"[T]hey, at the same time, have openly and publicly declared that the only morality they recognize is what will further their cause, meaning they reserve unto themselves the right to commit any crime, to lie, to cheat, in order to attain that, and that is moral, not immoral, and we operate on a different set of standards, I think when you do business with them...you keep that in mind."--Pres. Reagan, on Communists, although he could easily be speaking of the #ProfessionalLiars at CNN today.
At least CNN didn't fund Presidential Assassination Fantasies back then. That's how far down these low-life hacks have gone. Now, their mindless Trump Dementia has caused them to attack Reagan by proxy. I guess they needed some time off from inciting cop-killers.
At least CNN didn't fund Presidential Assassination Fantasies back then. That's how far down these low-life hacks have gone. Now, their mindless Trump Dementia has caused them to attack Reagan by proxy. I guess they needed some time off from inciting cop-killers.
Historian Craig Shirley and Scott Mauer:
"The Reagan Show" depicts the Great Communicator as a showman, a con. He's a doofus, a jokester who never takes his job seriously. There are lots of selective bloopers and intentional delays in his answers. While Reagan was well-known for his quick wit, we must question why CNN's "The Reagan Show" wanted to make this the sole focus. Surely it wasn't to show that he could have fun, was it? That he could put a smile on his face? And on others'?
No, it was to mock him. What was billed as a lighthearted look at the behind-the-scenes taping of the president instead tries to make him a laughingstock. We don't have to even ask for the network's motives. Those like CNN are literally incapable of praising the president now, much less President Reagan then. Not one mention of the turnaround from the Carter recession. Not one mention of the crushing defeat of the Soviet Union and winning the Cold War (if anything, glorifying the defeated Gorbachev and ignoring the alliance with Margaret Thatcher and Pope John Paul II). Not one mention of his other successes, nor of his huge popularity.
Stretch that scene out to some 90 minutes, and that's what you have here. You get a difficult, elderly man who makes jokes, mispronounces words and names, repeats himself (there was a good 20-second montage of his just saying the Russian "Doveryai, no Proveryai" [Trust, but Verify] at various venues), and ignores the media.
There's a large section of the documentary that is focused solely on the name "Star Wars," which critics gave to Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative. Forget the fact that a large percentage of Americans supported the program, or that it was, in fact, a good idea, and had been successfully deployed. Let's cut to Democratic congressmen and NATO members mocking the President and mocking his "evil empire" remark and miscasting SDI as a Death Star.
Even the title of the documentary emphasizes the supposed charade and supposed fakeness of his presidency. The first clip shows a quip, "There have been times in this office when I wondered how you could do the job if you hadn't been an actor." After a smattering of praises and condemnations (calling him "out of touch," criticizing Reaganomics), the montage of clips ends with Reagan saying that he wanted to "make America great again." Subtlety was never the Left's strong point, especially when we get clips of threats of nuclear annihilation.
All clips are selectively (corruptly?) edited to give the appearance of an awkward old man. To give one example of this: During the annual pardoning of a turkey one Thanksgiving, Reagan joked about shooting more of them. Because the audio was solely on Reagan's microphone, we, the audience, could only hear his laughter, no one else's. So it's only Reagan laughing and … we get the impression, no one else. Complete silence. Fake news? Contemptible? You bet.
Even the title of the documentary emphasizes the supposed charade and supposed fakeness of his presidency. The first clip shows a quip, "There have been times in this office when I wondered how you could do the job if you hadn't been an actor." After a smattering of praises and condemnations (calling him "out of touch," criticizing Reaganomics), the montage of clips ends with Reagan saying that he wanted to "make America great again." Subtlety was never the Left's strong point, especially when we get clips of threats of nuclear annihilation.
Only Democrats and liberals and teleprompter readers are interviewed for this waste of a film. They all trash Reagan. ...CNN charges that the whole Reagan presidency was a show. That is quite a damning accusation. ...
Struggling in its attempts to undo the latest presidential election, we see here CNN trying to undo elections where, respectively, 44 and 49 states voted for one man. He who controls the past ….".......
Struggling in its attempts to undo the latest presidential election, we see here CNN trying to undo elections where, respectively, 44 and 49 states voted for one man. He who controls the past ….".......
And CNN will be there to lie about it.
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