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robertpaulsen

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13. Only Reagan could joke about a holocaust.

Reply to gordianot (Reply #11)

Thu Sep 26, 2013, 08:20 PM

Sep 2013

Though I love the kiss Johnny Rotten plants on the TV screen at the end of the video I linked to as Reagan delivers his "punchline". There's a special place in hell for that Ketchup-Vegetable Presidunce.

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30 Years Ago Today, The World Almost Ended [View all] robertpaulsen Sep 2013 OP

K&R nt Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2013 #1

Fascinating.... dixiegrrrrl Sep 2013 #2

Thanks Robert, it was a close call. Hopefully another never occurs. nt Mnemosyne Sep 2013 #3

I'm betting that there were many, many more Blue_Tires Sep 2013 #4

Oh yeah. robertpaulsen Sep 2013 #5

KAL 007 shot down by Soviet MiG Sept 1, 1983, on its way to NYC DevonRex Sep 2013 #8

Whew. I could have died with mullet head. tanyev Sep 2013 #6

And me with a big ass comb in my back pocket and leg warmers on. bunnies Sep 2013 #7

The movie "War Games" came out in 1983 as well, that one seems to match up Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #9

Oh, what a classic! robertpaulsen Sep 2013 #10

Excellent article! gordianot Sep 2013 #11

Only Reagan could joke about a holocaust. robertpaulsen Sep 2013 #13

The people around Reagan were telling him we could win a nuclear war.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #12

K and R nt Mojorabbit Sep 2013 #14

There is a reason why poison gas has been outlawed, but nukes haven't. GreenStormCloud Sep 2013 #15

Samantha Smith MinM Sep 2013 #16

Thanks for that, MinM. robertpaulsen Sep 2013 #17

Thank you, robertpaulsen, for a Most Important Post. Octafish Sep 2013 #18