Tag Archives: Ronald Reagan

Culture War standings – 1948

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Jorge Costales

The Right wing got off to a beautiful start in the culture wars 64 years ago today, when a ballsy congressman from California, Richard Nixon, smelled a rat in Alger Hiss’s denial of Whittaker Chambers accusation of being a communist. … Continue reading →

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President Reagan on 40th Anniversary of D-Day

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Jorge Costales

From remarks delivered by President Reagan celebrating the 40th Anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1984 Normandy, France: The men of Normandy had faith that what they were doing was right, faith that they fought for all humanity, faith that a … Continue reading →

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28th Anniversary of Ronald Reagan Quoting C.S. Lewis

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Jorge Costales

I’m always a sucker for a good CS Lewis quote: The greatest evil is not done in those sordid dens of evil that Dickens loved to paint but is conceived and ordered (moved, seconded, carried, and minuted) in clear, carpeted, … Continue reading →

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Regan and Alzheimer’s

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Jorge Costales

Not a typo, I meant Regan, not the great Ronald Reagan. Like most people, I have had family and friends affected by Alzheimer’s. Whenever I pray for an Alzheimer’s patient, I always think of the movie and novel, The Exorcist. … Continue reading →

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September 13, 1961– Personal Freedom Day

Posted on September 13, 2008 by Jorge Costales

Click on image to enlarge Thank you USA Gracias Ela y Adolfo Below, a camera captures my first glimpse ofRonald Wilson Reagan

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Difference between Popularity and Leadership

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Jorge Costales

From a July 25 WSJ Editorial about Sen Obama’s remarks in Germany: For our money, the best line in Barack Obama’s speech yesterday in Berlin came in the form of a quote from Ernst Reuter, the city’s mayor during the … Continue reading →

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