What's with the Reagan references all day?

[Canuckistanian]

I don't watch CM television.

Who's bringing up Reagan? What comparison are they making?

Or are they just yearning for the "good old days" of an Alzheimer's victim in the White House?

[The Count]

1. The debate takes place at his library. They paraded on his grave, nancy on display

Pundits, candidates swoon.
It's their way around the unpopular W.

[Canuckistanian]

4. Ah, thanks

One mention of the word "Reagan" and everyone goes nuts.

I understand now.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. the candidates are using Reagan every tine

they can. it is OBVIOUS they are trying to go for ht mantle of st reagan and become their heir... notice not the heirs of Junior, but of Ronnie

[Canuckistanian]

8. Amazing how they're avoiding the name BUSH n/t

[rpannier]

3. They'd invoke Teddy Roosevelt and Abe...

Except those guys were liberals.

[boston bean]

5. They obviously can't talk about bush, their other two term loser. nt

[givemebackmycountry]

6. REAGAN good - everything else bad.

Times were good under REAGAN.
NOT SO GOOD under Clinton.
REAGAN great communicator.
Clinton great fornicator.
REAGAN took down Soviet Union.
Clinton got down in uncivil union.
Everything good REAGAN.
Everything bad CLINTON.

And so it goes...

:sarcasm:

[pinto]

7. My guess this was a negotiated debate site, the Reagan Library,

to meet three goals. Avoid Bush, invoke the last "popular" Republican president, and re-frame the war in the Middle East in Cold War terms, which Republicans probably all think was a single handed victory for Mr. Reagan.

[Canuckistanian]

10. That makes sense

Very shrewd analysis!

Thanks!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

9. They're trying to distance themselves from Bush.

Because they know full well he's a big loser.

So they're trying to identify with Reagan because they're desperate for leadership, unfortunately for them they're blowing their entire Reagan wad a year and a half before the election.

[Canuckistanian]

12. LOL

"blowing their entire Reagan wad"

:rofl:

[Skidmore]

11. * is a leper now.

[valerief]

13. Star Wars Iran-Contra Saving & Loan debacle Reagan is a rethug saint.

He spoke as president, even with Alzheimer's, and was a better public speaker than any of these ninnies on stage. Reagan bored the piss out of me personally.

[Canuckistanian]

14. Your title just about sums it up

Yes, Reagan could speak. It's what he actually said that was repugnant.

[valerief]

15. Absolutely correct. nt

[The Count]

16. Check the transcript for further enlightment:

http://www.pointfiveblog.com/