"America is a shining city upon a hill"-Ronald Reagan

[kiwiman127]

"I've spoken of the Shining City all my political life. …In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still."
Farewell Address to the Nation
January 11, 1989
Ronald Reagan: Farewell Address to the Nation
=======================================================
President Ronald Reagan's vision of America, has all but disappeared.
We no longer have a country " teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace." Now we have the opposite.
He saw the promise of "And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here." Now we have the threat, of a country with a wall that has no doors that are "open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here."
======================================================
Now, we have a president, who is the polar opposite of Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan provided hope to a nation. He united America, with efforts directed to all Americans. Reagan had great empathy for all. Reagan saw America as a shield for people persecuted around the world. Reagan never looked to embrace dictators and autocrats or to shun and punish our allies.
Ronald Reagan was from the world of good, he was elegant and he was the great communicator. Our current president is from the polar opposite on all counts.
Donald Trump is no Ronald Reagan, not even vaguely close.
No longer is "America is a shining city upon a hill"

 

[The Irish Ram]

I was raised in that shinning city and then watched as we turned into a shithole, complete with shit avoidance maps and crying shitty little David Hoggs.
Trump is trying to turn that around. Let him...

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

"I've spoken of the Shining City all my political life. …In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still."
Farewell Address to the Nation
January 11, 1989
Ronald Reagan: Farewell Address to the Nation
=======================================================
President Ronald Reagan's vision of America, has all but disappeared.
We no longer have a country " teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace." Now we have the opposite.
He saw the promise of "And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here." Now we have the threat, of a country with a wall that has no doors that are "open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here."
======================================================
Now, we have a president, who is the polar opposite of Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan provided hope to a nation. He united America, with efforts directed to all Americans. Reagan had great empathy for all. Reagan saw America as a shield for people persecuted around the world. Reagan never looked to embrace dictators and autocrats or to shun and punish our allies.
Ronald Reagan was from the world of good, he was elegant and he was the great communicator. Our current president is from the polar opposite on all counts.
Donald Trump is no Ronald Reagan, not even vaguely close.
No longer is "America is a shining city upon a hill"

If we weren't the shining city they wouldn't be risking their lives to get here. It is a great nation for everyone but crybaby bitch ass liberals.

 

[buckeye45_73]

"I've spoken of the Shining City all my political life. …In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still."
Farewell Address to the Nation
January 11, 1989
Ronald Reagan: Farewell Address to the Nation
=======================================================
President Ronald Reagan's vision of America, has all but disappeared.
We no longer have a country " teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace." Now we have the opposite.
He saw the promise of "And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here." Now we have the threat, of a country with a wall that has no doors that are "open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here."
======================================================
Now, we have a president, who is the polar opposite of Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan provided hope to a nation. He united America, with efforts directed to all Americans. Reagan had great empathy for all. Reagan saw America as a shield for people persecuted around the world. Reagan never looked to embrace dictators and autocrats or to shun and punish our allies.
Ronald Reagan was from the world of good, he was elegant and he was the great communicator. Our current president is from the polar opposite on all counts.
Donald Trump is no Ronald Reagan, not even vaguely close.
No longer is "America is a shining city upon a hill"

Well the left treated him like they do Trump...everything he ever did was bad......Which wasn't true.
I think Trump is unifying, he wants to get stuff done and he doesn't break people into groups...he mocks the left with his blacks for Trump signs, but in his daily business he proposes legislative items and doesn't pit groups against one another. The closest thing would be the NFL, but even there, he' right, don't put politics into sports. Do after the game or on your own time. I cant just tell my boss what I'm gonna do without consequence and neither should athletes.

 

[Hellokitty]

Pretty sure TRUMP said his wall is going to have a door, a big beautiful door.

 

[BluesLegend]

"I've spoken of the Shining City all my political life. …In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still."
Farewell Address to the Nation
January 11, 1989
Ronald Reagan: Farewell Address to the Nation
=======================================================
President Ronald Reagan's vision of America, has all but disappeared.
We no longer have a country " teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace." Now we have the opposite.
He saw the promise of "And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here." Now we have the threat, of a country with a wall that has no doors that are "open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here."
======================================================
Now, we have a president, who is the polar opposite of Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan provided hope to a nation. He united America, with efforts directed to all Americans. Reagan had great empathy for all. Reagan saw America as a shield for people persecuted around the world. Reagan never looked to embrace dictators and autocrats or to shun and punish our allies.
Ronald Reagan was from the world of good, he was elegant and he was the great communicator. Our current president is from the polar opposite on all counts.
Donald Trump is no Ronald Reagan, not even vaguely close.
No longer is "America is a shining city upon a hill"

Well the left treated him like they do Trump...everything he ever did was bad......Which wasn't true.
I think Trump is unifying, he wants to get stuff done and he doesn't break people into groups...he mocks the left with his blacks for Trump signs, but in his daily business he proposes legislative items and doesn't pit groups against one another. The closest thing would be the NFL, but even there, he' right, don't put politics into sports. Do after the game or on your own time. I cant just tell my boss what I'm gonna do without consequence and neither should athletes.

Then decades later in 2008 Obama and many Dem's claimed to love Reagan and aspire to be like Reagan, you know, they lied to get elected then revealed themselves to be lying filthy liberals.

 

[Wyatt earp]

"I've spoken of the Shining City all my political life. …In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still."
Farewell Address to the Nation
January 11, 1989
Ronald Reagan: Farewell Address to the Nation
=======================================================
President Ronald Reagan's vision of America, has all but disappeared.
We no longer have a country " teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace." Now we have the opposite.
He saw the promise of "And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here." Now we have the threat, of a country with a wall that has no doors that are "open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here."
======================================================
Now, we have a president, who is the polar opposite of Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan provided hope to a nation. He united America, with efforts directed to all Americans. Reagan had great empathy for all. Reagan saw America as a shield for people persecuted around the world. Reagan never looked to embrace dictators and autocrats or to shun and punish our allies.
Ronald Reagan was from the world of good, he was elegant and he was the great communicator. Our current president is from the polar opposite on all counts.
Donald Trump is no Ronald Reagan, not even vaguely close.
No longer is "America is a shining city upon a hill"

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[BlindBoo]

Ronnie was a corporate shill and his administration was one of the most corrupt in modern times, but he could deliver a great speech.

 

[TNHarley]

Him saying BYE was a very good moment in this Nations history.

 

[buckeye45_73]

"I've spoken of the Shining City all my political life. …In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still."
Farewell Address to the Nation
January 11, 1989
Ronald Reagan: Farewell Address to the Nation
=======================================================
President Ronald Reagan's vision of America, has all but disappeared.
We no longer have a country " teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace." Now we have the opposite.
He saw the promise of "And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here." Now we have the threat, of a country with a wall that has no doors that are "open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here."
======================================================
Now, we have a president, who is the polar opposite of Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan provided hope to a nation. He united America, with efforts directed to all Americans. Reagan had great empathy for all. Reagan saw America as a shield for people persecuted around the world. Reagan never looked to embrace dictators and autocrats or to shun and punish our allies.
Ronald Reagan was from the world of good, he was elegant and he was the great communicator. Our current president is from the polar opposite on all counts.
Donald Trump is no Ronald Reagan, not even vaguely close.
No longer is "America is a shining city upon a hill"

See the problem is he did do the 86 Amnesty.....but the issue got worse. He wouldn't do that now. He was not stupid. New Zealand has an Ocean protecting it, we don't we need a wall. The Vatican has one and man is a huge.....it's like 40 feet high and steep and unclimbable....they work and if you want to come here, there is a process you must follow, if you don't, we kick you out......simple as that.

 

[g5000]

Reagan's own words:

We shall continue America's tradition as a land that welcomes peoples from other countries. We shall also, with other countries, continue to share in the responsibility of welcoming and resettling those who flee oppression.

Illegal immigrants in considerable numbers have become productive members of our society and are a basic part of our work force. Those who have established equities in the United States should be recognized and accorded legal status.

I don't know who these assholes are today who are calling themselves Republicans. I really don't.

 

[bendog]

"I've spoken of the Shining City all my political life. …In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still."
Farewell Address to the Nation
January 11, 1989
Ronald Reagan: Farewell Address to the Nation
=======================================================
President Ronald Reagan's vision of America, has all but disappeared.
We no longer have a country " teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace." Now we have the opposite.
He saw the promise of "And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here." Now we have the threat, of a country with a wall that has no doors that are "open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here."
======================================================
Now, we have a president, who is the polar opposite of Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan provided hope to a nation. He united America, with efforts directed to all Americans. Reagan had great empathy for all. Reagan saw America as a shield for people persecuted around the world. Reagan never looked to embrace dictators and autocrats or to shun and punish our allies.
Ronald Reagan was from the world of good, he was elegant and he was the great communicator. Our current president is from the polar opposite on all counts.
Donald Trump is no Ronald Reagan, not even vaguely close.
No longer is "America is a shining city upon a hill"

I actually had the same thought this morning. No matter one's view of Reagan and his policies, he'd never have put children in cages for the stated purpose of encouraging parents to not bring them here, even illegally.

And America is not a shithole. I recall that a few years after the Berlin Wall came down, I met a woman judge from the Czech Republic, still Czechoslovakia then, and seeing Jackson Miss she rethought her objections to the socialism, but not individual rights.

 

[buckeye45_73]

"I've spoken of the Shining City all my political life. …In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still."
Farewell Address to the Nation
January 11, 1989
Ronald Reagan: Farewell Address to the Nation
=======================================================
President Ronald Reagan's vision of America, has all but disappeared.
We no longer have a country " teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace." Now we have the opposite.
He saw the promise of "And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here." Now we have the threat, of a country with a wall that has no doors that are "open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here."
======================================================
Now, we have a president, who is the polar opposite of Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan provided hope to a nation. He united America, with efforts directed to all Americans. Reagan had great empathy for all. Reagan saw America as a shield for people persecuted around the world. Reagan never looked to embrace dictators and autocrats or to shun and punish our allies.
Ronald Reagan was from the world of good, he was elegant and he was the great communicator. Our current president is from the polar opposite on all counts.
Donald Trump is no Ronald Reagan, not even vaguely close.
No longer is "America is a shining city upon a hill"

I actually had the same thought this morning. No matter one's view of Reagan and his policies, he'd never have put children in cages for the stated purpose of encouraging parents to not bring them here, even illegally.

And America is not a shithole. I recall that a few years after the Berlin Wall came down, I met a woman judge from the Czech Republic, still Czechoslovakia then, and seeing Jackson Miss she rethought her objections to the socialism, but not individual rights.

Wait she was for socialism?

 

[buckeye45_73]

Reagan's own words:

We shall continue America's tradition as a land that welcomes peoples from other countries. We shall also, with other countries, continue to share in the responsibility of welcoming and resettling those who flee oppression.

Illegal immigrants in considerable numbers have become productive members of our society and are a basic part of our work force. Those who have established equities in the United States should be recognized and accorded legal status.

I don't know who these assholes are today who are calling themselves Republicans. I really don't.

Easy we are the post 86 Amensty republicans........it didn't work and people need to get the fuck out.....apply like anyone else......follow the process.

 

[bendog]

Reagan's own words:

We shall continue America's tradition as a land that welcomes peoples from other countries. We shall also, with other countries, continue to share in the responsibility of welcoming and resettling those who flee oppression.

Illegal immigrants in considerable numbers have become productive members of our society and are a basic part of our work force. Those who have established equities in the United States should be recognized and accorded legal status.

I don't know who these assholes are today who are calling themselves Republicans. I really don't.

I think I have to conclude they are racists. I mean I never had any doubt that Sessions sincerely believes at least portions of the const, but he is a racist, and Trump is one bigly. But the architect of the recent caging policy was none other than Stephen Miller, who came here as a child and Jewish refugee from oppression in the former Soviet Union, with his parents unable to speak English and no means of support. I'm all for making illegal immigration harder but .... I mean FUCK, we once stood for something having to do with the God given worth of every individual.

 

[buckeye45_73]

Reagan's own words:

We shall continue America's tradition as a land that welcomes peoples from other countries. We shall also, with other countries, continue to share in the responsibility of welcoming and resettling those who flee oppression.

Illegal immigrants in considerable numbers have become productive members of our society and are a basic part of our work force. Those who have established equities in the United States should be recognized and accorded legal status.

I don't know who these assholes are today who are calling themselves Republicans. I really don't.

I think I have to conclude they are racists. I mean I never had any doubt that Sessions sincerely believes at least portions of the const, but he is a racist, and Trump is one bigly. But the architect of the recent caging policy was none other than Stephen Miller, who came here as a child and Jewish refugee from oppression in the former Soviet Union, with his parents unable to speak English and no means of support. I'm all for making illegal immigration harder but .... I mean FUCK, we once stood for something having to do with the God given worth of every individual.

I'm one and I'm not racist. We have laws, just follow them, when did that become racist? We cant take all the worlds poor, how about they take our documents and laws and apply them to their own countries........volia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Meathead]

"I've spoken of the Shining City all my political life. …In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still."
Farewell Address to the Nation
January 11, 1989
Ronald Reagan: Farewell Address to the Nation
=======================================================
President Ronald Reagan's vision of America, has all but disappeared.
We no longer have a country " teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace." Now we have the opposite.
He saw the promise of "And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here." Now we have the threat, of a country with a wall that has no doors that are "open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here."
======================================================
Now, we have a president, who is the polar opposite of Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan provided hope to a nation. He united America, with efforts directed to all Americans. Reagan had great empathy for all. Reagan saw America as a shield for people persecuted around the world. Reagan never looked to embrace dictators and autocrats or to shun and punish our allies.
Ronald Reagan was from the world of good, he was elegant and he was the great communicator. Our current president is from the polar opposite on all counts.
Donald Trump is no Ronald Reagan, not even vaguely close.
No longer is "America is a shining city upon a hill"

America will be the shining city on the hill once again and not the shit hole envisioned by the Democrats.

Thank you President Trump.

MAGA!

 

[kiwiman127]

"I've spoken of the Shining City all my political life. …In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still."
Farewell Address to the Nation
January 11, 1989
Ronald Reagan: Farewell Address to the Nation
=======================================================
President Ronald Reagan's vision of America, has all but disappeared.
We no longer have a country " teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace." Now we have the opposite.
He saw the promise of "And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here." Now we have the threat, of a country with a wall that has no doors that are "open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here."
======================================================
Now, we have a president, who is the polar opposite of Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan provided hope to a nation. He united America, with efforts directed to all Americans. Reagan had great empathy for all. Reagan saw America as a shield for people persecuted around the world. Reagan never looked to embrace dictators and autocrats or to shun and punish our allies.
Ronald Reagan was from the world of good, he was elegant and he was the great communicator. Our current president is from the polar opposite on all counts.
Donald Trump is no Ronald Reagan, not even vaguely close.
No longer is "America is a shining city upon a hill"

If we weren't the shining city they wouldn't be risking their lives to get here. It is a great nation for everyone but crybaby bitch ass liberals.

In the Reagan era, people who were fleeing to save the lives of their families, would have been welcomed. Reagan had empathy, Trump and folks like you, don't know the meaning of empathy. In your world, it's all about you and only you, That is that UN-Reagan like, it's also anti-Christian like.

 

[kiwiman127]

What a surprise, we know have a echo-chamber of redundant Trump talking points.
Reagan, united America, he spoke to all America.. Trump only give speeches to his pre-chosen audience of loyal followers.
America will never become great, when it is so divided by the president.

 

[bendog]

"I've spoken of the Shining City all my political life. …In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still."
Farewell Address to the Nation
January 11, 1989
Ronald Reagan: Farewell Address to the Nation
=======================================================
President Ronald Reagan's vision of America, has all but disappeared.
We no longer have a country " teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace." Now we have the opposite.
He saw the promise of "And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here." Now we have the threat, of a country with a wall that has no doors that are "open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here."
======================================================
Now, we have a president, who is the polar opposite of Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan provided hope to a nation. He united America, with efforts directed to all Americans. Reagan had great empathy for all. Reagan saw America as a shield for people persecuted around the world. Reagan never looked to embrace dictators and autocrats or to shun and punish our allies.
Ronald Reagan was from the world of good, he was elegant and he was the great communicator. Our current president is from the polar opposite on all counts.
Donald Trump is no Ronald Reagan, not even vaguely close.
No longer is "America is a shining city upon a hill"

If we weren't the shining city they wouldn't be risking their lives to get here. It is a great nation for everyone but crybaby bitch ass liberals.

In the Reagan era, people who were fleeing to save the lives of their families, would have been welcomed. Reagan has empathy, Trump and folks like you, don't know the meaning of empathy. In your world, it's all about you and only you, Not is that UN-Reagan like, it's also anti-Christian like.

I don't know about that. Refugee status is something we waffle about. Stephen Miller was given refugee status as a Jew from e. Europe. No doubt his family suffered discrimination. Reagan's track record on paramilitary killings was not stellar. And is a woman from Hoduras or someplace whose husband's been killed by a gang, and whose child will be killed unless he joins a gang a refugee? Ole Jeff Sessions says NYET.

but why was Miller a refugee and not the kid from Honduras?

But at heart Reagan was not a racist and he'd never countenance punishing a child to coerce a parent to do or not do something.