Could someone please explain

[hyphenate]

the hero worship of Ronnie Raygun? I had a repuke go off on me when I said that he should be either on a half-penny or on no-sense, which is what he had a lot of. The guy took a freaking nutty and called me every name in the book, including that I was emotionally dependent. What an ass!!

So what's the story? Is Ronnie the second coming of our lord, or something? Where does a repuke get off on saying that Raygun was a "better" president that William Clinton? Or any other Democratic president in the last 45 years? Personally, I think Ronnie had Alzheimer's even before he went into the white house, and I certainly can't see where he was the best thing to happen to this country--by any stretch of the imagination! I would even go so far as to say that Nixon was a better president than Raygun, and we all know what kind of president Nixon was!!!

Why can't the repukes see that their choices for the white house have all been criminals or worse? Completely unintelligible for the most part, though cunning with criminal minds!

I've left the board that was calling me names--too many pukes there, with nothing but a**holes calling the shots. There were some diehard liberals there, but not enough to influence the freepers who ran the board and know how to call people names better.

Personally, I think I'm in better company here. :)

[Hope4]

1. People just like some people

I think Nancy showed real class in stating she did not want to take fdr off the dime and told the people pushing that to stop. Maybe it is class. Tip O'Neil loved Regean and use to go over to the white house after a big fight with him in congress and play poker with him. We need more of that.

Might tell you something more about him.

[ThePeat]

2. Raygun is like the beetles...

He was horrible, but everyone likes him, either out of idiocy or just cuz everyone else likes him.

(i'm gonna get some hatin for this one :-D )

[nuxvomica]

3. I don't like beetles but I like them more than Raygun

What makes you think people like beetles? :shrug:

[mrbill]

5. never heard of the "beetles"

the beatles were a good band.

[mlawson]

4. The RW worship of him is obvious. But the apolitical middle

just LOVED him!!! Kind old grandfatherly figure!! A REAL American HERO!!! (not!) Etc etc etc.

Yes, he probably cut out or damaged many programs these people enjoyed, or depended on, but SO WHAT??? They LIKED him!!! Go figure.

[moof]

6. he said you were "emotionally dependent"

That's rich, a person so "emotionally dependent" on a traitor that they call you names.

Welcome to DU

[pansypoo53219]

7. he was another smoke and mirrors kinda pres.

said one thing did another and a BIG stomper of the downtrodden. ie welfare queens driving cadilacs(maybe 20 yr old caddies).
cut taxes(quietly raised them when Dems made him).
strenghthened the miltary(by buying very expensive toys $$$$ going to the MIC). brought down the USSR(us with the debt and ussr was colapsing anyways).
and he could speek coherently.
oh, and forgetanbout the S & L cisis he left. forget about Iran contra. forget about the HUD scandal.

are you kidding. RR was a fucking saint.

[mlawson]

8. Sam Donaldson did a perfect analogy on Ronnie:

This was on 20/20, I think.

"Reagan is a friendly man, who would give you the shirt off is back if you had none of your own. While you are trying on the shirt, he will cheerfully (and unknowingly) sign away your benefits to entitlements and other gov programs, that you might totally depend on."

I think that was about right.