tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post4205978118387729919..comments2024-03-27T01:27:21.576-08:00Comments on The Immoral Minority: New book called "The American President" on Ronald Reagan: "No one had ever entered the White House so grossly ill informed."Gryphenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356503547155430235noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-7796268176307287532015-12-30T16:01:17.098-09:002015-12-30T16:01:17.098-09:00That wasn't the worst of it.
Before Reagan t...That wasn't the worst of it. <br /><br />Before Reagan the Ed. Budget was separate. Reagan lumped the Ed. Budget in with the general fund and ever since that time, education has received less and less money. The consolidation was meant to hide this fact. Ever since we have been trying to make up for the shortfall with the Lottery and Prop. 52 and other attempts. End runs have been made around them all. <br /><br />Only now have the worst loopholes of prop 13 making themselves obvious to even the most obtuse. Two attempts have been made to fix it and both failed since those that would have to pay (corporations) are those with the most money to fight it. <br /><br />Reagan had "A Nation at Risk" made up to justify the GOP's lies about and destroy public education on a national scale. They wanted the education tax dollars. Didn't work so Bush gave us NCLB. They finally succeeded. mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-35613377381661284252015-12-30T13:30:14.895-09:002015-12-30T13:30:14.895-09:00Bingo, Sally! That is why the republicans have do...Bingo, Sally! That is why the republicans have done well locally and in the States. We have to be diligent at the local level!!! That's how they hide Charlie. I guarantee if you ask your neighbor who or what ALEC is they won't have a clue. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-24160066545471521502015-12-30T12:44:12.332-09:002015-12-30T12:44:12.332-09:00My husband and I REFUSE to call National Airport &...My husband and I REFUSE to call National Airport "Reagan National Airport"... everyone learns that in a hurry should they want to get picked up there!<br /><br />As a child, I felt extremely guilty when Reagan was elected governor of my home state. If only I'd knocked on more doors, I lamented (despite my all-white, far-right-wing home town)... I am still grateful to have graduated from Berkeley before the infamous Prop. 13 did its worst to gut the state's public education system.<br /><br />Reagan, PTUI!!! NMrsTarquinBiscuitbarrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00479830264284065679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-18956998696305798852015-12-30T01:05:03.484-09:002015-12-30T01:05:03.484-09:00If only we could stop trying to name things like b...If only we could stop trying to name things like buildings ,airports & roads after him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-74054319348574707092015-12-30T00:41:02.524-09:002015-12-30T00:41:02.524-09:00I am also in California and that was the first ele...I am also in California and that was the first election in which I could vote (I think) I made sure that whoever Reagan was running against, that was the guy that got my vote. Reagan wasn't fit to be dog catcher. He was a lousy governor and ruined our state. We knew if he was elected president it would be a disaster. And it was. Just took a lot longer for the damage to become apparent. And the GOP makes sure to deflect the blame away from Saint Ronnie. mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-31375313195841780982015-12-30T00:34:52.332-09:002015-12-30T00:34:52.332-09:00More like he was so stupid they couldn't tell ...More like he was so stupid they couldn't tell the difference between Alzheimer's and his natural behavior. mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-12967451748597679822015-12-30T00:31:55.641-09:002015-12-30T00:31:55.641-09:00I'll bet Aaron Sorkin is livid they have entit...I'll bet Aaron Sorkin is livid they have entitled this book The American President. Wasn't that the title of his movie?<br /><br />And I'm not surprised about Reagan. He destroyed our public school system when he ordered the "Nation at Risk" report to be written and that they just make stuff up in order to get the results they wanted. The debunking was suppressed by Bush I and there are still those out there that believe that load of crap. But it doesn't matter. He got what he wanted. Maybe not the vouchers and full privatization, but he basically destroyed one of the best school systems in the world. I think we're 37th now. <br /><br />Reagan was not one of the worst presidents ever but he certainly was not one of the best either. <br /><br />As a politician Reagan was a great actor. He looked good, could make great speeches someone else wrote, but he knew diddly squat. He was a figurehead. And empty talking head, a puppet. <br /><br />Whether he was just plain stupid or already suffered from Alzheimer's before he was elected for his first term doesn't really matter. The results were the same. <br /><br />If only the Republican party could acknowledge that and apologize for some of the crap they've undermined this country with (like that trickle down bullshit) maybe we can start to heal and then start to fix everything that Reagan broke. <br /><br />But you know that isn't going to happen. The powers behind the throne loved that Reagan was just an actor that read their speeches and hit his marks. I'll bet they would love nothing better than to be able to put Arnold Schwarzenegger on the ticket. Another actor they could control and with the name recognition, looks and manner to sway a lot of voters. Thank doG he can't run and they'll never get the votes to change the Constitution so he can. mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-29667048874599552302015-12-29T22:35:32.538-09:002015-12-29T22:35:32.538-09:00So why, then, do so many Americans believe Ronald ...So why, then, do so many Americans believe Ronald Reagan is such a great president? Because of the Ronald Reagan Legacy Project headed up by Grover Norquist.<br /><br />Thom Hartmann explains it all...<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Hu0WuhYKQAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-37249099917856113812015-12-29T21:56:52.543-09:002015-12-29T21:56:52.543-09:00Puppet masters stay behind the curtain. They are c...Puppet masters stay behind the curtain. They are certainly not going to let everyone back there, and tell you they are the puppet masters and make a target of themselves. Especially if there is a big group of them.<br /><br />Just because someone is a citizen, wealthy or not, doesn't mean they're not a puppet master.Cracklin Charlienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-30409827915966560582015-12-29T21:47:46.652-09:002015-12-29T21:47:46.652-09:00Barbara, the only point with which I would disagre...Barbara, the only point with which I would disagree is that our government has "become" this way. It has always been this way.<br /><br />Yes, they will obstruct a future President Clinton. They are a one trick pony...obstruction is all they have. And they will play it to the hilt.<br /><br />They are regressives, always ready to stand in the way of progress. They obstructed Lincoln, they obstructed both Roosevelts, Truman, and Johnson. <br /><br />They exist at the federal level, the state level, and the local level. They sit and pontificate from stools bellied up to the bar at your neighborhood watering hole. <br /><br />My dear old auntie, who bore an uncanny physical resemblance to the Sarah Palin of 2008 (pre-surgery), had a great name for these people. She called them "the a'ginners". They're always a'gin (against) everything.<br /><br />They romance their followers with nostalgic tales of some mythical "good ole' days", that never really existed. They sell people stories that the people want desperately to believe, and a lot of them are pretty good salesmen. <br /><br />These stories allow the a'ginners to feel more comfortable about turning their hatred onto someone else, instead of themselves.<br /><br />There's nothing new about it, really. But it does get tiresome.<br /><br />March On, Democrats!Cracklin Charlienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-71140464045706988822015-12-29T21:24:49.589-09:002015-12-29T21:24:49.589-09:00Aragon64 3:02 PM, I had forgotten about that until...Aragon64 3:02 PM, I had forgotten about that until you mentioned it. Yes, even his fellow actors way-back-when knew, and that was before he even became governor. The thought of taking someone who is both dull minded and the victim of decades of alcoholism, and then choosing to propel that person into world leadership is, in fact, mind-blowing. It's the antithesis of patriotism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-37900719966477724412015-12-29T21:21:49.289-09:002015-12-29T21:21:49.289-09:00I wouldn't mind having an "amiable dunce&...I wouldn't mind having an "amiable dunce" for a president, if whoever was pulling the dunce's strings would keep their paws out of the United States Treasury!<br /><br />Amiable dunces are so hard on the pocketbook.<br />Cracklin Charlienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-91791331704484402492015-12-29T21:19:30.701-09:002015-12-29T21:19:30.701-09:00Slipstream 2:29 PM, very good point. He would have...Slipstream 2:29 PM, very good point. He would have been the perfect, blank-minded, puppet-master-controlled buffoon, except for one thing: the public caught on very early in the act. The internet has made a huge difference in the con factor. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-53469761307542195732015-12-29T21:17:45.889-09:002015-12-29T21:17:45.889-09:00The GOP has been sowing the seeds of stupidity for...The GOP has been sowing the seeds of stupidity for so long that the memory of man knoweth not to the contrary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-29495788462463463552015-12-29T21:16:13.682-09:002015-12-29T21:16:13.682-09:00Romney inquisitive or intellectual? A Mormon inqui...Romney inquisitive or intellectual? A Mormon inquisitive? Seriously??? That would be an oxymoron, or in his case, an oxymormon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-4129607901627315002015-12-29T21:15:11.572-09:002015-12-29T21:15:11.572-09:00He committed treason to win the presidency.
Proba...He committed treason to win the presidency.<br /><br />Probably why they love him so much. The Republicans ALL cheat...it's the only way they can win. He was the best cheater, because he cheated all the way to the White House.Cracklin Charlienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-33064119753756807562015-12-29T21:11:34.891-09:002015-12-29T21:11:34.891-09:00Anonymous 4:58 said it all. After all, the "b...Anonymous 4:58 said it all. After all, the "boss wasn't looking (or even capable of supervising)", so why not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-57390742242197652712015-12-29T21:09:20.451-09:002015-12-29T21:09:20.451-09:00Anonymous 12:23, yes, the republicans are used to ...Anonymous 12:23, yes, the republicans are used to manipulating even their OWN candidates, but conning, rolling over, and even destroying their opponents. Obama is a first for them; he has succeeded at something that not only has not happened before with this degree of success (making end-runs around Congress all while retaining his voter popularity), but in their eyes it's doubly unfair because, "how DARE the black guy not just roll over and play dead for us???!!!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-53897885771275759572015-12-29T20:00:36.313-09:002015-12-29T20:00:36.313-09:00Barbara - You are absolutely correct.
I've ...Barbara - You are absolutely correct. <br /><br />I've been reading a lot of comments lately from Trump supporters who, when presented with actual racist quotes and the video links for the speeches he made them in, insist that it's just that damn librul media makin' stuff up again. They won't believe it even if they see video of the words coming directly from Trump's creepy mouth.<br /><br />On one story I was reading today, there was a commenter who kept asking for proof that Trump was racist. People kept giving him link after link to videos, but he just kept repeating his demand for proof, obviously having no intention of looking at any of the links. It was infuriating!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-53269370632348701652015-12-29T19:47:50.982-09:002015-12-29T19:47:50.982-09:00She was "managed" when Leiberman pushed ...She was "managed" when Leiberman pushed her away to even touch our President WHCD. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-4277288931909921972015-12-29T19:15:53.139-09:002015-12-29T19:15:53.139-09:00ALEC is one...the GOP state legislatures pay dues ...ALEC is one...the GOP state legislatures pay dues to attend their fancy meetings (often using state money, illegally) and then when they go, they are told what issues to push and handed pre-written bills to ram through their Houses. It got Michigan the emergency managers, cuts to schools, more money to corporations, and no road monies. They are evil.SallyinMInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-43563436319820151852015-12-29T19:13:20.481-09:002015-12-29T19:13:20.481-09:00I don't think he would have read anything. Rom...I don't think he would have read anything. Romney des not seem like the inquisitive type. Hillary wants to know everything and everyone. I was so impressed with her Charlie Rose interview..she knows more about Middle East history than ISIS does. The GOP men are basically rich and lazy. They have minions to cater to their needs, read their reports, and tell them what to say and think. Mitt may have all his brain cells working, but he is not nearly as intelligent as Hillary or Bernie. I am looking forward to the GOP getting through this dumb primary crap and naming their candidate. And watching Hillary devour them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-7180396267217365682015-12-29T19:01:36.427-09:002015-12-29T19:01:36.427-09:00During grad school, I had a friend who worked for ...During grad school, I had a friend who worked for someone in Reagan's White House. He told us that during Cabinet Meetings, Ronald was fast asleep and never responded to anything. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-20505918414712885572015-12-29T18:27:27.929-09:002015-12-29T18:27:27.929-09:00An intelligent, all neurons firing properly, presi...An intelligent, all neurons firing properly, president scares the shit outta the puppet masters.<br /><br />The US has been a fascist oligarchy for a VERY long time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-35046032210061862852015-12-29T18:08:17.946-09:002015-12-29T18:08:17.946-09:00What a fascinating book! I'm going to get it a...What a fascinating book! I'm going to get it asap!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com