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In reply to the discussion: For anyone old enough to remember, how did Reagan do as CA governor and as president? [View all]LeftInTX
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For anyone old enough to remember, how did Reagan do as CA governor and as president? [View all]
Jamaal510
Dec 2012
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I remember coming back to USA during his reign of terror and being shocked to step over homeless
MADem
Dec 2012
#74
He slept for 5 years during the start of AIDS. Millions died because of his apathy toward it
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#4
He raised taxes drastically on everybody except the rich as President.
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#96
he was a doddering old man on the verge of dementia and obsessed with the cold war....
mike_c
Dec 2012
#7
the soviet obsession with Afghanistan helped break the Russian will, and coincidentally their bank
oldhippydude
Dec 2012
#33
Mafia-enabled NAZI rapist who advocated euthanasia for the poor and working classes.
Octafish
Dec 2012
#81
Stanford was always a private university, but the state college system was, before reagan
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#27
You could go to BERKELEY or UCLA for free or any other state university for free
Lydia Leftcoast
Dec 2012
#28
State colleges charged tuition during that period - albeit less then $20 a semester
Brother Buzz
Dec 2012
#70
Actually, nobody went for "free". But taxes subsidized one of the best state university systems
LuckyLib
Dec 2012
#32
"We begin bombing in five minutes" (Reagan radio broadcast 11 Aug 1984)
struggle4progress
Dec 2012
#14
Remembering Reagan's Record on Civil Rights and the South African Freedom Struggle
struggle4progress
Dec 2012
#19
reagan was an asshole...he stood on stage during campaigning and pointed at young veterans....
Tikki
Dec 2012
#21
"Reagan Was the Butcher of My People:" Fr. Miguel D’Escoto Speaks From Nicaragua
struggle4progress
Dec 2012
#24
I remember him as president and I hated him almost as much as George W. Bush. n/t
RebelOne
Dec 2012
#25
Embarrassed Republicans Admit They've Been Thinking Of Eisenhower Whole Time They've Been Praising
smokey nj
Dec 2012
#29
Nancy and the Republicans have worked full time to burnish RR's reputation. He was practically
LuckyLib
Dec 2012
#36
"... Savings-and-loan deregulation was another Reagan initiative, spearheaded by a task force led by
struggle4progress
Dec 2012
#49
Philadelphia, Mississippi. He began his campaign here where Cheney, Schwerner and Goodman
byeya
Dec 2012
#67
wikipedia has a good summary. the main thing i remember, being young myself, was his
HiPointDem
Dec 2012
#71
Only had to hide his eggs once. And his old bag of a wife started buying up china as soon as she
lonestarnot
Dec 2012
#80
He was a B list actor who could read a script. That's the best I can say about him.
Major Nikon
Dec 2012
#94