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Tue May-01-07 05:19 PM
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| 11. A Ronnie story from my "hippie chick" friend ... |
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Many years ago, when she was in elementary school, she won an award in her science class, and the prize was a chance to meet You Know Who on a scheduled trip to her town. Well, she says she doesn't remember much about him -- not that he was unpleasant to her or anything, just that she didn't find him at all interesting or remarkable. And she certainly isn't an elitist -- quite the opposite, a very positive, friendly person who rarely has a negative word for anybody (hey, she even manages to find nice things to say about me!) so that in itself constitutes a criticism.
The thing is, poor ol' Ronnie would probably faint if he'd ever seen her as she is today -- a flagrantly-unmarried mom with a nose ring, who wears tie-dyed cloths and is a left-wing activist. He'd have been scared to pat her on the head again, in case she bit him.
Her eldest daughter wanted to name the cat they got from the animal shelter "Dubya", but she vetoed it on the grounds that it would be too humiliating for the cat.
Ever since we found out about Nancy Reagan's habit of getting the White House photographer to follow him around 24/7 to document his every step for posterity -- and what's more, that she saved ALL the pics -- her family and I have been planning to infiltrate the Reagan library and obtain a copy of the incriminating pic of her being patted on the head by Ronnie.
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| -Did Ronald Reagan ever "connect" with anyone on this board? |
11 Bravo |
May-01-07 05:07 PM |
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no. |
ulysses |
May-01-07 05:09 PM |
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No. I thought he seemed amiable but dumb. And with dangerous ideas. |
SharonAnn |
May-01-07 09:37 PM |
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No. They showed "Bedtime for Bonzo" on election night at the college |
undeterred |
May-01-07 05:09 PM |
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I got into so many arguments!! |
Tesla |
May-01-07 05:09 PM |
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My eulogy for Reagan. |
WilliamPitt |
May-01-07 05:09 PM |
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I had not seen that before. Beautifully said! |
11 Bravo |
May-01-07 05:16 PM |
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They called him The Great Communicator. But you're right. He was the Great Mythmaker. |
phantom power |
May-01-07 05:20 PM |
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and something from cartoonist Kirk Anderson as well |
Lisa |
May-01-07 05:24 PM |
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Thanks~ that pretty much sums |
zidzi |
May-01-07 05:38 PM |
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That's pretty good |
omega minimo |
May-01-07 09:17 PM |
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I have Reagan to thank for one thing -- He made me into a staunch liberal at age 14. |
Oregonian |
May-01-07 05:14 PM |
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He lost me at hello. n/t |
Straight Shooter |
May-01-07 05:15 PM |
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No, his myth was just another creation of the "librul media" |
devilgrrl |
May-01-07 05:16 PM |
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Nope, my father clued me into what a phony Ronnie was long before |
mohinoaklawnillinois |
May-01-07 05:17 PM |
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Nope. I'm allergic to reactionary, drooling, idiots. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
May-01-07 05:18 PM |
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I never got it with him. |
Bucky |
May-01-07 05:19 PM |
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A Ronnie story from my "hippie chick" friend ... |
Lisa |
May-01-07 05:19 PM |
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Sure. He was great in "Desperate Journey" with Errol Flynn! |
IMModerate |
May-01-07 05:26 PM |
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He was a pre-fab anti-Kennedy president |
melody |
May-01-07 05:28 PM |
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Central America agrees with you. |
sfexpat2000 |
May-01-07 05:29 PM |
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not me. I was against him since before he was elected. I was old enough to remember his |
Lerkfish |
May-01-07 05:29 PM |
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fuck no |
tjwash |
May-01-07 05:30 PM |
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he was an actor- he knew how to play to his audience, and |
Bluerthanblue |
May-01-07 05:31 PM |
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I dig the son Ron Reagan Jr. |
cat_girl25 |
May-01-07 05:32 PM |
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yeah -- and Patti Davis, too |
Lisa |
May-01-07 05:39 PM |
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Jeeze, I had to suffer through his governorship when I lived in Calif. Connect with him? |
Blue State Native |
May-01-07 05:34 PM |
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Nope. He scared the crap outta my great grandmother |
libnnc |
May-01-07 05:35 PM |
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I spent the 80s in a rage at Reagan... |
illinoisprogressive |
May-01-07 05:51 PM |
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Oh he sure connected |
vpilot |
May-01-07 05:59 PM |
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yeah, he connected Republicans = Military Industrial Complex for me |
LSK |
May-01-07 06:00 PM |
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The Magic of Ronald Reagan |
supernova |
May-01-07 06:08 PM |
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I was a kid in those days |
Blue_Tires |
May-01-07 06:11 PM |
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Yes. |
Alexander |
May-01-07 06:15 PM |
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Fuck N to the O...just say No |
Solly Mack |
May-01-07 06:17 PM |
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never liked him - I hated Republics since I was 7 or 8 |
NewJeffCT |
May-01-07 06:24 PM |
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I just learned about the 200,000 Mayan villagers who were slaughtered in Guatemala, |
Peace Patriot |
May-01-07 06:26 PM |
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I found Reagan to be personally likeable, unlike Bush who is a horrible person... |
Matsubara |
May-01-07 06:27 PM |
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There's a dude at work who thinks that Reagan was the man... |
YellowRubberDuckie |
May-01-07 06:39 PM |
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No--all image, nothing else--another GOP marketing job. |
wienerdoggie |
May-01-07 07:04 PM |
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Yeah, you about sum it up. Don't forget Iran-Contra, too |
JerseygirlCT |
May-01-07 07:10 PM |
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Sort of....I saw his appeal |
cally |
May-01-07 07:13 PM |
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Never connected to me. I was pretty appalled about his presidency from beginning to end |
electron_blue |
May-01-07 07:45 PM |
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Yes, when he told Gorbachev to "tear down this wall." Otherwise, no, not at all. n/t |
racaulk |
May-01-07 07:48 PM |
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Not even in the same dimension... |
triguy46 |
May-01-07 08:04 PM |
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Creep |
omega minimo |
May-01-07 08:06 PM |
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