{"id":2366444,"date":"2024-11-09T09:23:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T14:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reagans-son-says-fathers-biopic-film-has-congeniality-lesson-for-politicians-today-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-09T09:25:34","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T14:25:34","slug":"reagans-son-says-fathers-biopic-film-has-congeniality-lesson-for-politicians-today-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reagans-son-says-fathers-biopic-film-has-congeniality-lesson-for-politicians-today-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Reagan\u2019s son says father\u2019s biopic film has congeniality lesson for politicians today &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freagans-son-says-fathers-biopic-film-has-congeniality-lesson-for-politicians-today-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2366444&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Michael Reagan, the eldest son of former President Ronald Reagan,\u2064 commented on the \u2062release \u200dof his father&#8217;s biopic film, emphasizing that it serves as a lesson in congeniality for modern politicians amid today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/industry-insiders-on-real-story-behind-high-gas-prices-structural-problems-hostile-policies-and-inaction\/\" title=\"Industry Insiders on Real Story Behind High Gas Prices: Structural Problems, Hostile Policies, and Inaction\">political hostility<\/a>. He described \u2062the film, which charts Ronald Reagan&#8217;s life from his small-town beginnings to his presidency, as \u2062a &#8220;history lesson&#8221; that highlights \u200dthe importance of respectful discourse among those with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elite-private-academy-refuses-to-show-race-based-curriculum-to-parents\/\" title=\"Elite Private Academy Refuses To Show Race-Based Curriculum To Parents\">differing political views<\/a>. Michael lamented the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/backlash-against-disney-grows-after-liberal-actor-in-show-with-gina-carano-made-similar-posts-still-has-job\/\" title=\"Backlash Against Disney Grows After Liberal Actor In Show With Gina Carano Made Similar Posts, Still Has Job\">current political climate<\/a> and noted that his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">father faced significant \u2063criticism<\/a> during his career but managed to remain focused on \u2062his \u200bgoals without reacting \u2063negatively to hostility. He shared a poignant moment\u200b from the film, recalling how during\u2062 Ronald \u2064Reagan&#8217;s recovery from an assassination attempt, former Democratic Speaker of the House Tip \u2063O\u2019Neill visited him in the\u2063 hospital\u2014an act of camaraderie that Michael \u200cfeels would unlikely occur in today&#8217;s divisive environment, a situation he attributes largely to the influence of social media.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Reagan&rsquo;s son says father&rsquo;s biopic film has congeniality lesson for politicians today<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1876308\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michael-reagan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Michael Reagan\">Michael Reagan<\/a>, the oldest son of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ronald-reagan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ronald Reagan<\/a>, called the current hostility between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">political parties<\/a> &ldquo;sad,&rdquo; adding that his father&rsquo;s biopic <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/film\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">film<\/a> is a &ldquo;history lesson&rdquo; on the importance of congeniality.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The biopic film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reagan.movie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Reagan<\/em><\/a>  details the life of the late president, journeying from his small-town roots to Hollywood before going toe-to-toe with communism on the world stage as the 40th president of the United States.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In reflecting upon the film and its success, Michael Reagan praised the display of his father&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">leadership style<\/a> that found a place for camaraderie and respect among people regardless of differing political views.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"njLPMG8qZ5M\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"REAGAN Movie Official Trailer (2024) - In Theaters August 30\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/njLPMG8qZ5M?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;[The film] really is a history lesson for people,&rdquo; Michael Reagan told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a history lesson of what we&rsquo;ve lost, and that&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s really sad.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My dad had negatives against him. My gosh, when he ran for governor, he was called a racist and everything else. When he ran for president, he was gonna ruin Social Security. He was a racist. He was going to get rid of Medicare, and he&rsquo;s gonna, you know, he&rsquo;s going to start World War III,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;All these things, but it&rsquo;s all in how you handle it. He didn&rsquo;t let those things determine what his goals were. He didn&rsquo;t react to it in a negative way. He just didn&rsquo;t react to it. He just went on with his job, what he wanted to accomplish. And I think that&rsquo;s important as you watch and see the movie. That&rsquo;s exactly what he did.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Michael Reagan recalled a scene in the film that showed former Democratic Speaker of the House Thomas &ldquo;Tip&rdquo; O&rsquo;Neill visiting Ronald Reagan in the hospital after an assassination attempt against the former president.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One of the most poignant parts of the movie &mdash; because it wouldn&rsquo;t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-united-states-and-china-trade-blows-at-alaska-talks-what-you-need-to-know\/\" title=\"The United States And China Trade Blows At Alaska Talks: What You Need To Know\">happen today<\/a> in the world that we live in &mdash; is after my dad is shot,&rdquo; Michael Reagan said. &ldquo;When he wakes up in the hospital, who&rsquo;s sitting in the chair with a rosary praying for him and with him? Tip O&rsquo;Neill, speaker of the House. And you look back and say, &lsquo;Do you think that would happen today in the world that we live in?&rsquo; Probably not. And that&rsquo;s really unfortunate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michael Reagan (left) praised his late father and former President Ronald Reagan&rsquo;s leadership style. (AP Photos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The former president&rsquo;s son pointed to social media as the primary culprit for today&rsquo;s divisive rhetoric, also warning today&rsquo;s politicians to find camaraderie with and talk to those who are not necessarily supporters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s easy to talk to those who are applauding you. That&rsquo;s easy. The hard part is talking to people who don&rsquo;t applaud, right? And having a message that&rsquo;s going to involve those people and bring them to the table,&rdquo; Michael Reagan said. &ldquo;Ronald Reagan won because he was able to do that. He was able to garner independents, conservatives, Democrats, Republicans, and what have you.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Michael Reagan also praised Dennis Quaid&rsquo;s performance in his role depicting the former president, calling it &ldquo;great.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3130137\/dennis-quaid-slams-facebook-banning-ads-reagan-movie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Reagan<\/em><\/a>  debuted in theaters in August, earning a 98% Popcornmeter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/reagan_2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">score<\/a> via Rotten Tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p>The film is now available via digital download and video on demand. 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