Ronald Reagan on George W. Bush: Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[malaise]

Quote of the Day:

"A moment I've been dreading. George brought his ne're-do-well son around
this morning and asked me to find the kid a job. Not the political one who lives in Florida . The one who hangs around here all the time looking shiftless. This so-called kid is already almost 40 and has never had a real job. Maybe I'll call Kinsley over at The New Republic and see if they'll hire him as a contributing editor or something. That looks like easy work."

-- From the REAGAN DIARIES. The entry is dated May 17, 1986.
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KO needs this :rofl:

May be a hoax.

[saracat]

Umm check this out.It is a spoof. Not true.

[malaise]

3. Just discovered that

Damn what a pity. :cry:

[Mad_Dem_X]

1. OMG - Priceless!

:rofl:

[Lerkfish]

2. unfotunately , it IS a hoax. pretty believable though

[Rhythm and Blue]

4. A hoax, already debunked. n/t

[JuniperLea]

7. Who debunked it?

I'm not happy with Snopes right now...

[malaise]

9. Ditto

:D

[JuniperLea]

12. Check out my convo w/Barbara at Snopes below... eom

[Freddie Stubbs]

10. Why are you not happy with snopes?

:shrug:

[JuniperLea]

11. Check this out...

On another DU thread, there is a recruit Gore question on the CBS.com website... so I go vote. I see the comments section, in which a RWNutJob posts this link to Snopes. It's an article on Gore's house using twice the energy of the "average" American home. The story cites dollar figures spent on energy, nothing more. Snopes says it's a "true" story. So I comment...

Comment: http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/house.asp

All of your sources are from books written about Bush's house. Have you
even asked anyone who works for Gore about this issue?

There are several things I can point out right off the bat: Gore's house
is used as an office; there are many people working and living there. The
energy used there is "green" energy, which costs a LOT more than regular
varieties. Your article uses the cost factors ONLY in your calculations.

I humbly protest your use of "true" in this article. There is no evidence
that you used sources other than Bush sources. This just isn't right.
_______________________________________________________________________________

So, I IMMEDIATELY get this response:


It's covered in our FAQ at http://www.snopes.com/info/faq.asp

Many of the texts we discuss contain a mixture of truth, falsity,
and exaggeration which cannot be accurately described by a single
"True" or "False" rating. Therefore, an item's status is generally
based upon the single most important aspect of the text under
discussion, which is summarized in the statement made after the
"Claim:" heading at the top of the page. It is important to make
note of the wording of that claim, since that is the statement to
which the status applies.

Additional information about Mr. Gore's house is available in our other
article, clearly linked on the page to which you refer.

- Barbara

Urban Legends Reference Pages
http://www.snopes.com

_________________________________________________________________________


To which I reply... Those additional links are saying the same thing. Still noting the dollar amount spent with no regard to the type of energy. And as I said before, there are no comments or explanations from the Gore camp, or anyone else who can validate the extremely expensive use of "green" energy... only the dollar amounts, nothing more.

Who keeps Snopes honest? The answer is: Nobody.

[malaise]

13. Great response Juniperx

Keep them honest. :yourock:

[JuniperLea]

14. I've heard nothing from her since...

just crickets:)

[malaise]

15. I'm betting you didn't expect a response

:D
Sp.

[JuniperLea]

16. Nope... I secretly hoped there wouldn't be one...

'Cuz that means I won! heh

[book_worm]

5. It's a hoax and also too clever for Reagan.

[PollThis]

6. If it is a hoax It's the one time Reagan didn't say what was on his mind. nt

[Tommy_Carcetti]

8. Too perceptive for St. Ronnie

My guess is if the two of them ever hanged out, it would be like Beavis and Butthead. Any coincidence the two of them took more vacation time during their respective presidencies than any other office holder? I think not.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

17. Ronnie was too busy drooling in his soup to notice Boobya.