Spent the afternoon at my 81-year old mother-in-laws yesterday for Thanksgiving. After departing the "groaning" table, I was told that a movie had been planned. Oh great (right?). Well, it actually was. When the movie ended I found myself seeing striking parallels to our current "morning in America" situation.
In 1982 I was 24-years old, 8-years later I had just gotten married and had moved across the country. In those days, the events of the news had to compete with the events in my daily life (and they seemingly paled by comparison). I certainly remember the overarching history of the Regan presidency and I also remember how it made me feel ("confidence" seems to be the overall sensation that I was left with). I also remember-well how Rush Limbaugh used to refer to "Ronaldus Magnus" in his daily radio show that I would, as often as not, listen to in my daily activities during that show's run. Limbaugh was clearly a big fan.
"Hollyweird" hasn't done much lately that I am even remotely-interested in and I studiously avoid most of their products anymore, but this one is different. Dennis Quaid has done a remarkable job of capturing the man's essence, and the scenes that are portrayed in the movie were surprisingly powerful for me. I thought I knew most of the history of the man, but of-course, I only really knew the "high points". I surprisingly learned alot from this post-dinner event, and I was reminded of how much of a difference the man made in this country (at least from my perspective). Footage from Reagan's State Funeral in Washington D.C. at the end of the movie brought back the surprisingly poignant emotions I felt at his passing.
I don't normally care enough to even discuss a movie I've happened to have seen anymore, but this one gets a strong "thumbs-up" from this old dog.
Edit to add: Just found this...
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/...final-rendition-true-story-thanksgiving/
