Posted on 02/06/2010 4:02:08 PM PST by Starman417
99th anniversary of the birth of the greatest American in living memory!
"You and I are told increasingly we have to choose between a left or right. Well I'd like to suggest there is no such thing as a left or right. There's only an up or down." -- Ronald Reagan from "A Time for Choosing" October 27, 1964 (video, text)
Today is a great day to reflect on what great things are possible when a President with true leadership and sound vision sits in the White House! I hope readers will indulge some personal memories.
My three favorite Reagan photos:
I took the above on October 12, 1984 when President Reagan took one of the last "Whistlestop" train tours through Ohio. Somehow, the bus tours of today just don't have the same feel as the classic whistlestop using the Ferdinand Magellan, or Car One. Train buffs may find the history of the Ferdinand Magellan here.
The speech (sixth item here) was classic Reagan and it's themes are just as valid today. Change the name Mondale to Obama and you'll see what I mean in this excerpt:
Read more at floppingaces.net...
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We need to win one for the Gipper.
That’s a super photo from 84 Starman, who can forget how good things felt back then...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU-IBF8nwSY
And Happy Birthday to my Gracie! She shares a birthday with one of our greatest!!!
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