The Reagan I remember
posted by McFrozen on June 8, 2004
I'm pretty fed up with the lovefest happening over Reagan. It would be one thing if there were equal parts "Reagan was America's greatest president" and "Reagan was a lying, manipulative, egotistical ninny", but the mainstream press has just been masturbating over his corpse like a 12 year old with a brand new Victoria's Secret catalog. Even NPR is just going on and on and on about his fabulous legacy.
Does anyone really believe that the Soviet Union wouldn't have collapsed without Reagan? The man who worked tirelessly to prop up (or undermine, depending on ... what ... his mood? Nancy's constipation?) petty dictators is increasingly credited with having single-handedly brought about the demise of the "Evil Empire".
I did finally see one man on The McNeil News Hour last night make reference to Reagan's "welfare queens and their Cadillacs" comment, as well as the ridiculous ideas behind "trickle-down" economics.
So here are some links I found this morning that made me feel better.
- Not Even a Hedgehog - The stupidity of Ronald Reagan. By Christopher Hitchens
- The Nature of Ronald Reagan: Will the Earth Accept His Corpse?
- The Real Legacy of Ronald Reagan
- Tipsheet: Reflections on Ronald Reagan
If you find any others, post them here. We can build a nice archive of the Reagan of our youth.