A Shining City: The Legacy of Ronald Reagan

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Summary: Scary book for a Scary "man..."
Review: For so long time we have been oppressed by the propaganda of the Evil Empire. And then, all of a sudden, along came the man who liberated us from those evil people. Ronald Reagan will be always rememebered by us as not only as Great Communicator, but also as Great Liberator. The world will be missing him and every February 6 should be observed as Great Presidents' Day. GOD BLESS YOU DEAR PRESIDENT! THE WORLD IS IN DEBT BEFORE YOU!

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Summary: A MUST BOOK FOR EVERYONE FIGHTING FOR PEACE
Review: For so long time we have been oppressed by the propaganda of the Evil Empire. And then, all of a sudden, along came the man who liberated us from those evil people. Ronald Reagan will be always rememebered by us as not only as Great Communicator, but also as Great Liberator. The world will be missing him and every February 6 should be observed as Great Presidents' Day. GOD BLESS YOU DEAR PRESIDENT! THE WORLD IS IN DEBT BEFORE YOU!

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Summary: Scary book for a Scary "man..."
Review: Ronald Reagan not only lied to the U.S. public, but subverted the Constitution behind Congress' back. The Iran/Contra scandal is the biggest black mark on the presidency in history--and Reagan's actions were treasonous. Most agree his attention span was as long as the pages are thin in this book. A book which will never erase his mediocre presidency or his horrific legacy.

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Summary: The Great Communicator keeps on going
Review: Ronald Reagan's presidency has been ranked as mediocre by many historians, as one observer so thoughtfully noted. Of course, he failed to mention that many of these same "wise men" (who were carefully eviscerated by Dinesh D'Souza in his latest book on Reagan) were upset with Reagan for a reason. He ignored their advice, proved them wrong again and again, and achieved success despite their frequent and brutal attacks against his character. Many of the historians who have made careers blasting Reagan have spent their entire lives prostrated in front of dead gods (collectivism in all its many forms, the politcally correct, statism, etc.). They were and are apologists for the sytems that produced Stalin, Mao, Mengitsu, Pinochet, Pol Pot, Suharto, Idi Amin, Lenin, Hitler, Mussolini, Franco, and a host of other genocidal murderers (although most of these historians lack the bootlicking servility towards totalitarianism evident in such "intellectuals" as Sartre). Reagan resolutely opposed these tendencies and won the war, both on the political and intellectual front. He led the vanguard that demonstrated irrefutably that freedom in the political sphere and freedoom in the economic sphere are inseparable.

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Summary: Should be required reading for every school child
Review: Ronald Reagan's speeches give us an insight into the complex character of this great and historic man. The liberal press and electronic media still refuse to give him the credit he deserves for ending the cold war and revitalizing the U.S., both spiritually and economically. His critics pan him for deficit spending when during his administrations the governemnt took in more revenue than any time in history despite tax cuts. The Democrat congress just spent all of it and more. President Reagan did not veto the spending bills as many think he should have, but rather used them as chips for political support for his missile defense system. This system, or the contemplation of it by Gorbachev was the single most influential factor in the negotiations between the US and Soviets. These negotiations led to the fall of Communism, an event still troubling many in the liberal press. As far as social programs, propaganda to the contrary, during the Reagan years school lunch programs increased 120% and other social programs were at all time highs. So here was the first 'Compassionate Conservative". George W. Bush is following suit.

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Summary: Should be required reading for every school child
Review: Ronald Reagan's speeches give us an insight into the complex character of this great and historic man. The liberal press and electronic media still refuse to give him the credit he deserves for ending the cold war and revitalizing the U.S., both spiritually and economically. His critics pan him for deficit spending when during his administrations the governemnt took in more revenue than any time in history despite tax cuts. The Democrat congress just spent all of it and more. President Reagan did not veto the spending bills as many think he should have, but rather used them as chips for political support for his missile defense system. This system, or the contemplation of it by Gorbachev was the single most influential factor in the negotiations between the US and Soviets. These negotiations led to the fall of Communism, an event still troubling many in the liberal press. As far as social programs, propaganda to the contrary, during the Reagan years school lunch programs increased 120% and other social programs were at all time highs. So here was the first 'Compassionate Conservative". George W. Bush is following suit.

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Summary: The Speechmaker Side of Reagan
Review: This book illustrates (although I prefer video) the powerful speeches of our 40th President. If anyone is interested in why he was labeled the Great Communicator, this book might be a good place to start. Reagan himself denied he was great speechmaker but said that his speeches expressed "great ideas". That's what he was all about... pragmatic yet poetic, realistic, idealistic, and (as history has shown) prophetic.