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musical_soul

(775 posts)
11. But his ideas for fighting the cold war were worse than the illness itself.....
Tue Feb 5, 2013, 10:19 AM
Feb 2013

My turn.

Oh wait. I do that on a regular basis. I'll be good here.

well, to a teen boy growing up under Reagan as president quinnox Feb 2013 #1
I kind of feel the same because of my age el_bryanto Feb 2013 #5
Even Obama has said some glowing things about Reagan quinnox Feb 2013 #9
But his ideas for fighting the cold war were worse than the illness itself..... musical_soul Feb 2013 #11
man, that hacked me off too. I'd just written a post and the op cali Feb 2013 #2
Aw, man... LisaLynne Feb 2013 #3
yes, he was that bad. iran/contra spanone Feb 2013 #4
I would rank dismantling the safety-net and busting unions higher but . . . el_bryanto Feb 2013 #7
If you are responding to what I posted RainDog Feb 2013 #6
Yep - see if you don't agree with Raindog, he or she is not interested in your opinion el_bryanto Feb 2013 #10
Zealotry scares me. Extremism scares me. cali Feb 2013 #12
I thought self-deleting, while within your right, quinnox Feb 2013 #13
He liked to drink beer with Tip O'Neill WI_DEM Feb 2013 #8
I disliked him from day one lunatica Feb 2013 #14
heh quinnox Feb 2013 #15
Except for the mental institute part, I agree with you... bobclark86 Feb 2013 #34
Maybe he should have tried doing something other than shutting them down first lunatica Feb 2013 #37
Sorry, but Reagan was bad, but perhaps not in the way most people think.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #16
I never! obliviously Feb 2013 #17
Presidents on both sides of the aisle sold out America - IMHO Cynicus Emeritus Feb 2013 #18
Is this OP really about Reagan or the strategy of 'self-deleting' to prevent discussion? pampango Feb 2013 #19
You might be right. nt el_bryanto Feb 2013 #20
I knew it! Wait!?! pampango Feb 2013 #21
Why Unca Ronnie was just a saint ya know. ananda Feb 2013 #22
Reagan was a vicious and ignorant man, worst President of my time. Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #23
Wait a second - disagreement? el_bryanto Feb 2013 #24
Ah. So you say one thing but mean another... Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #25
I am referring to a post from earlier that you participated in el_bryanto Feb 2013 #26
Ah. Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #30
Yep - and how did you know that it was precisely those statements I found el_bryanto Feb 2013 #31
+1 I thought of replying to the OP. Then I read you're post....... wandy Feb 2013 #35
Shouldn't this be in Meta?? thelordofhell Feb 2013 #27
You are probably right; I was away from DU when the Meta forum was created el_bryanto Feb 2013 #29
Compared to the modern Republican Party? By that standard Nixon looks pretty good. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2013 #28
Fuck Ronny Raygun Go Vols Feb 2013 #32
he really disliked the bush family madrchsod Feb 2013 #33
What about the tens of thousands who died of AIDS BuelahWitch Feb 2013 #36
My contempt for what you have posted knows no bounds. I want to tell you to go fuck yourself Zorra Feb 2013 #38
Locking HappyMe Feb 2013 #39
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