On two successive nights, January 30th and 31st, Republican and Democratic candidates debated on CNN, and the settings for the two events spoke volumes about the distinction between Republicans and Democrats.
On Wednesday night, the Republicans appeared together at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. On Thursday, the Democrats debated at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood—the site of the Academy Awards and American Idol.
The GOP, in other words, associated itself with one of the greatest presidents of the 20th Century, while the Democrats chose to link their party to the movie business.
Reagan was all about Morning in America and extolling the virtues of our Shining City on a Hill. The Oscars are all about dark, dysfunctional views of American reality, emphasizing sex, violence and self-agrandizement.
I guess that says it all.
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