{"id":261,"date":"2004-01-03T11:02:46","date_gmt":"2004-01-03T17:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/?p=261"},"modified":"2005-02-04T10:12:56","modified_gmt":"2005-02-04T08:12:56","slug":"reagan-was-not-a-saint-when-he-was-alive-nor-is-he-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/2004\/01\/03\/reagan-was-not-a-saint-when-he-was-alive-nor-is-he-now\/","title":{"rendered":"reagan was not a saint when he was alive, nor is he now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Conservatives want Reagan to replace FDR on U.S. dimes<\/a> – WTF? Vote NO!<\/p>\n

Operation Nobel Prize<\/a> – very interesting new e-literature project by August Highland And The Superheroes of Humanities<\/p>\n

Department of Art & Technology<\/a> – a net.art intervention by Randall M. Packer<\/p>\n

A Pragmatic Streak Colors Dean’s Green Credentials<\/a> – this is a touchy one. Sometimes, pragmatics can lead to better debate than idealism. A good example might be that it was the whites that voted out apartheid here in SA – and a lot were voting that it was unsustainable, rather than voting out of guilt or idealism. One can be pragmatic and much more easily win an environmental argument than if they were to argue on ideals alone. However, Dean didn’t seem to do to well here…<\/p>\n

Some School Districts Challenge Bush’s Signature Education Law<\/a> – gee, do you really think better textbooks and teaching resources would do better than simply penalizing efforts?<\/p>\n

Op-Ed Columnist: Who’s Nader Now?<\/a> – altho I completely<\/i> disagree with this editorial writer’s stance on Nader, it’s an interesting take on the current status of the democratic party…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Conservatives want Reagan to replace FDR on U.S. dimes – WTF? Vote NO! Operation Nobel Prize – very interesting new e-literature project by August Highland And The Superheroes of Humanities Department of Art & Technology – a net.art intervention by Randall M. Packer A Pragmatic Streak Colors Dean’s Green Credentials – this is a touchy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-politics","category-uncategorical"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9blZT-4d","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1066,"url":"https:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/2006\/02\/08\/reagan-republican-serious-bush-bashing\/","url_meta":{"origin":261,"position":0},"title":"Reagan Republican + serious Bush-bashing","author":"nathaniel","date":"08 February 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Claiming himself to have been bashed about from both sides during his career, Paul Craig Roberts, a Republican from the Reagan administration, is fed up with how Bush has placed himself, and his administration, \"firmly against the American people.\" Some key points: \u00a0 Bewitched by neoconservatives and lustful for power...\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "news and politics"","block_context":{"text":"news and politics","link":"https:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/category\/news-and-politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":259,"url":"https:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/2004\/01\/10\/the-pragmatic-winner-is\/","url_meta":{"origin":261,"position":1},"title":"the pragmatic winner is","author":"nathaniel","date":"10 January 2004","format":false,"excerpt":"Dean Exudes Pragmatism, Not Personality - is what I'm saying. The Balance Sheet for Dean - but he needs to think a bit before he speaks Still, this is good: Senator Harkin Endorses Dean And, a fantastic candidate has some wise words of caution that my pick (Dean) should give\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "news and politics"","block_context":{"text":"news and politics","link":"https:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/category\/news-and-politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":418,"url":"https:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/2004\/09\/01\/the-case-against-george-w-bush\/","url_meta":{"origin":261,"position":2},"title":"The Case Against George W. Bush","author":"nathaniel","date":"01 September 2004","format":false,"excerpt":"see Esquire:Feature Story:The Case Against George W. Bush Here's a quote by none other than Ron Reagan, son of the fortieth president of the United States, from a fantastic article he wrote in Esquire; note that this is a conservative's perspective. Go on, then! 'It's one thing to get trashed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "news and politics"","block_context":{"text":"news and politics","link":"https:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/category\/news-and-politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":269,"url":"https:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/2004\/02\/25\/nader-has-his-reasons\/","url_meta":{"origin":261,"position":3},"title":"nader has his reasons","author":"nathaniel","date":"25 February 2004","format":false,"excerpt":"I've recently been having a discussion about Nader's decision to run for president with a few friends at ITP. Unintentionally, this article made one of my points for me. It quoted John Kerry as saying that he intends to \"speak to all Americans. If people want to beat George Bush\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "news and politics"","block_context":{"text":"news and politics","link":"https:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/category\/news-and-politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":77,"url":"https:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/2003\/04\/02\/irving-quote\/","url_meta":{"origin":261,"position":4},"title":"irving quote","author":"nathaniel","date":"02 April 2003","format":false,"excerpt":"Two presently relevant quotes from John Irving's A Prayer for Own Meany (author of The World According to Garp and The Cider House Rules), written in the 80s. The first is about the Reagan Iran-contra schpeel, though rings truer now. 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