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Reagan's acting career is off-limits? Like Romney's business career?
Robert — (archived)

You're trying too hard, Tom. You might wish you could limit what part of your candidate's life the voters examine, but you know you don't have that power. We insist on examining their entire lives, and you might've noticed it didn't go down well when Romney tried to dictate what parts of his life are fair game.

I remember that during Reagan's first foray into national politics, he was compared to other candidates and generally was found wanting in experience in government and politics (this was in the days before competence was turned into a negative by the anti-government crowd). He was indeed the guy who spent his time cavorting with Bonzo while the other candidates were establishing themselves in government service. Reagan was the guy who didn't go to war, he only played a soldier in the movies; while, again, many of his opponents were putting their lives on the line as real soldiers.

For all your contrived outrage that people brought up Reagan's acting career during his political campaigns, you can hardly claim it hurt him, now can you? We're talking about the guy who did get elected President. Twice.

And whose graven image is today worshipped by millions.

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