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In reply to the discussion: British Officials Portrayed Reagan as a “Bozo” [View all]calimary
(81,127 posts)38. And we still do.
When I saw him come to national prominence, I was actually terrified. I thought - he's such a smooth talker that he's going to sweet-talk and sell people all kinds of shit and they'll buy it RETAIL, and love it to death and ask for MORE! I thought because of his skills and his phony-ass Captain America schtick, he was probably gonna be the most dangerous man in America. MAN I didn't know HOW much!!! When he finally died, my first thought was - "hmmm... death of a salesman." His legacy is absolute POISON to the entire American psyche. It'll take us generations to get it out of our system.
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Hmmm ... sounds like Ms. Thatcher may have served as "Reagan's brain" ...
eppur_se_muova
May 2014
#2
He wasn't a Bozo, he was an actor suffering from dementia and alzheimers who was used as a puppet
NightWatcher
May 2014
#5
Unfortunately, we didn't get it right either. You elected Ronnie, but we elected Maggie.
LeftishBrit
May 2014
#50
Why? Her job was to do what she thought best for her country, not to be a true friend to Reagan.
merrily
May 2014
#14
Meh. In secret, they probably portray quite a few people as bozos, especially USians.
merrily
May 2014
#16