While popularized by Reagan, "The Eleventh Commandment" was created by California Republican Party Chairman Gaylord Parkinson. In his 1990 autobiography An American Life, Reagan attributed the rule to Parkinson, explained its origin, and claimed to have followed it:
The personal attacks against me during the primary finally became so heavy that the state Republican chairman, Gaylord Parkinson, postulated what he called the Eleventh Commandment: Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican. It's a rule I followed during that campaign and have ever since.
The personal attacks against me during the primary finally became so heavy that the state Republican chairman, Gaylord Parkinson, postulated what he called the Eleventh Commandment: Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican. It's a rule I followed during that campaign and have ever since.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eleventh_Commandment_(Ronald_Reagan)
Democrats also have an Eleventh Commandment. Thou shalt not speak well of Donald Trump.
I am not a Republican or a Democrat. I consider myself an archconservative; so I get a great deal of pleasure speaking ill of politicians in both parties. Hillary Clinton gave me countless hours of joy of since my first message board in 2000. No Democrat will miss her more than I after she leaves the stage:
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I’M NO ANGEL
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NOTE: I also enjoy putting the knock on political parties as well as nailing individual politicians. Hell, pissing on the Democrat Party is compulsory medication. My prescribed dosage calls for: TAKE AS OFTEN AS NEEDED. I need relief every hour of every day.
Having said the above, I must say that Republicans should obey RR’s commandment since Democrats never shut up about Trump. Republicans whacking Trump like a piñata strikes a blow for Diarrhea Mouth Pelosi. Indeed, if Pelosi’s mouth is moving she is talking about Trump. Frankly, I do not know why Republicans waste time on Trump when the Democrat Party is target rich.