Pious Bologna:Republicans, Ronald Reagan, & Revisionist History

Jan 28, 2012 No Comments by Rippa

I’ve really been cracking up this week at just how Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney have been both fighting over Ronald Reagan’s legacy; or, which one of them Reagan would choose today to give him a blowjob. OK, so that may be a little bit extremist of me; lord knows the 12th commandment forbids anyone from speaking ill of Saint Ronnie.

Yep, you know the same guy who as president did something that today’s GOP politician would consider sacrilege? Uh huh, Reagan raised taxes something like eleven times. Yep, seven times in his first term, and four more times in the second when he did’t have to according to former GOP Senator, Alan Simpson. Don’t believe me, just ask Douglas Brinkley, the historian who edited Reagan’s memoir who said the Reagan anti-tax zealot was “false mythology.”

But let today’s GOP tell it, Reagan did this because he was envious of rich people; so naturally, he went the class warfare route. Yep, and he did this while adding more to the federal deficit than any other president in history before him. No seriously, most of that current fifteen Kazillion dollar debt came from Reagan; but, nobody ever says that. Nor do they mention how unemployment rose to 10.8% after Reagan’s 1981 tax cut. Why they never mention this? See the GOP 12th commandment.

But no, president Obama has been bouncing checks left and right in the name of the United States of America; all the while pawning the country’s future to the Chinese. And mind you, these are the same people who would love nothing more than to start a war with Iran over what? Their right to turn on a light switch or two powered by electricity from a nuclear power plant. But naw, they tell us that they’re building a bomb over there and their intent is to wipe little cousin Israel off the map.

Which is pretty fucking stupid because it isn’t like Israel and Iran aren’tneighbors. I mean, wouldn’t dropping a bomb on them be sorta like lighting a stick of dynamite in your own house in an attempt to kill a fucking cockroach? I don’t know, I could be wrong, but then again, I’m no Republican. Speaking of which, take a few minutes to check out this classic from one of my favorite comedians, the late George Carlin. In the following clip, he tells the truth about Republicans and in particular, something about the Reagan administration that is never mentioned; at least not by Republicans.

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RiPPa is the creator & editor-in-chief The Intersection of Madness & Reality. A finalist in the 2009 Black Weblog Awards, he is also a regular contributor to theFreshXpress.com, voiceofthemigrant.com, and can be found just about anywhere on the internet being a shit-starter or provocateur extraordinaire. Born in Trinidad & Tobago, and having spent over half of his life in the United States, RiPPa’s life hasn’t been, how Langston Hughes wrote “a crystal stair”, but that stairway has enriched him with life experiences that has shaped his point of view on various subjects. Whether he’s writing about the injustices African-Americans face, politics, and the reverent or irreverent, under the pseudonym "RiPPa" he uses his sense of humor and sarcasm to convey his opinion; and whether others agree with him - being the habitual line-stepper - just isn’t his concern.As a strong defender of all things ghetto, & an avid lover of fried chicken & watermelon. he fights for truth, justice, & the Negro way way, but he doesn't wear a cape.