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"If Ted Kennedy drove a Volkswagen, he'd be President today" KamaAina May 2012 #1
Good one! ohiosmith May 2012 #3
Here's the ad from the National Lampoon: trof May 2012 #69
I would kick the gun out of... RevStPatrick May 2012 #2
Two of my top ones. ohiosmith May 2012 #4
I would see to it that Bertha Venation May 2012 #5
Wonderful! ohiosmith May 2012 #6
Gulf of Tonkin resolution. lastlib May 2012 #7
Outstanding! ohiosmith May 2012 #9
Operation Eagle Claw would have succeeded. Jimmy Carter was then reelected to a second term. madinmaryland May 2012 #8
Bravo! ohiosmith May 2012 #10
Crap. Beat me to basically the same thing. Gidney N Cloyd May 2012 #12
It might have given him enough of a boost to win in November 1980, which would have eliminated madinmaryland May 2012 #15
Dammit, you beat me to it! arcane1 May 2012 #13
Holy shit, that's actually a smart response taterguy May 2012 #51
Prevent the Iran Hostage Crisis Gidney N Cloyd May 2012 #11
Excellent! ohiosmith May 2012 #14
I don't know. Carter was seen as a weak president, and he would probably have seen madinmaryland May 2012 #16
You may be right. Gidney N Cloyd May 2012 #21
I'd tell RFK to leave the ballroom via the route hifiguy May 2012 #17
Excellent! ohiosmith May 2012 #19
Second. Doctor Who May 2012 #31
Well, if you are going to save him... GoCubsGo May 2012 #36
+1 million treestar May 2012 #83
I'd prevent 9/11 n/t RZM May 2012 #18
Brilliant! ohiosmith May 2012 #20
by making sure that Al Gore was elected President in 2000? madinmaryland May 2012 #27
No. I'm not convinced that would have prevented it RZM May 2012 #28
Wow, someone else who shares that opinion. BlueIris May 2012 #78
Almost certainly there would have been no Iraq War during a Gore administration RZM May 2012 #81
That would have prevented a whole slew of unfortunate events. GoCubsGo May 2012 #37
That's what I would choose. Nobody remembers the Hart-Ridman Report. trof May 2012 #74
Only one? WhoIsNumberNone May 2012 #22
Just one. ohiosmith May 2012 #24
Well, if #4 were exposed early enough WhoIsNumberNone May 2012 #29
I wouldn't have married my first wife liberaltrucker May 2012 #23
Hahahaha! ohiosmith May 2012 #25
After reading pipi_k May 2012 #26
Actually, that book is what prompted this thread. ohiosmith May 2012 #32
No kidding! pipi_k May 2012 #54
Sorry to be selfish OriginalGeek May 2012 #30
Not selfish at all. Thinking of your mom. Good for you. ohiosmith May 2012 #33
Damn. I can't top yours. Wait Wut May 2012 #34
You may be right. ohiosmith May 2012 #38
Agree with all of them, and add: pink-o May 2012 #35
Including my brother who died in 1990. ohiosmith May 2012 #39
I'm from the future... hunter May 2012 #40
Before you go back,....... ohiosmith May 2012 #53
There are no Super Bowl and World Series championships... hunter May 2012 #57
I'd warn Dr. King ChazII May 2012 #41
Oh dang. Good one. tblue May 2012 #45
that was my first thought too n/t dana_b May 2012 #71
If I could I would have prevented Gore vs Bush.. denbot May 2012 #42
Outstanding! ohiosmith May 2012 #61
I'd try to warn JFK about going to Dallas Art_from_Ark May 2012 #43
Good one! ohiosmith May 2012 #64
That will be Number 2 on my list Art_from_Ark May 2012 #77
I'd go back and have sex with every boy on campus instead of hiding in the grad lab saturday nights FayeKane May 2012 #44
Good plan. ohiosmith May 2012 #67
Prevent the Genocide in Darfur Dragonbreathp9d May 2012 #46
Cool! ohiosmith May 2012 #70
I'd fix something REALLY important. 10-9-2011 LeftyMom May 2012 #47
I think JonLP24 May 2012 #49
At least we're focusing on important problems. LeftyMom May 2012 #59
Stopped Colonel Brandt from shifting Colonel Stauffenberg's explosive filled brief case, 20 Jul 44. sarge43 May 2012 #48
Excellent! ohiosmith May 2012 #75
Challenger YankeyMCC May 2012 #50
Ah! Good one. ohiosmith May 2012 #76
Well, you made it so I can't prevent my mother from marrying my father, so guess I'll pass. raccoon May 2012 #52
Iowa, 2004 NoPasaran May 2012 #55
I'd stop Bush V. Gore from happening. Initech May 2012 #56
+1 sakabatou May 2012 #62
Prevent JFK's Assassination, No question... MicaelS May 2012 #58
Prevent Prescott Bush from fathering ANY offspring,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, benld74 May 2012 #60
Good call. BlueIris May 2012 #88
I would prevent the death of Harvey Milk.... WillParkinson May 2012 #63
What a bunch of do-gooders! Bake May 2012 #65
OK then - How about opening a avebury May 2012 #87
As regards the world at large, it's between three things LeftishBrit May 2012 #66
Historical event--- Bush v. Gore tabbycat31 May 2012 #68
Impossible, I need three. Rex May 2012 #72
Don't forget the Blinovitch Limitation Effect (nt) Nye Bevan May 2012 #73
Ronald Reagan being elected president (nt) bigwillq May 2012 #79
If I must pick just one, I'd stop myself from moving in with that sociopath. BlueIris May 2012 #80
Probably the great tequilla tragedy of '83. I'd let myself know to slow down a little. HopeHoops May 2012 #82
After seeing "Back to the Future II" I am not changing anything! yellowcanine May 2012 #84
I would definitely have passed on that one night stand. yellowcanine May 2012 #85
How about dropping Grover Norquist (before formed avebury May 2012 #86
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