Conquer Club

"We welcome change and openness. For we believe that Freedom and Security go together. That the advance of human liberty can only strengthen the cause of world peace."

Who said this, and how do you feel about these words?

Ronald Reagan

Somebody LOCK this thread...

Ronald Regan was a great speaker. Part of what gave him so much influence with the Russian government was that they thought he was a madman. His unwavering willingness to contend against the Soviet Union in an arms race caused the Soviets to fear him immensely. I simply wonder what your point is by making this thread and posting the link in your sig to his speech.

Well, Republicans, are there any of you that want to tell me why the stuff I posted in the "take a bullet for Obama" thread do not apply equally to Reagan?

The man, no less than CEO who turns a blind eye to fraud and illegality by his leutenants, turned a blind eye to Iran-Contra. The man became and icon. The man was a master of formulas and imagery. Yet in his day, he did a lot to set the stage for the Bush I recession that followed, making it necessary for Bush I to raise taxes to get the economy out of it's defecit tail spin. And he severly crippled domestic programs for affordable education in favor of "breaking" the USSR in a race to empty our respective pocket books. (And 12 years after the supposed liberalization of Russia, what are they doing now??)

Contrast:

Reagan's cult of personality:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MzShg7yXik

Obama's cult of personality:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KW8DRSvEoQ

Which one scares you more?

25 years ago I got to sit in the front row of the childs center at university of portland when Ronnie baby visited to speak; my buddy was head of security and worked as the school liason with the secret service; me and my family were 20 feet from him and in front of sentors, the mayor, etc; it was very cool for a 20 year old; that man had an incredible presence ;o)

My biggest point on the quote deals with Freedom and Security and how do they go hand in hand?

I don't think the Patriot Act has given us Freedom with Security, do you?

"Government is not the solution to the problem, government is the problem"

KoolBak wrote:25 years ago I got to sit in the front row of the childs center at university of portland when Ronnie baby visited to speak; my buddy was head of security and worked as the school liason with the secret service; me and my family were 20 feet from him and in front of sentors, the mayor, etc; it was very cool for a 20 year old; that man had an incredible presence ;o)

So did Gary Glitter.

KoolBak wrote:25 years ago I got to sit in the front row of the childs center at university of portland when Ronnie baby visited to speak; my buddy was head of security and worked as the school liason with the secret service; me and my family were 20 feet from him and in front of sentors, the mayor, etc; it was very cool for a 20 year old; that man had an incredible presence ;o)

He was an actor.

DaGip wrote:

"We welcome change and openness. For we believe that Freedom and Security go together. That the advance of human liberty can only strengthen the cause of world peace."

Who said this, and how do you feel about these words?

Will Smith, and I think it's mad fly, yo.

Ronald Regan and GW are viewed with a similar amount of respect by the majority people with a brain outside of USA. Both are fucking idiots. Thatcher was a fucking idiot as well.

Pedronicus wrote:Ronald Regan and GW are viewed with a similar amount of respect by the majority people with a brain outside of USA. Both are fucking idiots. Thatcher was a fucking idiot as well.

You should run for Prime Minister then...

DaGip wrote:

Pedronicus wrote:Ronald Regan and GW are viewed with a similar amount of respect by the majority people with a brain outside of USA. Both are fucking idiots. Thatcher was a fucking idiot as well.

You should run for Prime Minister then...

I'd support him with my sig just as soon as luns and Stopper are in the white house.

black elk speaks wrote:He was an actor.

He was a bad actor.

Backglass wrote:

black elk speaks wrote:He was an actor.

He was a bad actor.

Isn't it an?

DaGip wrote:

Backglass wrote:

black elk speaks wrote:He was an actor.

He was a bad actor.

Isn't it an?

Uh...no.

Pedronicus wrote:Ronald Regan and GW are viewed with a similar amount of respect by the majority people with a brain outside of USA. Both are fucking idiots. Thatcher was a fucking idiot as well.

Snorri1234 wrote:

DaGip wrote:

Backglass wrote:

black elk speaks wrote:He was an actor.

He was a bad actor.

Isn't it an?

Uh...no.

...an bad actor.

I am sure that is the proper Angloish!

DaGip wrote:

Snorri1234 wrote:

DaGip wrote:

Backglass wrote:

black elk speaks wrote:He was an actor.

He was a bad actor.

Isn't it an?

Uh...no.

...an bad actor.

I am sure that is the proper Angloish!

Nah, it's an actor because there is an A. But since bad doesn't have an A, you don't need to do it.

Snorri1234 wrote:

Nah, it's an actor because there is an A. But since bad doesn't have an A, you don't need to do it.

But it's an adjective...so the A in actor still counts, doesn't it?

DaGip wrote:

Snorri1234 wrote:

Nah, it's an actor because there is an A. But since bad doesn't have an A, you don't need to do it.

But it's an adjective...so the A in actor still counts, doesn't it?

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/540/01/

Nope. It just depends on whatever the next word is, regardless of whether it's an adjective.

Snorri1234 wrote:

DaGip wrote:

Snorri1234 wrote:

Nah, it's an actor because there is an A. But since bad doesn't have an A, you don't need to do it.

But it's an adjective...so the A in actor still counts, doesn't it?

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/540/01/

Nope. It just depends on whatever the next word is, regardless of whether it's an adjective.

My Angloish is so much better now! See what you can learn from Republicans!

What would an adjective have anything to do with it. The reason for the a vs an is merely phonetics and how words are spoken, as it's hard to pronounce words otherwise. The sounds tend to slur together.

A hour

vs

An hour

sound em out, and make sure you're not saying a hard "A" as proper grammar calls for a soft "ah" (sort of... you know what I mean by soft) sound. Of course used the silent h to show that it's about enunciation.

Pedronicus wrote:Ronald Regan and GW are viewed with a similar amount of respect by the majority people with a brain outside of USA. Both are fucking idiots. Thatcher was a fucking idiot as well.

I have to agree.