Mr. Teflon
The sun of the eighties was sitting on Ronald Reagan's shoulders, when he stood on the White House lawn and smiled, it seemed that America itself was smiling, the economy was faltering, deep black spots like Iran-Contra were emerging, Congress was screaming, the media was bombarding new allegations every day, but those allegations melted and fell off as soon as they hit Reagan's coat. Not a spot, not a silhouette, not a mark. Journalists first wrote with surprise, then with regret that this man was made of some strange chemistry. Criticism was on him, but it did not stop, like pouring drops of water on a hot Tefal pan, they jump with a sizzle and disappear, becoming steam, one day a columnist for the New York Times, Peggy Noonan, wrote "... He is the Teflon President..." That was the only sentence that caught on.
Reagan in a few days "... Teflon-coated Ronnie..." became the talk of the country, Reagan himself would laugh at it, shrug his shoulders and say, "... I don't know what that stuff is, but it sure works"... But the real magic was not in the Tefal coating, but in his simplicity. When he came in front of the camera, he didn't sound like an old Hollywood actor, but a neighbor uncle who just came in from mowing the lawn yesterday. When he said, "...well..." and paused, millions of hearts would stop. When he smiled, even the critics would be embarrassed. Even in the Iran-Contra hearings, when he was asked if he remembered something...? He nodded, gave an innocent smile and said... "My heart tells me one thing, my memory tells me another..." That was enough. The nation forgave him. Because he seemed like “one of us”, and any of us can make mistakes, he became the first and last American president to be slandered the most in history... The first bomb exploded on him in 1981, the Bitburg Cemetery controversy, Reagan decided to lay flowers on the graves of Nazi soldiers during a visit to West Germany, Jewish organizations started screaming, there were protests all over the world, the media said this was sympathy for the Nazis, Reagan just said “... I’ll still go....” and left, two weeks later the nation forgot. In 1983, a bomb exploded at the Marine Barracks in Beirut, killing 241 American soldiers. Congress and the media asked, why did the intelligence fail...? Reagan came on TV and shed tears, said “... We made a mistake... ”and two days later the public forgave him... The Iran-Contra scandal broke out in 1985-86. It turned out that the Reagan administration secretly sold arms to Iran, and gave money to the Nicaraguan rebels, both of which were done without congressional approval, the greatest constitutional crime in presidential history. Reagan came on TV and said... "My heart tells me we didn't trade arms for hostages, but the facts say otherwise..." The nation shrugged its shoulders and moved on. Meanwhile, the EPA scandal, HUD fraud, defense contractor corruption, the Savings & Loan crisis that cost the US tax system billions of dollars by the end of the decade, were everywhere involved, but Reagan himself would always say "... I was not aware..." Then in 1987, the stock market crashed, Black Monday, a 22 percent drop in one day. Everyone said Reagan's economic policies were responsible. Reagan just smiled and said "... Stay the course..." And two months later, people forgot. In recent years, rumors of Alzheimer's spread, people said that the president was not mentally fit, Reagan joked in his last press conference, "... I'm not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience..." Everyone laughed and that was the end of the matter... All this mud, all this evidence, all this testimony; all was thrown, all fell on Reagan, and all melted and flowed away, no stain was left, that's why he was truly the "... Teflon President." The only American president in history, on whom dirt was thrown, but it did not stick, when he left office and returned to California, his coat was as shiny as when he came to Washington in 1981.
This system is natural, Allah Almighty does not hand over everything to humans, Hazrat Moses (peace be upon him) asked Allah Almighty, O my Lord!! Do you laugh too, Allah Almighty said!! O Moses (peace be upon him), I laugh twice, once when I want to give something to someone, the whole world comes out in opposition, then I laugh, the second time when I want to take something away from someone, the whole world comes out in support, then I laugh. After May 9, what accusation has the institutions, the government and their followers, sympathizers, and workers made that has not been made against Imran Khan, his wife, and his sisters? But did it make any difference...? Like Gog and Magog, they wake up in the morning and start "licking the wall". In the evening, they think they have finished the wall, they go to sleep, then the next morning they wake up and see that the wall is intact, then they start "licking". This same "licking" has been happening for the past three years. "The wall has become a boat". Unemployment, inflation, poverty have reached historic levels, manufacturing has become zero, industry is closing down, multinational companies are fleeing the country, farmers are crying, the agricultural fleet has also been sunk, taxes are being levied on taxes and they are claiming along with it. The country has started on the path of development. That great Mian Sahib, after three years he was allowed to speak, he was given a slip and was made to sit, it started with Imran, it ended with Imran, Zia-ul-Haq can never be forgiven for this "gift", "elected" rulers!! Think about the country and the nation, Captain...'' Mr. "Teflon..." You can't change anything, your accusations are not having any effect on the people, it's not up to you, Allah Almighty must be listening to your actions.
Reagan in a few days "... Teflon-coated Ronnie..." became the talk of the country, Reagan himself would laugh at it, shrug his shoulders and say, "... I don't know what that stuff is, but it sure works"... But the real magic was not in the Tefal coating, but in his simplicity. When he came in front of the camera, he didn't sound like an old Hollywood actor, but a neighbor uncle who just came in from mowing the lawn yesterday. When he said, "...well..." and paused, millions of hearts would stop. When he smiled, even the critics would be embarrassed. Even in the Iran-Contra hearings, when he was asked if he remembered something...? He nodded, gave an innocent smile and said... "My heart tells me one thing, my memory tells me another..." That was enough. The nation forgave him. Because he seemed like “one of us”, and any of us can make mistakes, he became the first and last American president to be slandered the most in history... The first bomb exploded on him in 1981, the Bitburg Cemetery controversy, Reagan decided to lay flowers on the graves of Nazi soldiers during a visit to West Germany, Jewish organizations started screaming, there were protests all over the world, the media said this was sympathy for the Nazis, Reagan just said “... I’ll still go....” and left, two weeks later the nation forgot. In 1983, a bomb exploded at the Marine Barracks in Beirut, killing 241 American soldiers. Congress and the media asked, why did the intelligence fail...? Reagan came on TV and shed tears, said “... We made a mistake... ”and two days later the public forgave him... The Iran-Contra scandal broke out in 1985-86. It turned out that the Reagan administration secretly sold arms to Iran, and gave money to the Nicaraguan rebels, both of which were done without congressional approval, the greatest constitutional crime in presidential history. Reagan came on TV and said... "My heart tells me we didn't trade arms for hostages, but the facts say otherwise..." The nation shrugged its shoulders and moved on. Meanwhile, the EPA scandal, HUD fraud, defense contractor corruption, the Savings & Loan crisis that cost the US tax system billions of dollars by the end of the decade, were everywhere involved, but Reagan himself would always say "... I was not aware..." Then in 1987, the stock market crashed, Black Monday, a 22 percent drop in one day. Everyone said Reagan's economic policies were responsible. Reagan just smiled and said "... Stay the course..." And two months later, people forgot. In recent years, rumors of Alzheimer's spread, people said that the president was not mentally fit, Reagan joked in his last press conference, "... I'm not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience..." Everyone laughed and that was the end of the matter... All this mud, all this evidence, all this testimony; all was thrown, all fell on Reagan, and all melted and flowed away, no stain was left, that's why he was truly the "... Teflon President." The only American president in history, on whom dirt was thrown, but it did not stick, when he left office and returned to California, his coat was as shiny as when he came to Washington in 1981.
This system is natural, Allah Almighty does not hand over everything to humans, Hazrat Moses (peace be upon him) asked Allah Almighty, O my Lord!! Do you laugh too, Allah Almighty said!! O Moses (peace be upon him), I laugh twice, once when I want to give something to someone, the whole world comes out in opposition, then I laugh, the second time when I want to take something away from someone, the whole world comes out in support, then I laugh. After May 9, what accusation has the institutions, the government and their followers, sympathizers, and workers made that has not been made against Imran Khan, his wife, and his sisters? But did it make any difference...? Like Gog and Magog, they wake up in the morning and start "licking the wall". In the evening, they think they have finished the wall, they go to sleep, then the next morning they wake up and see that the wall is intact, then they start "licking". This same "licking" has been happening for the past three years. "The wall has become a boat". Unemployment, inflation, poverty have reached historic levels, manufacturing has become zero, industry is closing down, multinational companies are fleeing the country, farmers are crying, the agricultural fleet has also been sunk, taxes are being levied on taxes and they are claiming along with it. The country has started on the path of development. That great Mian Sahib, after three years he was allowed to speak, he was given a slip and was made to sit, it started with Imran, it ended with Imran, Zia-ul-Haq can never be forgiven for this "gift", "elected" rulers!! Think about the country and the nation, Captain...'' Mr. "Teflon..." You can't change anything, your accusations are not having any effect on the people, it's not up to you, Allah Almighty must be listening to your actions.
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