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Remembering Reagan [View all] MrScorpio Jan 2013 OP
He should have gone back to acting LeftInTX Jan 2013 #1
The Acting President. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #22
From the Crow's Nest Feb 3, 1980 Wolf Frankula Jan 2013 #46
My parents and I never voted for him ROBROX Jan 2013 #72
Unfortunately, people only remember the rosy glow Warpy Jan 2013 #2
Not for Piper Laurie KansDem Jan 2013 #34
Ewwww. progressoid Jan 2013 #56
That's Saint Ronnie in a nutshell. Lasher Jan 2013 #3
Nailed it malaise Jan 2013 #4
That cartoon could use quite a few more panels. hunter Jan 2013 #5
didn't do anything for civil rights....... but loved black jelly beans oldhippydude Jan 2013 #6
Sure, he did nothing about 241 servicemen murdered in Beruit.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 #7
And Saint Ronnie made the skies safe for flying and also dumped untold thousands off the Social indepat Jan 2013 #8
ProudToBeBlueInRhody Diclotican Jan 2013 #40
All part of Ronnies plan for defense spending. xtraxritical Jan 2013 #48
xtraxritical Diclotican Jan 2013 #68
I recall it well ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 #53
ProudToBeBlueInRhody Diclotican Jan 2013 #67
After the 1980 Republican Convention, he gave his first speech near Philadelphia, Mississippi. bulloney Jan 2013 #69
That's right up there with his wreath laying at a Nazi SS graveyard. leveymg Jan 2013 #83
All Hail St. Ronnie Godot51 Jan 2013 #9
and his campaign talked the iranians into holding the hostages RedstDem Jan 2013 #10
Shut down state mental hospitals, tossing all of the patients on to the street... LisaLynne Jan 2013 #11
Denied the AIDS epidemic existed, perfected an economic system that favored the rich... Initech Jan 2013 #12
And the chimp was a better actor doing a cameo. freshwest Jan 2013 #39
He ended financial aid for many college students, who consequently had to drop out Matariki Jan 2013 #13
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #14
bye bye SHRED Jan 2013 #15
Traitor, War Criminal, Racist, Gangster. Octafish Jan 2013 #16
Are you high? nt MrScorpio Jan 2013 #18
Yeah, he fought AIDS...NOT! n/t cynatnite Jan 2013 #21
Stood on stage and called young veterans traitors because they dared to speak up.. Tikki Jan 2013 #33
Didn't he also support Osama Bin Laden? NM Honest_Abe Jan 2013 #17
yup. called the taliban "freedom fighters" and gave them fancy weapons. unblock Jan 2013 #26
Indirectly MrScorpio Jan 2013 #28
He's been dead for well over three days. Autumn Jan 2013 #19
Thanks Matariki for saying what I was thinking... rickyhall Jan 2013 #20
oops you beat me to it. Liberalynn Jan 2013 #25
... freshwest Jan 2013 #23
Perfect! nt Sarah Ibarruri Jan 2013 #37
Like your signature... freshwest Jan 2013 #38
Exactly the years from Reagan to the present. nt Sarah Ibarruri Jan 2013 #64
Ronald(6) Wilson(6) Reagan(6) Liberalynn Jan 2013 #24
Retired to 666 St. Cloud Rd. Bel Air, CA green for victory Jan 2013 #52
Very strange indeed Liberalynn Jan 2013 #54
How funny. I didn't know that! lexw Jan 2013 #74
There is soooo much more liberal N proud Jan 2013 #27
Imagine chazunit Jan 2013 #29
What a different world it would be if we actually gave peace a chance MrScorpio Jan 2013 #32
Without chazunit Jan 2013 #43
Oh hell NO! I've been trying the last 30 years to forget the bastard! benld74 Jan 2013 #30
Yes he was warm and fuzzy Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2013 #31
Now he's cold and wormy. Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #57
. Wilms Jan 2013 #35
And that was dedicated to Dems who say, "how could you say such ugly things about Reagan?" nt Sarah Ibarruri Jan 2013 #36
August 3rd, 1981 . . . The Day Worker Progress Got Stomped. HughBeaumont Jan 2013 #41
he is directly responsible for killing friends of mine... icarusxat Jan 2013 #84
I hated that asshole's guts. Zoeisright Jan 2013 #42
When I came out of my drug induced three week in intensive care coma.... WCGreen Jan 2013 #44
Don't feel too bad tavalon Jan 2013 #66
When Reagan was shot, I was living in Texas mountain grammy Jan 2013 #45
K&R Boomerproud Jan 2013 #47
Read "Sleepwalking Through History" by Haynes Johnson deutsey Jan 2013 #49
A classic Canuckistanian Jan 2013 #50
and the biggest problem for his PR people: samantha smith, the anti reagan, who was a big threat to certainot Jan 2013 #51
I'm going to text in white now: HughBeaumont Jan 2013 #60
Ding! Ding! Winnah!!! Raster Jan 2013 #63
Was thinking that just the other day...n/t BuelahWitch Jan 2013 #71
look it up doughboy certainot Jan 2013 #85
SORRY!! i thought you were joking about the white! certainot Jan 2013 #86
shit i`d like to forget..i live in his hometown. madrchsod Jan 2013 #55
I just live in his home state and it depresses me to no end NNN0LHI Jan 2013 #80
Right On burrowowl Jan 2013 #58
Amen, and RIW Care Acutely Jan 2013 #59
Ronald Reagan Liberal1975 Jan 2013 #61
Back from the dead and bigger than evah...Zombie Raygun! Raster Jan 2013 #62
Ha! I'd seen this one before but it's worth a redo. tavalon Jan 2013 #65
This could be expanded to graphic novel length and still not count all of Reagan's crimes. Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #70
I will always feel comtempt for anyone who fell for his act Skittles Jan 2013 #73
Have seen before, but good to see again...Says it all perfectly abq e streeter Jan 2013 #75
His biggest negative contribution was to denigrate the federal government andym Jan 2013 #76
I have no idea why he is so deified DissidentVoice Jan 2013 #77
Excellent summation of the Reagan legacy. nt SunSeeker Jan 2013 #78
Sickening! Gawd what a stupid nation we are. rivegauche Jan 2013 #79
Raygun spoke at my high school in 1962.. Permanut Jan 2013 #81
On Jeopardy college kids didn't recognize St. Reagan...what does that tell ya? caledesi Jan 2013 #82
H.L. Mencken predicted a Reagan presidency. (And, A Dubya presidency). Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2013 #87
And on January 21 1981 Wolf Frankula Jan 2013 #88
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