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Pretzel_Warrior

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3. No disagreement there. But he helped set in motion the

Reply to Demo_Chris (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 29, 2012, 04:00 AM

Dec 2012

Conservative coalition that swept Reagan to power. Just happened that the anti intellectual religious right became front and center and it was a powerful way to emotionally change the subject so poor working class bastards would vote against their own self interest.

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It wasn't the Reagan Revolution. The William F. [View all] Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 OP

I could not believe how many people fell for Reagan's act Skittles Dec 2012 #1

I was older than that - but he didn't fool me either. calimary Dec 2012 #4

I wish I could recommend this madokie Dec 2012 #6

wish I could recommend this Flashmann Dec 2012 #10

about the only Reagan legacy i look at is the old antichrist 666 stuff.. oldhippydude Dec 2012 #7

This needs to be an OP, calimary. Excellent assessment! Thanks! Mnemosyne Dec 2012 #11

Excellent post Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 #12

I agree Calimary. Make this an OP Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 #15

Done! Here: calimary Dec 2012 #17

worthy of its own thread Skittles Dec 2012 #16

saw right through him from the start Flashmann Dec 2012 #9

So right you are! maddiemom Dec 2012 #19

I suspect Buckley would be horrified at what the GOP has become Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #2

No disagreement there. But he helped set in motion the Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 #3

Welcome to DU, Demo_Chris! calimary Dec 2012 #5

K&R The plans and decisions that reagan implemented were made in the 60s. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #8

They can do it again. Jim DeMint Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 #14

There's not going to be any again. They wrote this nation off and have spent the last 30 years Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #18

I kind of know what you mean Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 #20

RWR was a B-class actor, with very little Rex Dec 2012 #13