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Art_from_Ark

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82. Reagan was in no way, shape or form a liberal
Tue Dec 1, 2015, 05:37 PM
Dec 2015

He sicced the National Guard on students at Berkeley as governor of California.
He claimed that trees caused more pollution than cars.
He fired members of PATCO, an air traffic controllers union.
He got involved in a stupid Mid-East conflict, and when that blew up in his face, he invaded a tiny Carribean nation.
He honored German war criminals at Bitburg Cemetery.
He constantly disparaged the poor and the disadvantaged.
His trickle-down voodoo economics doubled the national deficit in just 8 years.
His environmental policies sucked big time (James Watt, Anne Gorsuch).
He made off-the-cuff remarks about bombing the Soviet Union.
His attorney general, Edwin Meese, commented that "of course all suspects are guilty, otherwise they wouldn't be suspects".
He raised income taxes on the bottom income earners, while reducing taxes on the top earners (from 70% to 28%), and reduced capital gains taxes as well. He also increased the FICA payroll taxes on the bottom earners.
He followed the Kissinger Doctrine of overthrowing left-leaning Latin American governments.

In short, he was, and still is, the holy icon for conservatives.

Excellent post, Nance: both humorous and serious. BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #1
Republicans would run Jesus out of town on a rail mcar Nov 2015 #2
K&R. You are THE best. MeNMyVolt Nov 2015 #3
I took some leeway ... NanceGreggs Nov 2015 #15
And yet this is the same argument you use against Bernie ibegurpard Nov 2015 #4
Far from anything said about Sanders. Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #6
So, Nance said... MeNMyVolt Nov 2015 #11
The only things I have ever said "against Bernie" ... NanceGreggs Nov 2015 #14
This is really good, I would like to share it with a RWer who needs to look Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #5
Of all the candidates that are running this and next year - Democratic, republican, or independent.. George II Nov 2015 #7
Good post! BlueCaliDem Dec 2015 #48
Hysterical...and yet sadly true! Evergreen Emerald Nov 2015 #8
Nice post. K & R nt Persondem Nov 2015 #9
love this ... thanks! NurseJackie Nov 2015 #10
Exactly Nance.. Well done! Trying to push the meme about Hillary's "baggage" only makes them Cha Nov 2015 #12
Who's the stupid, clueless looking dumbass? rpannier Dec 2015 #19
The very same.. mr trey "lets do this Benghazi thing on national tv" gowdy! Cha Dec 2015 #23
Yes, she's a professional "baggage handler" for sure. And I just LOVE that photograph. I think.... George II Dec 2015 #21
Mr Trey "wtf do i do now" Gowdy. They more they throw at her the stronger she is! Cha Dec 2015 #24
I love you. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #13
I feel much the same. MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #25
K & R Iliyah Dec 2015 #16
she's the Lac-Megantic of baggage trains: even without her record, why push for her as nominee? MisterP Dec 2015 #17
Funny! Funny! Funny! rpannier Dec 2015 #18
I've never really understood the "baggage" scenario applied to Clinton Sheepshank Dec 2015 #20
As if Hillary is the only one with manufactured baggage. Sheepshank Dec 2015 #80
Any baggage she has stores neatly in the overhead bins... NurseJackie Dec 2015 #22
Drop that mic KMOD Dec 2015 #26
K & R eom PosterChild Dec 2015 #27
Do I recall correctly that you called Bernie supporters "dumb as a brick..." MannyGoldstein Dec 2015 #28
I remember that TSIAS Dec 2015 #29
When you say "vacation", what does that mean? Ned_Devine Dec 2015 #34
Forced timeout TSIAS Dec 2015 #35
And these are the people that post in favor of HRC? Ned_Devine Dec 2015 #38
She called Bernie supporters "B-baggers" too. beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #30
Hi BMUS! MannyGoldstein Dec 2015 #32
Heya Manny! beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #33
Another member found it and PMed me MannyGoldstein Dec 2015 #37
Oh please do! beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #42
Me too! At least you're not confused anymore R B Garr Dec 2015 #79
Post removed Post removed Dec 2015 #68
Uh oh! Don't hold your breath. There was lots of confusion R B Garr Dec 2015 #70
Yes, she correctly called that. KMOD Dec 2015 #45
Are you going to defend the anti-Semitism there too? beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #46
Saw your post while I was viewing as a guest, KMOD Dec 2015 #50
Ha! bravenak Dec 2015 #54
Phew, so refreshing to see you are not confused R B Garr Dec 2015 #71
And it's refreshing to see your honesty. Fawke Em Dec 2015 #73
Then you must be outraged by the bigots who R B Garr Dec 2015 #74
At least you're not confused anymore about how R B Garr Dec 2015 #77
I appreciate the Streisand Effect demonstration. I don't know that msanthrope Dec 2015 #57
Looks like someone built a better mousetrap R B Garr Dec 2015 #81
You really don't understand the "baggage" issue. Talk about political naivete. morningfog Dec 2015 #31
Yes, she does. Bernie supporters complain about his lack of media coverage pnwmom Dec 2015 #36
Excellent reminder, pnwmom.. thank you! Cha Dec 2015 #43
Nance. Greggs. Politically. Naive. nolabear Dec 2015 #44
Mmnh-mmnh-mmnh. NurseJackie Dec 2015 #76
Amen, sister! Bobbie Jo Dec 2015 #39
Now that was good Flying Squirrel Dec 2015 #40
I bet that took you most of the day. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2015 #41
Kiddo Hekate Dec 2015 #47
Christ, the ITALICS... OnyxCollie Dec 2015 #49
The Revolution is heavily invested in Hillary's Baggage. LuvLoogie Dec 2015 #51
Not a ton of Dems I know in south Texas, but the ones I do are estatic about a HRC WH Rex Dec 2015 #52
Good to hear, Rex.. thank you! Cha Dec 2015 #59
For the baggage concerned contingents of the world, a little history: freshwest Dec 2015 #53
I swear some think we should pick a person that the Republicans LIKE... bravenak Dec 2015 #55
There are a lot of white, conservative Archie Bunkers who like Bernie... Sancho Dec 2015 #62
Amazing... isn't it? Skidmore Dec 2015 #66
Solid. oasis Dec 2015 #56
You can stand with the party if you want to, but there is no evidence here that any Democrats . . . Major Hogwash Dec 2015 #58
No it isn't, but you already knew that. leftofcool Dec 2015 #63
Ummm.... mcar Dec 2015 #69
You've struck nerves, Nance.. you can tell by the bitterness of their insults.. I love it! Cha Dec 2015 #60
haha those are great! treestar Dec 2015 #61
No Democrat has ever been safe from made up Republican scandals. leftofcool Dec 2015 #64
Hillary has proven she can win the counter attacks. Over and over she makes the GOP look stupid. Sancho Dec 2015 #65
K&R ismnotwasm Dec 2015 #67
Well, Wall Street finds her acceptable. Fawke Em Dec 2015 #72
K&R! Lisa D Dec 2015 #75
Ronald Reagan would not be acceptable to the idiots in today's GOP Gothmog Dec 2015 #78
Reagan was in no way, shape or form a liberal Art_from_Ark Dec 2015 #82
"Wall street"!!!11111 Cha Dec 2015 #83
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