Are you too young to remember Reagan? Let me show you why he is so beloved...

Comment #11

Todd — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:01:57 GMT

Ronald Reagan wrote and re-wrote the "scripts", unlike people like Barack Obama, who has a brilliant speech writer. Don't you know the famous story about how Reagan would not let his writers take out the line, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"? People who say that Reagan was merely an actor are echoing the same denial arguments that were thrown around by the left during his presidency. If you actually take the time to learn about Reagan's history (as I have) then you would know the fall... [ More ]

Comment #10

Kaptainess — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:32:12 GMT

Geez Todd, no, my comments were not directed towards you, as a mater of fact, it wasn't directed at any one person in particular. It's just that it wasn't such a good time for the 'average Joe', I'm always for the underdog, the down trodden, the ones that society doesn't want to 'see', the ones that fall through the cracks. I think it has to do with Men are from Mars, Women from Venus? Women see things much differently than Men. :-). That's a good thing too! De... [ More ]

Comment #9

Todd — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:45:14 GMT

@Kaptainess: I doubt you're referring to me with your comments -- it sounds like you're responding to someone else, since I have not yet commented on my original post. However, I would like to interject. I think you get off-base as soon as you turn this into a "Republican" ideological thing. IT IS NOT. I will not speak for any other commenter here, but I will tell you flat-out that party means NOTHING to me. As soon as you throw around "Republican", you cheapen the discussion, and br... [ More ]

Comment #8

Kaptainess — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:54:07 GMT

Okay, maybe I left too much left unsaid. Executive pay compared to workers pay started to rise, workers pay (union and non union) remained stagnant, while CEO's pay went from approximated 27x the workers pay to nearly 400 times workers pay. I know what the next 'argument will be, so what they run the company. Sure, they run the company (into the ground) for two weeks and get a golden parachute of 400 Million Dollars?? How is that fair? Yes, there was one case where the CEO only... [ More ]

Comment #7

TigerAngel — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:31:02 GMT

One of the most loved Presidents of all time and most respected. If only we had a man like him again. Thanks for the post Todd, it tops off my day of History Channel D-day shows!

Comment #6

MADDOG10 — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:27:22 GMT

Excellent speech by a man who put his heart and soul into it. Not only did he have a head on his shoulders, he had the intestonal fortitude to follow it through...Thanks for the touch of true reality...!

Comment #5

Think — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:17:38 GMT

While there is probably no such thing as "best", if you had to pick the least objectionable president of the last 50 years it probably would be Reagan.

Comment #4

truecritic — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:30:00 GMT

@ Kaptainess "Can you imagine firing nearly 12,000 Union Workers because they went on strike?" Brilliant move! One of the best things he did. Who the heck are they to go around making demands? Who the heck are they to defy the fact that they weren't supposed to strike? This describes unions: We make great money! We have great benefits! We do no work! We are union members!

Comment #3

konane — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:43:53 GMT

Great speech, thank you very much for posting it!!!!

Comment #2

Kaptainess — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:24:53 GMT

I wasn't too young to remember him. Fondly? No. Not one of my favorites as a President, nor as an actor. This was the start of the downfall of the US. Reagan let Big Business run the US as they saw fit. Rich got richer, poor got poorer, the Unions were busted with his decision with the Air Traffic Controllers, Reagan obtained an overhaul of the income tax code, which eliminated many deductions and exempted millions of people with low incomes. We are only getting a portion of these tax b... [ More ]

Comment #1

budward — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:02:53 GMT

Thanks Todd. What a great speech by a true American!!

Original Blog Entry: Are you too young to remember Reagan? Let me show you why he is so beloved...

Todd — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:05:38 GMT

When I think of the quintessential American President, Ronald Reagan is the very first person to come to mind.

There was always an irrational minority of people who opposed everything the man said and did, but the overwhelming majority of the country knew that Ronald Reagan was everything a president should be.

After you watch this D-Day speech that commemorated the 40th anniversary of the great invasion, think to yourself, is there anyone alive today who could possibly inhabit such a larger-than-life persona? Or express themself with such utter conviction and truth of conscience?

Every time Reagan gave a speech, you knew that he actually meant exactly what he said. What politician today exudes that same quality? I can't think of one.

If you are not old enough to know Reagan, watch with an open mind, rather than listening to the interpretations of a hyper-active minority of rabid leftists, who are more hateful than truthful.

Compare what you hear below with the D-Day speeches delivered this week. I think you'll find there is no comparison.

This is how to show your love of country. This is how to speak about the great things your country has done when traveling abroad. Presidents should never go abroad and trash-talk the country they lead. Reagan would never do such a thing.