Ronald Reagan - "Welcome to the Republican Party"

Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis

Yes, perhaps, but just from the list you supplied of his "accomplishments," we can tell he's a bigot (anti-gay, with his crusade against Don't Ask, Don't Tell), a flag-waving fool (Turning Point USA), and most of all, an evil, nasty asshole (campaigner for Trump).

 

He fits the description of a MAGA pig quite well. That he's obviously ambitious and intelligent just makes it worse, as at least stupid. lazy Trumpers have some excuse for their awful beliefs.

 

It's neither here nor there that he's a veteran, though it does sound like that made him a macho MAGA chest-thumper who LUVS AMURRICA.

 

The video is a clumsy little contrivance, and I would ask: if what he's trying to get across is the shining truth, why would he have to make a fake video to convey that? You say he's not that teen slouch...but he is indeed turning out online crap.


  You are a liar - Rob Smith is gay, as he says in this video -   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFdkmz3y3-4 -- also -- https://www.huffpost.com/author/rob-smith  --  Rob Smith served for 5 years in the United States Army as an Infantryman and deployed to both Kuwait and Iraq, earning the Army Commendation Medal and Combat Infantry Badge in the process. In 2010 he was arrested at the White House with 12 other LGBT activists in protest of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law which barred lesbian, gay, and bisexual soldiers from serving openly, and he was later a guest of President Barack Obama at the ceremony that repealed the law. He has spoken about veterans’ issues and LGBT rights and empowerment at dozens of college campuses, pride events, and corporate functions across the United States, including Vanderbilt University, Virginia Tech, the Reaching Out LGBT MBA Conference, and the 2014 Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender and Allies College Conference among many more. In 2014, he served as the Grand Marshal of the Key West Pride Parade, and was a featured speaker at the NYC Pride Rally. He's been featured on HLN's The Daily Share, Huffpost Live, Dr. Drew On Call, and CNN. He is a recipient of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) award for Excellence In Blogging and the 2016 Gay City News LGBT Impact Award for multimedia coverage of issues impacting the LGBT community. He holds an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University.--- Now, Lying Lewis - don't you feel stupid - as if you could more than you already do - for spreading another lie as you suffer from your TDS?

Originally posted by: David Miller

        Yes, it is a fake video. Does not change the gist of the point being made.


It may be making a valid point. But I believe some credibility is lost with a false attribution and fake video. 

 

The point would be just as, if not more valid, if it was stated and presented honestly. 

 

A fake video and false attribution adds no value. It just makes it look like someone is trying to falsley convince people that it was said by someone when it wasn't.

 

They are trying to fool people into believing something because if they think someone they admire said it they are more likely to believe it. 

 

If an idea or concept is good, one shouldn't have to fool people into believing it. 

 

I don't know whether or not you thought that the video is real. But I think the people that created it are being dishonest. 

Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis

Yes, perhaps, but just from the list you supplied of his "accomplishments," we can tell he's a bigot (anti-gay, with his crusade against Don't Ask, Don't Tell), a flag-waving fool (Turning Point USA), and most of all, an evil, nasty asshole (campaigner for Trump).

 

He fits the description of a MAGA pig quite well. That he's obviously ambitious and intelligent just makes it worse, as at least stupid. lazy Trumpers have some excuse for their awful beliefs.

 

It's neither here nor there that he's a veteran, though it does sound like that made him a macho MAGA chest-thumper who LUVS AMURRICA.

 

The video is a clumsy little contrivance, and I would ask: if what he's trying to get across is the shining truth, why would he have to make a fake video to convey that? You say he's not that teen slouch...but he is indeed turning out online crap.


Just for clarification, his advocacy against "don't ask don't tell" was not what you think. Under don't ask don't tell gay people were still technically prohibited.  His goal was to overturn the policy and make it where gay people can serve openly. 

Originally posted by: LiveFreeNW

Just for clarification, his advocacy against "don't ask don't tell" was not what you think. Under don't ask don't tell gay people were still technically prohibited.  His goal was to overturn the policy and make it where gay people can serve openly. 


Yes, perhaps, but that policy allowed gays to serve without being interrogated as to their sexual orientation. It was not unlike the military's 1954 "color blind" policy--a person's sexual orientation was not going to be part of his official record. So crusading against it actually made it harder for gays to serve.

 

At any rate, the guy's a Trumper, and therefore a worthless, evil fool.


Doesn't matter if he's gay--he's against gays serving in the military. The Don't Ask law made that easy. Forcing service members to disclose their sexual identity made it harder.

 

So with that, and of course his being a Trumper, he's a stupid, evil little bigot.

Edited on Jun 24, 2026 4:06pm
Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis

Doesn't matter if he's gay--he's against gays serving in the military. The Don't Ask law made that easy. Forcing service members to disclose their sexual identity made it harder.

 

So with that, and of course his being a Trumper, he's a stupid, evil little bigot.


 You even lie about the lie you just told. 

Truth is Reagan couldn't win a Republican primary today. He would be considered a RINO because he raised taxes and strengthened social security. 

Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis

Yes, perhaps, but just from the list you supplied of his "accomplishments," we can tell he's a bigot (anti-gay, with his crusade against Don't Ask, Don't Tell), a flag-waving fool (Turning Point USA), and most of all, an evil, nasty asshole (campaigner for Trump).

 

He fits the description of a MAGA pig quite well. That he's obviously ambitious and intelligent just makes it worse, as at least stupid. lazy Trumpers have some excuse for their awful beliefs.

 

It's neither here nor there that he's a veteran, though it does sound like that made him a macho MAGA chest-thumper who LUVS AMURRICA.

 

The video is a clumsy little contrivance, and I would ask: if what he's trying to get across is the shining truth, why would he have to make a fake video to convey that? You say he's not that teen slouch...but he is indeed turning out online crap.


Don't take my word for it.  Look him up, like I did, then decide for yourself.  He is for Trump, which automatically tells you he is worthless.  Clearly you didn't search for facts of his life, education, military, and why he liked the video.  If he/his bio are factual, he is far from worthless, accomplished a lot militarily and educationally and keeps working for a living.   That right there is worth something.  You are the bigot, Kevin.

 

Candy

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