Reagan Jr. blasts Bush...you gotta love it...

[imax2268]

This makes my day...


"My father crapped bigger ones than George Bush," says the former president's son, in a flame-throwing conversation about the war and the Bush administration's efforts to lay claim to the Reagan legacy.

April 14, 2003 | The Bush inner circle would like to think of George W.'s presidency as more of an extension of Ronald Reagan's than of his one-term father's. Reagan himself, who has long suffered from Alzheimer's disease, is unable to comment on those who lay claim to his political legacy. But his son, Ron Jr., is -- and he's not pleased with the association.

"The Bush people have no right to speak for my father, particularly because of the position he's in now," he said during a recent interview with Salon. "Yes, some of the current policies are an extension of the '80s. But the overall thrust of this administration is not my father's -- these people are overly reaching, overly aggressive, overly secretive, and just plain corrupt. I don't trust these people."

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/04/14/ron_reagan/index_np.html

[Manix]

1. ....you tell 'em Jr.....Didn't OReilly say he must be mentally ill? HA HA

[imax2268]

2. More...

"Reagan took a swipe at Bush during the 2000 GOP convention in Philadelphia, which featured a tribute to his father, telling the Washington Post's Lloyd Grove, "The big elephant sitting in the corner is that George W. Bush is simply unqualified for the job... What's his accomplishment? That he's no longer an obnoxious drunk?" Since then he's been quiet about the current occupant of the White House -- until now."

[MajorFlaw]

3. Are you really sure that shrub is not still an obnoxious drunk? n/t

[imax2268]

4. heh heh heh...

who knows...

"Reagan says his mother shares his "distrust of some of these people. She gets that they're trouble in all kinds of ways. She doesn't like their religious fervor, their aggression."

[MajorFlaw]

5. Any chance we'll see Nancy in Boston in July?

[imax2268]

6. heh heh heh...

wouldn't that be a slap in the face to the BushCo's...?

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. That's stupendous!

I'd love to hear what he has to say now about all this crap.

[imax2268]

8. Click on

"my blog"...next to my logo...

I got the whole thing posted there in case you don't want to sign up for an account at Salon...

[Rabrrrrrr]

9. Thanks!

Have a subscription, though - a wonderful gift from another DUer!

I'm just curious what Ron, Jr. might be saying now this week, after his dad's died and the repukes are having a holy orgasm about it.

[robbedvoter]

10. Said he had dementia this year re WMD:

This was posted by the freepers, but Mr Robbedvoter saw it:


Reagan, a veteran of Fox News in its pre-FNC days, stood in front of the map, with a fire going in a fire place behind him, and commented a couple of times an hour about where the Democratic candidates may next battle it out. Just past 11pm EST, he opined on another topic: “You were talking about who’s the best person to beat Bush. And one thing that you might want to consider is that politics is a contact sport. And if you ask any NFL player, they’ll tell you it takes weeks to get used to the contact. So all these guys are out there, and they’re getting tough. They’re taking shots, and they’re getting back up again. George W. Bush, on the other hand, is sitting in the Oval Office and he’s getting soft. Now, what happens when you go in the Oval Office is you start living in a bubble, you know, you don’t read the paper anymore, you just listen to who you want to listen to. And we’re seeing that now. David Kay, for instance, comes out with a report and says Iraq never had weapons of mass destruction. What does George W. Bush say? ‘Well, I still think they had them.’ That’s not just spin. That’s dementia, you know. So I don’t get this. I’m a little angry about this. Forgive me. It looks like my pants are on fire, by the way, I’m so angry here, but it’s not true. It’s just an optical illusion for those of you who might be concerned or perhaps hopeful.”<snip
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1067447/posts

[imax2268]

11. wow...

go Ron Jr...he really needs a talk show...!

[Merlin]

12. Hey! I really LIKE this guy! I'm amazed!

Ronnie, Jr. is a hell of a guy!

[imax2268]

13. he's been pretty

quiet till now...I can't remember hearing from him until now...

we need to blast this everywhere we can...