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truebluegreen

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9. I was in Britain in the fall of 1980,

Reply to pangaia (Reply #8)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 04:15 PM

Oct 2013

during my hitchhiking-with-a-backpack phase. People I met, mostly other students, questioned me closely about Reagan's character and qualifications. I remember telling them that no one I knew took him seriously and he would be as good a President as he was an actor.

I was right about the latter, and a stupid fool about the former.

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"A crisis planned for months" [View all] abbeyco Oct 2013 OP

Meese?? MEESE? pangaia Oct 2013 #1

I know, really? Meese?! Excuse me, have to go puke now. nt Mnemosyne Oct 2013 #3

Wingnut welfare for the true believers. truebluegreen Oct 2013 #5

1980 was when I first really started to become aware of 'politics.' pangaia Oct 2013 #8

I was in Britain in the fall of 1980, truebluegreen Oct 2013 #9

Actually, I think you were right about the former. pangaia Oct 2013 #10

True. But I think I was a fool not to take him seriously, truebluegreen Oct 2013 #11

take-no-prisoners legislative strategy sounds like terrorism to me. liberal N proud Oct 2013 #2

I said it on the other thread, this sounds like shock doctrine tactics riderinthestorm Oct 2013 #4

A reminder to me to read Freedom Works more often dixiegrrrrl Oct 2013 #6

"Obamacare is an unprecedented attack on life and religious liberty. " dixiegrrrrl Oct 2013 #7

Echoing one of the comments Jim Warren Oct 2013 #12

Actually for years.. Cha Oct 2013 #13