The ghost of Ronald Reagan has returned to haunt Newt Gingrich. If things keep going at this rate, there won't just be four podiums and four candidates on stage at the next debate in Florida. There will be a fifth podium - with a mummified Reagan propped up against it. Because to Republicans, Ronald Reagan is a God - he is the man by which all their policies should be measured against - HE is the ultimate Conservative that all candidates should strive to be. But what's lost in all this Reagan-worshipping and idolatry is Reagan's ACTUAL record as President. And when that's examined - when we take a look at what Reagan ACTUALLY did in the White House - you REALLY have to question the wisdom of today's Republican Party and their reliance on the Reagan litmus test...Let's take a look back at what Reagan ACTUALLY did...some that puts Reagan to the left of even Barack Obama!

Ronald Reagan's administration set the course for the defeat of the Soviet Union and nearly eliminated Communism from any threat to the United States. Newt Gingrich was throwing Reagan under the bus along the way. He claims to be a "Reagan Conservative," but his current rhetoric doesn't match with reality. He is social proofing himself as a Reagan clone to try to win the election, and he needs to be called on it. Hypocrisy will not stand.

Newt Gingrich and Ronald Reagan in 1985.: Courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Library On Wednesday, Republicans took aim at Newt Gingrich for his past criticisms of Ronald Reagan. The Drudge Report featured 10 anti-Newt stories as of yesterday, none more prominently than Elliot Abrams' takedown of Gingrich at the National Review. The former speaker, Abrams wrote, "spewed insulting rhetoric" and "was voluble and certain in predicting that Reagan's policies would fail." Set aside, for a minute, the fact that Nancy Reagan considered Newt to be the torch-carrier for her husband's legacy. The problem with Newt Gingrich's 1980s criticism of Ronald Reagan is that it presents today's Republicans with an uncomfortable truth: Gingrich attacked Reagan from the right because there was room to do so. Reagan wasn't always the tax-cutting arch-conservative Republicans make him out to be. He was often a military hawk but not always. He wasn't, frankly, the Ronald Reagan that Republicans speak of with so much reverence today. Here's a quick guide to Newt's 1980s Reagan bashing (via Lexis and newspaper clippings): 1982: Carter II: From the New York Times: '''It has all the things that Jimmy Carter used to propose that we used to beat up on,' observed Representative Newt Gingrich, a Georgia Republican prominent in the Congressional revolt against the President's $98.9 billion tax bill. That revolt within the President's own party, he added, ''is really a grass-roots rebellion over wrong policy <b>...</b>

Another youtube user, PatriotReview attempted to smear Newt Gingrich using a 1988 C-Span clip suggesting that Mr. Gingrich bad-mouthed Ronald Reagan (which couldn't have been further from the truth). My clip, which was taken from the same interview shows that Newt thought very highly of then current President Reagan and suggested that it would be near impossible for George HW Bush to follow a charismatic leader as powerful as Ronald Reagan using the same platform.

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The iconic President raised taxes, signed into law immigration reform and increased the size of government. Was he a moderate? Newt Gingrich responds.

The Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher, and Ronald Reagan's 83rd Birthday [4/5] Reagan: Seriously, birthdays often serve as the rare moments when we can pause from the bustle of our daily lives to reflect on the years that have passed, the accomplishments and people that have made them special. As I look around this gathering, I am filled with countless warm and fond memories. Many of you go back with us as far as my two terms as California Governor. Others of you are more recent additions to the family. Regardless of when you came, you have been a big part of our lives. For that, we are so grateful and feel so blessed. Now, as most of you know, I'm not one for looking back, I figure there will be plenty of time for that when I get old. But rather what I take from the past is inspiration for the future. And what we accomplished during our years in the White House must never be lost amid the rhetoric of political revisionists. When we came to Washington on that bright sunny day in January of 1981, we shared a dream for America. Back then, the reach of government had become intolerable. It was a time of rampant inflation and crushing interest rates -- when hope was scarce. It was a time when cold, ugly walls divided nations and human rights were trampled in the name of evil and corrupt ideologies. It was a time when the nuclear arms race was spiraling out of control and a blinding mistrust stood between East and West. We believed that for the future of America and the free world, this could not stand. And together, we insisted that this great nation <b>...</b>

The Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher, and Ronald Reagan's 83rd Birthday [3/5] Reagan: Thank you. Thank you, Margaret. And thank all of you very much. I haven't heard such cheers since I told the Washington Press Corps I was leaving town. I don't know who cheered the loudest -- them or me. Frankly, for a minute there I was a bit concerned that after all these years away from Washington you all wouldn't recognize me. Heck, pretty soon I'm going to have to get one of those credit cards with my picture on the front. I can't tell you how thrilled Nancy and I are to be here with you tonight to celebrate, as Margaret [Thatcher] said, the "forty-fourth anniversary of my thirty-ninth birthday." Haley [Barbour] told me he was going to gather a few friends for dinner tonight, but I had no idea! Before I get started here, I want to thank my dear friend, Margaret Thatcher, for being part of yet another important milestone -- another important milestone in my life and for those very kind words. As most of you know, Margaret and I go back quite a ways. We met at a time before she became Prime Minister and I became President. From the moment we met, we discovered that we shared quite similar views of government and freedom. Margaret ended our first meeting by telling me, "We must stand together," and that's exactly what we've done in the years since--as friends -- as friends and as political allies. Margaret Thatcher is one of the giants of our century. Her many achievements will be appreciated more and more as time goes on and history is written. For me, she has <b>...</b>

The Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher, and Ronald Reagan's 83rd Birthday [1/5] 1994-02-03 CNN INTERNATIONAL A SPECIAL REPORT "This is a special report from CNN International." "Hello, I'm Bettina Lüscher. We're departing from our regular programming to bring you live coverage of speeches by former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and former US President Ronald Reagan. The occasion - a fundraising event in Washington, DC to mark Reagan's 83rd birthday, which comes on Sunday. Let's go to Washington now." Washington CNN International LIVE Republican National Committee Thatcher: President Reagan, your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for that wonderful introduction. It's the sort I would have loved at the beginning of every election campaign. It is an honour and a joy to be with you to celebrate the 44th anniversary of your 39th birthday. I hope to be here to celebrate the 51st anniversary of this same birthday. Indeed, if you were thinking of running again to see us into the 21st century I'd be even better pleased. I note, President Reagan, from one of your books, that in 1987 you heard one presidential candidate say that what this country needed was a president for the 90's. You were set to run again, because you thought he said a president in his 90s and you were... Well, for us, hope springs eternal. All it needs is to repeal the 27th Amendment to the Constitution. Sir, you strode into our midst at a time when America needed you most. This great country had been through a period of national malaise bereft of any sense of moral <b>...</b>

Read the facts sheet for "Reagan" at www.NewtFacts.com. From debates you'd think Newt Gingrich was Ronald Reagan's Vice President. Gingrich exaggerates, dropping Reagan's name 50 times. But in his diaries, Ronald Reagan mentions Newt Gingrich only once. Reagan criticized Gingrich saying Newt's ideas would "cripple our defense program". Reagan rejected Newt's ideas. On leadership and character, Newt Gingrich is no Ronald Reagan.

This 10 minute documentary highlights the celebration of Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday in 2011 with events and partnerships that took place across the country and around the world. For more information on the ongoing works of President Reagan's Foundation, please visit www.reaganfoundation.org

What You Don't Know About Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan blackmailed for sexual behavior ; communist turns into right-wing political puppet. Thanks to: www.youtube.com

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