DrWeird
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:20 PM
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The Ronald Reagan Memorial Thread. |
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Edited on Sat Jun-05-04 04:21 PM by DrWeird
In order to counteract all the Pro-Reagan propaganda getting shoved down our throats, I'm starting this thread so everybody can chip in and remind other people who Reagan actually was, not the Cold-war winning, war hero, good actor Reagan you see on TV.
I'll start us off: Ronald Reagan was a racist, when running for governor he expressed his belief that business should be able to discriminate against black people.
Your turn.
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:22 PM
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1. he infected our government with bornagain assholes |
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and witnessed the nation take a hard right turn
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:22 PM
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2. The gerat cheese giveraway... |
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Ketchup as a vegetable.
The heroic invasion of Grenada. I've been to Grenads twice, it is a joke down there.
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:22 PM
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Your stroking yourself in public seems unbecoming ....
So be it ...
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:23 PM
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what's unbecoming is thinking this guy was a decent human being who deserves respect.
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:25 PM
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9. We should hand out ladders |
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for all the people who will be trying to get on thier high horse :)
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:28 PM
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owe me a keyboard! Snarf! :P
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:31 PM
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22. How long has the no smoking been now BB? |
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I haven't seen any updates.Hope you're still going! :thumbsup:
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:49 PM
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32. 7 days, 16 hours, 48 minutes |
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According to my little stat thing over at Quitnet:
Your Quit Date is: 5/29/2004 1:00:00 AM
Time Smoke-Free: 7 days, 16 hours, 48 minutes
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By god, I think this one might just stick. It's the longest quit I've had so far, and I feel great! Thanks for asking! :hi:
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Sat Jun-05-04 05:01 PM
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33. That's beyond awesome!!!!!!! |
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I'm so happy to see people able to quit! Next up...my wife :D
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Trajan
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:38 PM
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28. Unbecoming for YOU perhaps ... |
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Reagan has already committed his crimes ...
That is his legacy ...
What is yours ? .... kicking a dead corpse ? ...
Let's rip off his still warm limbs and hang his torso in the town square .... THAT'll make us feel better ...
Ehem ....
Whatever: act out whatever way you must ....
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Sat Jun-05-04 05:02 PM
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34. "act out whatever way you must .... " |
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:27 PM
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12. and he's burning in hell |
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Reagan was a criminal.
The right wing crazies are going to try to spin him as a saint.
It is absolutely ESSENTIAL that their lies be countered.
They will not wait a second to try to use their lies for political gain. They are desperate and going down the tubes.
It is SO important that we start countering the bullshit RIGHT NOW.
The facts about Reagan have to be put out there.
Unless of course you're into deifying a criminal. Personally I don't think that's a good idea.
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:35 PM
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26. The graveyard is full of assholes ... |
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Who probably deserve a share of your hatred: have you enough to spread around ? .... or only enough for the recently dead ? ...
The man is DEAD ! ... NO amount of dancin and chantin round the now cold torso will change that one way or another ...
Hatred is inner poison: expressing it is hardly ennobling ...
Hatred pulls the trigger on the innocent: something you can share with those you despise ...
High Horse ? .... chuckles .... common humanity ... When one is careless and hateful: being careless and hateful in response puts you on par with THAT which you claim to hate ...
Rise ABOVE what you despise ...
Dont wallow in the dust of your enemies ....
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:23 PM
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4. WRP already has a long thread on this, btw |
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:24 PM
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6. On a positive note - he produced RR Jr - whom I dearly love |
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and his sister. This remaining family may be the best thing that has happened to us - count my words.
BTW - RR Sr. was chosen by the right because they knew they could control him. In death, he is our best ally - as time progresses.
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:39 PM
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29. If Nancy R uses this opportunity to renew her plea for |
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stem cell research, this could turn out to be very bad for shrub. She is just about the only person left who cannot be called a liberal, bleeding heart traitor. She is not afraid to speak her mind, and what she chooses to say will tell a lot about how "unified" Repugs really are. My condolences to his family, and give 'em hell, Nancy!
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:24 PM
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7. Reagan did NOTHING while the AIDS epidemic erupted. |
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I hold him accountable that millions have died when he could have demanded that a cure be found. Instead he did nothing. Said nothing. NOTHING. I was proud that I had the opportunity to protest against him while his sorry butt was in the White House for his miserable failure to do SOMETHING. RIP Ron.
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:28 PM
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16. Didn't he imply that it was God punishing gays? nt |
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:31 PM
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19. he allowed AIDS to spread thru the untested blood supply..and he did say.. |
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....it was a HOMOSEXUAL disease...so my sympathies are EXTREMELY LIMITED! :evilfrown:
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:25 PM
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8. death squads in Central America |
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death squads funded and backed ILLEGALLY by Ronald Reagan tortured and massacred thousands of innocent men, women and children.
El Salvador
Guatemala
Nicaragua
This is one reason that Reagan's soul should and will burn forever in hell.
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:26 PM
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10. He taught an entire generation of Americans that it's Okay to hate |
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and guess what? They're now hating.
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:27 PM
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11. He backed the death squads in Central America.... |
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who murdered women, children, and babies.
That's right, Ronnie was a baby killer.
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:28 PM
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while he was alive and I haven't changed my mind.
I can't think of anything he did that was good.
He was even a lousy actor.
And if he had any brains, he wouldn't have turned down "Casablanca."
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:28 PM
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14. Sorry -- I hit "Send" twice |
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Edited on Sat Jun-05-04 04:39 PM by connecticut yankee
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:29 PM
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17. If not for Ronald Reagan, none of us would know the names... |
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...Osama Bin Laden or George W. Bush.
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:29 PM
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18. Don't forget he was a McCarthyist. |
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That's right, Ronald Reagan was unamerican.
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:31 PM
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20. and now for some Camper Van Beethoven |
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Sweethearts
’Cause he’s always living back in Dixon Circa 1949 And we’re all sitting at the fountain, at the five and dime ’Cause he’s living in some b-movie The lines they are so clearly drawn In black and white life is so easy And we’re all coming along on this one ’Cause he’s on a secret mission Headquarters just radioed in He left his baby at the dance hall While the band plays on some sweet song And on a mission over China The lady opens up her arms The flowers bloom where you haved placed them And the lady smiles, just like mom Angels wings are icing over McDonnell-Douglas olive drab They bear the names of our sweethearts And the captain smiles, as we crash ’Cause in the mind of Ronald Reagan Wheels they turn and gears they grind Buildings collapse in slow motion And trains collide, everything is fine Everything is fine Everything is fine
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:39 PM
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:31 PM
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21. He is majorly responsible for putting weapons and mind control systems |
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in space-the militarization of space:grr: Star Wars, Star Trek and Killing Politely by Dr. Nick Begich http://www.adacomp.net/~mcherney/starwars.html
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:32 PM
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Reagan egged on Iraq into a war against Iran.
Reagan armed Saddam Hussein with chemical and biological weapons, with missiles, with intelligence to target the chemical weapons.
Reagan pushed the war to continue for eight years. The war saw the highest casualties since World War II, with millions killed on both sides.
Ronald Reagan will burn in hell for his part in pushing this war to continue long beyond when it would otherwise have ended.
Ronald Reagan will burn in hell for the millions of Iraqis and Iranians who died in those battles because of his policies.
Ronald Reagan will burn in hell for the chemical weapons and intelligence he provided to Saddam Hussein.
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:32 PM
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24. 30 members of his corrupt administration spent time in prison. |
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And our national deficit skyrocketed to unprecedented, unheard of levels.
ETC, ad nauseum infinitum.
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:35 PM
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25. He sold weapons to one gang of terrorists |
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To illegally finance a war being waged by another gang of terrorists.
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:35 PM
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27. the disaster of Afghanistan, the Taliban, and Al Qaeda |
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Ronald Reagan's soul will burn in hell for what he did to the society of Afghanistan.
Instead of pursuing a policy that would have taken into account the interests of Afghan society, Reagan ramped up the war in that country against the Soviets, providing all kinds of military aid, bringing in jihadists from all over the world, and encouraging policies that turned Afghanistan into a chaotic, wartorn place ruled by warlords.
The Taliban and Bin Laden were among those who benefitted from Reagan's policies, receiving military aid and training.
Reagan will burn in hell for:
Aiding and abetting the destruction of Afghan society for his own narrow ideological purposes;
For pouring weapons and jihadists into that country;
For creating the circumstances that gave rise to the Taliban and AL Qaeda;
For all who have died as a result of Al Qaeda and Bush.
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Sat Jun-05-04 04:39 PM
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30. He gave unstinting support to the apartheid regime in South Africa |
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And financed rebels in Angola and Mozambique that devastated those countries.
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