Word: reaganization
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Edmund Morris' new biography of Ronald Reagan uses a fictionalized narrator to tell a partly fictional story. Smelling a new genre, and--more importantly--a hot topic, Crimson Arts trailed Morris on a morning of guest appearances, interviewing him all the while. Here's the transcript. (See Review page...
...percent take Trump seriously as a potential politician, only 13 percent of voters have a favorable opinion of possible presidential candidate Warren "Bulworth" Beatty, while sometimes-touted political aspirants Oprah Winfrey and Cybill Shepard garner just 16 percent and 6 percent, respectively. As Bill Bradley and, earlier, Ronald Reagan have proved, you first have to make voters think of you as a politician before they'll take an actor or a sportsman seriously as a potential tenant of the White House...
...RONALD REAGAN Gipper pals blitz TV talk shows over bio controversy. Best Dutch treat in years...
Suddenly, it's 1986 all over again in Washington, and terms like "Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty" and "verification" are getting play they haven't seen since the days when Edmund Morris had only just met lifelong pal Ronald Reagan. Readers could be forgiven for being a bit confused - didn't we take care of that already? - but in fact the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty has been in limbo ever since President Clinton signed it in 1996, held up by Senate Republicans led by Jesse Helms who have some legitimate concerns about how compliance with the treaty can be verified...
...Reagan, the most recent icon for conservative government, advocated freedom. Buchanan opposes free trade and wants the government to close our borders. He speaks for a small percentage of the white right that the Republican Party should not worry about losing. Elections are won in the middle, not on the intolerant fringes of political belief...