#reagan

Ronald Reagan was older than I was when he ran for president. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#older #president #ran #reagan #ronald

For example, I spent a lot of time with Reagan, both before he ran for governor and when he was running for president. As a print reporter without the cameras, I was able to really test the quality of their minds and their knowledge base. ↗

— Robert Scheer

#base #before #both #cameras #example

As president, Reagan worked very well with Democrats to do big things. It is true that he worked to reduce the size of government and cut federal taxes and he eliminated many regulations, but he also raised taxes when necessary. ↗

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

#big #big things #cut #democrats #eliminated

In the event of the death of a current or former President, like the recent death of President Ronald Reagan, the flag should be flown at half-staff for thirty days from the day of the death. ↗

— Michael K. Simpson

#day #days #death #event #flag

I am involved with politics today because of the inspiration I received from Ronald Reagan. ↗

— Michael K. Simpson

#because #i #i am #inspiration #involved

Even as someone who's labeled a conservative - I'm a Republican I'm black, I'm heading up this organization in the Reagan administration - I can say that conservatives don't exactly break their necks to tell blacks that they're welcome. ↗

— Clarence Thomas

#black #blacks #break #conservative #conservatives

Carter's hopes died when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and he ended up having to reverse policy and launch the military buildup that Reagan continued. Mr. Obama would be forced back into a war on terror if terrorist groups pull off enough damaging or frightening attacks to force this issue to the fore. ↗

— Walter Russell Mead

#attacks #back #carter #continued #damaging

In fact, there is clear evidence of black intellectual superiority: in 1984, 92 percent of blacks voted to retire Ronald Reagan, compared to only 36 percent of whites. ↗

— Barbara Ehrenreich

#blacks #clear #compared #evidence #fact

We don't have a lot of Reagan-type leaders in our party. Remember Ronald Reagan Democrats? I want a Republican that can attract Democrats. ↗

— Lindsey Graham

#democrats #i #leaders #lot #our

Nothing could make me forget what the Reagan years had actually been like. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#been #could #forget #had #like