Great communicator was a nice guy too leonard saffir tuesday, june 15, 2004. Reagans eleventh commandment, which was not even reagans, was proposed by and adopted by liberal republicans. While the late president ronald reagan didnt originate it, he is often credited with whats called the 11th commandment. On the surface, it was an idealistic call to republican unity. The 11th commandment was created in 1966 by gaylord parkinson, the golden states republican party chairman. The 11th commandment is an informal rule in the republican party mistakenly attributed to presidential ronald reagan that discourages attacks on members of the party and encourages candidates to be kind to each other. May 30, 2014 republicans had unusually nasty runoff. Breaking the 11th commandment news, sports, jobs the. Ronald reagans 11th commandment was never speak ill of another republican.
The truth about reagans 11th commandment you may have heard of ronald reagans 11th commandment, though shall not speak ill of another republican. Reagan simply smiled and invoked his eleventh commandment. Years earlier, reagan had coined a phrase that he called, the 11th commandment. Thou shalt not speak ill of your fellow republican apparently, some 30 years after he left office and six years after he passed away, david frum didnt think it members of the gop needed to still worship at the altar of st. With rocky marshall, denis lawson, noah huntley, verona joseph. Lowdermilk the eleventh commandment, a recurring segment in the radio show the catholic guy.
The convenient myth of reagans eleventh commandment. With bernard white, dick sargent, greg mullavey, james avery. Last nights debate featured unusually nasty exchanges between michele bachmann and tim pawlenty, candidates with a lot at stake in iowa. Why ronald reagan spoke of the eleventh commandment. Trump cant promise he wont trash his fellow republicans. The people of district 30 deserve better than lies and mudslinging. On shattering the 11th commandment in the southern baptist. During ronald reagans 1966 campaign for governor of california, republicans established the socalled eleventh commandment. Reagans 11th commandment becomes moot for gop opinion. The gop in general has been fairly disciplined in the last couple of decades. The eleventh commandment was a phrase used by president of the united states ronald reagan during his 1966 campaign for governor of california. The ronald reagan 11th commandment wasnt necessarily set in stone like the rest of thembut perhaps it should have been. Carson promised to follow ronald reagans 11th commandment. According to shirley, reagan didnt come up with the idea.
Is there anyone left who still believes donald trump got into politics for any other reason than to up his brand. Furthermore, moderates have regularly twisted and perverted the meaning of the 11th commandment for years, to the point that reagan biographer craig shirley felt compelled to ink a column for. Republican decorum was famously characterized by ronald reagan as the eleventh commandment, which declared, thou shalt not speak ill. And that was the whole point of the 11th commandment to begin with. The great communicator is in no danger of having to forfeit his welldeserved moniker anytime soon to trump. Tv and its advertisers do not endorse any of the videos which appear on this site.
Republicans idolize reagan, but theyre ignoring his 11th commandment, thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow republican. Asked if president reagans 11th commandment is now moot, pence said, all the rules have changed. Republicans go to the mat in iowa to the point kcrw. But reagan also had selfserving reasons for his famous decree.
While popularized by reagan, the eleventh commandment was created by california republican party chairman gaylord parkinson. The republicans have finished with reagans 11th commandment. The truth about reagans 11th commandment commentary. Thats why ronald reagan invented the eleventh commandment. When the chips are down and the decisions are made as to who the candidates will be, then the 11th commandment prevails and everybody goes to work. Apparently for some state republican activists, this does not apply to gov. Commandment, an episode in series six of holby city. The convenient myth of reagans eleventh commandment, if the republican party establishment really wants to reduce the amount of infighting, they. For republicans, the 11th commandment has been a kind of touchstone of public unity and discipline. Bill luznicky this episode discusses ronald reagans 11th commandment, thou shalt not speak ill of another republican. Reagan reportedly pledged to follow the 11th commandment.
Perhaps you should provide a forum to let other victims of the lefts reaction to that nonracist rodeo clown vent their feelings about how obamas blackness has caused them injury again. Her focus is why reagan is still remembered as a good man and a great president, but she closes with an interesting take on president reagans famous 11th commandment. Ronald reagan may get credit for a credo that republicans should not attack each other. Ronald reagan used to quip that the 11th commandment was thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow republican. If this bad blood rhetoric continues between primary candidates, itll assure the election of hillary clinton, and a continuation of the disaster that we have now in the white house, by the name of barack hussein obama.
By the 1970s, the commandment formerly known as parkinsons, or just parks, had become reagan s. As four prominent conservatives vie for the local republican partys endorsement, they find it hard to follow ronald reagans 11th commandment thou shalt not. The commandment states, thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow republican. Im going to follow president reagan s 11th commandment thou shalt not speak ill of fe. Ronald reagan once proclaimed that republicans should observe an 11th commandment. I believe in reagans 11th commandment july 24, 2015 this video is unavailable. No, reagan did not author the republicans 11th commandment. Did pope francis announce during a sermon that god had instructed him to change the ten commandments. Prc weekly report episode 37 primary the ruling class.
Now, reagan knew that the supporters of each of his six opponents in 1980 george h. Whenever you do that, you return to the atmosphere of violating the 11th commandment, which we originated in california, that you should speak no ill of another republican. Reagans 11th commandment peggy noonan writes today about ronald reagan, who would have turned 96 next week. The eleventh commandment was a phrase used by president ronald reagan during his 1966 campaign for governor of california. The 11th commandment, thou shalt not speak ill of any republican, is an old gop adage, popularized by ronald reagan, discouraging public intraparty attacks. They also talk about isaiah, the ht unconference, stephen kings dark tower series, and the quick to listen podcast. Opponents have called reagans 11th commandment the very definition of considering party more important than right and wrong, and an admission that republicans have no actual principles or beliefs.
The eleventh commandment ronald reagan simple english. The mans narcissism and need to belittle or diminish his betters is boundless. Is that somehow different from what we do and how we should speak as christians anyways. Reagan followed this commandment during the first five primaries during the 1976 republican primary against incumbent gerald ford, all of which he lost. But reagan and the republicans are not the only ones who follow such a rule. President ronald reagan called it the 11th commandment. The eleventh commandment ronald reagan facts for kids. Bush, howard baker, bob dole, john connally, phil crane, and john anderson would be needed in the fall against jimmy carter. So i really dont know why this essay lecturing us about. And its reagan who often gets the credit for that unwritten rule.
Holby city the eleventh commandment tv episode 2004 imdb. In his 1990 autobiography an american life, reagan attributed. Breaking reagans 11th commandment got david frum fired. In this episode, todd and scott start to tackle the question of how to interpret the bible, particularly for preaching and teaching.
Any opinion expressed on this site is owned by its video creator. It also explores the reason we can no longer abide by this and gives examples of ruling class republicans running for reelection in the us senate and why they have to go. The real story of reagans 11th commandment politico. You could title it something edgy and eyecatching, like the 11th commandment. Its an idea that many in the republican party have been yearning to get back to. Viguerie, chq chairman in my new book takeover i knock down the myth of ronald reagans socalled 11th commandment and show how reagan took. As a republican, reagan would go on to follow parkinsons politically advantageous rule for the remainder of his life. As a prominent member of the republican party, ronald reagan gave the eleventh commandment one hell of a try for the gipper. The deification of reagan as a great republican unifier is a myth and pundits should stop repeating it.
Talking about reagans eleventh commandment jen kuznicki. Bad things happen when we dont observe reagans eleventh. Not all this years presidential candidates got the message. After the bloodbath in the 1964 california primary between arizona sen. Reagans 11th commandments infinitiforever deafvideo. Ronald reagan had the 11th commandment for conservatives. A murderous psycho breaks out of a mental hospital and goes after his. The 11th commandment was created in 1966 by gaylord parkinson. A lot of republican politicians claim ronald reagan as their patron saint, but in recent months many have not been following the 11th commandment he preached. Sammy is in a minor car accident so why does he have major. Ronald reagan famously gave the 11th commandment of gop politics. Is there a similar standard of conversation among pastors.
I believe in reagans 11th commandment, republican national committee chairman reince priebus said on. But they forget that reagan ran against a sitting republican president in 1976. Trump violates reagans 11th commandment the resurgent. Reagans 11th commandment in the age of trump youtube. President ronald reagan at the white house in washington on july 19. How reviving reagans 11th commandment could invigorate the gop.
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