t-bonestallone t1_jdreurb wrote
He inherited a much greater mess than he was ever given credit.
PM_ME_FUNFAX t1_jdrh3en wrote
Yes, and if it wasn't for the Iran hostage situation, he would be seen as one of the best presidents we ever had
t-bonestallone t1_jdrhju0 wrote
Maybe. The malaise speech was a big mistake too.
AllChem_NoEcon t1_jdsafov wrote
Telling people hard truths can be seen as a mistake, but that's only because the people he was telling were (and are) being dumb as fuck.
Who_DaFuc_Asked t1_jds9pv4 wrote
..how was it a big mistake?
cme884 t1_jduqnd2 wrote
A mistake politically, perhaps, as it’s widely seen as contributing to his election defeat. He was not wrong, however.
t-bonestallone t1_jdsdfnl wrote
At the time he call the American public lazy. Not a thing any leader should do.
bullfighterteu t1_jdsh0k2 wrote
Maybe, but not inaccurate
t-bonestallone t1_jdt4gke wrote
Oh I agree on accuracy, but you don’t tell your wife she’s gained weight.
spookyskost t1_jdsx8en wrote
Hard disagree. A leader should speak what they truthfully believe.
Who_DaFuc_Asked t1_jdtbjw8 wrote
I seriously doubt he meant that in a Republican "it's your fault you are poor" way.
chrisms150 t1_jdvigp1 wrote
The Iran hostage situation that they're finally admitting was sabotage from Reagan's campaign?
That hostage situation?
SecretStonerSquirrel t1_jdulh0c wrote
He was the most forward thinking president we've ever had. If Reagan hadn't torpedoed literally everything he did related to energy, we would be independent from oil years ago.
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