President Reagan's Radio Address to the Nation on Tarrifs, 1987

Re:President Reagan's Radio Address to the Nation on Tarrifs... by btilly on Sunday October 26, 2025 @12:46AM (#45709207)

I have to wonder why some enterprising Democrat doesn't run an ad with this clip, with language talking about how thin-skinned Trump is, and how the Republican party has lost its core principles.

What can Trump do? Get mad? That will drive the politician who does this to prominence! Surely someone wants to get their name out on the national stage? And while it costs money to start, I'm sure that lots will want to donate if they see Trump getting unhappy with it!

And it's a strategy that can be repeated over and over again until Trump learns to stop trying to use threats to censor free speech. Which hopefully takes a while.

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Re:President Reagan's Radio Address to the Nation on Tarrifs... by xnx on Sunday October 26, 2025 @05:08AM (#45710228)

> how thin-skinned Trump is, and how the Republican party has lost its core principles.

People who are still Trump supporters now cannot be convinced by logic.

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Re:President Reagan's Radio Address to the Nation on Tarrifs... by btilly on Sunday October 26, 2025 @01:00PM (#45713400)

The point is not to convince Trump supporters.

It is to make independents start to question, and create support nationwide among Democrats who like to see Trump squawk. Thereby propelling the politician behind these ads to more prominence in the Democratic party.

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