When President Ronald Reagan ran for re-election in 1984, had a record that included recovering from a stagflation recession of the Carter era and the shock to implementing Reaganomics, as well as a nation which was chary about leadership in international affairs.
In response, the Reagan re-election campaign released the classic political ad “Morning in America”. This optimistic ad celebrates the joys of ordinary individuals living the American Dream.
Twenty six years later, President Barack Obama had put his footprint on the American government by wildly spending through an $837 Porkulus that did not stimulate any discernable Keynesian economic growth and an administration which groveled before the international community for perceived wrongs and leveling the playing field.
Citizens for the Republic, the conservative Political Action Group founded by Ronald Reagan in 1977, released “Mourning in America”, a mid-term election spot which reframed the national plight during the age of Obama. The “Mourning in America” ad illustrates how the heavy hand of government can transform the American Dream of into the American Nightmare for the average American.
Orthography and attitude do matter. I prefer the sunny optomism espoused in Reagan’s City on a Hill speech compared to the envious class warfare rhetoric which candidate Obama released in Roanoke, Virginia.
Clearly, Mr. Obama buys into Massachusetts Democrat Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren's native wisdom on how the collective contribution of society allows some individuals to excel. This tempestuous take on the American Dream seems like a petulant American Day Dream of have nots enviously eyeing the achievements of the successful.
Should we choose “Morning in America” or ought we elect to continue “Mourning in America”?
h/t: Mark Levin
Republican-Elephant
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