President Ronald Reagan - Dead

LOWDRAG · 06-05-2004, 05:22 PM

Lost a good man today

en4rcment · 06-05-2004, 07:07 PM

A sad day indeed...

**Wyzcrak** · 06-05-2004, 07:24 PM

"Where we're going, we won't need any roads."

**=DdogG=** · 06-05-2004, 08:03 PM

ok, everyone is mourning the loss of the man who singlehandedly tripled the national debt, sold weapons to terrorists, then lied about it..... and the whole alzhiemers thing there is bogus, he was fine then..... and almost put us into a nuclear war on three confirmed occasions. (granted one of those times was just from getting shot, not really his fault). I am not sure that he was a great president.... Most of my knowledge of the man is from reports and information that surfaced since the 90's..... but I do think he was just the least bad choice we had at the time...... he was a good guy, but lincoln and fdr he wasn't.

**Wyzcrak** · 06-05-2004, 08:07 PM

haha

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**Wolfie** · 06-05-2004, 08:17 PM

Wow DdogG

The man is not buried yet and already you are attacking him.....

**wwwMEMORYnet** · 06-05-2004, 09:20 PM

R.I.P

**CingularDuality** · 06-05-2004, 10:22 PM

You've got to respect the man that ended the Cold War without firing a shot. He will truly be one of the unforgettable presidents.

Sniper · 06-05-2004, 11:34 PM

I once played this guy and told about what he did in class. Good man, did much. He had a ranch too, where i heard he died beside his family. Him and his wife stood together through almost everything.

**=DdogG=** · 06-06-2004, 12:00 AM

I'm not saying the man was evil, just not the hero that the media has made him out to be. yes he did some pretty good things..... but that was his job after all...... he did some really crappy things too...... just like every other president. Do I mourn his loss? no. 2 reasons: 1) he was 93 and had no quality of life anymore. 2) he was in the worst stages of a horrible disease. I am happy for him and his family that he is at peace, and I feel sorry that the once leader of the free world was reduced to such indignities before he died. I am thankful that his suffering has passed.

But he, along with most current day presidents had as many if not more controversies than triumphs. I do not deny his achievements, but a saint he was not.

sorry if I am harsh, but I do not feel that dying gives a person a get out of jail free card. I refuse to look over the wrong just because the man is now dead. he is no better now than he was 3 weeks, 3 years, or a decade ago.

by all means r.i.p.... fighting alzhiemers alone is enough to deserve that, but do not grant sainthood just because he passed on.

Fait_Maker · 06-06-2004, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by =DdogG=

But he, along with most current day presidents had as many if not more controversies than triumphs. I do not deny his achievements, but a saint he was not.

sorry if I am harsh, but I do not feel that dying gives a person a get out of jail free card. I refuse to look over the wrong just because the man is now dead. he is no better now than he was 3 weeks, 3 years, or a decade ago.

Nobody is a saint, but Reagan was definetly a leader and isn't that what we are talking about?

Take the moment and look up the crap that Carter left him with concerning Iran. He dealt with it. Then look at the crap he dealt with concerning the Russians. Heck, Reagan was more responsible than anyone for the Berlin wall being knocked down in 1999 and Gorbachev was named Man of the Year. He was instrumental with freeing Poland.

As Alan Greenspan said in a speech about Reagan:

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If he was ever discouraged, I suspect it was because not even Ronald Reagan could fully rein in excess government spending and significantly pare the size of the bureaucracy. To be sure, no American President, with constitutionally limited powers, has been able to mold a nation as complex as the United States to his set of values. But Ronald Reagan surely stands in the first rank of American Presidents measured by the breadth of their legacy for good.

In his eight years in office, President Reagan transformed the country's self-image. Instead of believing they were a once great power, Americans regained their self-confidence, sensing that it was indeed "morning in America." Although we have not yet wholly leveled the playing field, Ronald Reagan believed that, more than in any other country, every individual in the United States is given an opportunity to succeed.

The revival of the American spirit, which became evident in the 1980s, was the result not of the President's cheery disposition but rather of his implementation of important changes that continue to manifest themselves in our society and economy.

Sure things happened that I'm sure Reagan wasn't proud of. However, he didn't start anything he didn't finish, he didn't take us to war, and he didn't get impeached. He will go down in history as a great president, not because of what you think, but because he was. A good book to read I found is Deliver Us from Evil : Defeating Terrorism, Despotism, and Liberalism by Sean Hannity

Vap0r · 06-06-2004, 08:00 AM

RIP Reagan

Nightfire · 06-06-2004, 08:28 PM

he was a president who set things right after jimmy carter. i'll definitely miss him as a president and as a celeb.

**Apophis** · 06-06-2004, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Nightfire

he was a president who set things right after jimmy carter. i'll definitely miss him as a president and as a celeb.

Heh, are you even old enough to REMEMBER him as a US President?

KriSpY-Kr3m3 · 06-06-2004, 11:08 PM

I know im not, but he was a good man, i pay my respects to any president that has helped our country, even Clinton :P

~KriSpY

06-05-2004, 05:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
LOWDRAG Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Boston Posts: 253	President Ronald Reagan - Dead Lost a good man today Last edited by CingularDuality; 06-05-2004 at 10:18 PM.

06-05-2004, 07:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
en4rcment Join Date: May 2003 Age: 35 Posts: 620	Re: President Ronald Regan - Dead A sad day indeed... __________________

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06-05-2004, 08:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
=DdogG= Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ennis, TX Age: 31 Posts: 1,692	Re: President Ronald Regan - Dead ok, everyone is mourning the loss of the man who singlehandedly tripled the national debt, sold weapons to terrorists, then lied about it..... and the whole alzhiemers thing there is bogus, he was fine then..... and almost put us into a nuclear war on three confirmed occasions. (granted one of those times was just from getting shot, not really his fault). I am not sure that he was a great president.... Most of my knowledge of the man is from reports and information that surfaced since the 90's..... but I do think he was just the least bad choice we had at the time...... he was a good guy, but lincoln and fdr he wasn't. __________________ Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -Albert Einstein The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity. -Harlan Ellison If all else fails: "rm -rf /"

06-05-2004, 08:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
Wyzcrak Join Date: May 2003 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 14,139	Re: President Ronald Regan - Dead haha Come one, come all. Pass the "=DdogG= Post-Mortum Worthiness" test. Free plush monkey if you win. __________________ Steam Community? Add me. \| Join #tacticalgamer \| Search Results Legend \| New Posts Forum Filter \| Postbox Toggle \| Live Thread Review \| One Line Results \| Free Remote, Encrypted Backup Darkilla: In short, NS is pretty much really fast chess. With guns. Apophis: I haven't seen anyone say that SM's are better than non-SMs. Nordbomber: This is THE first server I've seen where either side can comeback from out of seemingly nowhere with the right teamwork. en4rcment: I have NEVER experienced the type of gameplay that I have found here. Nightly I am amazed at the personalities and gaming talent. Root: Welcome to TG. Feel free to punctuate your sentences correctly. Monkerz: Its gonna take all my skills to beat those boys off in the future.

06-05-2004, 08:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
Wolfie Join Date: May 2003 Location: Michigan Age: 33 Posts: 1,405	Re: President Ronald Regan - Dead Wow DdogG The man is not buried yet and already you are attacking him.....

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CingularDuality Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth area of Texas, USA Age: 33 Posts: 16,806	Re: President Ronald Reagan - Dead You've got to respect the man that ended the Cold War without firing a shot. He will truly be one of the unforgettable presidents. __________________ Become a supporting member! -- Shop at the Tactical Market! Take the world's smallest political quiz! "I was touched by His Noodly Appendage." TacticalGamer TX LAN/BBQ Veteran:

06-05-2004, 11:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
Sniper Join Date: May 2003 Location: Memphis Age: 19 Posts: 1,724	Re: President Ronald Reagan - Dead I once played this guy and told about what he did in class. Good man, did much. He had a ranch too, where i heard he died beside his family. Him and his wife stood together through almost everything. __________________ New Server1 IP. Read the stickies!! This is how you check your STEAMID and register it.

06-06-2004, 12:00 AM	#10 (permalink)
=DdogG= Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ennis, TX Age: 31 Posts: 1,692	Re: President Ronald Regan - Dead I'm not saying the man was evil, just not the hero that the media has made him out to be. yes he did some pretty good things..... but that was his job after all...... he did some really crappy things too...... just like every other president. Do I mourn his loss? no. 2 reasons: 1) he was 93 and had no quality of life anymore. 2) he was in the worst stages of a horrible disease. I am happy for him and his family that he is at peace, and I feel sorry that the once leader of the free world was reduced to such indignities before he died. I am thankful that his suffering has passed. But he, along with most current day presidents had as many if not more controversies than triumphs. I do not deny his achievements, but a saint he was not. sorry if I am harsh, but I do not feel that dying gives a person a get out of jail free card. I refuse to look over the wrong just because the man is now dead. he is no better now than he was 3 weeks, 3 years, or a decade ago. by all means r.i.p.... fighting alzhiemers alone is enough to deserve that, but do not grant sainthood just because he passed on. __________________ Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -Albert Einstein The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity. -Harlan Ellison If all else fails: "rm -rf /"

06-06-2004, 08:00 AM	#12 (permalink)
Vap0r Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 310	Re: President Ronald Reagan - Dead RIP Reagan

06-06-2004, 08:28 PM	#13 (permalink)
Nightfire Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: United States Age: 22 Posts: 795	Re: President Ronald Reagan - Dead he was a president who set things right after jimmy carter. i'll definitely miss him as a president and as a celeb.

06-06-2004, 11:08 PM	#15 (permalink)
KriSpY-Kr3m3 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ~Miami, Florida Age: 22 Posts: 111	Re: President Ronald Reagan - Dead I know im not, but he was a good man, i pay my respects to any president that has helped our country, even Clinton :P ~KriSpY

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