Comments on: Honoring Ronald Reagan

By: Joel Mark

Joel Mark — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:34:12 +0000

“If virtue goes, the government fails.” ~ Ronald Reagan, radio address, July 9, 1979.

By: Xion

Xion — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:33:08 +0000

Reagan’s policies increased the economy and ended the Cold War.

Obama’s tax and spend policies will decrease the size of the economy which will be destabilized by political manipulation and corruption. Increasing taxes will take money out of the economy. Cap and trade will cause energy costs to skyrocket making everything more expensive. Printing money will cause inflation. Government takeover of health care will decrease the quality and cause rationing of services. Appeasing our enemies puts America at risk.

Obama keeps blaming Bush for everything, but Obama inherited a far better economy than he will leave office with. He will make Jimmy Carter’s disastrous mismanagement actually look good.

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By: Kyle A

Kyle A — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:32:54 +0000

My family benefited from the booming economy of the 1980’s. My life is a testimony to what Reagan did for the country. My stepfather was laid off during the downturn in the 1970’s. For awhile my family was on government assistance as my stepfather did odd jobs. He eventually got a job with a construction company. Under President Reagan, the company prospered, my stepfather had money to get more education, he got promoted and got a raise. Thank you, Ronald Reagan.

Not only was the economy booming but people like my stepfather had optimism and restored faith and hope in the future. That’s what real hope is–believing that one has potential to succeed because of an economic climate of freedom.

Oh, and I had the privilege of visiting Ukraine after the fall of the Soviet Union. It was gratifying to see churches open again and people talking freely about politics and religion. Thank you, so much, Ronald Reagan.

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By: Joel Mark

Joel Mark — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:12:26 +0000

Arcadia, there is no one to keep Obama out of the “pantheeon” if he earns it. It will take more than words and plastic Greek columns on a stage though.

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By: kBells

kBells — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:37:37 +0000

22. Hawaii or Illinois have that option.

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By: arcadia

arcadia — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:35:55 +0000

Careful, Joel: If Ronald Wilson Reagan enters the pantheon, Barack Hussein Obama may follow…

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By: Make it Man

Make it Man — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:35:05 +0000

Then you’re no true Alaskan…

I bet you never picked up a gold nugget in your life…

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By: RPN

RPN — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:15:48 +0000

Joel-

We refer to what dogs leave on lawns as nuggets.

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By: Bob Buckles

Bob Buckles — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:59:01 +0000

#14 Mynock

“I grew up in a Republican house…”

“I like that Obama wished peace upon Muhammad when he needed to show respect and outreach to Muslims.”

“…if we (liberals)…”

“1 Samuel 15:23
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.”

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By: Joel Mark

Joel Mark — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:58:36 +0000

Here’s a BIG Gipper nugget:

* “An informed patriotism is what we want. … Those of us who are over 35 or so years of age grew up in a different America. We were taught, very directly, what it means to be an American. And we absorbed, almost in the air, a love of country and an appreciation of its institutions. … But now, we’re about to enter the nineties, and some things have changed. Younger parents aren’t sure that an unambivalent appreciation of America is the right thing to teach modern children … well-grounded patriotism is no longer the style. Our spirit is back, but we haven’t reinstitutionalized it. We’ve got to do a better job of getting across that America is freedom–freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of enterprise. And freedom is special and rare. It’s fragile; it needs protection.” Ronald Wilson Reagan, 1989 – from his Farewell Address.

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