Standing where Reagan stood to announce his run for the presidency Jon Huntsman showed the nation the difference between Huntsman and Reagan.
Huntsman’s main theme for his speech and why we should vote for him was a vanilla speech that basically said, vote for me because I will not criticize the other candidates.
Here’s what Reagan said on that same spot. Recession is when your neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. And recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his.
It shows a stark difference about leadership and politics today.
Reagan said in one sentence why he should be president. Huntsman said in many paragraphs why he shouldn’t be president.
The only similarity was the spot and the Statue of Liberty in the background of the two men.
Poor Huntsman. He should have picked a different spot. He’s no Ronald Reagan.
Dennis Miller has an idea for Chis Christie to announce his candidacy. He wanted him in an old style swimming suit with the long pants on the high board at a swimming pool. He jumps in the pool, empties the pool, and says, here I am, want to get in my face? Great stuff.
