Saturday, February 05, 2011

A true conservative speaks

Former US president Ronald Reagan was born 100 years ago. So I am posting one of his most famous speeches, just in case you want to know what a real conservative leader sounds like.

5 comments:

  1. Anonymous9:40 AM

    Thanks Gerry,

    What a great speech that was. His power, I think, was his ability to see clear and understand what the enemy is not who.

    Keep up the fight !!

    Yoshi

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  2. Anonymous9:51 AM

    it is not 1964
    it is 2011
    fh

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  3. Anonymous1:34 PM

    Yes, a 47 year difference. So?

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  4. Was he really? I'm reading Glenn Becks 'Broke,' where they talk about all the tricks governments use to hide the ever-rising debt. Even Reagan couldn't stop it, though he valiantly cut spending. Was he great and revered? Absolutely. Is he a true conservative? ....I just don't know if that even makes sense.

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  5. I am not sure another Ronald Reagan is possible.
    While he like any person had his short comings, he was a truly great man that in my opinion knew his limits (which is a part of humility that is one of the marks of a True Conservative.

    I think in our ever increasingly selfish world that we can ever see such a truly charismatic conservative leader such as President Reagan. Someone like Reagan would be taken out by the media long before he/she ever got close to the presidency.

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