There They Go Again
President Carter (left) and former Governor Reagan (right) at the presidential debate on October 28, 1980
"There you go again" was a phrase spoken during the 2d presidential debate of 1980 past Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan to his Democratic opponent, incumbent President Jimmy Carter. Reagan would use the line in a few debates over the years, always in a way intended to disarm his opponent.[1]
"At that place you become once again" emerged as a defining phrase of the 1980 presidential ballot.[2] The phrase has endured in the political dictionary in news headlines, as a manner to apace imply that an opponent is engaged in hyperbole or even hysterical comments.[three]
Context [edit]
The second debate between Reagan and Carter of the 1980 presidential ballot year was held (October 28) a calendar week before Election Day by the League of Women Voters. At one point, Carter went on the offensive against Reagan's record regarding Medicare.
- President Carter: These constant suggestions that the basic Social Security System should be changed does call for business and consternation among the aged of our country. It is obvious that nosotros should have a commitment to them, that Social Security benefits should not exist taxed and that there would exist no peremptory change in the standards by which Social Security payments are fabricated to retired people... Governor Reagan, as a matter of fact, began his political career campaigning around this nation against Medicare. Now, we have an opportunity to move toward national health insurance, with an accent on the prevention of disease, an emphasis on out-patient care, non in-patient intendance; an emphasis on hospital cost containment to hold down the cost of hospital care for those who are ill, an accent on catastrophic health insurance, and then that if a family unit is threatened with being wiped out economically because of a very high medical bill, and then the insurance would help pay for it. These are the kinds of elements of a national wellness insurance, important to the American people. Governor Reagan, again, typically is against such a proposal.
- (Moderator) Howard K. Smith: Governor?
- Governor Reagan: There you go once more.[4] [5] When I opposed Medicare, there was another piece of legislation coming together the same problem before the Congress. I happened to favor the other slice of legislation and thought that it would exist better for the senior citizens and provide better care than the i that was finally passed. I was not opposing the principle of providing care for them. I was opposing one slice of legislation versus some other.
However, Carter's criticism was based on Reagan's actual record. Regardless Reagan's charismatic delivery of his iconic retort defined the narrative of the exchange in the post-debate news cycles. Reagan'southward portrayal of his past positions during the debate, and characterization of Carter's criticisms as hyperbolic, were widely reiterated uncritically by the majority of news media at the time; equally was Reagan's casting of Carter himself as mean-spirited.
An Associated Press article from 2008 stated:
Reagan was a chief at capturing a debate moment that everyone volition remember. His 'there you go again' line defused his opponent's attack.[6]
Later utilize [edit]
Reagan used the phrase during the first Presidential Debate in 1984 against Walter Mondale.
Reagan sometimes used the phrase during his presidential press conferences.[7]
In the 2008 vice presidential debate, Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin used the line on her Autonomous opponent Joe Biden.[6]
During the 2012 presidential election, old President Bill Clinton paraphrased the line after criticizing the policies of the Republican platform past saying, "At that place they go again."[8]
In the 2022 vice presidential argue, Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence used the line "There they go again" in responding to Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine'southward argument that Pence was a "primary cheerleader for the privatization of social security."[9]
References [edit]
- ^ Raasch, Chuck (June v, 2004). "Former President Ronald Reagan dies at 93". Us Today . Retrieved November 5, 2008.
- ^ "Other stars emerge other than those on the presidential ticket". Gannett News Service. November 4, 2008. Retrieved November five, 2008.
- ^ "At that place You Become Over again". The Washington Post. January 24, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
- ^ Mears, Walter R. (October 10, 2008). "ON DEADLINE: Myth of last-chance debate dies difficult". Seattle Times. Archived from the original on Oct 16, 2008. Retrieved Nov 5, 2008.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "AllPolitics - 1980 Debates Overview". CNN . Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ a b Bauder, David (October 8, 2008). "So far, debates lack the memorable lines of by". Associated Press. Archived from the original on Oct eleven, 2008. Retrieved November v, 2008.
- ^ Rouse, Robert (March 15, 2006). "Happy Anniversary to the first scheduled presidential press conference - 93 years young!". American Relate.
- ^ Espo, David. "Journalist". MPR News. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ McCarthy, Tom; Bixby, Scott; Jamieson, Bister; Yuhas, Alan; Yuhas, Alan (Oct 5, 2016). "Pence and Kaine spar in vice-presidential debate – as it happened". The Guardian.
External links [edit]
- Reagan interview regarding the debate
- Clip (YouTube)
- Reagan uses the line in a 1984 presidential debate (YouTube)
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_you_go_again
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