Remembering Reagan:
Some Important Things We Can't Forget (That He Did!)
You can't miss him! He's all over your TV, radio, newspapers, and computer screen again. Ronald Reagan is back in the news, garnering lots of press, praise, fond memories, and accolades from his conservative friends, admirers, and benefactors in celebration of what would had been the Gipper's 100th birthday. But what many of these commentators choose to ignore is the fact that Reagan also chose to ignore some major facets of the American public. Namely, the poor and those suffering from the AIDS epidemic at the time.
In the lead-up to what would have been Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday on Sunday, conservatives have been trotting out all manner of panegyrics to their patron saint and his creed of trickle-down economics. For 90 percent of the people in this country, here's what should matter:
WATCH: "The Failure to Act: The Reagan Administration's Deliberate Failure to Address the Aids Epidemic"
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