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Gwhittey

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15. Hey to be fair the late 1980s
Mon Mar 14, 2016, 07:10 AM
Mar 2016

They need to have a new war on <insert thing to scare Americans> in the pipeline because USSR was starting to no longer be a threat they could have. The Seawolf sub was in development. We need a new enemy to fight. In comes the War on Drugs, That was before War on Terror.

I need a shower. Wilms Mar 2016 #1
That's a healthy reaction to what you've just witnessed. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #2
You may want one after seeing this. Wilms Mar 2016 #4
I agree FlatBaroque Mar 2016 #17
Speaking of guts Aerows Mar 2016 #21
Quite a bit of a soft southern drawl at that point in time too. revbones Mar 2016 #3
A really powerful ad would be video matchups of flor-de-jasmim Mar 2016 #5
Or just a tape of Old Hillary vs. New Hillary Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #16
YouTube is going to be the most powerful tool Bernie supporters have. Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #6
She has pushed a lot of horrible stuff Lorien Mar 2016 #7
That was her John McCain "bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" moment Jarqui Mar 2016 #26
Yay drug war! Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #8
Was it Nancy Reagan or Babs that pushed the Just Say No campaign? AllyCat Mar 2016 #12
Nancy. Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #13
Hey to be fair the late 1980s Gwhittey Mar 2016 #15
Interesting how the WOD and the WOT both shared many of the same targets Warren DeMontague Mar 2016 #30
It is amazing that we UglyGreed Mar 2016 #19
Here is a verbatim transcript (or as close as I can get) for anyone interested davidpdx Mar 2016 #9
"more prison" n/t arcane1 Mar 2016 #22
more "private" prison to get the GOP to go along n/t Jarqui Mar 2016 #27
And one might notice that TM99 Mar 2016 #28
Kicked and recommended! This will not be well received. Enthusiast Mar 2016 #10
So, after health care reform, this was the most pressing issue? AllyCat Mar 2016 #11
Hillary's top 3 issues as first lady: Health care, filling up the prisons, and welfare reform Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #18
Well, let's remember the truth of that 'health care reform'. TM99 Mar 2016 #29
Kick and R BeanMusical Mar 2016 #14
I couldn't agree more. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #31
And Hillary has the nerve to say she is not UglyGreed Mar 2016 #20
I know right? That is the strangest talking point. Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #24
Spot on UglyGreed Mar 2016 #25
She was a busy girl . . . . mostly for conservative side. pdsimdars Mar 2016 #23
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