Originally Posted by Jeremy34
Chances are that many of you are not old enough to remember the sad, depressive state of the union when Jimmy Carter reigned over 22-25% interest rates, inflation out the gazoo, a national defeatist attitude which was reflected by Carter's "malaise" comments, giving away the Panama canal, failure to rescue American hostages held for more than a year by the fanatical Iranians, etc. etc.
President Reagan succeeded almost immediately in restoring confidence and a "can-do" attitude in the American people; the hostages were released on the day of his inauguration (could it be that his vow to free them one way or another was heard by the Ayatollah (sp); he succeeded in massive and decisive legislation during his first 100 days (dragging the kicking and screaming Dems along) including significant tax cuts that resulted in one of the biggest economic turnarounds in U.S. history; he gave new inspired leadership to our military leaders by funding a military buildup that followed Teddy Roosevelt's doctrine of "walk softly, but carry a big stick"; and, oh by the way, was almost single-handedly responsible for the capitulation and breakup of the world's big bully - the USSR - and the tearing down of the "Iron Curtain" that had existed since the end of World War II. His dogged determination in sticking to his principles, regardless of criticism from any source, gave his adversarys heartburn and his boundless enthusiasm prevailed in making our country and the world a better place.
You are blessed to be enjoying the fruits of his labor. We do not live in a perfect world where there is always a "right" way and there are never any negative consequences. So critics can always single out isolated examples where something did not work out perfectly and use that to try to justify their viewpoint. Such as the jerks who say "yeah, but he murdered thousands of people because he didn't do enough about AIDS" Such b.s.
Our nation just honored President Reagan with a week of observances that befit a great leader. Our citizens were motivated by the man's works, not just his good humor, or obvious strong moral character, but of the overall good that his efforts created for our country at a critical time in our history.
Name two good things? Ignorance of facts and history can be the only explanation for someone asking such a thing. Of course, I am not surprised to learn that it probably comes from that segment of society that knows so little about the true history of our country; such as the more than half who did not even know who our enemy was in WWII, according to a recent survey. Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito meant nothing to them; but you can bet your a*s they know the politically correct subjects being espoused by the leftist crowd.
Yeah, I guess there is an explanation why the show's listeners didn't know enough to call after all. Could it be that those who know the answers wouldn't be listening to this joke of a show to start with?