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By today’s standards he seems mild. Even Obama praised him. Along with Lincoln, Republicans trot Ronald Reagan out every time Democrats praise the communication wizardry of Obama, Clinton, or Kennedy, (files.mastodon.social)
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By today’s standards he seems mild. Even Obama praised him. Along with Lincoln, Republicans trot Ronald Reagan out every time Democrats praise the communication wizardry of Obama, Clinton, or Kennedy, or the stalwart composition of FDR or integrity of Truman. In reality, Reagan was an impenetrable facade of congeniality who was quite hostile to civil rights.

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@Deglassco @[email protected] @[email protected] Love these history lessons, Elisabeth! Thank you! I'm old enough to remember Reagan as Governor of California: "When you've seen one redwood, you've seen them all," and "If they want a bloodbath, we'll give 'em a bloodbath" (referring to demonstrators in Berkeley). A thoroughly unpleasant character with a Hollywood smile to cover up all his bigotry and ignorance.