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Tao
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Whoa
#2766473 - 06/05/04 02:48 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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Ronald Reagan just died.
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Re: Whoa [Re: Tao]
#2766483 - 06/05/04 02:52 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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I liked his famous quote: "Trees cause pollution."
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Re: Whoa [Re: Tao]
#2766490 - 06/05/04 02:53 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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He was one of the good ones.
WASHINGTON - Ronald Reagan, the cheerful crusader who devoted his presidency to winning the Cold War, trying to scale back government and making people believe it was ?morning again in America,? died Saturday after a long twilight struggle with Alzheimer?s disease, a family friend said. He was 93.
-------------------- You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for that my dear friend is the beginning of the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it. ~ Adrian Rogers
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Re: Whoa [Re: Tao]
#2766518 - 06/05/04 03:01 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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"Just Say No."
Edited by blinkidiot (06/05/04 03:19 PM)
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Re: Whoa [Re: blink]
#2766536 - 06/05/04 03:07 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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Am I the only one that finds its horribly ironic that while Nancy Reagan was running around the country spouting her anti-drug propaganda, the CIA (and other assorted Bushites) were importing and distributing cocaine on US soil? Woo hoo!! Hooray for hypocrisy!!
-------------------- "In the United States anybody can be president. Thats the problem." "The gray-haired douche bag, Barbara Bush, has a slogan: "Encourage your child to read every day." What she should be is encouraging children to question what they read every day." - George Carlin
Edited by SquattingMarmot (06/05/04 03:09 PM)
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Re: Whoa [Re: Tao]
#2766566 - 06/05/04 03:18 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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"Ketchup is a vegetable"
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Re: Whoa [Re: blink]
#2766581 - 06/05/04 03:25 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
blinkidiot said: "Ketchup is a vegetable"
He didn't say that.
-------------------- You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for that my dear friend is the beginning of the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it. ~ Adrian Rogers
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One of the biggest myths about Reagan is the general credit his presidency receives for "ending the Cold War." Bullshit - the Soviet Union collapsed on itself due to the inherent instability of central planning.
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sorry, that was a nancy reagan quote. "Facts are stupid things." - RR
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Re: Whoa [Re: Vvellum]
#2766603 - 06/05/04 03:41 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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Right. Believe that if it helps you sleep at night.
-------------------- You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for that my dear friend is the beginning of the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it. ~ Adrian Rogers
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Re: Whoa [Re: blink]
#2766604 - 06/05/04 03:42 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
blinkidiot said: sorry, that was a nancy reagan quote.
Keep trying.
-------------------- You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for that my dear friend is the beginning of the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it. ~ Adrian Rogers
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Vvellum
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Quote:
Right. Believe that if it helps you sleep at night.
Little belief on my part - it is historical fact. The centralized economy of the Soviet Union collapsed on itself; reforms were attempted; people were unhappy, so they supported the coup. Period.
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#2766663 - 06/05/04 04:30 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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Re: Whoa [Re: blink]
#2766677 - 06/05/04 04:40 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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well yes, literally, he had a role but he didnt "end it" via his policies.
There seems to be a meme that the Reagan administration "won the Cold War" and "saved America from the Commies" - that is utter bullshit. If a boxer collapses during a fight due to heart-attack, does that mean his opponent was victorious boxer? The opponent might get the points, but that dont mean he defeated the boxer - he just won it technically.
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#2766680 - 06/05/04 04:43 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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Re: Whoa [Re: blink]
#2766692 - 06/05/04 04:52 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
luvdemshrooms said:
Quote:
blinkidiot said: sorry, that was a nancy reagan quote.
Keep trying.
David Stockman.
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Re: Whoa [Re: Tao]
#2766711 - 06/05/04 05:10 PM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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I think that America won the cold war. Ronald Reagan did more for that cause than any other President. The evil empire is no more. He was a great American. Every flag should be at half mast. Ronald Reagan was an American icon. May God Bless America.
-------------------- Tastes just like chicken
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May God Bless America.
and no one else!
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Reagan took office when I was in junior high school. I couldn't believe it wasn't a national holiday and I insisted upon staying home from school so I could watch it live. I still remember parts of his address.
I have the highest respect and yes, love for President Reagan- he was the right man at the right time.
For those who say he didn't win the cold war, in a sense you are right- no single person can get the credit for that. But no single individual deserves more credit than Ronald Reagan and history will bear that out. Yes, the Soviet economy collapsed, but it was due to its inability to keep pace with the US buildup and the challenge that presented caused a collapse. They were already devoting a huge share of their economy to their military- our military buildup and economic recovery, and recovery of national spirit and will are due to the policies of one Ronald Wilson Reagan.
He was a great and beloved President and anyone not blinded by ideology can see that very clearly.
Farewell.
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