Comments on: When Reagan was a neocon

By: Freddy

Freddy — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 21:29:04 +0000

Reagan also said, in that same speech, that the French socialized medicine system was bankrupt, and it was “…the end of the road”. The French socialized medicine system is still functioning.

There are some other howlers in that speech, as well.

However, it was delivered brilliantly, and should be studied and re-studied by all politicians.

By: J.J. formerly Jimmy J.

J.J. formerly Jimmy J. — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:59:43 +0000

I was 31 and still relatively apolitical at the time. However, this speech got me to thinking about the differences in political philosphies. I had always been anti-Communist, but had not understood how the Democrats were sympathetic to many things that led to socialism and then communism. It would be a few more years of serving in combat in Vietnam and then as a recruiter at northern California colleges before the truth of his philosophy became clear to me. When Reagan began his run for President, I still remembered that speech as one that influenced me greatly.

By: MNJan

MNJan — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 06:59:41 +0000

I envy Roman, who was changed by Reagan’s speech into a conservative. I watched the speech again the other day, and shook my head over the person I was at that time, a smug, ever-so-smart liberal. Reagan’s statements were so simplistic, I thought then, how could anyone be taken in by that?

Thankfully, some years ago I too left the fold, but this past year and a half have been desperately concerned that we — and the world — were about to lose “the last best hope of man on earth”. With today’s election, I am more hopeful, but grimly aware that this is to be an ongoing struggle.

By: Random Thoughts » End the Collective Nightmare, Please!

Random Thoughts » End the Collective Nightmare, Please! — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 05:27:32 +0000

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By: Thomass

Thomass — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:00:18 +0000

Scott Says:

“At least in the rhetoric he used in his speeches, as opposed to how he actually governed, I think he sounds much more like a libertarian than a conservative.”

While I’ll consider that part of it could be regional (I grew up in the western US)… I tend to think the whole libertarian / conservative divide is new and phony. The left pushes the meme to divide us. Some libertarians push it when conservative, as a label, takes a beating (and becomes uncool).

I’ve never seen a serious libertarian / conservative difference… and/or like with Reagan;s thought, the western conservatism has always been hard to tell apart from libertarianism.

By: Thomass

Thomass — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 02:52:45 +0000

The two Reagan quotes remind me of what the left has learned since then…. to better hide and deny who they are, what they want, and how they intend to get there…

I wonder what percentage of partisan democrats don’t actually believe the healthcare bill was a defacto take over of the healthcare system, not a step towards single payer (by design the current plan will fail to set up felling the next domino), and that forced equality (and/or taking money out of how healthcare is ‘rationed’) is not the final goal (via central planning).

It’s not an insignificant number… ‘its just reform to better regulate insurance’… ummm, yeah… sure.

By: SteveH

SteveH — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 02:42:03 +0000

“”If we go down, we must go down swinging.””
Tom

We’re not going down. American exceptionalism is in need of a good replenishment and these commie control freaks have put the perfect scenario right in our laps. We shouldn’t waste the opportunity at such a potential source of pride and accomplishment. Plus we know we’re eventually going to win this battle of our times because losing is absolutely not an option.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:02:18 +0000

The memory of the man, what he did and what he stood for, and his remarkable grace under the assault, she unending barrages of insults from the Elites, is almost enough to bring tears of gratitude and pride to my eyes.

But when he died, the same Elites, ever worms, showed their compassion by fawning over his funeral. Celebrating his demise without being overt about it, trying to demonstrate some class.

If we go down, we must go down swinging.

By: Roman

Roman — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 22:37:19 +0000

For me, this was a huge turning point. As a young man, barely 18, unable to vote, this speech made so much sense that I became a Conservative. It stuck. I try to thank that great man every time I think about it.

By: turfmann

turfmann — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:56:12 +0000

THE SPEECH.

It’s as though he speaks directly to us from beyond the grave, isn’t it?

How many other presidents do we reflect upon so greatly, Democrat or Republican?