http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ronaldreagan/ en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:53:25 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417123/posts A series of videos of RONALD REAGAN exposing the errors in Barack Obama's socialist policies. What is amazing is that nothing has changed. Reagan warned as early as 1967 of exactly what Barack Obama, Nancy Pelsoi, and Harry Reid are doing today. It's the same old scam. CLICK ON THE LINK: http://www.paulschiffer2010.com/videos.html Schiffer for Congress http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417123/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:53:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412743/posts Are you as annoyed as I am by that nauseatingly amorphous phrase “Happy Holidays?” You may be interested to know that the mindset behind the term precedes America’s postmodern love affair with political correctness, tracing back to good ole’ fashioned Cold War Communism (PC’s uglier big sister). Indeed, today’s secularist war on Christmas (yes, the one that, like God, many liberals deny exists) was waged, in large part, when Communists began attempting to supplant the deity of Christ (and His associated Judeo-Christian principles) with the false deity of the State. Ronald Reagan once spoke to this noteworthy historical factoid during... Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412743/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:23:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408425/posts From 1975 to 1979 Ronald Reagan gave more than 1,000 daily radio broadcasts. These addresses came at a time when Reagan held no political office, but was nonetheless mapping out a strategy to transform the economy, end the Cold War, and create a vision of America that would propel him to the presidency. Using modern technology , Palin is using facebook the same way Reagan used Radio and is making an impact on Washington more effectively than anyone else in the opposition. The lethel blow to Obamacare that begin it's slow demise was the Palin penned death panels. In her... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408425/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:08:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407225/posts Ronald Wilson Reagan, 40th President of the United States and out of office for twenty years, still has the landslide support of the American people that helped him win two historic terms in the 1980s.An overlooked poll released last week by Public Policy Polling of over 1200 registered voters showed the Republican icon Reagan was the most popular of the five most recent presidents with 41 percent, impeached Democrat Bill Clinton was a distant second at 27 percent.The current occupant of the Oval Office, Barack Obama, came in third with 22 percent, thanks to a splintering of support from African-Americans.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407225/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:46:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2403675/posts A recent New York Sun editorial makes the observation that the essence of Sarah Palin's world view — which the editor has dubbed "Palinism" — is emerging: "...and it is far more substantive than her detractors suggest or than we gained a glimpse of during the campaign. She has been, in a straightforward way, stepping up on certain issues that her fellow Republicans would do well to emulate."The 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate's statement on Israel is one example cited in the editorial: "It provides a glimpse of a leader who would respect Israel’s right to establish, democratically, its own... Texas for Sarah Palin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2403675/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 14:32:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2401752/posts In the mid-1980s liberals Ronnie Dugger of the Texas Observer and Joe Cuomo produced a biased documentary, "Ronald Reagan and the Prophecy of Armageddon," which was broadcast on 175 public radio stations. Another leftist writer, Rayelan Allan, teamed up with Barbara Honegger, a bit player in the Justice Department who made a public show of attacking President Reagan and quitting her job. While Dugger and Cuomo were concentrating on public radio stations, Allan and Honegger were flooding the pages of newspapers and magazines with their similar propaganda. What was the message these four characters were sending to the nation? It... Texas for Sarah Palin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2401752/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 00:58:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399472/posts You've loaded up your iPhone with Yelp for restaurants and Shazam for music. Now get ready to download a dose of "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" from a popular political figure of the past: the Gipper. The Ronald Reagan iPhone app, introduced this week, promises to "deliver Ronald Reagan right to your fingertips," offering the speeches, sayings and photos of the "Great Communicator" to a potentially wider and younger audience, thanks to the popular mobile technology. The efforts of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley (Ventura County) mean that five years after his death, Reagan's appearance on... SF Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399472/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 17:49:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2398451/posts On MLB network, 12 pm today: The 1989 All Star Game (July 11, 1989) President Reagan joins Vin Scully in the broadcast booth. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2398451/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:38:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2396942/posts On Turner Classic Movies today, 12 pm: Ronald Reagan in "The Girl From Jones Beach" 1949 Brief Synopsis: An artist discovers a real-life version of the perfect woman he's been drawing for years. http://www.tcm.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2396942/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:16:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394669/posts John Bolton has referred to President Obama as America's first post-American President. By this he means that instead of pursuing America's interests in relation to the rest of the world, President Obama is pursuing the rest of the world's interests in relation to America. In other words, Obama is imposing on America the policies the rest of the world would like to see stuffed down our throats. This is why it seems like we are losing our country piece by piece, and that America is in an accelerating downward spiral. To those who are paying attention, and not just blindly... The American Spectator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394669/posts#comment Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:53:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2393864/posts I was fortunate enough to live in a city that was on the list of stops for Governor Palin’s book tour. Of all the cities and areas in upstate NY, I didn’t expect it to be mine! However as an organizer for 2012 Draft Sarah Committee, I was happy that I could potentially get my book signed and meet the governor. I ended up walking out with a signed copy of ‘Going Rogue,’ a signed t-shirt (that my awesome girlfriend made for me) and an awesome experience under my belt! There were people from all walks of life. Some were... Young Gun Conservative http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2393864/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:17:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2392716/posts ReGaining Reagan Sarah Carlsruh, November 23, 2009 Today, there are “far too many people saying ‘let’s move beyond Reagan,’” lamented Steve Hayward, author of The Age of Reagan and keynote speaker at Accuracy in Academia’s November 5th Author’s Night. Reagan stuck to an unwavering and enduring set of ideals. Yet, liberals are trying to present a distorted picture of Reagan and make him into a proto-liberal, said Hayward. Some liberals embrace the 2nd Term Reagan as a man of peace, call his foreign policy “pretty good” while condemning the Reagan of domestic policy. In contrast, Hayward insisted that “it was... American Journalism Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2392716/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392400/posts As Sarah Palin embarks on a publicity tour for her book, conservative commentators have again taken to likening the former Alaska governor to the GOP’s revered conservative icon Ronald Reagan. Palin, like Reagan, brands herself as an articulate conservative. Both Palin and Reagan were governors from Western states, but the similarities end there. When Reagan entered the White House, he had successfully completed two terms as governor of California and had run for president against President Ford. Palin chose not to complete her first time as governor. Reagan’s Republicanism was that of the big tent—the kind where contrasting opinions, even... Frum Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392400/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:15:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390119/posts The 19th century American writer Henry Adams said the descent of American presidents from George Washington to Ulysses S. Grant was enough to discredit the theory of evolution. The same could be said of the pantheon of conservative political heroes, which in the last half-century has gone from Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan to Sarah Palin. That refutation may be agreeable to Palin, who doesn't put much stock in Darwin anyway. You can confirm all this by looking at what the three wrote. Goldwater, the 1964 Republican presidential nominee, made his reputation four years earlier with an eloquent and intellectually... Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390119/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:13:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2388361/posts Steve Hayward Discusses Reagan (Video) Bethany Stotts, November 17, 2009 Our video of Steven Hayward’s Author’s Night presentation on Ronald Reagan is now up on YouTube. Visit our channel or sit back and enjoy the embedded videos of his speech.... AIA-FL Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2388361/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:25:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2388338/posts There We Go Again Sarah Carlsruh, November 17, 2009 Unlike the current Republican Party, which does not “know what it stands for,” former President Ronald Reagan’s ideals encompassed the Republican party, claimed Craig Shirley, author of Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America. This transformed the Republican Party into a conservative party and made the conservativism of Reagan’s day into the vehicle of change, claimed Shirley Unfortunately, America has no such “father figure today” Shirley said when he introduced his book at The Heritage Foundation’s conservative Blogger’s Briefing on November 10th. In response to critics suggesting... American Journalism Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2388338/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:00:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2385827/posts During the election cycle, and those heady first days of Barack Obama’s presidency. Barack Obama sold himself, depending on the audience, as Abe Lincoln, FDR, JFK, and the Great Ronald Reagan. Of course, it was all smoke in mirrors, as the President Obama most resembles is Jimmy Carter...... TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2385827/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:55:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384807/posts Supporters of the House health care bill who tout the American Medical Association's endorsement fail to mention that the AMA no longer represents the majority of American doctors or that it frequently backs left-wing policy proposals. There was a brief flash of the old AMA earlier this week when the organization's House of Delegates reconsidered the resolution endorsing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's monstrosity, H.R. 3962. Unfortunately, the resolution was voted down by a wide margin. As a result, the AMA continues to back the health care legislation passed in the House last weekend. Best known for advocating against health care... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384807/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:33:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383151/posts It’s bad enough that President Obama could not be bothered to attend the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. But Hillary Clinton’s refusal to even acknowledge the role played by Ronald Reagan in the Wall’s demise as well as the downfall of Communism was highly insulting towards one of the greatest figures of our time, and reeked of petty and partisan mean-spiritedness. The Secretary of State’s remarks yesterday in Berlin completely erased from history the huge contribution played not only by President Reagan but also by the United States in confronting the Soviet Empire.... Telegraph Blogs (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383151/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:34:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382823/posts On November 9, 2009, the world will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Naturally, in Germany, there will be commemorations of the event, and the collapse of Communism in Europe. "snip" And given all of this, it is safe to say that Barack Obama will attend the 20th anniversary celebration of the fall of the Wall, right? Wrong. While Candidate Barack Obama was perfectly willing to go to Germany during the 2008 Presidential campaign, President Barack Obama has chosen to skip the 20th anniversary celebrations altogether. Needless to say, this has not elicited much outrage... The New Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382823/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:11:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382392/posts Not many speeches are mighty deeds. When Ronald Reagan stood in front of the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate on June 12, 1987, he performed a mighty deed by giving the speech he gave. Our friend Peter Robinson was the man who wrote the speech. He tells the story behind the speech in his memoir How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life. On the occasion of its twentieth anniversary, Peter recalled the events leading to the speech for Power Line readers in a form condensed from his book. As we celebrate the fall of the Wall today, we remember: "In... Power Line http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382392/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:55:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2382158/posts President Ronald Reagan's demand that the Berlin Wall be torn down became a reality. Video with his actual words. Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2382158/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:36:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2382005/posts Twenty years ago, the ultimate symbol of the division between freedom and tyranny was torn down. The Berlin Wall was constructed for one purpose: to prevent the escape of East Germans to the freedom of the West. The Wall’s cold, gray façade was a stark reminder of the economic and political way of life across the Soviet Union’s sphere of influence in Eastern Europe. Ronald Reagan never stopped regarding the Berlin Wall as an affront to human freedom. When so many other American leaders and opinion makers had come to accept its presence as inevitable and permanent, Reagan still hammered... Facebook http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2382005/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:34:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381781/posts The Cold War was the original war of ideas. When Mr. Reagan used the term "Evil Empire" in 1983, his detractors laughed at his old-fashioned notions of moral judgment. When he stood at the Brandenburg Gate in 1987 and called on Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall," his critics sighed, "There he goes again." The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381781/posts#comment Sun, 8 Nov 2009 23:59:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380816/posts Years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev were sitting in a backyard near Stanford, where Shultz was teaching. The two men discussed what they thought was the turning point in ending the Cold War. Gorbachev said it was two leaders — he and President Ronald Reagan — sitting in a room together, talking. Shultz said it was Reagan’s decision to show military might in 1983 by sending missiles to West Germany. “The strength we put on display was never used,” Shultz said. “Strength works hand in... Ventura County Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380816/posts#comment Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:54:59 GMT