Gipperism

English

Etymology

Gipper +‎ -ism

Noun

Gipperism (uncountable)

1. The political philosophy of U.S. president Ronald Reagan.
   • 1992, Jay Nordlinger, “Giving Thanks”, in The Weekly Standard, published 1995 November 27, page 4:

     Here is a dose of pure Gipperism from 1981, amid the budget wars: “Long before there was a government welfare program, th[e] spirit of voluntary giving was ingrained in the American character.”

   • 1997 February 25, BretCahill, “Ken Starr's Misjudgment...”, in talk.politics.libertarian‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Most liberals haven't figured it out yet, but the fraud of Gipperism is on the ash heap of history.

   • 2001 July 12, James P. Pinkerton, “For the Nation, This Bush May Be Just Right”, in Los Angeles Times:

     The earlier Bush, the 41st president, campaigned for the White House in 1988 as the heir to Ronald Reagan but then broke faith with Gipperism, most notably when he repudiated his “read my lips, no new taxes” pledge

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Gipperism.

Synonyms

• Reaganism