Snopes. Doh.

[helderheid]

Beneath the photo from the REAGAN DIARIES is an actual quote that Reagan wrote about George "W" in his diaries, recently edited by author Doug Brinkley and published by Harper Collins



"A moment I've been dreading. George brought his n'er-do-well son around this morning and asked me to find the kid a job. Not the political one who lives in Florida; the one who hangs around here all the time looking shiftless. This so-called kid is already almost 40 and has never had a real job. Maybe I'll call Kin s ley over at The New Republic and see if they'll hire him as a contributing editor or something. That looks like easy work."
From the REAGAN DIARIES------entry dated May 17, 1986.

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[Tangerine LaBamba]

1. What's the attribution on this?

Granted, I'd rather die than read anything by Raygun, but this quote sounds a bit off. The idea of Raygun even knowing who Kinsley is strikes me as far-fetched.

But, I'm hoping it's real.

[helderheid]

2. My dad emailed this to me.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

5. You gotta be careful

This is like that "Obama is a Muslim" email that won such wide circulation. You have to maintain some healthy skepticism, even when you want - as I do - the thing to be true.

Make sure you let your Dad know it's bogus.

:::: sigh :::::

I wish it were true, though .........

[helderheid]

6. Yea, I let him know. Ruined his day. :)

[bryant69]

4. Snopes says it's not real

http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/kinsley.asp

That said it's too pleasing a quote to abandon.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[CBGLuthier]

3. I assume by actual you mean made up

Wish it were true but it isn't.

I will let someone else give you the snopes link.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

7. So, question

if you knew it was false, why did you post it? :shrug:

[Tangerine LaBamba]

8. The OP didn't know

Another poster checked it out at snopes.com.