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Dpm12

(512 posts) Mon Sep 16, 2013, 05:27 PM Sep 2013

Lies about Ronald Reagan [View all]

1. Lowered taxes. (Not true Reagan RAISED taxes by 11% 7 out of his 8 years as president. He is the only president in history to lower taxes on the wealthy while at the same time, raised taxes on the poor.)
2. Was against immigration (wrong again. Reagan granted amnesty to illegal immigrants)
3. Loved America (No he didn't. He hated America and as a result, began a destructive path of destroying America.)
4. Loved the constitution and freedom (Again, WRONG. Broke the law by illegally selling weapons to Iraq to fund Contras in Nicaragua and was against Separation of Church and State. Oh and by the way, Reagan was for gun control and was reported as having said himself "why do ordinary citizens need the same kinds of weapons as the military and the police?&quot .
5. Reaganomics was a success (No, it was not. Reagan spent more than any president between Washington and Carter. Worst spending president in history. Reagan inherited a debt of $8 billion and ended his presidency with a $3 trillion debt.)

The only people who like Reagan are the rich who benefited from his policies.

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Lies about Ronald Reagan [View all] Dpm12 Sep 2013 OP

This guy was the worst president we have ever had! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #1

I think it's a tie between he and gwb heaven05 Sep 2013 #31

Don't forget the big lie that he hated big government! Rex Sep 2013 #2

His biggest lie was Cryptoad Sep 2013 #24

They say he had a soul, but I really question that. hrmjustin Sep 2013 #3

+1000 n/t LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #41

Even his name was a lie. His real name was Imanasshole. russspeakeasy Sep 2013 #4

That's just his first name...His last name was..Andakingsizedassholeatthat... Tikki Sep 2013 #33

That's funny. russspeakeasy Sep 2013 #38

I'm good with all of this, except.. philosslayer Sep 2013 #5

Here's a quick graph I made of the National Debt across those years… Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #25

Where is that "8 billion" debt number from? JHB Sep 2013 #6

~ 900 billion debt combined from every administration up through the end of Carter. Mc Mike Sep 2013 #49

And tazkcmo Sep 2013 #7

Belief is Reagan is just that, belief... Agnosticsherbet Sep 2013 #8

I've always thought of Ronald Reagan as a pathetic, cruel dunce. BlueJazz Sep 2013 #9

hellohhhhh. Chaco Dundee Sep 2013 #17

"Pathetic, cruel dunce" is very accurate. LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #42

Lowered taxes on the rich.... Motown_Johnny Sep 2013 #10

Even more than the rate, it was the distribution JHB Sep 2013 #43

it's sort of like gun control laws isn't it? mnmoderatedem Sep 2013 #45

I stopped being shocked too, and it's why I stress... JHB Sep 2013 #46

excellent post by the way mnmoderatedem Sep 2013 #47

I thought the biggest lie was that he was president when he had alzheimer's hollysmom Sep 2013 #11

It was quite evident... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2013 #13

You are absolutely correct, there was many signs he had Alzheimer's during his second term. Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #35

The guy was a bigger crook than Richard Nixon Blue Idaho Sep 2013 #12

Reagan was a venal creature who'd say anything for a blow job. hunter Sep 2013 #14

right Chaco Dundee Sep 2013 #18

K and R for the secret cavers Kingofalldems Sep 2013 #15

And another. cordelia Sep 2013 #36

"The only people who like Reagan are the rich who benefited from his policies" - This is not true Ohio Joe Sep 2013 #16

The TEahadist Cryptoad Sep 2013 #23

I think Bill Maher summed it up for me LostOne4Ever Sep 2013 #19

K&R This video deserves it's own k&r idwiyo Sep 2013 #39

Reagan put a smiley face on American fascism n/t deutsey Sep 2013 #20

Maybe a better word would be... Rebellious Republican Sep 2013 #22

Didn't he take office on or about 1980????? Cryptoad Sep 2013 #21

While I agree in principle... cactusfractal Sep 2013 #26

Number 3 is silly oberliner Sep 2013 #27

Slight correction Sedona Sep 2013 #28

Philadelphia Mississippi 1980 chuckstevens Sep 2013 #29

What baffles me Jamaal510 Sep 2013 #30

They have one. Chipper Chat Sep 2013 #37

The lie that drove me over the edge was the one about him being "the great communicator". Grammy23 Sep 2013 #32

True. And Nancy called in mediums with crystal balls xfundy Sep 2013 #34

Reagan was the first to cut the capital gains tax - TBF Sep 2013 #40

That anything close to a majority of the American people ever supported his policies... YoungDemCA Sep 2013 #44

Loved him some taliban tabasco Sep 2013 #48