I asked someone why he was so loved, and they told me this:
"He was like a loving Grandfather, and you knew he loved you and wanted the best for you. There was no doubt he was on your side. He became a part of the family."
The guy in the office now is like an uninvited guest who refuses to leave, and is making a mess and insulting you. And you know he's trying to find the silverware, check book, or your wallet. You just want to grab him by the collar , drag him out, and “talk” to him in the yard for a minute before the police come and save his ass. A real scuzbag.
He's more like the new guy your ultra moonbat liberal niece brings to the family event who looks down his nose at everybody, believes without a doubt he is the most intelligent smartest, brilliant guy in the room and everybody else are a step above moron and he has no problem being a condescending asshat
He also freely lets everybody know their opinion do not matter and he is the final authority on any opinion.
Turns his nose up at any thing below his self evaluated self esteem
Basically, at the end of the night every male in the house would love to give him the bums rush out the door by the seat of his pants and soundly kick him to the curb.
Indeed he is like the loving tough grandfather. Like I said, I was just a kid in the 1980’s.
And like I said he inspired me to never give up on myself...
The compare and contrast to today is very stark indeed.
Listening to his farewell address ...my heart just breaks for my country.
Exactly!
I was just a kid during the 80’s and my parents weren’t fond of Reagan but he made me feel safe. He seemed like a caring grand-father to me who was looking out to protect me and the country. That’s what I tell my kids today was that President Reagan, to me, was like a sweet but tough grand-father who made sure we were safe and looked after.
I miss him so much. I watched videos of him on youtube the other night as my oldest daughter chose him as her President of choice for a school project on Presidents. I admit I teared up a bit watching the Reagan tributes. That man was 1 in a million.