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pansypoo53219

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123. i was a kid & i knew it. i said his trickle down was bullshit. but they have been selling the same
Tue Dec 17, 2019, 07:57 PM
Dec 2019

theory for decades. we need to kill zombie reagan. we need to dig up FDR.

Before Reagan, the US was a net creditor NewJeffCT Dec 2019 #1
+1. Something never mentioned by fiscal 'conservatives' dalton99a Dec 2019 #4
the most fiscally irresponsible president AlexSFCA Dec 2019 #10
It is even worse when you consider the Social Security Trust Fund exboyfil Dec 2019 #29
He raised DENVERPOPS Dec 2019 #82
Before Reagan, sales taxes were also deductible. SharonAnn Dec 2019 #95
So was the interest on credit cards Mr.Bill Dec 2019 #108
poppy didn't pardon anyone on his first day in office unblock Dec 2019 #111
You are right....sorry DENVERPOPS Dec 2019 #117
Check this out unblock DENVERPOPS Dec 2019 #119
1980 shadowmayor Dec 2019 #50
1980: Leader of the Free World 2019: Not so much! rickyhall Dec 2019 #93
Why has it taken so long. Bev54 Dec 2019 #137
He took down the solar panels on the White House in 1981 Botany Dec 2019 #2
one of the earlier examples of republican "triggering libs" unblock Dec 2019 #20
Petty vindictiveness. llmart Dec 2019 #22
Exactly! KPN Dec 2019 #48
Just as Trump destroys everything Obama did, don't forget CaptYossarian Dec 2019 #26
I voted for Reagan. StClone Dec 2019 #106
If we had stayed the course on renewable or no/low carbon energy how many billions of tons ... Botany Dec 2019 #30
There's nothing worse than an asshole in your face. dchill Dec 2019 #101
Reagan was just a tool for the wealthy and the right* but he understood the importance of ... Botany Dec 2019 #154
Plus, he DID enjoy it. dchill Dec 2019 #156
One of the first deliberately evil acts of the conservative revolutionaries. lagomorph777 Dec 2019 #28
We would be SO far ahead of where ANYONE is right now if we'd kept going on solar oldsoftie Dec 2019 #153
Thanks, kpete Ohiogal Dec 2019 #3
Vivid memory: Inauguration Day 1981 live love laugh Dec 2019 #63
In 1981 DENVERPOPS Dec 2019 #76
Far as I'm concerned anyone with an (R) by their name is scum, Reagan or no. nt Doremus Dec 2019 #99
I had no clue who any of the puppeteers were then live love laugh Dec 2019 #142
Anyone who has bothered to look has been aware. MontanaFarmer Dec 2019 #5
Well Said!!! " Fuck that guy and his propped-up legacy." n/t RKP5637 Dec 2019 #7
My thoughts as someone who's been around for 69 years KPN Dec 2019 #53
Transformational indeed. MontanaFarmer Dec 2019 #55
totally agree gopiscrap Dec 2019 #74
For many of us, it was abundantly clear from the beginning just how awful Ronald Reagan was... dlk Dec 2019 #6
Especially those of us who lived in California Mr.Bill Dec 2019 #109
We all say Reagan this and Reagan that. DENVERPOPS Dec 2019 #138
Reagan was the beginning. Those who followed were exponentially worse dlk Dec 2019 #140
Lock him up. marble falls Dec 2019 #8
His damn funeral went on forever. I'm surprised the GOP did not mummify him and place him in RKP5637 Dec 2019 #9
+1. Taxpayers spent $400 million to haul his carcass around and mourn his worthless legacy dalton99a Dec 2019 #12
It's no damn wonder there is not enough money left for the rest of the population. There is so RKP5637 Dec 2019 #21
Don't blame me I voted to reelect Jimmy Carter. MasonDreams Dec 2019 #11
same here. LittleGirl Dec 2019 #146
So TRUE! Brainstormy Dec 2019 #13
I've known it handmade34 Dec 2019 #14
before regon was a terrible prez. he was a horrible gov. took the state 30 years to recover AllaN01Bear Dec 2019 #15
Plus how he felt about the student protesters. CaptYossarian Dec 2019 #27
No objective truth will ever overcome a lie that makes people money pecosbob Dec 2019 #16
Agreed. And this is why the MSM is so bothsiderist. Unless someone MarcA Dec 2019 #91
K&R!!! G_j Dec 2019 #17
hid the Alzheimers RicROC Dec 2019 #18
Ronnie Raygun* was the harbinger of death for the American middle class... Raster Dec 2019 #19
"the harbinger of death for the American middle class..." llmart Dec 2019 #25
He was even a union leader when he was sane. The Screen Actors' Guild. CaptYossarian Dec 2019 #31
Wasn't he also a Democrat at one time? llmart Dec 2019 #57
He said he was a Dem until JFK. CaptYossarian Dec 2019 #103
He "saw the light" Freddie Dec 2019 #136
He was a union leader when it was to his advantage. It was a personal benefit thing. SharonAnn Dec 2019 #96
And went on to do in other unions DENVERPOPS Dec 2019 #139
Your story is the story of many. llmart Dec 2019 #155
Yes... Newest Reality Dec 2019 #102
I agree. A real acting President. jalan48 Dec 2019 #23
I also feel that Reagan was a horrible POTUS Gothmog Dec 2019 #24
He was America's first fake president dalton99a Dec 2019 #32
Truly mind-boggling, 3catwoman3 Dec 2019 #125
Pruneface, Friend of Fascists and Mafia alike. Kid Berwyn Dec 2019 #33
People wanted to be fooled by a nice, avuncular white guy. ananda Dec 2019 #34
I used the term "Affable Oaf"........ Stainless Dec 2019 #66
Very apt indeed. 3catwoman3 Dec 2019 #127
It has been clear to me for some time. bitterross Dec 2019 #35
As someone who voted to re-elect BlueMTexpat Dec 2019 #36
It was never a question. gibraltar72 Dec 2019 #37
Strong conservatives think differently from the liberals and Hortensis Dec 2019 #38
Lord, I hope wryter2000 Dec 2019 #39
No, it will not. Nixon is still popular among conservatives Recursion Dec 2019 #40
They can't Caliman73 Dec 2019 #81
I think he was a do nothing speach-afying idiot. who was a figure head for the assholes Javaman Dec 2019 #41
I still have my Impeach Reagan button somewhere. Actors, and TV personalities, make FailureToCommunicate Dec 2019 #42
Ahh yes, "Impeach Reagan"! TommyCelt Dec 2019 #71
Let's not forget his disastrous foreign policies, especially in Central America Bradshaw3 Dec 2019 #43
He conspired with a hostile foreign government to fix the election Thunderbeast Dec 2019 #44
I've been thinking about GOP holding off release of hostages since the Ukrainian bribery story IndyOp Dec 2019 #49
Hell, I knew he was an asshat from the word go. lonely bird Dec 2019 #45
Absolutely damning. nt eppur_se_muova Dec 2019 #46
Kicked off his campaign with a rally in Philadelphia, Mississippi IndyOp Dec 2019 #47
This is nonsense Aquaria Dec 2019 #65
Thanks for correcting it was not his first event. The rest, IndyOp Dec 2019 #110
Reagan was part of a Republican pattern in wnylib Dec 2019 #51
That assumes ... GeorgeGist Dec 2019 #52
As a young man I voted for Reagan. It took years of maturing and learning about politics to Pepsidog Dec 2019 #54
Can someone explain why the Federal Debt chart is bad? AJT Dec 2019 #56
He increased the debt by 186% Aquaria Dec 2019 #67
The chart just looks off, that's what bothered me. AJT Dec 2019 #89
See If This Helps ProfessorGAC Dec 2019 #112
Corrupt before he even took office Freddie Dec 2019 #58
If you have a pet or farm animal Aquaria Dec 2019 #68
Hmmm...I sift the litter boxes daily Freddie Dec 2019 #73
Long before his Alzheimer's kicked in... BlueIdaho Dec 2019 #59
I believe he has been the most dangerous and destructive president in our history Scalded Nun Dec 2019 #60
My fervent desire is for reincarnation UpInArms Dec 2019 #61
I have always said that future generations will make pilgrimages to piss on his grave. n/t spike jones Dec 2019 #62
K & R! Bookmarked. lastlib Dec 2019 #64
Agree flamingdem Dec 2019 #69
He was a mean, ignorant meat puppet who would do anything for a blow job. hunter Dec 2019 #70
I knew it. I still say quarbis Dec 2019 #72
In 1980 it wasn't hard to see that moondust Dec 2019 #75
This is not said enough... dajoki Dec 2019 #77
Never Trumpers haven't yet made this realization. So, I wrote a poem: Garrett78 Dec 2019 #78
Amen, now do the Bushes. (nt) Loge23 Dec 2019 #79
If Jimmy Carter would have won in 1980.... captdemo Dec 2019 #80
welcome to DU gopiscrap Dec 2019 #83
Thank You for the Welcome post! captdemo Dec 2019 #86
my God, I couldn't agree with you more gopiscrap Dec 2019 #107
It's already too late to fix the damage he did. Boomerproud Dec 2019 #84
I have not seen this on this thread yet, but Reagan and his people also committed treason to win. Caliman73 Dec 2019 #85
Amen! BlueTexasMan Dec 2019 #87
Some knew at the time who his owners were but too many MarcA Dec 2019 #88
Reagan was the beginning of the downward spiral. mudstump Dec 2019 #90
He was everything you say he was. What he was NOT was "conservative." DFW Dec 2019 #92
They forgot cannabis_flower Dec 2019 #94
I knew he'd be a rotten Faux pas Dec 2019 #97
Ding, ding, ding, ding! lambchopp59 Dec 2019 #128
It all comes down to Faux pas Dec 2019 #157
Seem like history is just now catching up ThoughtCriminal Dec 2019 #98
He was a flaming asshole of a governor in California; loud, angry and petty VOX Dec 2019 #100
Absolutely THE WORST Raine Dec 2019 #104
My 103 year old grandmother was yelling BigmanPigman Dec 2019 #105
Reagan made greed and idiocy fashionable Skittles Dec 2019 #113
I just saw this post MuseRider Dec 2019 #114
you know it, MuseRider Skittles Dec 2019 #130
I had always been interested MuseRider Dec 2019 #131
absolutely Skittles Dec 2019 #132
+ 100 MuseRider Dec 2019 #134
My dad emphasized it immediately Awsi Dooger Dec 2019 #147
y'all ought to read or hear the Thom Hartmann rant on RR. How he can viewed as a Doitnow Dec 2019 #115
Reagan was horrible mntleo2 Dec 2019 #116
All these things and much, much more. Cetacea Dec 2019 #118
K&R Sherman A1 Dec 2019 #120
I use the term Voodoo Economics when expressing where we went wrong. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2019 #121
Rotten Ronnie and the Reaganites plague us still Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2019 #122
i was a kid & i knew it. i said his trickle down was bullshit. but they have been selling the same pansypoo53219 Dec 2019 #123
I hated Reagan in the 80's I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2019 #124
It was as clear as gin at the time! The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #126
Albeit RWNJ's ignore inconvenient facts: lambchopp59 Dec 2019 #129
Ray gun warmfeet Dec 2019 #133
Thank you for this wonderful post. He was the impetus Ferrets are Cool Dec 2019 #135
There is no more reality than spending cuts cuts lives. Prosper Dec 2019 #141
K&R ck4829 Dec 2019 #143
Someday, Reagan will look like a fucking genius compared to DFT RainCaster Dec 2019 #144
Hurray kpete! I despise when people refer to this man up as a great President. C Moon Dec 2019 #145
Been saying this for years. He was AWFUL. budkin Dec 2019 #148
Yes, the great wealth distributor ..... upward to his richest friends. Nt Prof.Higgins Dec 2019 #149
Does anyone else remember srobertss Dec 2019 #150
That bastard started us down the road toward Pox Noise. He screwed broadcasting. calimary Dec 2019 #151
I had assumed that Reagan would forever remain the worst president of my lifetime. mwb970 Dec 2019 #152
During both of his campaigns he showed signs of alzheimer's disease Dorn Dec 2019 #158
another graph from 'The Ward on Christmas' ... Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2019 #159
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2019 #160
It's all good... czarjak Jan 2020 #161
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