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chieftain

(3,222 posts) Sat Jul 5, 2014, 01:10 PM Jul 2014

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Where do they find these people?

Up featured a discussion regarding the panel's "favorite mediocre president. One of the pundits cited Jimmy Carter for his lousy presidency which she said was littered with mistakes including Iran Contra.Is it asking too much to expect our political pundits to be grounded in recent history? I guess it is.

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Where do they find these people? (Original Post) chieftain Jul 2014 OP

Did anyone bother to correct her? lunatica Jul 2014 #1

Nope, it slid right on by without comment. eom chieftain Jul 2014 #4

Of course GP6971 Jul 2014 #2

GW Bush kept us safe for 8 years. FuzzyRabbit Jul 2014 #3

It may have been a slip of the tongue but chieftain Jul 2014 #5

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

1. Did anyone bother to correct her?

Reply to chieftain (Original post)

Sat Jul 5, 2014, 01:19 PM

Jul 2014

Carter was no longer President when Ronald Reagan's Administration was involved in the Iran Contra scandal.

chieftain

(3,222 posts)

4. Nope, it slid right on by without comment. eom

Reply to lunatica (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 5, 2014, 02:09 PM

Jul 2014

GP6971

(31,141 posts)

2. Of course

Reply to chieftain (Original post)

Sat Jul 5, 2014, 01:19 PM

Jul 2014

They live in a fictional world

FuzzyRabbit

(1,967 posts)

3. GW Bush kept us safe for 8 years.

Reply to chieftain (Original post)

Sat Jul 5, 2014, 02:03 PM

Jul 2014

How about the many times the Repubs told us that GW Bush kept us safe, implying that 9-11 happened during Clinton's presidency?

chieftain

(3,222 posts)

5. It may have been a slip of the tongue but

Reply to FuzzyRabbit (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 5, 2014, 02:53 PM

Jul 2014

it happens so often you have to wonder.

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