{"id":28718,"date":"2014-11-24T20:45:51","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T20:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/?p=28718"},"modified":"2014-11-24T20:46:26","modified_gmt":"2014-11-24T20:46:26","slug":"morning-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/?p=28718","title":{"rendered":"Morning in America"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Republican National Committee emailed me again over the weekend.<\/p>\n

The first time was to get my input on who I thought their 2016 presidential nominee should be. I’ve done this before<\/a>, and there wasn’t anything new to it, so I let it pass by.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, they sent me this:<\/p>\n

Allyn,<\/p>\n

“It’s morning again in America.”<\/p>\n

That was not only the inspirational slogan of the winning Reagan-Bush ’84 presidential campaign — but it was also the theme of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush’s strong leadership.<\/p>\n

Today, Republicans are ready to lead with fresh ideas and sound policies to renew America, just like Reagan-Bush did.<\/p>\n

Show you stand with the GOP for a better America with a vintage Reagan-Bush ’84 T-Shirt.<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

When you order your shirt today, your contribution will count as double, you’ll get free shipping and you’ll receive it in time for the holidays.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A group of GOP donors has agreed to match every contribution<\/u> you make online today to support our final races in Louisiana.<\/p>\n

Get your Reagan-Bush ’84 T-Shirt today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks,<\/p>\n

Sara Armstrong
\nRNC Chief Operating Officer<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now, this interests me, at least from a nostalgic point of view.<\/p>\n

I have a few vague memories of the 1980 presidential election. My memories of the 1984 election, though, are better, and I can remember watching the election returns come in that night on the ABC station. I was young, and of course I supported Reagan, because he was the president and Mondale seemed pretty inept.<\/p>\n

That’s not a reason for me to donate to the RNC to get a t-shirt, though.<\/p>\n

I’m also amused by the RNC’s e-mail. For the last twenty years, George H.W. Bush was pretty much anathema to the Republicans, yet here they’re citing him as “strong leadership.” I guess time heals all wounds. And then they say that the Republicans have “fresh ideas and sound policies to renew America.” Where? I’d like to see them.<\/p>\n

Still not buying the t-shirt. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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