Loose cannon Alec Baldwin insults President Reagan.
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Alec Baldwin has said plenty of outrageous things over his career when untethered from a movie script, or teleprompter. Now Mr. Baldwin has his own live radio talk show. This may prove to be a goldmine of Rorschach like material, in the brave new scientific frontiers of narcissism.
The far left actor has aspirations of political office. No not just a seat on a local school board, but it has been said that he would like a shot at the Mayors office of New York City. After the Mayors office, the sky is the limit. Well, if this radio show is a kick off for his new political career, he certainly has gotten off on the wrong foot with millions of Americans.
Not being able to contain his leftward tilt the other day, he slammed one of the most popular Presidents in our history, Ronald Reagan. I am sure if the President were around today to hear Alec besmirch his reputation, he would just shake his head and with one of his smiles say, there he goes again.
Baldwin, fresh off a pep talk to his base last month in Zucotti Park, was ready for a rant against our beloved Irish American President, Reagan. While live on his radio show he blurted out: “Reagan seduced a whole generation of Americans into believing, you should have what you want more than they (the underprivileged) should have what they need, and don’t feel guilty about it,” In other words Reagan didn't care about the poor.
To top it off, he further insulted President Reagans memory with this: "He was a failed actor, who in my business what happens is you become ripe and you fall from that tree and you go — and he went into this other field because it was a role for him to play.”
Geesh Alec, People who live in glass houses, eh? Your career has had it's ups and downs too, no one stays on top all of the time. You forgot that Ronald Reagan was President of the screen actors guild and very politically active as a Democrat. After he converted to Republican, he became the wildly successful Governor of California. As Governor he learned the ropes of being a statesman, before he gained the Presidency. Remember he said: "I didn't leave the Democrat party, the Democrat Party left me?
Alec Baldwin's selective memory forgot to mention that Ronald Reagan's economic policies brought unprecedented prosperity for all Americans, including our nations poor. Ask people in other countries if they were going to have to be poor what country would they rather be "poor" in? What country in the world has a massive influx of people desperately wanting to live here?
Ronald Reagan isn't around today to respond to Alec Baldwins bullying. But Alec picked on the wrong Irish American a few years ago, when he had an exchange with famed radio talk show host Sean Hannity. The exchange started going sideways, when Sean, armed with truth, facts and figures refuted what Baldwin was throwing out. That set Alec off on a personal attack rant against Sean on live radio. Interestingly he capped his rant off with the worst sort of insult he could think of at the time, calling Sean Hannity nothing but a "construction worker."
Maybe Alec didn't realize that Sean Hannity was proud to be a construction worker during his career and talks a lot about it. Haven't kept up on the educational pedigrees of those of you in the entertainment industry Alec, you want to enlighten us?
Just like many others in the construction industry, they may not wear a suit and tie, or have a script in front of them, it doesn't mean they are not intelligent and know when they are being looked down upon...by those lofty intellectuals in the entertainment industry.
By the way Alec, what is wrong with being a construction worker? They buy movie tickets too.
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newnation | Nov 11, 2011, 08:21 PM EST
Regan definitely wasn't a failed actor, he done some great acting when he was president reading the lines he was told to read. doesn't matter which side left or right, obama, regan, clinton, bush, bush retard, all just doing as they are told like good little presidents.
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Monsoonman | Nov 11, 2011, 07:40 PM EST
Lad, you know that isn't true. President Reagan had a qualified cabinet of Patriotic Americans to consult with, but the ultimate decisions were by him. He NEVER voted present like obama does.
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seanomelbourne | Nov 10, 2011, 04:59 PM EST
Reagan use to consult his cabinet the ouijii board.
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jamieLM | Nov 10, 2011, 10:10 AM EST
@DennisQ, that seems to be true of several of our presidents who've becom more beloved after they've left office. People forget the personal flaws and failed policies and actions with the passage of time, leaving many Americans looking at past presidents through rose-colored glasses. When it comes to Alec Baldwin, I couldn't care less about his opinions on Reagan or anything else. He's had to excuse himself enough times for his rants and vitriol, including the verbal attacks on his own young daughter. In my opinion, he isn't the ideal person to sit in judgment on other people's character.
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DennisQ | Nov 10, 2011, 04:43 AM EST
Ronald Reagan is a lot more beloved now than he was when he was alive. People have forgotten Iran Contra, among other things. Reagan managed to convince the public that he was "out of the loop" when decision were made to pursue illegal policies.
When Reagan visited Russia, a group of students were granted an audience with him and asked him questions. They were astonished by his lack of political sophistication. They wondered how such a simpleton could hold such a position of power.
I personally had more respect for Nixon who for all his faults was actually his own man. By contrast, Ronald Reagan gave a mostly convincing perforance in the role of playing president. His genial, aw-shucks manner allowed him to get away with reading from a script. People still laugh that he let his wife arrange the White House calendar on the advice of an astrologer.
When Reagan visited Russia, a group of students were granted an audience with him and asked him questions. They were astonished by his lack of political sophistication. They wondered how such a simpleton could hold such a position of power.
I personally had more respect for Nixon who for all his faults was actually his own man. By contrast, Ronald Reagan gave a mostly convincing perforance in the role of playing president. His genial, aw-shucks manner allowed him to get away with reading from a script. People still laugh that he let his wife arrange the White House calendar on the advice of an astrologer.
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Ratslayer | Nov 09, 2011, 10:36 PM EST
Let's not forget Iran-Contra. Reagan aided a sworn enemy of the US. Reagan and his cohorts should have been executed for treason. But the lizard-brain right-wingers have no problem with what RR did for Iran nor do these tea baggers give a heck that RR raised taxes 11 times. Just goes to prove that being conservative means being insane. Mentally ill indeed.
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merefalow | Nov 09, 2011, 09:20 AM EST
reagan ,yuk,a mcarthy stool pigion,typical neo com,behind that insincere actors affability,a true right wing capatilist zealot..
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Dailearie | Nov 09, 2011, 07:15 AM EST
I am an Irish American. President Reagan was of Irish descent which was possibly the only thing good about him. In my opinion he was the worst president we ever had. He opened the doors to foreign manufacturing which put millions of Americans out of work and almost totally ruined the American garment manufacturing business. Businesses that had been going for forty years went out of business because of foreign manufacturing endorsed by Regan.
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Monsoonman | Nov 09, 2011, 01:06 AM EST
I see some definite Irish racism here...It''s not enough to be Irish, you have to be the right kind of Irish (far left)...Just like Herman Cain, since he's not the right kind of black man it's OK to throw him to the woves
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seanomelbourne | Nov 08, 2011, 10:44 PM EST
Alex is right about reagan been a lousy actor.Ed ignores the fact that Reagan and his mate Wayne were snitches for McCarthy and the crossdresser who headed the FBI in fact Wayne was a coward and refused to go to war.Reagan was a dud.
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Monsoonman | Nov 08, 2011, 09:51 PM EST
Bunbegdonegal,Yer Pa was a wise man. I think the title of this story should have been: Alec Baldwin, shut up and act!
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bunbegdonegal | Nov 08, 2011, 09:30 PM EST
When my Dad watched "Hollywood Squares" in the seventies he always used to make verbal bets against any answers from the stars. Perplexed as a youngin I asked him why? He said "You can pretty much count on most actors being dumb asses." Nuff said.
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Rebelforce | Nov 08, 2011, 06:14 PM EST
Ronald Reagan managed to get himself elected President of the United States twice. The second time in one of the most lopsided landslides in US history. Alec Baldwin has exactly ZILCH chance of ever being elected president.
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hollabackgurl | Nov 08, 2011, 04:52 PM EST
FROM A DEC, 11, 1984, WHITE HOUSE PRESS BRIEFING:
"Q: An estimated 300,000 people have been exposed to AIDS, which can be transmitted through saliva. Will President Reagan, as Commander-in-Chief, take steps to protect Armed Forces food and medical services from AIDS patients or those who run the risk of spreading AIDS in the same manner that they forbid typhoid fever people from being involved in the health or food services?
MR. SPEAKES: I don't know.
Q: Could you -- Is the President concerned about this subject, Larry --
MR. SPEAKES: I haven't heard him express--
Q: --that seems to have evoked so much jocular--
MR. SPEAKES: --concern.
Q: --reaction here? I -- you know --
Q: It isn't only the jocks, Lester.
Q: Has he sworn off water faucets--
Q: No, but, I mean, is he going to do anything, Larry?
MR. SPEAKES: Lester, I have not heard him express anything on it. Sorry.
Q: You mean he has no -- expressed no opinion about this epidemic?
MR. SPEAKES: No, but I must confess I haven't asked him about it. (Laughter.)
Q: Would you ask him Larry?
MR. SPEAKES: Have you been checked? (Laughter.)"
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