On this date in 1911 Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois. Were he still with us, America’s 40th president would have been 107 years old.
I had the privilege to work for President Reagan and consider it one of the great experiences of my life. He was an honorable man of deep faith and conviction who was in love with America and her people. One of his greatest gifts was his ability to communicate that love of country to average Americans. In doing so, he inspired us all to be better people and a better nation.
Most young people only know Ronald Reagan from their high school history books or a few videos they may have watched. That’s sad because the man was a treasure and a great president. His is a story worth knowing and is story of a man who really did make America great again.
Some of my favorite pithy quotations from President Reagan include:
Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.
We can’t help everyone, but someone can help everyone.
Government’s first duty is to protect people, not run their lives.
The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant. It’s just that they know so much that isn’t so.
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problems; government is the problem.
All great change begins at the kitchen table.
The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.
The federal government did not create the states; the states created the federal government.
A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.
There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don’t care who gets the credit.
Man is not free unless government is limited.
Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They’re just braver 5 minutes longer.
Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.
Priceless and timeless thoughts.
Happy birthday President Reagan.
Some facts about Reagan never mentioned…..
Supported the Apartheid Regime in South Africa.
Funded Death Squads in Central America.
Traded Guns for Hostages.
Cut and Ran from Lebanon.
Tripled the National Debt (the course we have been on ever since).
Increased Homeless population and stated there were no Homeless.
Signed Tax Increases multiple times.
Funded CIA bringing Crack Cocaine onto streets of American cities.
Switched from Democrat to Republican – solid Racist Democrat South is now solid Racist Republican South.
Typical Scott Jack and his twisting of the truth.This was Reagan’s reason for what he did in South Africa.Veto by President Reagan
Reagan vetoed the compromised bill on September 26, calling it “economic warfare” and alleging that it would mostly hurt the impoverished black majority and lead to more civil strife.[9] He again offered to impose sanctions via executive order, while also working with Senate Republicans on concessions to avoid them overriding his veto. Reagan’s veto was attacked harshly by anti-Apartheid leaders like Desmond Tutu who said Reagan would be “judged harshly by history”.[11]Reagan did raise a few taxes but at the time gave us the biggest tax cut in history with led to a GDP rate of almost 8 percent after the tax cut.To show the difference Obama never had a year of 3%.Scott Jack likes to cherry pick his arguments and twist the truth until there is none left.
Lyin’ Larry drive by:
Dismiss the Article and 99% of Comments and do his daily cherry pick attack dog work. Woof Woof.
Woof woof says the retard.I didn’t want to take the time to make you look stupid on every point so I did the easiest lies you told.
Show us where Reagan said there were no homeless.The lies you throw out are amazing.
When Scott Jack is lying about Reagan and his budget spending he twists the news and leaves out that Reagan tried to work with Tip O’Neill and was promised spending cuts by the Gimmedats.Of course just like Scott Jack,Tip lied and the cuts never happened.I am sure whatever his name is today knows this but it just shows how big a liar he is or he just has no idea of history.Scott Jack says he doesn’t like either party but never says a word about the Gimmedats except to agree with their position on everything.
I haven’t had so much fun making someone look stupid since Lonnie Webster gave it up.If you took Lonnie and Scott Jacks brain together it wouldn’t be enough to go cherry picking or dog whistling.