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Cold Truth, Sir The Magistrate Sep 2013 #1
And yet half the country considers him a saint. polichick Sep 2013 #3
A Sad Fact, Ma'am The Magistrate Sep 2013 #11
The next batch of 18 year old voters were born in Clinton's second term.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #21
And Thank God for that!!! calimary Sep 2013 #60
He invented and fomented the Politics of Spite. It hit full on, domestically, and ancianita Sep 2013 #114
Ronald Reagan yeoman6987 Sep 2013 #55
Yeah Sugarcoated Sep 2013 #89
my dad always said they sold reagan to us a product, like a bar of soap. dionysus Sep 2013 #100
The 49 state Electoral College victory was why the Democratic Leadership Council, Beer Swiller Sep 2013 #96
An excellent post. CrispyQ Sep 2013 #107
Very good analysis, thank you! truebluegreen Sep 2013 #135
Great OP and great reply ReasonableToo Sep 2013 #151
A saint clearly on the fast track to deification. indepat Sep 2013 #137
His ''legacy'' continues, Sir, through the Federal Courts... Octafish Sep 2013 #4
Are judges influencing war decisions? golfguru Sep 2013 #13
The Courts certainly play a role in Secret Government. Octafish Sep 2013 #32
I Know, Sir The Magistrate Sep 2013 #15
DURec leftstreet Sep 2013 #16
I hadn't thought much about this part of his legacy either. Overseas Sep 2013 #62
Probably the most damaging president ever.... George II Sep 2013 #47
I agree & Thom Hartman addresses this fact a lot on his radio show! Rockyj Sep 2013 #48
HAH! Remember when Queen Nancy commented - "look at all those beautiful white faces" calimary Sep 2013 #63
I'm so glad Thom keeps reminding us all of the damage Reagan did. Overseas Sep 2013 #70
Too true wryter2000 Sep 2013 #99
The electorate is getting what they asked for... harun Sep 2013 #130
evil monsters. Whisp Sep 2013 #2
My precise sentiments, Whisp. Octafish Sep 2013 #8
Great link on the Reagan PR machine. So much destruction. Overseas Sep 2013 #64
Yup I have been saying it for a long time gopiscrap Sep 2013 #5
Reaganomics Revealed Octafish Sep 2013 #12
Lots Of Words To Say Reagan Was A Dumb Ass HangOnKids Sep 2013 #31
thanks for countering all the revisionism noiretextatique Sep 2013 #6
And kill brown people and destabilize countries and steal and exploit AND FLAUNT IT ALL! Catherina Sep 2013 #10
yes...was reading about Pinochet and the CIA just today noiretextatique Sep 2013 #17
Mourning in the Americas Overseas Sep 2013 #65
Don't forget the Salvadoran baby skulls! LongTomH Sep 2013 #111
Oh Gawd. I had no idea Catherina Sep 2013 #121
Reagan, White As Snow Octafish Sep 2013 #18
i literally could feel the mood of the country change overnight when he was elected noiretextatique Sep 2013 #20
thank you Octafish...lotta good reads you're sharing BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2013 #45
Such a mean man. Posing as friendly grandpa. Overseas Sep 2013 #66
Kick Scuba Sep 2013 #7
''Like I Wasn’t President at All'' Octafish Sep 2013 #28
I never believed that either Ronald Reagan nor Nancy's astrologer were in charge. Scuba Sep 2013 #29
RR: A USEFUL IDIOT FOR FRIENDS OF BUSH Old and In the Way Sep 2013 #36
my dad knew ronny when he was in high school madrchsod Sep 2013 #72
He may have forgotten. We still suffer. Overseas Sep 2013 #67
I hope this is posted to FB. It will be on my page. nt kelliekat44 Sep 2013 #9
John Perkins put it thusly... Octafish Sep 2013 #23
Read Perkins' book Real eye-opener. nt kelliekat44 Sep 2013 #39
These words describe the ring of the speech that Obama gave this evening; that America controls the DhhD Sep 2013 #56
Who honestly thought electing the guy... bobclark86 Sep 2013 #14
It's this thing called PROPAGANDA and its main organ of promulgation, Corporate McPravda... Octafish Sep 2013 #43
Then just a few years later xfundy Sep 2013 #49
I'm going to guess you're talking about something named Bush... n/t bobclark86 Sep 2013 #53
I don't think anyone has a real grasp of what they were really doing Hydra Sep 2013 #19
The High and Mighty Royals... Octafish Sep 2013 #51
reagan's was the most corrupt administration in the 20th century noiretextatique Sep 2013 #22
George Herbert Walker Bush, American Caligula Octafish Sep 2013 #88
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #24
Pruneface called President Kennedy a SOCIALIST in 1961... Octafish Sep 2013 #52
It's too bad he didn't remain an actor instead of pretending to be a President. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #54
More cruelty. Overseas Sep 2013 #68
This is something that can never be forgiven. HughBeaumont Sep 2013 #83
"Ronnie Raygun vs. the Welfare Queens from Outer Space" LongTomH Sep 2013 #25
That would make a heckuva picture! Octafish Sep 2013 #91
You knew Sonny Eliot? Wow navarth Sep 2013 #139
Thank you Octafish JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 #26
Ronald Reagan's War on Labor Octafish Sep 2013 #106
Some "gems" from Reagan... bluesbassman Sep 2013 #27
I'd forgotten some of those quotes. Overseas Sep 2013 #69
And who can forget, Blue_In_AK Sep 2013 #77
+1. He was piece of work. pinto Sep 2013 #103
Great post malaise Sep 2013 #30
Reagan, MCA, and the Mob Octafish Sep 2013 #109
Reagan was our worst President,but don't forget Nixon's Southern Stratrgy 1-Old-Man Sep 2013 #33
Kevin Phillips, the guy behind that, was shocked to see how it was used. Octafish Sep 2013 #118
I look forward to the day we change the name of Reagan Airport to Martin Luther King Memorial Zorra Sep 2013 #34
The guy changed Cape Kennedy back to Cape Canaveral. Octafish Sep 2013 #119
Damn. Here I thought this was going to be another Obama thread. bigwillq Sep 2013 #35
Seeing how war criminals walk free and good men are in prison... Octafish Sep 2013 #124
Reagan, Hoover, Bush are the 3 best examples of why you shouldn't let your kids grow... TeamPooka Sep 2013 #37
Screw hoover iamthebandfanman Sep 2013 #80
Absolutely. The people who tried to overthrow FDR in 1933 had kids, though. Octafish Sep 2013 #125
+1000 TeamPooka Sep 2013 #133
The beginning of the Great Demise. Coyotl Sep 2013 #38
"Big Bigot" and "Baby Bigot" starroute Sep 2013 #40
T. Kenneth Cribb Jr is called a ''Welfare Queen'' by a fellow conservative. Octafish Sep 2013 #144
There's a lot more of interest on Cribb starroute Sep 2013 #147
White Power and Dark Forces Octafish Sep 2013 #148
WRONG!!! Reagan was our greatest modern President. U4ikLefty Sep 2013 #41
LOL...tore down the Berlin Wall with his nut sack! deutsey Sep 2013 #86
Someone, please tell me how I can preserve this thread forever. I want to be able to use excerpts kelliekat44 Sep 2013 #42
Excellent post. Thanks for pointing out he announced in Philadelphia, Mississippi. SunSeeker Sep 2013 #44
I do agree that reagan was a pos and responsible for a lot of shit wrong today but... Ohio Joe Sep 2013 #46
Don't think he meant obama. I think he means the trans-administration "government" Scootaloo Sep 2013 #58
It appears he does... Ohio Joe Sep 2013 #93
So what? Like I wrote, not entirely. But here's more on why I feel that way... Octafish Sep 2013 #113
"no matter what your or some people say" - Thanks for putting words in my mouth Ohio Joe Sep 2013 #115
That's what you implied in Reply 46. Octafish Sep 2013 #120
Not thinking Obama is a traitor = Nothing is wrong? Ohio Joe Sep 2013 #123
Show where I call Obama a traitor. Octafish Sep 2013 #126
You first did it in the OP Ohio Joe Sep 2013 #128
''Not entirely'' is different from what you imply, isn't it? Octafish Sep 2013 #129
Not entirely. Octafish Sep 2013 #92
K & R AzDar Sep 2013 #50
Pruneface wanted to ban the Department of Education and classify ketchup as a vegetable. Octafish Sep 2013 #145
K&R Segami Sep 2013 #57
Pruneface brought death to hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of innocents in Central America. Octafish Sep 2013 #146
Thanks for the memories. I probably won't sleep tonight. mountain grammy Sep 2013 #59
I am sorry, Grammy. The actor played Boogeyman for keeps. Octafish Sep 2013 #116
Thank you. Until recently I didn't know about the significance of the location of his announcement. Overseas Sep 2013 #61
It's like the South won the Civil War. Octafish Sep 2013 #152
So much I don't know... Overseas Sep 2013 #156
when his dad and brother worked for the wpa in dixon il he became a fdr democrat. madrchsod Sep 2013 #71
Lets not forget how Ron changed our energy policy. Old and In the Way Sep 2013 #73
BCCI: The Bank of the CIA Octafish Sep 2013 #105
How about Medicare? Iliyah Sep 2013 #74
Bonzo Goes to Bitburg johnnyreb Sep 2013 #75
I'm curious about the connections between the Nazis who escaped after WWII and today's "Neo-Nazis" LongTomH Sep 2013 #112
Thank you, Octafish. Blue_In_AK Sep 2013 #76
k&r thanks for posting. rhett o rick Sep 2013 #78
Ok. demosincebirth Sep 2013 #79
yep . . . .kick. . .n/t annabanana Sep 2013 #81
He may have been coming down with dementia - TBF Sep 2013 #82
I wonder if we'll ever come out from under the dark, right-wing shadow deutsey Sep 2013 #84
"Speed it up, puppet!!" HughBeaumont Sep 2013 #85
Good reminder. CanSocDem Sep 2013 #95
A hearty vociferous REC Sugarcoated Sep 2013 #87
won't forget this gem florida08 Sep 2013 #90
Home interest rates set at 13.5%; underwater until the last few years of the home loan. Then came DhhD Sep 2013 #98
geez forgot about the S&L thing florida08 Sep 2013 #117
S&L Scams were a dry run for what was to come in 2008. Octafish Sep 2013 #122
Damn skippy Octafish florida08 Sep 2013 #143
doesn't surprise me heaven05 Sep 2013 #94
See, there's the difference between you and I hootinholler Sep 2013 #97
Siphoning from the poor to give to the rich suffragette Sep 2013 #101
he started out as an FDR supporter, then completely lost his fucking mind. dionysus Sep 2013 #102
I think Ford deserves special mention, BarbaRosa Sep 2013 #104
Can we dig that fuckers casket up and put it in prison forever? L0oniX Sep 2013 #108
k+r & bookmarked. Thanks Octafish. ..nt TeeYiYi Sep 2013 #110
terrifying photo. Voice for Peace Sep 2013 #127
That was summer 1980. Octafish Sep 2013 #131
Only took a couple hundred years and they managed to turn us into what we escaped from. raouldukelives Sep 2013 #132
For many of US these are truly Death Valley Days, Sir. I'll add a few related links this Patriot's bobthedrummer Sep 2013 #134
Sure, it's fun to beat up on Reagan... Blanks Sep 2013 #136
You know who I REALLY like to pound on? Octafish Sep 2013 #140
I didn't say FDR didn't do a marvelous job. Blanks Sep 2013 #141
If Obama had started a New Deal type program soon after he was first elected, like FDR did, Zorra Sep 2013 #154
That's your opinion... Blanks Sep 2013 #155
I wish America could declare independence from the BIG Money felix_numinous Sep 2013 #138
Yougottit! Taverner Sep 2013 #142
K&R. Ray-gun was a vile pos. nt DLevine Sep 2013 #149
It was his handlers as much as it was him. GoCubsGo Sep 2013 #150
This is one of the Best threads I've read in a long time! Much of it should be in history books. nt adirondacker Sep 2013 #153
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