Pacridge said:There was an organized effort by GOP groups to get Reagan in the top five. There were sites like this one http://gopteamleader.com/livehomepage.asp On their web site they had links like this:
"Please vote Republican! On Discovery Channel's Greatest American mini television series, vote for Reagan by clicking here! ...
Somehow now that the shows done and the vote's over they've removed the link. But if you "goggle" "please vote Reagan" It still shows up as a link with the phrase "Please vote Republican! On Discovery Channel's Greatest American mini television series, vote for Reagan by clicking here! ... But now if you click the link it takes you to their home page. Fox News had a link like this as well. FNC's is now gone completely. I bookmarked it several days ago, I went there tonight and all I get is a blank page with their wallpaper. And there were several plugs on right wing radio for votes as well. You really have to hand it to the right, they are organized. They wanted him in the top five according to the link on gopteamleader.com. I bet they couldn't be happier.
ShamMol said:It was hard for me not to vote for the liberal father in our nations history, but I had to vote for the man I respected most (I don't respect FDR much for some of his decisions). So I voted MLK Jr. who I think had the most impact on the principles of our nation.
JustineCredible said:I don't know about you, but I'd put dollars to donuts that Karl Rove had a hand in that one.
Pacridge said:I don't know about that. Seems like Rove would have his hands full at the moment. If I had to peg someone specifically I'd put my money on Rupert Murdoch, owner of Fox News. Ever see "Outfoxed?" Murdoch's really got a thing for Reagan. When Reagan's library was opened he sent a crew to cover it. The poor guy covering the opening had the poor luck of not being able to find enough people for the remote feed. Seem the good people at Fox thought there'd be droves of people just itching to get in and see the place. Basically less then 150 showed up, a lot of them school kids bused in. Murdoch saw the feed and was so pissed he threatened to fire the poor reporter because his live feeds didn't have a "lively" enough feel. Hmm, you know maybe it's was Reagan's birthday they were covering. I honestly can't remember. But it was very odd. Watch the film if you get a chance.
JustineCredible said:Pathetically hillarious!
Yes, I did see "Outfoxed" great piece too.
Yeah, now that you mention it, I think you would probably win that bet. Faux Gnus...nice. Thanks for reminding me.
Soviet_Guy said:You didn't put FDR or Kennedy( who is the President who acted on civil rights! ) or Neil Armstrong! Or Rocky Marciano, or Elisha Cuthbert...........lol. :lol:
Oh, and you didn't give a reason to vote for Reagan, FDR served longer than Reagan and oh so many other Presidents who also served 2 terms, and also that Reagan was a rotting corpse on the stand.
Pacridge said:Wasn't that just bizarre. The poor reporter's getting chewed out over the that fact no body showed up. Like it was his fault. What they'd think? That he personally sent out the invitations? He must of forgot to mail them.
Shye said:man reagon sucks. he was so war happy. So violent doesn't sit well with me and for gw bush, they should of put him on the top 100 worst americans
MikeyC said:After studying taking AP World History in school this year, the USSR seemed to undo itself. East Berlin vs. West Berlin is the epitome of the Cold War conflict. The prosperous West Berlin, influenced by the West vs. a struggling East Berlin, whose inhabitants desired to be as happy as their Western brothers and sisters. Sure, the US played a strong part in it by using our strong economy to fund a powerful military, forcing the USSR to put the same amount of funds into their military, but they basically undid themselves. FDR can't win because of the internment of the Japanese. I'd say Ben Franklin did a lot to set the great ideals of this nation and he was our diplomat with the French who gained their support for our side. Without the French, our victory may not, and probably wouldn't have been secured. Franklin was also very well rounded, being well versed in science and was an author. Benjamin Franklin was also an abolitionist, but America just wasn't ready to free the slaves.
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