OJim Farmelant > > Yes, Ronald Reagan was the master of this, but > he had his predecessors too. Back in the > 1950s, President Eisenhower pulled a similar act too. > He was famous for his press conferences with his jumbled syntax, > his confusing and confuesed answers, which aroused jeers > from the pundits but which greatly increased his appeal > to his base. We have his diaries where he boasted of > doing just that. It was, after all, rather unlikely that > the man who had been the successful Supreme Allied Commander > in Europe during WWII would have been a dope.
^^^^^ CB: Agree. Believe it or not, Eisenhower crossed my mind when I wrote the above; just I didn't want to get too sidetracked from the Tea Party. Not only that, Ike's "Military Industrial Complex" is still a very good left concept. When we say Nixon was to the left of some Democrats today, Hell , Ike was big in the Popular Front. Actually, Lincoln was probably folksier campaigning than the actual "level" of his intellect. George Bush , the Elder's failed effort to dumb down was the one who exposed the Reagan ruse somewhat, because he had to try to make such a switch from his already established personality. How can the former Cen Intelligence Ag Director be a yokel LOL The other Tea Party central Reaganite trope is running to be the government by running against "gov'ment" in general. Government is bad , but I'm running to be in the bad government. And of course, "we hold The Individual to be sacred". > > Jim Farmelant > http://independent.academia.edu/JimFarmelant > www.foxymath.com > Learn or Review Basic Math > >> They are frauds and demagoges ( i can never spell >> that). They are big time liars. A main characteristic of the Tea >> Party >> is its mendacity. >> >> >> Charles Brown >> ?@Richard "these people were born a third base and think they hit >> a >> home run all this .." >> ^^^^ >> This points to a central Tea Party Lie. Most Tea Partiers are middle >> to upper income. They are the types who declare the USA the greatest >> country in the history of the world AND they are among the main >> material beneficiaries of this "American Greatness" they announce. >> So, >> what a fraud for them to be attacking the US government which has >> done >> more for them than the vast majority of the People. It's such an >> obvious fraud. They are Spoiled , Whining Brats. >> >> >> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/us/politics/15poll.html >> >> Poll Finds Tea Party Backers Wealthier and More Educated >> >> Charles Brown ?...the US government which has done more for them >> than >> the vast majority of the People, but of course, they have and purvey >> the self-serving delusion that they are these Great Individuals who >> accomplished their greater prosperity all on their own, by >> themSelves, >> independently of society, government and others - NOT ! They have >> the >> bourgeois libertarian delusions of grandeur. >> >> ________________ >> Marxism-Thaxis mailing list >> Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu >> To change your options or unsubscribe go to: >> http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis >> > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Globe Life Insurance > $1* Buys $50,000 Life Insurance. Adults or Children. No Medical Exam. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4d40c6051c584dfb18bst06vuc > > _______________________________________________ > Marxism-Thaxis mailing list > Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu > To change your options or unsubscribe go to: > http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis > _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
