Reagan Can't Recall

"In all, Reagan said ''I don`t recall'' or ''I can`t remember'' 88 times in the eight hours of testimony taken Feb. 16-17 in Los Angeles."

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-02-23-9001160156-story.html

Reagan on Africans - They're "Monkeys"

 “To see those, those monkeys from those African countries — damn them, they’re still uncomfortable wearing shoes!” Reagan said. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/07/31/reagan-called-president-nixon-slur-africans-monkeys-course-there-are-tapes/

MwJohnson LOVES Racist, Reagan

3709   PM:   Mwjohnson   [Quote]     -- 12:15pm -- Thu, Aug 1, 19 pst
I loved Reagan. Good prez.



No one is surprised MwJohnson "loved"  a president who referred to Africans as "monkeys."

Raven and Reagan Call for Open Borders

5359   PM:   Raven   [Quote]     -- 9:51am -- Thu, Jan 17, 19 pst

 . . .  I say open the borders.



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Saint Ronnie agrees with Raven on this one.



"Rather than making them … we’re talking about putting up a fence. Why don’t we work out some recognition of our mutual problems, make it possible for them to come here legally with a work permit, and then while they’re working and earning here, they pay taxes here? And when they want to go back, they can go back and they can cross. And open the border both ways  . . . " - Ronald Reagan



https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ronald-reagan-border-wall-idea/

Reagan Called for Open Borders

Trump claimed: “Even President Ronald Reagan tried for 8 years to build a Border Wall, or Fence, and was unable to do so.”



Now for the truth: 



"Rather than making them … we’re talking about putting up a fence. Why
don’t we work out some recognition of our mutual problems, make it
possible for them to come here legally with a work permit, and then
while they’re working and earning here, they pay taxes here? And when
they want to go back, they can go back and they can cross. And open the
border both ways  . . . " - Ronald Reagan



https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ronald-reagan-border-wall-idea/

Trump Compared to Reagan

Some of you may recall. When Trump began to emerge as the front-runner in the GOP primaries, I predicted. ''Before you know it, they'll be comparing him to Reagan.''

Some of you called me names.

Now look.

3708 PM: Sunnybelle [Quote] -- 5:41am -- Sun, Oct 14, 18 pst
Sunnybelle
Misty... I have never been so proud of a vote for a candidate in my entire life...and I voted for Reagan.

Reagan Believed the US is a Democracy

Who says this isn't a democracy?



America is a melting pot, and
education has been a mainspring for our democracy and freedom, a means
of providing gifts of knowledge and opportunity to all citizens, no
matter how humble their background, so they could climb higher, help
build the American dream, and leave a better life for those who follow.

- Ronald Reagan

Reagan's Voodoo

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Reagan and Assault Rifles

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St. Ronnie

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Busting the "Reagan Was Behind" Myth

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Reagan's Unemployment

Reagan indeed DID hit double digits.

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Should the President Speak to Students

The right wingers who are complaining about President Obama addressing our nation's students didn't complain when it was Reagan doing it.

"Thank you all, and welcome to the White House, and thank you for coming. I want to congratulate all of you from John A. Holmes High School in Edenton, North Carolina, on your great achievements this year and on your upcoming graduation. And a special greeting to Rob Boyce, the principal of this fine school.

As you know, my remarks are being broadcast live over radio and television to high school students throughout the country. While I was in Tokyo at the economic summit, I found myself thinking about all of you, and I decided that when I got back it'd be good to report to you -- share some thoughts that I've been having about the future."

Not one word of complaint from the wingers.

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Reagan Tax Myth

Right wingers will try to tell you that Reagan didn't raise taxes. Sorry, but the facts don't agree. Thanks to the National Review for this bit of myth-busting:

''Reagan may have resisted calls for tax increases, but he ultimately supported them. In 1982 alone, he signed into law not one but two major tax increases. The Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) raised taxes by $37.5 billion per year and the Highway Revenue Act raised the gasoline tax by another $3.3 billion.

According to a recent Treasury Department study, TEFRA alone raised taxes by almost 1 percent of the gross domestic product, making it the largest peacetime tax increase in American history. An increase of similar magnitude today would raise more than $100 billion per year.

In 1983, Reagan signed legislation raising the Social Security tax rate. This is a tax increase that lives with us still, since it initiated automatic increases in the taxable wage base. As a consequence, those with moderately high earnings see their payroll taxes rise every single year.

In 1984, Reagan signed another big tax increase in the Deficit Reduction Act. This raised taxes by $18 billion per year or 0.4 percent of GDP. A similar-slzed tax increase today would be about $44 billion.

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 raised taxes yet again. Even the Tax Reform Act of 1986, which was designed to be revenue-neutral, contained a net tax increase in its first 2 years. And the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 raised taxes still more.''

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