Comments on: Forgive me, Zombie Reagan

By: Lemur King

Lemur King — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:19:45 +0000

Hey Wease, just catching up a bit but I’m still behind. I know what you mean about the whole “dissing the guy who was a good prez and I didn’t even know it”. Another amazing thing about him is that the guy was ALWAYS writing letters to people on a personal level. That says something.

As to “Zombie Reagan”, remember, the guy had a sense of humor. I recall the “commence bombing in five minutes” remark which got out over the airwaves. I gotta believe that in this context, he’d see the humor – the candidates look pretty grim… and they are *alive*.

Well, that was how I put it to folks on my blog when I linked you.

So, ARE t-shirts going to be made or was that a cruel teasing joke? I mean, how many people could really say they they had a Zombie Reagan t-shirt? Sorry if you already posted an answer to that, but I’m late in getting back to work, as the joys of salaried pay just keeps on coming.

- LK

By: Enas Yorl

Enas Yorl — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:57:31 +0000

I was too young to notice much of the infamous Carter "malaise". In fact, my parents did pretty well during those years so we didn't lack for anything really. I do remember long lines at the gas stations though. We lived in Maryland at the time. My older sister used to bribe me with a stop at the ice cream parlor if I went along to keep her company while she waited to get gas. I didn't pay much attention to politics for most of Reagan's terms though. Mom & Dad liked him so that was good enough for me. It's only in hindsight that I understand what a remarkable man he was and what he managed to do.

By: Mrs. Peel

Mrs. Peel — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:43:12 +0000

Reagan was president for the first quarter of my life. Which probably explains a lot.

By: Christopher Taylor

Christopher Taylor — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:24:12 +0000

I suspect that the left does see Obama as a sort of Reagan who’ll lead them all out of misery, but unlike the 1980 election, the rest of the nation doesn’t share this feeling. People know it’s just not that bad out there, no matter what the press tells them – at least they know it’s not personally that bad. People old enough to remember the Carter economy know for a fact what it was like and how different it is now.

Having gone through those years is like insulation against media lies about the economy. Worst economy since the Hoover years? Please. I remember double digit inflation and unemployment. This is nothing.

By: Muslihoon

Muslihoon — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:20:10 +0000

Oh, I meant “read” not “look”. Which is strange if I’m writing it in Chinese.

By: S. Weasel

S. Weasel — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:18:09 +0000

Well! Babelfish says, “I cannot look at Chinese.” Is that a translation of 我不能看中文, or is it telling me the translation engine cannot look at Chinese?

Is your Chinese character set busted, Musli? Because it’s showing up right on my screen, just like a cool gangsta tattoo.

By: Muslihoon

Muslihoon — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:09:37 +0000

Feh, 我不能看中文！

By: Muslihoon

Muslihoon — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:06:49 +0000

Oh, Your Grace, I can certainly see why others would be smitten by him to whatever degree. I just have difficulty joining that wagon.

By: S. Weasel

S. Weasel — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:11:33 +0000

Eh. I just have this feeling, Musli.

Of course, when it comes to predicting elections, I’m pretty much always wrong…

By: Muslihoon

Muslihoon — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:49:35 +0000

For the record: I hate Obama. He might be the only reason I’d vote even for Huckanidiot.

Of course, this is sort of personal for me. When he was running for senator, he promised us Illinoisans he would not run for president. I can’t trust him at all. I feel personally betrayed.