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Wed May 23, 2012, 10:24 AM

May 2012

He would have been President, no Nixon and Watergate, thus no distrust of government, more progress during those years, no Reagan. Norquist and ilk would have been fringe like. No Bush Presidencies.

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You can travel back in time and change one historical event. You can not travel back beyond your [View all] ohiosmith May 2012 OP

"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