Right Voices

Ronald Reagan’s legacy is under attack. For years, liberal academics have tried to explain how the Soviet Union collapsed without giving credit to the U.S. president who challenged communism head on and won. Now Hollywood is opening up another front. Next month, Mr. Reagan will be tarred and feathered in a made-for-TV docudrama by CBS. It is a transparent attempt to obscure historical fact with Tinsel Town glitz.

The anti-Reagan bias of the mini-series isn’t hidden. In a Tuesday article focusing on the controversy surrounding the movie, the New York Times noted “growing concern that this deconstruction of his presidency is shot through a liberal lens, exaggerating his foibles and giving short thrift to his accomplishments.” In the evidence department, Exhibit No. 1 is that the 40th president is played by Mr. Barbra Streisand, James Brolin.

So they actually went ahead and did this project. This is not surprising, but it is sad.

Ronald Reagan was one of our nation’s greatest Presidents and served two terms. Yes, before someone starts chanting “Iran Contra” at me or even “Reaganomics”, might I recommend reading about these issues as well as the many great things this man conquered during his political career from being the Governor of California to the President of the United States.

It’s pathetic how Hollywood will pay tribute to murderers and others in film, but let it be a former republican President and they do a full smear campaign.

The casting for the role of Ronald Reagan could not be more wrong.