Why are the Repugs searching for another Reagan?

[11 Bravo]

Holy shit, wasn't the first one bad enough? Tens of thousands of men and women have perished due to HIV/AIDS because the smarmy moralist believed they were receiving "God's punishment", and refused to fund research towards a cure at a time when it could have made a real difference. Reagan then allowed a criminal conspiracy (Iran/Contra) to operate out of the White House, a crime for which he should have been impeached, convicted, and removed from office. Oh yeah, as a young man he got Nancy Davis to dump her husband and run off with him because good old Nancy could reportedly suck the chrome off a trailer hitch. Yup, we sure need another one of him.

[bumblebee1]

1. Reagan is their "God."

Talk about Idol worshipping.

[Initech]

13. Isn't the first commandment "Thou Shalt Not Worship Other Gods Before Me"?

[bumblebee1]

22. It is, EOO.

n/t

[AlCzervik]

2. poll numbers, i'm sure even dead St. Ronnies are much higher than Jrs.

it's all a numbers game.

[leftofthedial]

3. Raygun was an "attractive" (to them) empty vessel

he had no clue, especially after bush's friend's son shot him.

he was a helpless front man for the evil cabal that still runs this country.

[tanyev]

4. They may have to dig him up and reanimate him, at this rate.

[jaxx]

5. A mere mortal has never been good enough for the pubs.

Look where talking to gawd got dubya.

[ends_dont_justify]

6. because out of the past 50 or so years a lot of people actually liked him

compared to other republican candidates who were either forgettable or hated

[question everything]

7. They consider himself the best president

ever. Want to put him on Mt. Rushmore, on the dime..

And, I think, he carried California.

[EFerrari]

8. Because they need a Daddy.

Imho, it's that simple. They don't differentiate between leadership and Decidership. For all their whining about personal responsibility, they don't really know what that means.

They want to be led by the nose and call that "patriotism". Meanwhile, their great leader's government is bleeding them white. Oops! -- a win - win for them. :)

[gumby]

9. Put down the reality and step away from the Reagan.

The Conservative/Republican philosophy/political ideology is nothing more than mythology packaged in racism/sexism/bigotry. The reason the Repugs luv Reagan and are searching for another is because he could sell the illusion.

[itsmesgd]

10. Reagan was a friendly face that GHWB acted behind

While Ronny had ALZ Georgie's dad wass running amok in South American and initiating PNAC's South and Central American policy while setting up regimes in the Mid East that we would then overthrow some 20 years later.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

11. Like attracts like. Drooling idiots are attracted to the same.

[Canuckistanian]

12. You could have TWO beers with Ronnie

He was like your friendly old uncle, always smiling at something.

Just don't mention the war.

[itsmesgd]

14. Ronny was a moron who starred with a monkey in Hollywood

[dkofos]

15. He was easy to manipulate nd believed whatever he was told.

And that is like a dream come true for rebubes

[yella_dawg]

16. St. Ronnie's teflon coating was impervious.

All that interesting stuff you mentioned and much more simply evaporated with the morning dew in Conservativeland.

I have no idea why. The guy irritated me to tears for eight years. But the R's absolutely see no wrong or any shortcomings in the sainted Raygun.

[Benhurst]

17. Because all efforts to reanimate the Gipper have failed.

[El Fuego]

18. They have simple minds and just need a good "daddy" figure.

[Rex]

19. So they can repeat their cycle of crime over and over and over.

Until someone actually stops them. My money is on Waxman.

[Fuzz]

20. Living in the past, as usual, afraid of the future and change.

Nothing new there at all.

[devilgrrl]

21. This thread reminds me.... an oldie but goodie

:evilgrin:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=1750928