# God Bless Ronald Wilson Reagan ... **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [June 6, 2004, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-ronald-wilson-reagan/248886 "2004-06-06T00:38:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-ronald-wilson-reagan/248886/101 "2004-06-06T05:41:29Z")
> [@Starving Artist](#): > > I should also add that the pile-ons that do occur are just like the ones on panel shows on television: four or five liberals piling on one conservative. Add another conservative and you’ll get another four or five liberals, etc. > > (And Btw, I’ve never seen a pile-on that consisted of conservatives piling on a liberal. It’s always the other way around. :rolleyes: ) Oh, I have. Do a search for the username **Reeder**. However, this has NOTHING to do with conservatives and liberals. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Apos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-ronald-wilson-reagan/248886/102 "2004-06-06T05:45:56Z")
> [@](#): > > I should also add that the pile-ons that do occur are just like the ones on panel shows on television: four or five liberals piling on one conservative. Add another conservative and you’ll get another four or five liberals, etc. You don’t watch much tv, do you? I feel sorry for the people that probably clicked on this thread thinking it was a sincere well wishing for Reagan. Dear conservatives: send us less SallyStars and more Shodans. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-ronald-wilson-reagan/248886/103 "2004-06-06T05:48:12Z")
Yes, the **Shodans** do have a nice crunchiness… ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-ronald-wilson-reagan/248886/104 "2004-06-06T05:48:35Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > Now you have learned something. An unwarranted assumption, I’m afraid. As a coworker of mine used to say, whenever I tried to explain to him how something worked, “It’s like giving a pig a songbook.” ---
**Author:** ![SallyStar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@SallyStar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SallyStar)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-ronald-wilson-reagan/248886/105 "2004-06-06T05:49:51Z")
> [@Apos](#): > > You don’t watch much tv, do you? > > I feel sorry for the people that probably clicked on this thread thinking it was a sincere well wishing for Reagan. > > Dear conservatives: send us less SallyStars and more Shodans. Hey **Apos** , I love(d) Ronald Reagan. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-ronald-wilson-reagan/248886/106 "2004-06-06T05:54:11Z")
> [@Starving Artist](#): > > I should also add that the pile-ons that do occur are just like the ones on panel shows on television: four or five liberals piling on one conservative. Add another conservative and you’ll get another four or five liberals, etc. > > (And Btw, I’ve never seen a pile-on that consisted of conservatives piling on a liberal. It’s always the other way around. :rolleyes: ) AWWW, poor put upon babies. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-ronald-wilson-reagan/248886/107 "2004-06-06T06:02:03Z")
> [@Apos](#): > > You don’t watch much tv, do you? > > (snip) > > Dear conservatives: send us less SallyStars and more Shodans. I see your point. To clarify, the comment about adding another conservative and getting more liberals was regarding the SDMB forums, not the television panel shows which usually max out at around five or six panelists. Also **SallyStar** , speaking of **Shodan** , he is a very effective and (as least as much as possible given that he’s a conservative) respected member here. If you want to learn how to really give these guys pause, I highly recommend that you check out as many of his posts as you can. To the degree that you can become as effective as he is at stating your positions and the reasoning behind them, the more successful will be your experiences in the Pit and GD. (You’ll know you’ve won when your oponents begin to adopt “moron” or “idiot” or “mouthbreathing knuckle-dragger” as the premise of their rebuttals.) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-ronald-wilson-reagan/248886/108 "2004-06-06T06:04:17Z")
> [@David Simmons](#): > > AWWW, poor put upon babies. No worries, mate.\* We’re more than capable of holding our own against the likes of you. 😃 \*I’m not really Australian, it seemed an appropriate thing to say. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-ronald-wilson-reagan/248886/109 "2004-06-06T06:05:38Z")
Actually, around here it seems conservatives are more likely to rant about how they’re being picked on by liberals. I don’t really see the liberals doing that. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-ronald-wilson-reagan/248886/110 "2004-06-06T06:06:46Z")
Maybe if we let them keep their lunch money… ---
**Author:** ![elfbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b782af/32.png) [@elfbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfbabe)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-ronald-wilson-reagan/248886/111 "2004-06-06T06:11:56Z")
What are you talking about, **elucidator**? I need that money to buy candy! ---
**Author:** ![SallyStar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@SallyStar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SallyStar)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-ronald-wilson-reagan/248886/112 "2004-06-06T06:20:59Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Actually, around here it seems conservatives are more likely to rant about how they’re being picked on by liberals. I don’t really see the liberals doing that. Right, get back to the **Pit**. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-ronald-wilson-reagan/248886/113 "2004-06-06T06:21:00Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Actually, around here it seems conservatives are more likely to rant about how they’re being picked on by liberals. I don’t really see the liberals doing that. Uh…yeah. I wonder why that is. Could it be because like I said, the pile-ons (\*\*Reeder \*\* excepted. I forgot about him. Even libs can’t take too much of him. 😃 ) invariably consist of about a 5 or 6 to 1 ratio of liberals over conservatives? Given that this is the case, it’s not surprising that complaints (or comments, as I read them) would be in regard to liberals piling on conservatives. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-ronald-wilson-reagan/248886/114 "2004-06-06T06:22:06Z")
There are posters, I guess who never watched Firing Line with William F. Buckley. When he discussed politics with two guests he was always careful to have one “liberal” and one “conservative,” and, of course, William F. Buckley who as moderator(?) was there to steer the program in the right direction. ---
**Author:** ![Zagadka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zagadka/32/7272_2.png) [@Zagadka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zagadka)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-ronald-wilson-reagan/248886/115 "2004-06-06T07:32:21Z")
Ooh, I’m late… what exactly are we debating? I don’t think God likes Reagan, he got a divorce. He probably sinned many times. To paraphrase Mark Twain, I’m sorry I can not attend his funeral, but I would like to write to say that I approve. Now that he is dead, does he become, like, a saint, or something? ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-ronald-wilson-reagan/248886/116 "2004-06-06T12:38:08Z")
**Moderator’s Note:** Since we do have a number of Reagan threads in a variety of forums, I’m closing this one. People, if you think a thread is in the wrong forum, sending an e-mail to the moderators is better than saying so in the middle of the thread. You should definitely _NOT_ just post as if the thread were already in whichever forum you think it should be in. In other words, if it’s in Great Debates, don’t post as it if were in the Pit, even if you think it’s going there soon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-bless-ronald-wilson-reagan/248886.md?page=5)