Obama's Time Cover Transition: From FDR To Reagan
What a difference a shellacking makes . . .
Just after Barack Obama won the White House in 2008, Time photoshopped him into an iconic FDR photo at the wheel of a convertible, jaunty cigarette-holder in mouth.
Obama was riding high as the champion of the left, the promise and personification of a born-again big-government New Deal. That was then, this is the 9+% unemployment, recent-shellacking now. So with which president does Time now find it in the president's interest to be associated? Why, Ronald Reagan, of course.
The new Time cover, unveiled by Time editor Rick Stengel on Morning Joe today, features a Photoshop of a smiling Obama and Reagan, the Gipper's arm approvingly clapped around PBO's shoulder. The legend: "Why Obama Loves Reagan," [a symbolic heart in place of "loves"].
Stengel explains that for years Obama has admired Reagan's style, if not substance, and has sought to emulate it. Whatever. The bigger point is how the cover reflects the realization by some the more sentient precincts of the liberal media that Obama's big government project has failed. If PBO is to win in 2012, nothing might help him more than to be associated with the man who made famous the phrase "government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem."
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I'm sure the cover thrilled..
Submitted by OldJoe on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 9:45am.
the 47 or so remaining paid subscribers..
Ha, ha... the Dallas Morning Newz
Submitted by MaximusBraveheart on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 10:43am.
Just got my free copy of the DMN. They still drop off the free version called "briefing" every morning even though we canceled a number of years ago. Still has all the ad sections in it which I thought is how they justify selling subscriptions (because of the coupons). Well turns out they will GIVE you the coupons free, even delivered, because that is how they make most of their money (selling ads). ANYHOW, the BOLD headline today is "U.S. budget deficit to hit $1.5 trillion." Then below in smaller but large print: "The CBO blames a slow recovery and the Bush tax-cut extension, which added $400 billion to this year's hole. Page 6."
So even though Obama is Perez (Hilton), they still blame Bush! EVEN though the tax rates ARE THE SAME, status quo, it is not Obama's spending! Total BS DMN and you should fire your editor. And the CBO is BS too because they don't look at all the numbers. Some other government agency that looks at all the numbers just said the ObamaCare IS GOING TO run up the DEFICIT. That is fully contrary to the "objective" CBO.
Take OUR COUNTRY back from those that are running it INTO the ditch, then get out and push it off the cliff! Their goal is to destroy a FREE America. M-B
-- Maximusbraveheart -- Is TRUTH knowable? Moral Relativism is the abandonment of Truth. Truth is knowable. Truth conforms to Reality. Reality is observable by evidence & witness in this day & from history. Relativism is Sesame Street play land.
The Cover Photo
Submitted by Gothampc on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 11:14am.
Obviously none of the subscribers are from the gay community. They think of Reagan as a mass murderer because they feel he didn't act quickly enough with the AIDS epidemic. I'm actually surprised that Obama's handlers are allowing this association since gays are one of the groups that Democrats are supposed to be reaching out to.
the liberal spin pretzel
Submitted by TruthMonger on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 12:50pm.
the liberal spin pretzel coming out of this will be priceless:)
Congratulations Jimmy Carter!
Mark, are you sure that Time
Submitted by Chris Norman on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 9:54am.
Mark, are you sure that Time is trying to associate Obama with Reagan's conservatism or are they just trying to help make Obama the current "liberal version of Reagan", like they tried to build up Mario Cuomo as being?
The guy with Joe (don't know
Submitted by motherbelt on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 10:25am.
The guy with Joe (don't know his name, don't care) clearly thinks it's a matter of Obama being a "transformative" president like Reagan, so I think he's talking style, and the way people "see" the presidency.
I don't see it. Reagan's "style" was his deep abiding love and optimism for America. Obama is the antithesis of that. He sees America as flawed, and himself as the one who is only now healing it and laying the foundation for the American dream, as if all that has come before was chopped liver.
As for conservatism, the media have long been trying to paint Obama as being as conservative, if not moreso, than Reagan. Don't forget this
That's even less believable than Obama being a "centrist."
It's a tossup which way they are going, but either way, no one's going to buy it.
crossdresser
Submitted by MidAmerica on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 11:48am.
I think the people behind this Reaganite push are well aware that obama is in Jimmie Carters old shoes and that anyone from the Right who comes along with charisma will gain the mantle of the New Reagan. So they are trying to steal that thunder by pushing obama as the new Reagan first. In other words they are trying to make obama into his own anti-obama before a real anti-obama shows up.
The cover is a travesty. Its
Submitted by tvhall on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 9:59am.
The cover is a travesty. Its like having Jesus photoshoped with Stalin.
I'll leve it to the reader who is Jesus and who is Stalin.
Seriously
Submitted by Cactus Kurt on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 10:10am.
Seriously. It made me want to puke.
News you can use...
Submitted by MaximusBraveheart on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 11:11am.
if you have just eaten some poisonous substance and the "poison control center" tells you over the phone to vomit imediately. Pick this magazine up... umpfh... gag... sigh.
-- Maximusbraveheart -- Is TRUTH knowable? Moral Relativism is the abandonment of Truth. Truth is knowable. Truth conforms to Reality. Reality is observable by evidence & witness in this day & from history. Relativism is Sesame Street play land.
Cactus....
Submitted by almostacowboy on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 11:37am.
....holding......back......urge......... :-o
FYI: Funny Coulter post
Submitted by MaximusBraveheart on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 12:18pm.
FYI - Look up her recent column "Hope, change and invest" It was good... talking back to TV during speech. "Invest" = Ann pays more.
-- Maximusbraveheart -- Is TRUTH knowable? Moral Relativism is the abandonment of Truth. Truth is knowable. Truth conforms to Reality. Reality is observable by evidence & witness in this day & from history. Relativism is Sesame Street play land.
Bingo! That's exactly what is wrong with that picture lie.
Submitted by Red Jeep on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 10:16am.
I was searching for the right words, but you "nailed" what's wrong with this fiction picture.
I hope this illustration drives the Progressives/Liberals/Socialists nutz.
Thanks Red Jeep, I try to be
Submitted by tvhall on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 1:37pm.
Thanks Red Jeep, I try to be pithy.
Looks like this week's
Submitted by celator on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 10:06am.
Looks like this week's MSM-wide talking points are:
1. Obama really likes Reagan
2. The Republicans are divided
3. Bachmann and Tea Party bashing
We can easily determine the weekly approved MSM memes by late Monday. There are usually three key propaganda points and three minor points.
Trained seals. HONK HONK.
Headline......
Submitted by almostacowboy on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 11:38am.
PALIN GETS 1-WEEK REPRIEVE!
Disgusting
Submitted by Denny Crane on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 10:06am.
I guarantee that Obama never ever ever looked up to Reagan.
We Are The 53%
All you have to do is read Obama's own words in "Dreams"
Submitted by TexasMom0517 on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 11:36am.
If you want to know Obama's opinion of Reagan, check out his own words in "Dreams.."
Nice try, "Time," we're not as stupid as you think we are- and we VOTE and don't spend our money on rags like yours. You make Tommy Flanagan/Jon Lovitz proud.
What a difference a weeks makes....
Submitted by Tomorama on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 10:20am.
Last week these **** (ya I said it) were making Raygun out to be a drool laden imbecile who couldn't talk to people without reading notes before he left office, now he is a shining monument for Oblunder to emulate?
To use the "Clintonesque phrase, "this guy would have been getting Reagan coffee".
Them all using the Reaganesque was just a coinky dink and now this cover?
Ya right, and I can keep my doctor and insurance if I LIKE IT.
Portraying him as a centrist as it is NEEDED for re-election, no media bias is there libturds?
Tomorama
Submitted by Mark Finkelstein on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 10:26am.
Please avoid that kind of language here.
Duly noted
Submitted by Tomorama on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 11:29am.
Sometimes my Irish temper get's to me.
What happened was I was so angry at the cover and the continual meme of the week, I bit my tongue and I couldn't find a good "corpse man" around.
Sorry I "acted stupidily", it is not "typical" of me......
The media never understood Reagan...
Submitted by daddysyk on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 10:20am.
...they were so sure that he was an amiable dunce who succeeded through his ability to communicate and manged to trick the American people into liking him. They never realized (and still don't) that it was his successful policies that helped make him so loved. Also, he had a clear love for the greatness of this country that came through in a genuine manner. With Obama, they think he can simply win over the American peolple with slick packaging - like they think Reagan did. The problem lies in Obama's horrible policies and his clear dislike of this country which comes through clearly at times when he speaks without his teleprompter. Those are 2 things he will never be able to overcome. I promise you this, Reagan would NEVER have hosted a formal state dinner for the Chinese the way Obama did. Makes me sick just thinking about it.
Today's non-libtard word is "emulate"....
Submitted by Tomorama on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 10:23am.
Mr. Reagan FAMOUSLY hammered the russians and the chineese, Obama glorified them as someone to emulate at the SOTU.
What a gutless anti-american POS.
I just saw this Time article on Obama channeling Reagan ACA
Submitted by acaiguana on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 10:22am.
Most of the comments to the article that I browsed (I didn't read them all) were heavily laced with sarcastic drudge against the article's premise, the author and the whole spiel.
I could not agree more.
When will Time magazine sell for $0.50 (fifty cents) as opposed to that strong conservative rag, Newsweek?
ACA
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Quoted from: 'Acaiguana notes from the Underground' (Soon to be at theaters near you)
Here's my favorite Obama
Submitted by Hunter12 on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 10:25am.
Here's my favorite Obama cover.
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
What a bunch of propagandist horsecrap.
Submitted by NeoKong on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 10:27am.
We have them taking second coming of Jimmy Carter and trying to tie him to Ronald Reagan as if no one will notice the 10% unemployment and the staggering increase of the federal govt. and their daily intrusion into our lives. All the Obama state run media does is peddle lies.
10%?
Submitted by Red Jeep on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 10:30am.
Try 20%
This jackarse of a different color
Submitted by RD King on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 10:36am.
aint changed his color none I'm sorry to say. Yes the Alfred E bamster cover is more fitting for this totus.
No Comparison
Submitted by jpk3 on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 10:38am.
What a bunch of hypocrites, they hated Reagan, I remember how they were constantly critical of almost every issue he had, until we got “W” he was the most evil. Reagan loved this country’s ideology and philosophy obama doesn’t, Reagan believed in the American people obama doesn’t, Reagan believed in a strong national defense obama doesn’t. This is a lame attempt to get the independents and RINO’s into his corner, which means the media still thinks Americans are dumber than dirt.
Is there no end to the depths
Submitted by bassndude on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 10:45am.
Is there no end to the depths of depravity with these people? Obama is in no way Reagan. Ronald Maxamas realized that in recessionary times, you cut taxes..deeply cut taxes and reduce regulations choking business. Obama is not fit to shine Reagans boots!
Save a SeAL, club a liberal/troll!!
The jig is up
Submitted by djwolf12 on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 10:48am.
The Media has now been exposed as liars. Obama loves Reagan? I don't think so. Junk Anger of the Fresh Turds yesterday on M.S.S.R. (MSNBC) was touting the story that Reagan was a socialist. These hacks will stop at nothing to advance their agenda.
Well, I hear the MSM, or the
Submitted by killa37 on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 12:43pm.
Well, I hear the MSM, or the 'State Run Media' also being called the 'Made up Media' or the 'Make it Up Media'................anyway you cut it, it's a steaming pile of Kenyan cow crap!!!
And you're right...........the jig IS up...........
Erasing History
Submitted by Gothampc on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 10:57am.
One of the things about Adolf Hitler is that when he took power, he began to erase history. We are seeing the same thing happen now.
I know I shouldn't be shocked, but when I read this article, my mouth dropped open. In no way did they give a proper portrayal of Reagan. This was a man that said to air traffic controllers (and I'm paraphrasing) "You are fired. We are not going to be held hostage by you."
Ronald Reagan was a very smart man. He was an effective communicator. He loved his country and knew that through hard work, not just personality, a person could achieve great things. Obama is none of these things.
The article tells us that Obama called in historians. I'm sure the ones he called in were of the Howard Zinn type.
Obama and Nixon
Submitted by Gothampc on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 11:02am.
If the Democrats are so concerned with equating Obama with a Republican, they should pick Nixon.
Nixon worked on developing a national healthcare system.
Nixon extended himself to China.
Nixon had a dog.
LOL: nicely done, gothampc!
Submitted by Mark Finkelstein on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 11:11am.
LOL: nicely done, gothampc!
The amount of cynicism in
Submitted by eaglewingz08 on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 11:04am.
The amount of cynicism in Obama and the libmedia is always breathtaking to behold. While Reagan could be friendly towards Obama, he would hardly embrace Obama or his policies which are antithetical to everything Reagan stood for. However, to the extent that the picture showing Obama's embrace of Reagan will cause demlibsocialist (redundant) heads to explode, it is a popcorn moment, no matter the fantasy that Obama embraces anything of Reagan (except Obama's longing for his popularity).
Well I suppose since
Submitted by tampamom25 on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 11:13am.
Well I suppose since President Reagan was a gentleman, he would have been very friendly and polite to Mr. Obama. But there is absolutely no comparison between the man who loved and served his country and the man who is attempting to dismember everything that makes America great. President Reagan is superior to Obama in every way.
"Shotgun Booking"
Submitted by ljacone on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 11:30am.
In professional wrestling, there was a term thrown about a lot in the mid-to-late 90s called "shotgun booking," where you threw a dozen different ideas at the viewer to see what stuck, then ran with that, dropping the rest. This is the latest salvo of "shotgun booking" which the MSM has fired to try to get the publc to buy into Obama and his failed policies.
He's post-partian, post-racial! Oh, you don't buy that? Okay he's the next FDR! Nope? Okay, he's a centrist! Still no? Okay, he's a Reaganite! Yeah, that's the ticket!
Comparing Obama to Reagan only works in a statement such as "Reagan was a great American and a fantastic President. Obama is neither of these things."
Obama vs Reagan
Submitted by NVRAT on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 11:34am.
There is absolutely no comparison between these two people. Obama is just trying to protect his job his SOTU as much as said so.
Don't Belive the Hype
Submitted by wagreen on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 11:50am.
Do not buy into this hype. It is all rebranding. He is who we thought he was. An American hating Socialist. Cannot wait until 2012. He will fool some of the sheep, but he cannot help but let his true colors show despite the help from the willing media.
Republicans should
Submitted by HockeyKid on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 12:00pm.
jump all over this, and agree with it loudly and wholeheartedly and press Reagan's agenda HARD.
With every move, they should quote Reagan, and expound on how they know Obysmal will agree with them because he appeared on the cover of Time with the headline "Why Obama [loves] Reagan" and he's a big fan of Reagan's writing, etc.
Pin his skinny ass to the wall and force him to reject Reagan's policies. Worst case, Obysmal agrees with them in an attempt to ride the wave back into office and consequently becomes a puppet to a government that completely rejects his policies but allows him to be popular in spite of himself. Just like his other "hero", Clinton.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
I actually like this idea
Submitted by TexasMom0517 on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 12:18pm.
Use the media to announce Reaganesque policies and frame them with the "when did you stop beating your wife" structure, so Obama has to deny Reagan's policies.
Obama as Reagan....or How To Brand The Liars Forever
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 12:44pm.
I posted a lengthy excerpt from Reagan's first innaugural address yesterday on the "Reaganesque" thread. I'll not repeat it here, but I shall link a site that has all of Reagan's speeches.
I bookmarked that site quite a while back, but with all of the "Reaganesque" journolies going on after O's SOTU, I wanted to find a certain Reagan quote. So I popped the link, and the first speech I decided to look at was from his innauguration. And of course, was captivated again my the brilliance of the man's words.
So. To my point.
To any of these media journoliars who insist on using the "Obama is the New Reagan" meme, quote one of Reagan's speeches right back at them. Then challenge them to explain how Obama's policies mirror Reagan's. They can't do it, not even with the most incredible spin imaginable. For example (From Reagan's innauguration).
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. Well, if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else? All of us together, in and out of government, must bear the burden. The solutions we seek must be equitable, with no one group singled out to pay a higher price.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Let's Try Some Miller Analogies!
Submitted by Fenwick on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 12:51pm.
Barack Obama : Ronald Reagan :: Woodrow Wilson :
(Read: Barack Obama is to Ronald Reagan as Woodrow Wilson is to ___ )
a. Franklin Roosevelt
b. Theodore Roosevelt
c. Calvin Coolidge
d. George W. Bush
And the answer is???
I don't recall Millicent
Submitted by stratman on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 4:48pm.
I don't recall Millicent Fenwick way back when, but after quickly reading about her just now she seemed like one helluva woman. Her family history is very interesting. And her picture made for one interesting avatar.
Nice choice for a user name.
If All Our Representative were HALF the Person She Was...
Submitted by Fenwick on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 5:20pm.
Hi, stratman
Yes, Millicent Fenwick was a truly classy and remarkable woman in so many ways - the epitome of what a Representative should be! I highly recommend that you read a recent biography about her (in fact, every member of Congress should have a copy and actually READ it!):
http://www.amazon.com/Millicent-Fenwick-Her-Amy-Schapiro/dp/0813532310/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1296162357&sr=8-1
And, if you have the time to watch, this interview will really knock your socks off:
http://www.c-spanarchives.org/program/ID/66490
I don't even agree with many of her positions, but she was a woman of unparalleled integrity and was aptly recognized as the Conscience of the Congress. To think that a scumbag like Frank Lautenberg defeated her when she ran for a New Jersey senate seat is nauseating - especially because he is still there!
Keep researching about her - you'll be impressed. And thanks for the reply...
I watched Fenwick's interview
Submitted by stratman on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 11:42pm.
I watched Fenwick's interview on C-Span. She is an interviewer's dream. Ask one question and she runs with it for minutes. Unlike Obama, Fenwick actually talks cogently on topic and answers the question... and then gives you much more.
So much of what she said remains current. I see why a Conservative would not agree with her in significant ways. But she seems like a real stateman and a formidable person who walks the talk. I may not agree with her but I would respect her. How much less drama we would have if more people of character and carraige like Fenwik were in office.
if more people of character and carraige like Fenwick...
Submitted by Fenwick on Fri, 01/28/2011 - 8:02am.
Indeed! Glad you watched the interview. She was pure class and a true Patriot who revered and understood the Constitution completely. I always loved her accent and diction, too - it's something you only hear in old movies from the 1930s now.
"Since Hitler came to power I have never really trusted government, and it is because I don't trust government that I am a Republican..."
"... Democrats don't mind mandatory laws, regulations and ordinances.... Republicans tend to ask 'Why? Is the situation such that we must order people around?' " - Millicent Fenwick
Please,.....will a
Submitted by johnnytwist on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 1:22pm.
Please,.....will a Conservative magazine put out a cover with JFK and his arm around Sarah Palin with the caption "Why JFK would've admired Sarah Palin"......how delicious would the Liberal outrage be!.....especially when a good case could be made for that claim.
Thanks Red Jeep, I try to be
Submitted by tvhall on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 1:35pm.
Thanks Red Jeep, I try to be pithy.
Are they trying to say Obama is leading us
Submitted by Boudin on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 1:49pm.
While he has Alzheimer?
No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!
If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting for an environmental impact statement.
We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.
When Obama utters words like these, wake me.
I am not easily offended
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 2:10pm.
In fact, you have to go way, way out of your way to offend me, but that Time cover has managed to.
Ronald Reagan was a real American who loved this country with every ounce of his being.
Barack Hussein Obama, who I do not consider to even be an American (regardless of where he was actually born), hates this country and everything it stands for.
As far as I am concerned, Obama isn't fit to have fetched Ronald Reagan's newspaper.
To be honest, I am rather glad that Ronald Reagan didn't live long enough to see the wanton destruction this Kenyan commie from Hell is carrying out on the country he loved so dearly.
Reagan would be so appalled it would probably kill him.
And for the idiots at Time to even suggest Ronald Reagan would have approved of Obama in any way is disgusting.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
OMO! Dave's gone Clinton on us!
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 2:35pm.
As far as I am concerned, Obama isn't fit to have fetched Ronald Reagan's newspaper.
Well, except Clinton said coffee. :)
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
J,
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 2:47pm.
LOL - Yeah, but being a coffee retriever would require earning a promotion from newspaper fetcher.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Well Dave,
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 2:57pm.
We know he scoops Bo's s***, (he said so, before cutting out of a very expensive Gala)...wonder if he scoops it as well as he dispenses it?
Sorry, I couldn't resist. If that's too vulgar, I'll delete it, but it is just sooooooo true.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
J,
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 11:53pm.
No need to apologize, as I think that pretty much nailed it. :-)
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Dave and Blonde
Submitted by cocodrie on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 3:09pm.
Time didn't photoshop that cover. It's a poster from Ronnie's great movie "Bedtime for Bonzo".
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
Coco!
Submitted by Rukus on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 3:32pm.
That is so wrong and so funny at the same time! (Serious face, lol, serious face, lol...) : )
Excellent!
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 4:22pm.
Too true and absolutely hilarious, our friend cocodrie nailed it.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
I had to look it up.
Submitted by Denny Crane on Fri, 01/28/2011 - 12:40am.
ROFLMAO!!!!!!
We Are The 53%
coco,
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 11:54pm.
ROFL!
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Absolutely appalling...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 6:30pm.
That's what this cover and the accompanying story are...absolutely appalling. It's also untrue on its face. Obama doesn't now and never has loved Reagan...These two men are about as diametrically opposed as any two political figures could be. This isn't about any affection that Obama has for President Reagan...That's just crap...It's about Obama's desire to attach himself to and his attempt to co-opt Reagan's stature, veneration and popularity.
When Obama first ran for office, his revered historical Republican of choice to use then was President Lincoln...This election it appears to be President Reagan. It is clear what Obama is doing here...He has no real stature of his own so he tries to attach himself to one(s) who do in an attempt to make himself appear more relevant and presidential...Yeah...good luck with that one, Barack.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
Very astute. Excellent post.
Submitted by bkeyser on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 6:34pm.
Very astute. Excellent post.
Thanks...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 6:46pm.
for the attaboy.... :-)
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
The positive thing about Time is that no one reads it.
Submitted by acaiguana on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 9:24pm.
And the way they are going, the comic book industry has a lot to teach them.
After all, some comic books are up to $10 a copy now and have much better art and imaginary tales; even to include some 'evil guys' and 'good guys'.
But if jumping the shark has any meaning, this cover and the internal garbage written to accompany it certainly sets a new standard.
I haven't actually touched a Time Magazine in about 20 years; do they still have glossy paper and are they still the original size (circa 1990)?
Or are they printing on onion skin like Newsweek?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Ever since I discovered 'Bat Boy' about 20 years ago (Weekly World News on sale at your local super market) I've been avoiding the so-called main stream news magazines.
ACA
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Quoted from: 'Acaiguana notes from the Underground' (Soon to be at theaters near you)
Hey folks, that piller of justice in IL
Submitted by Boudin on Thu, 01/27/2011 - 9:43pm.
Called the Supreme Court, has just voted 7-0 to grant Rham residency. So guess who is the front-runner?