Posted on 11/05/2008 12:53:56 PM PST by goldstategop
Thank you for the post. I just shared this with my 15 year old daughter... I told her times were going to be tough, but we would be better for it.... history always has a way of repeating itself:)
BUMP
Reagan speech ping.
It’s relevent today.
Ditto.
This just came in the mail last week.
Watching it reminds me how great he was and fills me with pride. It also tends to bum me out because we have no one worthy to stand in his shadow today.
>>>The bigger question is-who’s left to listen. I know there are plenty of fine young people and middle-aged people. But in 1972, you had adults who were nearly uniformly educated well, free of misplaced guilt or PC, self-sufficient, hard-working, and clear-headed, who loved their country. BTW, Nixon even won the under 30 year old vote in ‘72.<<<
It might be that the election of Obama, though largely due to “white guilt” and political correctness, could ironically be the thing that puts an end to them.
I believe that even some big time moonbats are going to start to grow weary of bogus charges of “racism” from the Jacksons and Sharptons of the world, after they worked their butts off to get a black man elected POTUS.
I agree, and am not exagerrating: Reagan was a gift from GOD.
mark
Have you seen the spin already being put on against Palin? Sheeesh. The only thing which gave McCain his post convention bump at all!
Yup, how we can convince people that they should adopt our principles if they see us selling them out for expediency.
It’s like telling everyone that my restaurant is the best in town but I never eat there. It’s not persuasive.
When we start to treasure our beliefs, maybe then we can convince others that our beliefs are worth treasuring.
[tears up, missing the Great Communicator and fearing for what’s left of the Republic]
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