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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRachel on Reagan
Rachel Maddow is wrong. The GOP does not want Reagan to be a saint, they want him to be God. Anyway, she's talking about the GOP's obsession with naming everything after Reagan. Reminds me of this:

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madamesilverspurs
Apr 2014
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The amazing thing is how many Americans do not even no about the Iran Contra episode
lostincalifornia
Apr 2014
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The sad thing is I am not talking about GOP zombies, I am talking about those in high school and
lostincalifornia
Apr 2014
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lostincalifornia
(4,929 posts)1. The amazing thing is how many Americans do not even no about the Iran Contra episode
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)5. It's called gop-amnesia
All of them have it.
I saw a You Tube parody of the GOP bringing back a zombie Reagan to save their party. It was quite comical. I never posted it cause people might be offended.
lostincalifornia
(4,929 posts)6. The sad thing is I am not talking about GOP zombies, I am talking about those in high school and
college
malaise
(293,111 posts)2. Delish
Go David Corn! Go Rachel! I'm lovin' it.
malaise
(293,111 posts)3. Tear Down this Myth
Prophet 451
(9,796 posts)4. And it's all because of Norquist
Norquist's "Reagan Legacy Project" have rewritten history, manipulated the media and brainwashed people into thinking Raygun was the second coming. I am absolutely serious when I say that, within thirty years, conservatives will be literally worshipping him.
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,947 posts)7. You can polish a t*rd all you want, but you still have a,
t*rd!