Ron Reagan has a pair of big brass ones!

[Bluesplayer]

On MSNBC's "Connected," Ron Reagan went off on a rant that included:

Dems should stop apologising for anything.

Dems should remind everyone how often repugs use Nazi references, including Sessions, "BullyBoy" Rush Limbaugh and his daily big fat idiot remarks about femi-nazis.

Dems have contrived a way to lose to losers.

"We know what happens when this White House gets an idea in its head - it keeps the other one company."

Right wing "jihadis" wouldn't recognise the truth if it was giving them a lap dance.

Administration's dishonesty is matched only by its incompetence.

Memo to Dems - pointing that out doesn't require an apology.

[rocktivity]

1. That's why Scarborough and Miller got primetime slots

and why he's on too early in the evening to ever really matter.

:headbang:
rocknation

[davidinalameda]

2. I never thought I'd say this

you go little Ronnie!

:woohoo:

[brainshrub]

3. Is Ron Regan related to THE Reagan?

Don't laugh... I don't know. :shrug:

[Bluesplayer]

4. yep - son of Ron and Nancy

[rocktivity]

5. He is, indeed

:bounce:
rocknation

[dchill]

Yes he is...

which makes his intelligence and rationalism all the more remarkable.

[readermostly]

50. Yes, and he's so much different than his "I and my cause is always

right" brother Michael.

[dchill]

52. Ah, yes -

the adopted son trying to prove he's more like Dad than the natural son.

[tokenlib]

6. LOL! Go Ron Go!

Someone on DU was ripping on Ron as being Monica's rag doll to push around the other day--or something close to it. I don't remember the exact attack. And there are times when he seems a bit too passive. But damn, every so often he lets out some zingers! The truth as a lap dance comment is a classic!

Also, I really like listening to Ron Reagan--he does his homework, whereas Monica is so over the top with her jingoistic dribble--she at times is laughable.

[Bluesplayer]

10. my favorite

was the line, "We know what happens when this White House gets an idea in its head - it keeps the other one company."

It reminded me of Lewis Black, who said, "Democrats are the party of no ideas; Republicans are the party of BAD ideas."

[katmondoo]

11. I can't watch Ron as long as that that WOMAN is on with him

She is beyond obnoxious

[cyberpj]

22. my sentiments exactly. what a snot. nt.

[suziedemocrat]

31. Exactly - I can't stand her either. Can't he have his own show?

Or would the show be too "smart" for MSNBC?

[FearofFutility]

43. She spews right wing talking points

one right after the other. I can't stand her!!

[Carolab]

53. Monica GROWLY? She bites. But Ron digs at her and I love it!

She gets that little frowny pout going--it's so obvious...she's such a twink.

[ngGale]

58. That WOMAN - looks as though her head might ...

explode when Ron is shooting back. A women version of Sean Hannity.
Wasn't she on FAUX news before MSNBC?

[LibraLiz1973]

61. Yep, she comes from Faux

I heard her on Imus a few weeks ago- she said she was with faux for about 6 years. They wouldn't give her a show of her own (she was a correspondent) so she bailed to MSNBC.

Before that she was an assistant to Richard Nixon & wrote 2 books about him.

[LibraLiz1973]

60. Ron is a buddhist, so he isn't much of an attack dog

normally. But IMHO his calm "just the facts ma'm" demeanor makes Monica Crowley look like a toolbag. I think he's great!!!!!

On an aside- Crowley was on Imus a few weeks ago- did you know that Alan Colmes is her brother in law? lol

[FreedomAngel82]

7. I like that plan!

[wiggs]

8. I love it. This is exactly the tone we need

"Right wing jihadis wouldn't recognize the truth if it was giving them a lap dance" says a lot in a memorable way.

"Administration's dishonesty is matched only by its incompetence" is the story and has been the story for 4 years. This should be shouted every single day by dem leaders, journalists, and the public until it is sinks in. It cannot be refuted honestly.

"Dems have contrived a way to lose to losers" is a beauty and, sadly, true. A good question is...why?

More, please.

[Fridays Child]

9. Yeah!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Coexist]

12. any video?

I have to watch this, because I have accused him, in the recent past, of being Crowley's liberal doormat. I will happily eat my words if he starts showing up.

[Bluesplayer]

14. no video that I can find yet....

[LibraLiz1973]

62. I wouldn't say Ron was her doormat

He very definitely has opinions & he isn't afraid to state them. What makes him interesting is that he gives her (and others) enough rope to hang themselves before pointing out the 8 zillion reasons they are wrong wrong wrong. He reminds me of Keith Olbermann in a way- very funny, down to earth. Calm & able to see the forest through the trees. As opposed to the shrieking psychosis of a Chris Matthews, Joe Scarbrough, Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity or Bill O'Reilly. Those stooges are all asshats in my opinion.

[Horse with no Name]

13. I wish Ron Jr had political aspirations

I truly like him--he makes so much sense.
Gonna put this here again for those to read that haven't.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/073104Y.shtml

>>>>snip
And chances are your America and George W. Bush's America are not the same place. If you are dead center on the earning scale in real-world twenty-first-century America, you make a bit less than $32,000 a year, and $32,000 is not a sum that Mr. Bush has ever associated with getting by in his world. Bush, who has always managed to fail upwards in his various careers, has never had a job the way you have a job - where not showing up one morning gets you fired, costing you your health benefits. He may find it difficult to relate personally to any of the nearly two million citizens who've lost their jobs under his administration, the first administration since Herbert Hoover's to post a net loss of jobs. Mr. Bush has never had to worry that he couldn't afford the best available health care for his children. For him, forty-three million people without health insurance may be no more than a politically inconvenient abstraction. When Mr. Bush talks about the economy, he is not talking about your economy. His economy is filled with pals called Kenny-boy who fly around in their own airplanes. In Bush's economy, his world, friends relocate offshore to avoid paying taxes. Taxes are for chumps like you. You are not a friend. You're the help. When the party Mr. Bush is hosting in his world ends, you'll be left picking shrimp toast out of the carpet.

[jonnyblitz]

15. the DEM establishment would muzzle him if he did..

look how they (((freak out)))) over Dean...

[MsUSA]

16. I sometimes think it's better people like Ron DON'T do politics.

:patriot:

[Karenina]

26. He KNOWS what a cesspool it is

and has no aspirations I've heard so far, to which I say GREAT. WHAT a GOOD kid he is!

[Old and In the Way]

17. He ought to run as Governor of California....as a Democrat.

Now wouldn't that be a hoot. How could the Republican slime machine attack Rnald Reagan?

[Horse with no Name]

20. LOL--poetic justice

However, I believe he is pretty fond of Seattle.;)

[geniph]

39. He's certainly free to run here

Seattle's pretty fond of him, too!

[zann725]

71. What great idea! Against Arnold! And in the job his father once held...

but from a different perspective. Interesting indeed!

[CBHagman]

69. That is amazing! Thanks for the link.

I think it's time for Mr. Essay to pay a visit to the delusional among my friends, co-workers and family. :evilgrin:

[blm]

18. GOP contrived a way to steal from winners - Own media and vote machines.

Dems just need to wake up and smell the crime.

[Fire Walk With Me]

19. Does Rush say that? Is he afraid of women?

Gotta control or destroy what frightens you..

[Totally Committed]

21. If Wes Clark doesn't run in '08...

I would be willing to consider a Ron Reagan/Bobby Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy/Ron Reagan ticket... nice, huh? Talk about "outside the beltway", but built-in name recognition!

TC

[Bluesplayer]

25. jeezzzz

What a bumper sticker!

[Totally Committed]

29. I know!

Kennedy/Reagan '08, or Reagan/Kennedy'08... Wouldn't it be awesome?

But, only if Wes doesn't run. ;-)

TC

[LibraLiz1973]

63. I'd take a work hiatus to make that ticket happen

[Lecky]

23. He is awesome n/t

I love that he's Ron Reagan's son and he so obviously isn't fond of republicans.

[Bluesplayer]

24. kick

[leftofthedial]

27. for a token liberal, he has let her rip several times this week

he gave it to them pretty good today.

[ClayZ]

37. I just love it when he does that.....

I cheer each time!!! WHOOOOAHHHH GO RON REGAN.. Tell her what it is!


"Right wing "jihadis" wouldn't recognize the truth if it was giving them a lap dance."

Thanks for posting.... I feel the winds of change!



:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:


:kick:

[leftofthedial]

46. he's just so nice

that when he rips them right to the bone with the unvarnished truth and that smile of his

they don't know what to say or how to act, both because they know they've been nailed and because they can't deal with the cognitive disconnect

[smartvoter]

28. So many of us have said the same and this place comes unglued. nt

[OneTwentyoNine]

30. One of the only Republicans on this planet with a brain.....

I'd almost be tempted to vote for the guy if he ran for a National office. He's a pretty sharp guy who doesn't pimp for either side,just says what he feels.

[I Have A Dream]

32. I don't think that he's a Republican -- is he? n/t

[fooj]

33. Noooooo! He takes that biotch Monica to task on a regular basis.

She is the ULTIMATE STEPFORD WIFE! She puts me over the edge! Gotta love that Ron! :loveya: Generally, he isn't prone to ranting! IMO, that is a VERY GOOD SIGN!

peace.

[Bucky]

35. I believe he backed Nader in '96, but the Democrats in the last two

Like most folks, he takes a while moving over into the smart column. I've liked him ever since he hosted SNL in the 80s & did a riff on Risky Business--except instead of Tom Cruise minding the house whil the folks were away, it was Ronnie Reagan minding the White House while Gipper & Nancy were at Camp David. And yes, he danced in his underwear while the Red Phone was ringing

[I Have A Dream]

38. I always like him when he does the dog show commentary.

I don't know if he still does this.

[Gelliebeans]

36. no he is a registered independent n/t

[Pacifist Patriot]

34. Just because his daddy was a Republican doesn't mean he is.

[LibraLiz1973]

64. Ron is NOT a Republican

He also isnt a dem- hes an independent with strong democratic leanings. (he said this on Matthews) He loathes the republican party and always has. he was never a republican

[mzmolly]

40. Welcome to DU. Great recap. THANKS!

:toast:

[Bluesplayer]

67. Thanks - I like it here....

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

41. Lap Dance?

Did Ron Jr. actually say that? Too funny! And true!

[moondust]

42. Outstanding!

Always a joy to see in action!

[Miss Chybil]

44. Right on, Ron! nt

[jmcon007]

45. Ron is the only person in the world I would show respect in toning

down my adjectives in a conversation about his father. I respect Ron for loving his mother and father and, after all, siblings have a blind spot for their parents.

[I Have A Dream]

47. Kick

:kick:

[Catchawave]

48. So TELL Ron you like him,

...you really like him :)

E-mail [e-mail]

[JoMama49]

49. also, if you listen to people like savage on the right wing radio -

he constanatly calls Muslims "vermin" a word Hitler used for the Jews in many of his speeches.

[Kal Belgarion]

51. One of the best parts...

Whenever any of the right-wing wackos on Coast to Coast brings up Ron's father, Ron lets them have it.

Right Wing Idiot: Bush is doing X, just like President Reagan did!

Ron: My father never started an illegal war, killing thousands of innocents, based solely on LIES!

I love it! Strips one of their favorite cards from the deck. They cannot bring up the Gipper in any debate with Ron.

[BlakeB]

54. Even though I never agreed with Reagan's policies or politics...

I couldn't help but kind of like the guy. As for Ron Reagan, he's great. I read his article on MSN and he has a lot of good things to say.

But you know what I think is funny? The fact that Reagan is in the running for Discovery Channel's "Greatest American" with people like Thomas Jefferson, MLK, and George Washington. Of course what do you expect when the pannel consists of some black guy from Star Search, Dennis Miller, and Ann Coulter.

[autorank]

55. He's a "man on fire"...good advice.

[Crunchy Frog]

56. Wish he'd run for president.

Maybe he could get elected on the basis of name recognition. And no Repuke would dare come after him and risk looking like they were trashing his dad, let alone risk the wrath of Nancy. He's certainly more qualified for the job than the current Idiot in Chief.

[spuddonna]

57. lol awesome, just awesome...

...just sent him a note saying thanks, keep up the great writing!

[patricia92243]

59. Because he is a presidents son, what he says carries more weight - to me

anyhow. I don't know why, but it just does.

If his rating go up, he will not only stay on the air but get moved to a good time slot.

Does Ron write a column for any paper or appear on other shows?

First Keith Olberman (sp) and now Ron. The tide is slowly changing to our side.

[LibraLiz1973]

65. Further proof that Ron kicks ass

The Case Against George W. Bush

The son of the fortieth president of the United States takes a hard look at the son of the forty-first and does not like what he sees
http://www.esquire.com/features/articles/2004/040729_mfe_reagan_1.html

And this quote from Ron's speech at his fathers funeral:

Dad was also a deeply, unabashedly religious man. But he never made the fatal mistake of so many politicians wearing his faith on his sleeve to gain political advantage. True, after he was shot and nearly killed early in his presidency, he came to believe that God had spared him in order that he might do good. But he accepted that as a responsibility, not a mandate. And there is a profound difference.

[Boxerfan]

66. Play hardball!

Never appologize to these bastards....Totally useless & it works against us.

[madeline_con]

68. EWWW!

You've just reminded me of Monica's vacuous stare, eyelash batting, and Barbie smile as she rebutts condescendingly. :puke:

[eleny]

70. I hope it makes it to Crooks and Liars.com!