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In reply to the discussion: Did anyone else realize this country was finished on January 20, 1981? [View all]mattvermont
(646 posts)27. I remember waking up on November ? 1984
with a massive hangover...having heard the night before the results. My radio alram comes on with my local college station playing Dylan's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"....the irony has stuck with me for nearly 30 years...the hangover went away.
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Did anyone else realize this country was finished on January 20, 1981? [View all]
NNN0LHI
Jul 2012
OP
I remember being at a party and a bunch of liberal activists said Reagan would be a one-term
libinnyandia
Jul 2012
#4
I remember thinking that Carter had been screwed by the MIC to Reagan's benefit.
NYC_SKP
Jul 2012
#8
Yes, but I thought it would take about 20 years longer to reach this point. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2012
#14
Ronnie Raygun.... I foolishly thought he was the worst prez ever, then Bubba sold us downriver with
peacebird
Jul 2012
#17
Yes. I drank heavily that way. Was a grad student...even then knew disaster was upon us.
NRaleighLiberal
Jul 2012
#18
I am kinda slow. I didnt realize it until the SCOTUS gave the presidency to Bushy
rhett o rick
Jul 2012
#28
i had the same reaction, watched the returns with friends & couldn't believe reagan won. still
HiPointDem
Jul 2012
#58
Yes. I was in college and could not understand why none of my friend were as concerned as I was. I
pam4water
Jul 2012
#36
The middle class took it's first steps downward when numbnuts Reagan fired the TC's
demosincebirth
Jul 2012
#43
I remember wondering how so many liberals got fooled into electing that man.
graywarrior
Jul 2012
#45
My Dad told me he would disown me if I voted for Reagan. He told me Reagan wrecked our state
kimbutgar
Jul 2012
#49
I was too young but I grew up in Georgia when Carter was my governor. When I hear Democrats
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jul 2012
#50
Began to suspect it on 4 May 1970 and was pretty sure by 8 September 1974
struggle4progress
Jul 2012
#54
Yeah. Mr Nay and I did. We tried to emigrate to Australia. Didn't make it, got stuck here, and
Nay
Jul 2012
#64
And then, with great fanfare, he took the solar panels off the roof of the White House
NBachers
Jul 2012
#70
Me too. I sat down and wrote a letter to President Carter, apologizing for the American people.
Zen Democrat
Jul 2012
#80
I rooted for Reagan for the R nomination beacause I thought he would lose 60%-40%.
trackfan
Jul 2012
#90
It made me physically ill. Strangely enough, it was worse than the Duyba theft for me.
freshwest
Jul 2012
#100
Society seemed to have lost interest in listening to the better angels of its nature since then.
Douglas Carpenter
Jul 2012
#110