Republicans need this type of voice

[Reaganfan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y5_q-rWMkg

That video shows the type of voice Republicans need to win. From 1981 to 1993, then from 2001 to 2009, we had Republican leadership that carried a strong message of freedom, democracy, ect.

The only 2012 candidate I can see doing that is Mitt Romney. Am I wrong? I mean, Haley Barbour and Mike Huckabee would be good contenders, but we need that message.

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

Did the Democrats spend thirty years constantly dredging up FDR rather than finding new leadership?

[Reaganfan]

Did the Democrats spend thirty years constantly dredging up FDR rather than finding new leadership?

Who said anything about dredging up? George W. Bush rarely referenced Reagan or his father when running.

[ChrisFromNJ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y5_q-rWMkg

then from 2001 to 2009, we had Republican leadership that carried a strong message of freedom, democracy, ect.

No, actually you didn't. That's why your party lost by 10 million votes this past election.

[RIP Robert H Bork]

No, you have it the wrong way.

[Nixon in '80]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y5_q-rWMkg

then from 2001 to 2009, we had Republican leadership that carried a strong message of freedom, democracy, ect.

No, actually you didn't. That's why your party lost by 10 million votes this past election.

[Holmes]

What would Haley Barbour's message be? "I promise not to turn the US into a third world country like Mississippi is"?

[Reaganfan]

What would Haley Barbour's message be? "I promise not to turn the US into a third world country like Mississippi is"?

Hmm last time I checked Mississippi got the worst part of the worst natural disaster in our countrie's history and didn't piss and moan like a bunch of children about the Government not bailing them out.

[Nicodeme Depape]

Reagan was a total douche, one of the worst presidents in our history.

George H. W. Bush was an okay president, better than most Republicans.

Bush.... well he is the worst of ANY president.

[Reaganfan]

Reagan was a total douche, one of the worst presidents in our history.

George H. W. Bush was an okay president, better than most Republicans.

Bush.... well he is the worst of ANY president.

Reagan was by far our greatest President of the 20th Century, and George H.W. Bush was also one of the greatest.

[Nicodeme Depape]

LOL. NO. SORRY. He doesn't even BEGIN to compare to Roosevelt. Our greatest of all Presidents. The top five of the 20th century are as goes...

1. Roosevelt
2. Johnson
3. Carter.
4. George H. W. Bush
5. Truman

[Holmes]

You're gonna be killed for your #3 choice.

[Lunar]

[Nicodeme Depape]

You're gonna be killed for your #3 choice.

Frankly, Carter handled the numerous problems which were thrown onto his desk, well and calmly. The circumstances weren't his fault, as evidenced by the rest of the world having almost the same bad things happen to them. Carter was great for the environment as well, and was had more integrity than a lot of politicans. The only thing I dislike about him, was that he went to far with deregulation....

The Moon:

Shut up DINO. =P Lol.

[paul718]

Reagan was a total douche, one of the worst presidents in our history.

George H. W. Bush was an okay president, better than most Republicans.

Bush.... well he is the worst of ANY president.

I think you're missing the point of this thread.  Naso is talking about the"voice" the GOP needs, and the video shows how the last 3 Republican Presidents were able to communicate effectively.  John McCain wasn't able to forumulate a concise, coherent message, and that partially led to his defeat.   

Carter was great for the environment as well, and was had more integrity than a lot of politicans. The only thing I dislike about him, was that he went to far with deregulation....

[Nicodeme Depape]

Reagan was a total douche, one of the worst presidents in our history.

George H. W. Bush was an okay president, better than most Republicans.

Bush.... well he is the worst of ANY president.

I think you're missing the point of this thread.  Naso is talking about the"voice" the GOP needs, and the video shows how the last 3 Republican Presidents were able to communicate effectively.  John McCain wasn't able to forumulate a concise, coherent message, and that partially led to his defeat.   

Carter was great for the environment as well, and was had more integrity than a lot of politicans. The only thing I dislike about him, was that he went to far with deregulation....

What exactly don't you get about that?

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Oh no. Another troll!

[Robespierre's Jaw]

I think you're missing the point of this thread.  Naso is talking about the"voice" the GOP needs, and the video shows how the last 3 Republican Presidents were able to communicate effectively.   

If the Democratic Party had nominated far superior candidates rather than Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale and Michael Dukakis there is a very good chance that both Reagan and Bush could have been defeated. It might be wishful thinking on my behalf, but you Republicans have those nominees of the Democratic Party to thank for your "greatest" President's.

[RosettaStoned]

I think you're missing the point of this thread.  Naso is talking about the"voice" the GOP needs, and the video shows how the last 3 Republican Presidents were able to communicate effectively.   

If the Democratic Party had nominated far superior candidates rather than Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale and Michael Dukakis there is a very good chance that both Reagan and Bush could have been defeated. It might be wishful thinking on my behalf, but you Republicans have those nominees of the Democratic Party to thank for your "greatest" President's.

Seriously! The Democrats practically handed the GOP the Presidency in the '80s with those weak candidates.

[Nym90]

Did the Democrats spend thirty years constantly dredging up FDR rather than finding new leadership?

No, which is part of the reason why we kept losing elections for a long time.

I do actually agree with you, though. The Reagan strategy doesn't work anymore in today's environment.

I would point out that the culture of consumption, greed, energy ignorance and acceptability of debt that largely started under Reagan is highly responsible for many of the problems we face today.

[paul718]

Carter was great for the environment as well, and was had more integrity than a lot of politicans. The only thing I dislike about him, was that he went to far with deregulation....

What exactly don't you get about that?

One of the primary issues that led to the downfall of Carter's presidency was the oil crisis, of which price controls were one of the main culprits.  In other words, Carter didn't deregulate enough.

[Reaganfan]

I think you're missing the point of this thread.  Naso is talking about the"voice" the GOP needs, and the video shows how the last 3 Republican Presidents were able to communicate effectively.   

If the Democratic Party had nominated far superior candidates rather than Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale and Michael Dukakis there is a very good chance that both Reagan and Bush could have been defeated. It might be wishful thinking on my behalf, but you Republicans have those nominees of the Democratic Party to thank for your "greatest" President's.

Seriously! The Democrats practically handed the GOP the Presidency in the '80s with those weak candidates.

They weren't that weak. I mean, Carter was a President of the United States, Mondale was an experienced Senator and former Vice President, and Dukakis...well...he was the Massachusetts "Miracle" and a Governor.

I actually think that Bush Sr. could have been re-elected back in 1992 had he run his re-election campaign more like his son did in 2004. It would have been close, but he could have pulled it off. He didn't really seem to wanna even try.

[The Mikado]

LOL. NO. SORRY. He doesn't even BEGIN to compare to Roosevelt. Our greatest of all Presidents. The top five of the 20th century are as goes...

1. Roosevelt
2. Johnson
3. Carter.
4. George H. W. Bush
5. Truman

Roosevelt

Truman


Johnson
Eisenhower
Kennedy

I don't see what Bush I did to merit making your list.  Was the First Gulf War that stirring a victory for you?

[Nixon in '80]

LOL. NO. SORRY. He doesn't even BEGIN to compare to Roosevelt. Our greatest of all Presidents. The top five of the 20th century are as goes...

1. Roosevelt
2. Johnson
3. Carter.
4. George H. W. Bush
5. Truman

Johnson number two HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Sorry, I don't know what came over me. Seriously though, Bush at number four... I wouldn't put him that high, and he was just about right in line with me ideologically.

[Reaganfan]

Best Presidents of the 20th Century

1. Ronald Reagan
2. Harry Truman
3. Franklin D. Roosevelt
4. Richard Nixon
5. George H.W. Bush
6. Calvin Coolidge
7. Teddy Roosevelt
8. Dwight D. Eisenhower
9. John F. Kennedy
10. William McKinley