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89. Yes. Yes, he was.

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In Case You Forgot Ronald Reagan Was A Dick [View all] niyad Jan 2015 OP

It's still very clear in my memory lame54 Jan 2015 #1

nor have I. niyad Jan 2015 #2

I am still living the Reagan Nightmare liberal N proud Jan 2015 #3

Man, I still remember how demoralizing it was when he won in '80 deutsey Jan 2015 #8

Man, I still remember how demoralizing it was when he won in '80 The CCC Jan 2015 #39

I knew he was going to win in 1980. hifiguy Jan 2015 #141

My entire adult life has been a Reagan/Bush nightmare. lastlib Jan 2015 #29

Architecture here liberal N proud Jan 2015 #59

(Sigh!) We are all living the Reagan Nightmare!!!! LongTomH Jan 2015 #138

Some quotes about Reagan YoungDemCA Jan 2015 #4

+100. I personally believe that reagan had already been bought by his corporate masters ND-Dem Jan 2015 #13

And this carried through to the WH -- LuckyLib Jan 2015 #25

I happened to know the man who was Ronnie's agent mnhtnbb Jan 2015 #115

James Garner would have made a great president. narnian60 Jan 2015 #30

+1 million n/t geardaddy Jan 2015 #31

he did. niyad Jan 2015 #81

+1,000,000 ... Reagan was an actor reading from scripts written by Dicks Auggie Jan 2015 #128

i highly recommend "reagan: the political chameleon" by pat brown. unblock Jan 2015 #5

Reagan supposedly raped actress Selene Walters when he was Screen Actors Guild President aint_no_life_nowhere Jan 2015 #6

Ronald Reagan Piper Laurie; from her 2011 book Grins Jan 2015 #28

I never heard this before yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #51

"Surprising he later could so eff-up a nation so much." ND-Dem Jan 2015 #83

"On Time and Sober". HughBeaumont Jan 2015 #133

Even Nancy Reagan admitted there was some quid pro quo going on with Saint Ronnie Major Nikon Jan 2015 #64

Ronnie Reagan bragged about the many woman who would knock at his door… ImaPolitico Jan 2015 #68

And to continue with his dickishness TlalocW Jan 2015 #7

Two of the civil rights workers were white, the other was African American deutsey Jan 2015 #10

Two of those slain were white, and Jewish. It's important to remember all the connections .... Hekate Jan 2015 #36

I was there and remember it well. lark Jan 2015 #9

That was Prop 13 in '78 Arugula Latte Jan 2015 #49

I know it was a long time ago, lark Jan 2015 #70

Maybe you're thinking of Howard Jarvis? Arugula Latte Jan 2015 #73

LOL, yes, it was the picture of Gann lark Jan 2015 #132

prop 13 was the property tax cut initiative; it only indirectly had to do with tuition rises. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #85

Nice Tommy Flanagan reference. riqster Jan 2015 #11

I have not forgotten. 3catwoman3 Jan 2015 #12

You mean this James Garner? He sure did. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #27

Brando! wryter2000 Jan 2015 #65

never saw brando at the march on washington? brando was a big donor on the left, even to ND-Dem Jan 2015 #80

in the picture you are asking about, I think the woman on the right is ann-margret. not sure niyad Jan 2015 #90

i thought it kind of looked like ann-margaret too. only she wasn't there. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #95

Frank Silvera is behind Heston and to his left it looks like Tony Franciosa. navarth Jan 2015 #91

you're right, it's tony franciosa. I thought it looked more like mort sahl, only he wasn't there! ND-Dem Jan 2015 #94

Plane photo... czarjak Jan 2015 #93

yes! thank you!! rita morena (anita in west side story) was at the march!!! ND-Dem Jan 2015 #98

I met Paul Newman once wryter2000 Jan 2015 #147

wow, that picture of Josephine Baker! Skittles Oct 2019 #150

As did Bette Davis. narnian60 Jan 2015 #32

I've never forgotten. I never will. Aristus Jan 2015 #14

I will NEVER forget that Reagan was a asshole KauaiK Jan 2015 #15

saint ronnie ray-gun. every time I hear him praised, I do want to hurl, or hit the fool niyad Jan 2015 #17

B actor is being generous... 3catwoman3 Jan 2015 #45

You had me at the title. K&R. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2015 #16

I tried not to embarrass myself reading it in public! niyad Jan 2015 #18

It should be a slogan on t-shirts, etc. :-p Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2015 #21

okay, talented DU'ers-- how about it?? niyad Jan 2015 #24

I hadn't, but the full dimensions of his dickishness have never been adequately explored. nt eppur_se_muova Jan 2015 #19

just imagine the fortitude that will take! niyad Jan 2015 #22

Nope. Haven't forgotten. GoCubsGo Jan 2015 #20

you are most welcome niyad Jan 2015 #23

So was Nixon. MineralMan Jan 2015 #26

reagan was a much worse dick. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #99

Indeed he was. Nixon was a lone wolf and an opportunist hifiguy Jan 2015 #142

It's Much Worse Than That . . FairWinds Jan 2015 #33

And bush was the "brains" (criminal brains, that is) behind ray guns presidency. Dont call me Shirley Jan 2015 #56

Hmm, a few of his hum dingers right off the top of my head.. Amimnoch Jan 2015 #34

Listing all the malfeasance that occurred when Reagan was installed as a simulacrum chervilant Jan 2015 #43

air traffic controllers and AIDS, and the Falklands conflict. niyad Jan 2015 #82

Still the worst President ever kairos12 Jan 2015 #35

Nope. 2nd Worst ProfessorGAC Jan 2015 #120

I think you have a valid argument. I go back and forth. kairos12 Jan 2015 #123

Reagan LWolf Jan 2015 #148

But Obama was "slightly to the right" of Reagan... SidDithers Jan 2015 #37

Yep, how pathetic. Jamaal510 Jan 2015 #52

Harper and his SUPPORTERS LeftOfWest Jan 2015 #111

There is no chance I will ever forget what he was and I use much stronger names Jim Beard Jan 2015 #38

I will never forget. Some supporters of Liz Warren are ashamed of her strong loyalties to Reagan Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #40

I plan to support Warren if she runs. LuvNewcastle Jan 2015 #60

I have to disagree that taking action on what was clearly the greates public health challenge of our Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #124

We don't know exactly what Warren's voting paterns were. She has said that she was an independent. StevieM Jan 2015 #102

Excpet she says she was a Republican until the mid 90's because she liked their fiscal policies. Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #126

That article is from three years ago, and it is very unclear at certain points. StevieM Jan 2015 #135

K & R SunSeeker Jan 2015 #41

Nixon was a dick, reagan was an asshole. Actually they both were assholes still_one Jan 2015 #42

You got it right. Jim Beard Jan 2015 #77

nixon was a better president than reagan by a mile. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #86

Far, far worse than that... SoLeftIAmRight Jan 2015 #44

The day he won his election, and the win was huge, mountain grammy Jan 2015 #46

Good Move Jim Beard Jan 2015 #78

Great post. Thanks for the link. greatlaurel Jan 2015 #47

Before this asshole was elected I could. Puglover Jan 2015 #48

He may have been half-senile by the time he hit the White House, but that's no excuse in my book. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2015 #50

My hatred for that son-of-a-bitch has not diminished over time. cordelia Jan 2015 #53

He was a dick Jamaal510 Jan 2015 #54

Oh, I never forgot... SeattleVet Jan 2015 #55

Reagan was a fucking meat puppet... hunter Jan 2015 #57

I'm not sure..... MyOwnPeace Jan 2015 #72

I haven't forgotten Faux pas Jan 2015 #58

I think it will be proved someday that Reagan had Alzheimer's even in 1980... First Speaker Jan 2015 #61

He was certainly out of it in his second term. hunter Jan 2015 #71

when it was finally admitted that he had alzheimer's, I called a friend in CA, and asked, "are you niyad Jan 2015 #92

As head of the SAG, Saint Ronnie was turning in his union brothers and sisters to the FBI Major Nikon Jan 2015 #62

I personally believe that he got into the presidency to do exactly that; he was placed as ND-Dem Jan 2015 #87

He was just an idiot who was easily manipulated Major Nikon Jan 2015 #105

agreed; one attracted to wealth and power, and a tool of wealth and power. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #107

His administration was the most corrupt in history or since Major Nikon Jan 2015 #108

I thing the alzheimers set in earlier than it's said to have. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #110

His own son said he saw evidence of it in his first administration Major Nikon Jan 2015 #112

This. hifiguy Jan 2015 #143

Racist, too. Octafish Jan 2015 #63

In Dubya's "Justice" Department the only racism was reverse racism... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #136

No wonder he's a hero to the right wing. Unknown Beatle Jan 2015 #66

Reagan was worse than a dick! Enthusiast Jan 2015 #67

The consumate history on Reagan Iwillnevergiveup Jan 2015 #69

Loved Nixonland! zappaman Jan 2015 #100

Nixonland and The Invisible Bridge hifiguy Jan 2015 #144

and WATER is WET, and tell me something I don't know. But here's a secret BootinUp Jan 2015 #74

Like the beginning of Americas' Madmiddle Jan 2015 #75

I can Rec that without reading it! Cha Jan 2015 #76

I'll go to my grave knowing full well that reagan is the cause of the shit I've had to swim in these madokie Jan 2015 #79

I never forgot nt LiberalElite Jan 2015 #84

Christian dominionist blkmusclmachine Jan 2015 #88

Yes. Yes, he was. Jamastiene Jan 2015 #89

Heston?... czarjak Jan 2015 #96

Truly... 2naSalit Jan 2015 #101

Dementia lolly Jan 2015 #103

"One has to wonder what turned him around" Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #114

Touche' ! 2naSalit Jan 2015 #131

he used to be a liberal. really. i remember it. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #104

Can anyone recommend me a good wheniwasincongress Jan 2015 #97

Kitty Kelley's book probably has the most dirt nxylas Jan 2015 #106

The Clothes Have No Emperor - Paul Slansky egduj Jan 2015 #119

Tear Down This Myth - Will Bunch. HughBeaumont Jan 2015 #134

I lived in CA when he was governor. Blue_In_AK Jan 2015 #109

I recall when he bragged about fighting in WWII and someone in the press said, "That was a MOVIE." Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2015 #113

Haven't forgotten. bvf Jan 2015 #116

Reagan was a total tool blackspade Jan 2015 #117

People of inferior intellect always seem to hate and fear the educated. Ikonoklast Jan 2015 #118

Reagan was a symptom of the corporate culture. Not a one-off by any means. raouldukelives Jan 2015 #121

some unwarranted hippie punching here, G_j Jan 2015 #122

+4 for those executed... freebrew Jan 2015 #125

Yeah - there's that! JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #127

. . . niyad Jan 2015 #129

I want to thank all the people who have added to my reading list with their thoughtful niyad Jan 2015 #130

Hard to forget the man that started America's downfall into plutocracy. Rex Jan 2015 #137

Ronnie Raygun vs the Welfare Queens from Outer Space LongTomH Jan 2015 #139

I remember it all too well. hifiguy Jan 2015 #140

does anybody else here remember the blue crayon he used to describe his "star wars" missile niyad Jan 2015 #145

That's not something I can forget. LWolf Jan 2015 #146

. . . niyad Jan 2015 #149