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by kedar on September 20th, 2007
Actor and former U.S. president Ronald Wilson Reagan is being given credit for everything good had happened during his administration, whether he was responsible or not -- Some even seem to credit him with creating good weather.
Reagan's administration cut social spending to the bone, creating the homeless problem by turning hundreds of thousands of mentally ill people out on the streets.
President Reagan appointed quintessential conservative, Antonin Scalia to the Supreme Court, gave chemical weapons to Saddam Hussein, and claimed that trees cause most pollution, cut school funding, trying to classify ketchup as a vegetable, traded arms, money, drugs, and hostages between Iran and the Nicaraguan rebels -- More appointed officials were indicted and convicted of crimes than under any other president.
Reagan administration blatant refusal to deal with the issue of AIDS while thousands of Americans were dying from the disease. Popular American motion-picture actor Rock Hudson became the first major public figure to die of AIDS-related illness in 1986. It would be a further two years, and nearly five years after the outbreak of the epidemic, before President Ronald Reagan mentioned the terms AIDS.
The 40th president of the United States catastrophically lowered taxes in 1981, creating debt so bad he raised taxes each of the next six years and still didn't make up for it. And while he streamlined the complex and exemption-riddled income tax, his changes created the largest-ever shift of tax burden from the wealthy to the middle-class and working poor.
Reagan was a mediocre actor who desperately needed a second career -- A bad president, who promulgated bad policies and appointed bad people.
A statue has been unveiled today in London, honoring Ronald Reagan, can you ever see one dedicated to George Bush Jr?
by formichinoo on July 4th, 2011
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Do you think Ronald Reagan, The Great Communicator, would be on Twitter all day?
by Mister_Bromide on July 28th, 2011
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Ladies: My (imaginary) girlfriend wants me to dress up like Ronald Reagan. Should I?
by Mister_Bromide on July 28th, 2011
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who was better Ronald Regan or Theodor Rosevelt (please supply facts and please don't answer with bias)
by waismartialarts on November 12th, 2011
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Why couldn't Ronald Reagan lower taxes as much as Barack Obama while he was President?
by Halliburton Shill on June 1st, 2011
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:) unemployed B grade actor....actually I think Nancy ran the country.
by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on September 25th, 2007