Ron Reagan Disses His Mother: Michelle Obama Gave 'Best Speech By a First Lady I've Ever Seen'

NewsBusters.org ^ | September 7, 2012 | Neil Sheppard

[Kaslin]

Just how in the tank for President Obama is MSNBC contributor Ronald Reagan?

On Friday's Hardball, he actually said Michelle Obama gave the "best speech by a first lady I have ever seen, and, you know, all due respect to my own mother" (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):

In a gushing wrap-up of the just-ended Democratic National Convention, host Chris Matthews played clips from Mrs. Obama's speech Tuesday.

When they were finished, Reagan said, “Best speech by a first lady I have ever seen, and, you know, all due respect to my own mother, and I haven’t reviewed all of Eleanor Roosevelt’s remarks that she ever gave. But best speech by a first lady I think I have ever seen.”

Honestly, how biased must a person be to say on national television that someone was better than his own mother?

Wouldn't most people have said "excluding my mom, of course" out of mere respect?

Not Ron, apparently.

For his part, Matthews of course agreed with his guest, but later commented, “Neither of these first ladies nor the candidate for first lady can sing like your mom can. They can’t sing ‘Second Hand Rose’ like she did.”

“Well, that’s true,” Reagan said.

Some consolation prize, Ron. You're a heck of a son.

[chessplayer]

Honestly, how biased must a person be to say on national television that someone was better than his own mother?

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How biased would someone have to be to say that it’s impossible for someone to give a better speech than their mom?

[Tucker39]

Is this little twit a fairy? If so, add to that the fact that he’s a commie-lib. Then throw in a bunch of other issues, from hating his Dad to who-knows-what, and you’ve got one seriously screwed up hombre!

I think he sucks up to the Obammies in hopes that it will give him cred with the artsy-fartsy crowd and perhaps land him another twinkle-toes gig of some kind.

[GeronL]

What a fool, I bet he “married” a proctologist

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

[ZULU]

He is such a vicious little fairy troll. I will never forget his grinning at his father’s funeral.

He must be a changling.

[GeronL]

What the crap happened to this freak as a child anyway?

[cricket]

Do wish 'remorse' on Ron; may someday he feel it; suffer it. . .Meantime; he is no more than a thorn in his Father's side and a depressing; degraded footnote; to Ronald Reagan's life; and history. He is a total contradiction to Reagan greatness.

Perhaps some day; 'beyond too late'; he will find his senses.

OTOH; he may just stay of the 'lesser side' of the Reagan path; while never realizing the 'errors of his ways'.

An yes; celebrating Islamic holidays; as there is nothing else. Or so it seems. . .

[windsorknot]

If one grades her speech on performance, she did O.K. Nothing else about it was remarkable.

[FryingPan101]

He never fails to astonish me. Idiot.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Ron Jr has always displayed all the qualities of a dog except loyalty when it comes to his family.

[Swede Girl]

I believe that Jane Wyman did a better job with her children. Maureen and Michael, than Nancy did with Patti and Ron Jr.

Both of Nancy's kids were cute as little ones, but something happened along the way. Perhaps it was the California lifestyle and influence. Perhaps there were issues in the home. It could be anything, but those two wound up as very dysfunctional adults.

I always felt sorry for President Reagan, because he had to be ashamed of them. At least he had Maureen and Michael, who were closer in spirit with him. Jane Wyman did an excellent job.

[MacMattico]

I read somewhere, can't remember where, that because Maureen and Michael lived with Jane Wyman, when they were with their father they spent quality time together and really appreciated what he did. Meanwhile, Nancy, who I don't fault because it was said she had a tough childhood herself, spoiled her two with Reagan and let them do whatever they wanted and gave them whatever they wanted. And we see how they turned out.

[haroldeveryman]

He’s Rahm Immanuel on hemorrhoids.

[JaguarXKE]

Was Ron dropped on his head as a child?

[hawaiianninja]

Not surprised he would say things like that. I prefer to refer him as Laura Ingraham does: Non Reagan.

[Conservative4Ever]

Of course it was a love fest on moochelle’s part, what’s she gonna say, her husband is a skinny little pot smoking twerp?

[Conservative4Ever]

It appears that way.

[onyx]

Ron Preston has always been a disgrace.

He's the lamestream's useful idiot. NOTHING MORE.

[onyx]

LOL.

[GVnana]

That boy needed a good, sound spanking a long, long time ago.