If Ron Reagan was such an "embarrassment"

[RandySF]

Then why did dear old dad never have a problem remembering his name?

[sabrina 1]

1. Who said he's an embarrassment? I like Ron.

Although I always wondered how he could possibly be the son of Raygun.

[EFerrari]

2. A lot of people probably wonder the same thing. I always have. n/t

[markpkessinger]

6. His brother Michael said it

It was Michael Reagan, upset that Ron had written about early signs of Reagan's Alzheimer's onset while in office. Those who make their livings off of deifying their adoptive fathers tend to react negatively to truthful portraits! ;)

[me b zola]

8. Ronald Reagan was Michael's father

Please stop with the BS about biological vs adoptive. :grr:

[Smarmie Doofus]

9. +1 n/t

[ChoppinBroccoli]

7. Michael Reagan (The Adopted One) Is Saying It

He's blasting Ron Reagan, Jr. saying that he was a constant source of embarrassment to Saint Ronnie, and that by the end, even Nancy was embarrassed of him.

Funny how nobody had ever heard of Michael Reagan until Ron Reagan, Jr. spoke out in favor of stem cell research at the Democratic National Convention. Then all of a sudden he gets trotted out everywhere.

[me b zola]

10. WTF? "The adopted one"?

There are lots of reasons to hate Michael Reagan, but being adopted isn't one of them :grr:

[AnnieBW]

3. If Ron is using the family name to sell books...

What credentials does Michael have to be a commentator other than his genes?

[GReedDiamond]

4. Michael's genes are not of Reagan...

...he was adopted by Saint Ronnie and his first wife, Jane Wyman.

Here is the obligatory Wikipedia link -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Reagan

[Faryn Balyncd]

5. .

dupe

[no_hypocrisy]

He isn't. Figure this: Nancy is THE ultimate protector of RR and his legacy.

If she doesn't have a problem with her son, Ron, and his observations, then everyone else's criticism is to be taken with a grain of salt.

[no_hypocrisy]

11. Dupe. Sorry.