What Was Your Opinion Of Ronald Reagan???

by minimus 51 Replies latest jw friends

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  ApagaLaLuz

  Reagan was a pimp!

  Or yah, that too :)
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  imallgrowedup

  I consider him to be one of the greatest Presidents who ever lived. I am amazed at how he was able to facilitate the crumbling of the Berlin wall/iron curtain, and how he helped bring our nation out of double-digit inflation that plagued the presidency of his predecessor. I loved his wit, and his easy-going charm. We were very lucky to have this man serve our nation, (and my State, as well!).

  growedup
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  freedom96

  I liked him a lot. Was in high school most of his time as President, but have gotten to know more of what he did later, and though he was not perfect, I think he was a great man.
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  minimus

  I always liked Reagan. He was a LEADER. He chose good men to delegate authority to.
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  Mulan

  He was probably an okay President, but I remember inflation was out of control. We bought our house during the Carter years, for 8% interest. A few years later, under Reagan, the interest rates on homes was about 14-18%. Was that his fault, or Republican politics? Who can say?

  Two years ago, under Bushie boy, we refinanced for 5%, so who can figure?

  I was a stanch JW back then so don't remember if I liked his politics or not.
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  minimus

  Carter's administration saddled us with these problems.
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  blondie

  C-SPAN Survey of Presidential Leadership Ronald Reagan Historian Survey Results

  Categories	Final Score	Category Ranking
  Public Persuasion	91.4	4
  Crisis Leadership	63.2	15
  Economic Management	48.1	21
  Moral Authority	70.0	11
  International Relations	68.6	14
  Administrative Skills	43.2	32
  Relations with Congress	63.5	8
  Vision / Setting an Agenda	77.0	8
  Pursued Equal Justice For All	41.8	25
  Performance Within Context of Times	66.8	12
  TOTAL SCORE	634
  OVERALL RANK	11

  I think this is a fair assessment of his impact to date. What the future holds only time will tell.

  Blondie

  http://www.americanpresidents.org/survey/historians/39.asp
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  wednesday

  The 80's were some hard times for us, several bouts with unemployment, but anyone beat Carter. Reagan was pleasant , but i was very much a jws at the time so had little involment with politics. My dad always said the democrats looked out for the little guys and Republicans were for big business. (my dad would be a republican now, if he were here) My dad made a lot of lmoney during the 80's. I remember the incident were it was revealed to us that nancy Reagan consulted astrologers and many thought she had a lot ot do with running the country. Saturday night live had a lot of fun with Reagan, protraying him as a forgetful bumbler. So, it was some good times, and some bad times.
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  Corvin

  I remember when Reagan was the Gov of California. My gramma use to call him "that ol' Reaglin" with a loathsome tone. She died a few years before Regan took the White House but would sometimes do a bit of prophesying saying, "If that ol' Reaglin takes office we can be sure Armegeddon will come before his term is over."

  You can imagine my apprehension and worry when the man did take office. This is sad but, I was relieved when he was shot. I was in the 8th grade and thought that since he was shot, maybe he would die and Armegeddon would not come so soon. Everything was so scarey to me because of the JW doctrine.

  Looking back, I am actually very fond of the man. He was warm and kind and had a great sense of humor. He was the last president from a really cool era of men. I think he did a fine job as president, not withstanding the usual political wrangling and maneuvering all leaders must be a part of . . . it's just the nature of the beast. I miss him.

  Corvin
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  minimus

  A lot of people were afraid of Reagan. During the 80's, all the EndTime prophecies started being considered and Reagan was factored in to be part of Bible prophecy.