1953: Ronald Reagan looking good in "Law and order"

Doesn't "Law and order" sounds great for a Ronald Reagan movie?    It was released in 1953.

After all, wasn't he the "law and order" governor in who stood up to rowdy students at the universities in California?    Didn't he fire the air controllers when he became president in 1981?

I enjoyed it.  Reagan was Marshall Johnson in this movie based on a W R Burnett's novel.

It was another of the 1950's Westerns about good guys vs bad guys.    The plot was simple and Dorothy Malone was the pretty girl in the story.

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A 1951 film with Ronald Reagan & Rhonda Fleming

Late last night, I flipped TV channels and found Ronald Reagan and Rhonda Fleming in "The Last Outpost".     It was reissued later as "Cavalry Charge".    

What's the plot?   It is the story of two brothers who survive an Indian attack in the Old West.

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Happy birthday to 'The Gipper' and 'The Babe'

All of my conservative friends are flooding social media with birthday wishes for the late President Reagan who was born on this day in 1911 in Tampico, Illinois.    

To this day, President Reagan ranks high as one of the most popular presidents of the last 50 years. We remember him as a leader, a man who stood up to the USSR, defended the US and the kind of figure that you were proud to see on stage as the US president.   In fact, a 2011 Gallup ranked him as our greatest president! 

Greater than Lincoln and Washington?  Not so fast but it is evidence that a lot of us remember him as a successful president, a man who made us feel good about the country.

We also remember that Babe Ruth was born in Baltimore, Maryland on this day in 1895.  

Like Reagan, Ruth came along at an opportune time. 

Baseball was in deep trouble after the White Sox scandal and fans soured on the game. The "Black Sox" scandal was a complicated story but the Commissioner had no choice but to ban the players.  The biggest tragedy of the commissioner's decision is that we never got to see "Shoeless" Jackson play a full career in the majors.

Ruth put fans in the seats, made baseball fun and became a legendary American hero. 

What was God telling us by making this day a birthday for two such dynamic individuals?  I think that he was saying that our leaders come from humble homes and unexpected places like Tampico, Illinois and the rough streets of Baltimore, Maryland. 

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February 6: Happy birthday to ‘The Gipper’ and ‘The Babe’

All of my conservative friends are flooding social media with birthday wishes for the late President Reagan who was born on this day in 1911 in Tampico, Illinois.    

To this day, President Reagan ranks high as one of the most popular presidents of the last 50 years. We remember him as a leader, a man who stood up to the USSR, defended the US and the kind of figure that you were proud to see on stage as the US president.   In fact, a 2011 Gallup ranked him as our greatest president! 

Greater than Lincoln and Washington?  Not so fast but it is evidence that a lot of us remember him as a successful president, a man who made us feel good about the country.

We also remember that Babe Ruth was born in Baltimore, Maryland on this day in 1895.  

Like Reagan, Ruth came along at an opportune time. 

Baseball was in deep trouble after the White Sox scandal and fans soured on the game. The "Black Sox" scandal was a complicated story but the Commissioner had no choice but to ban the players.  The biggest tragedy of the commissioner's decision is that we never got to see "Shoeless" Jackson play a full career in the majors.

Ruth put fans in the seats, made baseball fun and became a legendary American hero. 

What was God telling us by making this day a birthday for two such dynamic individuals?  I think that he was saying that our leaders come from humble homes and unexpected places like Tampico, Illinois and the rough streets of Baltimore, Maryland.    

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We remember Babe Ruth (1895-1948)

George Herman "Babe" Ruth was born in Baltimore on this day in 1895.  

Ruth came along at a very opportune time for the game and the business of baseball.  Baseball was in deep trouble after the White Sox scandal and fans soured on the game.

The "Black Sox" scandal was a complicated story but the Commissioner had no choice but to ban the players.  The biggest tragedy of the commissioner's decision is that we never got to see "Shoeless" Jackson play a full career in the majors.

Ruth put fans in the seats.  He made baseball fun again and became a legendary American hero. 

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The Reagan Diaries is a wonderful trip back to the 1980s

Looking for something fun to read?

"The Reagan Diaries" is an easy read because and so interesting. It takes you back to the highs and lows of a very consequential presidency.

 

After reading this book, you'll see that President Reagan had a great love for Nancy and the US.

 

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1911: President Reagan born on this day

We remember that Ronald Reagan was born on this day in 1911.   His birthplace was Tampico, Illinois. 

Like many of you, I became a conservative because of the Reagan 1976 campaign and eventual election to the presidency in 1980.   He is still one of the most popular presidents in recent memory.   

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