Word: reaganism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Gomes has been named one of America's seven greatest preachers by Time magazine. He spoke at the inaugurations of former President Ronald W. Reagan and President Bush. Describing the feeling he had before his sermon at the Bush inauguration, he says, "The work of this republic was happening peacefully, and I was a part of it for just a brief moment...
...just say this convoluted diatribe did not ruin the political career of Gov. Ronald W. Reagan...
...believes the income tax should be abolished. He opposed George Bush on the gulf war, saying the conflict was not in the nation's interest. He was once described as Ronald Reagan's right arm. Now Patrick Buchanan, 53, may be running for President, challenging Bush for the Republican nomination. "It's a go," said his sister, Angela ("Bay") Buchanan, former U.S. Treasurer. "He's so excited...
...appeals to racial resentment, market tested over the past two decades by mainstream conservative politicians. When Duke, following Richard Nixon's lead, denounces hiring "quotas," many among his white working-class supporters hear him saying, The government is going to give your jobs to blacks. When Duke, like Ronald Reagan, castigates "welfare queens," nobody has to be told what color they...
...activists would ironically welcome. Planned Parenthood, for one, is eager to throw the issue into the political arena as quickly as possible, and so is urging the high court to consider immediately Pennsylvania's restrictive abortion law, on the assumption that the conservative Justices appointed by Bush and Ronald Reagan would use the occasion to strike down Roe. Almost every Bush aide except Sununu is apoplectic at that possibility. The last thing they want is for abortion to become the campaign issue that tears the electorate apart; they've got enough trouble with the economy. Most observers believe the court...