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Human101948

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10. Reagan was in the throes of dementia for most of his stay in the White House...

Reply to marble falls (Reply #8)

Wed Sep 16, 2015, 10:07 AM

Sep 2015

By the end he could not even remember staff members that had worked with him for years.

The fact that they could pull off his re-election was a truly amazing feat of controlling the media and omerta.

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�Look in the Mirror, Fat Boy� Ronald Reagan�s sons discuss Donald Trump and 2016 [View all] ProgressiveEconomist Sep 2015 OP

He's a huckster. Octafish Sep 2015 #1

Nice article in itself, it might make a nice thread itself. marble falls Sep 2015 #4

He clearly doesn't like himself PatSeg Sep 2015 #13

I wish Ron Jr. had a three-hour slot on TV. Love him. n/t OneGrassRoot Sep 2015 #2

+1,000! He needs to be seen and heard widely and often. Best response progressives could Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #11

He would if here were a rabid right wing turd like his brother, Michael. Octafish Sep 2015 #22

Donald tRump has no conviction, just sound bytes. Ronnie at least had some principles. marble falls Sep 2015 #3

IMO Reagan was a superb con man ProgressiveEconomist Sep 2015 #7

Ronnie was the only true believer in his administration. He was only a bit more hands on than GWB... marble falls Sep 2015 #8

Reagan was in the throes of dementia for most of his stay in the White House... Human101948 Sep 2015 #10

They pulled off his reelection because Reagan was a hell of an actor groundloop Sep 2015 #18

Hundreds of billions of dollars getting funneled to the elite was at stake. Ikonoklast Sep 2015 #21

+1 You nailed it an entire shit load. Enthusiast Sep 2015 #14

He�s a con man. Botany Sep 2015 #5

Ron has been a long-time purveyor of truth BumRushDaShow Sep 2015 #6

^^^This!^^^ Surya Gayatri Sep 2015 #12

Mike isn't even RRs real son. Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #15

Growing up, Michael spent little to no time with his adopted father. No Vested Interest Sep 2015 #19

Yup but he milked the name as much as he could. nt BumRushDaShow Sep 2015 #20

He was a "Hollywood child" adopted by Jane Wyman MADem Sep 2015 #27

I agree. NonMetro Sep 2015 #31

Nancy's mom had found her wealthy husband by the time MADem Sep 2015 #32

Plain old fashioned flim-flam man. annabanana Sep 2015 #9

Without the combover I think Trump would look more like rurallib Sep 2015 #16

Donald and Ronald??? Maybe Donald and Ronald McDonald dicksmc3 Sep 2015 #17

What I wanted to say-more meaningful coming from a Reagan, and I have no room to talk! joanbarnes Sep 2015 #23

He's awesome! JustAnotherGen Sep 2015 #24

If you fallow the old lonesome trail, it all adds up ! Wash. state Desk Jet Sep 2015 #25

I watched videos of his dealings with villagers Warpy Sep 2015 #26

"I don�t know if he�s even really talented at any of that stuff" William Seger Sep 2015 #28

I always enjoy hearing what RRJR has to say. He's such an articulate and insightful progressive. YOHABLO Sep 2015 #29

As if Trump gives a rat's arse chapdrum Sep 2015 #30