Dr. D. Elisabeth GlasscoJul 8, 2023

By today’s Trumpian standards he seems mild. Even Obama praised him. Along with Lincoln, Republicans trot Ronald Reagan out every time Democrats praise their greats: Obama, LBJ, Kennedy, FDR or Truman.

Republicans regularly rate him their greatest after Lincoln.

In reality, the “great communicator,“ as he was called, was an impenetrable facade of congeniality who was hostile to civil rights.

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Show threadStephen Rockower MDJul 8, 2023
@Deglassco @[email protected] @BlackMastodon Ronnie Raygun sold us a LARGE bill of goods. My guess he was following the script of his Federalist Society (or previous organization - ?John Birch?) handlers.
"Aw, shucks. I'm just reading what they tell me..."
Show threadDr. D. Elisabeth Glassco
@DrBonesMD yes, he had a routine.
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