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“Demonic” author Ann Coulter on presidential candidates’ efforts to invoke Ronald Reagan’s legacy to boost their campaigns.
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Meanwhile the GOP candidates are mixing it up Ron Paul is out with a new ad attacking Rick Perry.
For his support of Al Gore back in 1988.
Check out the new video.
The establishment called him an extreme and unelectable.
Police say He was doing wrong man for the job.
It's why you're young Texan named Ron Paul was one of only -- congressmen to endorsed Ronald Reagan's campaign for president.
He's -- and -- message of smaller government and lower taxes.
After -- senator Al Gore ran for president pledging to raise taxes and increase spending.
Pushing his liberal values and -- board found -- cheerleader in Texas mean Rick Perry.
Rick Perry helped lead Al Gore's campaign to undo the Reagan revolution.
Finding to a -- -- poor president of the United States now America must decide.
Who to trust -- Texas cheerleader.
Want us do with Reagan.
Just a catch that last part the one who stood with Reagan.
Ron Paul says He stands at Ronald Reagan does He Rick Perry wasted no time in -- -- -- a letter Ron Paul wrote back in 1987.
When Paul resigned from the Republican Party.
Part of Ron Paul's letters says quote there is no credibility left for the Republican Party as a force to.
Reduce the size of government that is the message of Ronald of the Ronald Reagan years.
Joining me now is Ann -- she's the author of demonic.
And who gives bids on the Ronald Reagan legacy.
At the beginning a little sick of the whole competition and Reagan was a great president but we've really got to stop this this worship -- And using him as the touchstone for every candidate -- signings now like liberals.
Ron Paul's out I think.
I find little irritating but is it mostly appeals to the ignorance.
Who -- do not know that many southern Democrats where it far more conservative than northern Republicans are now was pretty much Rick -- I mean I'm a criticism of the Rick Perry.
This isn't one of moment.
And when He was endorsing Al Gore by the way Al -- -- those conservative Democrats fit it in by the way while He was endorsing Al Gore.
He voted for Ronald Reagan the -- -- before and I also don't particularly.
Objects to Ron Paul saying the government was growing too much under Ronald Reagan -- there was a -- -- By the -- this guy saying you know back in 1987.
He blamed He said between the years 1981 in 87 which for the Ronald Reagan -- -- for the most part.
He said that He He was resigning from the Republican Party because of those years and now he's gonna go ahead and embrace Ronald Reagan now.
Well is show was good but -- do you think He knew that when they put that -- together that He was gonna be embracing Ronald Reagan.
Ronald Reagan and I hope He cut you know it's not being around man here Ronald Reagan was a great president but.
He didn't -- -- -- day O'Connor on the supreme court's on He didn't pass amnesty for illegals a lot fewer illegals He did say it was music when He was governor of California.
He signed a very liberal abortion long what He called the biggest mistake -- his -- also before Roe vs.
Wade it was important really knew -- abortion lines.
But yet -- -- -- but I think it's a we've got to stop worshipping Ronald right again.
Mark -- -- been very good friend of mine who happened to worked for Ronald Reagan for real.
-- -- -- whenever Ron Paul claims to be re unite and I got I have to agree with them and by the way every time we do a segment about this they don't kind of blasting Ron Paul for.
His inconsistency or his foreign policy -- yeah.
Boy do we get that would that would the -- the -- lights come out in force I just don't be evil emails a terrible but.
Got to do it anyway we have.
-- -- was staying out looking at his ad against carrying in the for it that -- I think Ron Paul when agree with.
Ronald Reagan's foreign policy right exactly cannot feed troops in Lebanon bigger military is putting missiles hidden in Western Europe and yeah they won the cold -- overall save money and protect Americans from.
From nuclear annihilation.
And and -- we really need to point out that all though repair at the time was Democrat -- sudden helping out Melbourne his campaign's.
Did in fact -- for world.
Ray points out that without what that was your standards southern Democrat was more or should the centrist yes yes on southerners are.
By and large extremely patriotic it was just this lag and if you think we're not going to remain with the party of George McGovern now.
