this power? Not to be made by either of the Clintons, either (any? haven't heard that guy from Florida yet, but I doubt it) of the Bushes, nor Obama.

But imagine a conservative speech like this today. The MSM would go absolutely apeshit!

We've strayed so far down the low road of liberalism for so long. Yet their promises do not come true. They tell us if only we sacrifice enough, if only we tax enough, if only we take enough from the people who work and give it to the people who do not work, then we'll all be a big happy family.

Taxes go up, rich people are persecuted, but poor people are still with us in ever increasing numbers. Liberalism is a blantant failure, but few are willing to acknowledge this.

Modern day USA is a place where middle class is a rapidly shrinking entity. It is a place where the young people of merit and promise have to take loans in hundreds of thousands of dollars (grad school) to strive toward a comfortable living. Even if we are talking about regular state schools, we are talking about tuition rising faster than incomes and people borrowing ever more to get a Bachelor's degree (that does not get them much).According to republicans, all those people are parasites, free loaders and welfare queens.
Health insurance is ever more expensive thanks to the delightful invention known as HMO. But don't look at Europe, they are a bunch of socialists. And besides, healthcare is a privilege...


Reagan's speech is an example of propaganda and demagoguery. It appeals to people who have a surface level of understanding of economics and society. It seems reasonable to them because that is what propaganda designed to do.

 

[drjekyllus]

Quote from IShopAtPublix:

Modern day USA is a place where middle class is a rapidly shrinking entity.

I used to be middle class, but not anymore. I moved up.

 

[gigsup]

Quote from Dr. Zhivodka:

This newpie drjekyllus reminds me a lot of neorio when he first started here. And after Thurderdog beat him into a bloody pulp he was still was so brainless that he didn't have the dignity to die gracefully. "Too dumb to die," I think was the quote

I still have not figured out whether Thunderdog is male or female based on some of his/her comments.

 

[IShopAtPublix]

I thought it was pretty common knowledge that Barry Goldwater was a nutcase.

 

[gigsup]

Quote from IShopAtPublix:

I thought it was pretty common knowledge that Barry Goldwater was a nutcase.

Fear of using nuclear capability was why he did not win the election.

 

[gigsup]

But look who got elected........good old LBJ the sorriest president elected in the last 100 years. He helped set the country on fire and f'd up Vietnam. I hope Obama doesn't wind up like him.

 

[gigsup]

Quote from IShopAtPublix:

Modern day USA is a place where middle class is a rapidly shrinking entity. It is a place where the young people of merit and promise have to take loans in hundreds of thousands of dollars (grad school) to strive toward a comfortable living. Even if we are talking about regular state schools, we are talking about tuition rising faster than incomes and people borrowing ever more to get a Bachelor's degree (that does not get them much).According to republicans, all those people are parasites, free loaders and welfare queens.
Health insurance is ever more expensive thanks to the delightful invention known as HMO. But don't look at Europe, they are a bunch of socialists. And besides, healthcare is a privilege...


Reagan's speech is an example of propaganda and demagoguery. It appeals to people who have a surface level of understanding of economics and society. It seems reasonable to them because that is what propaganda designed to do.

We were in much better financial shape back then, than we are today. All this class warfare is boiling down to economics. The Fed is running out of ammo. Not good.