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cyclonefence

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6. Reagan indirectly created Fox News

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 02:10 PM

Jul 2020

by getting rid of the Equal Time regulation.

Also removed restrictions on how many minutes of advertising could be sold per hour of TV and paved the way for children's public TV shows to create show-related merchandise.

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Ronald Reagan Wasn't the Good Guy President Anti-Trump Republicans Want You to Believe In [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 OP

He was a Hollywood actor. He could play any part that accelerated his appeal. Ferrets are Cool Jul 2020 #1

St. Ronnie of Reagan was bigot who launched his campaign of dog whistles... EarnestPutz Jul 2020 #2

No, he was an asshole. But the Never-Trumpers are cleverly using the memory The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #3

You got it-- this is simple propaganda. It makes no difference what Reagan... TreasonousBastard Jul 2020 #8

Wasn't so obviously demented...at first Thekaspervote Jul 2020 #12

Of course non-Republicans have always known that Raygun was a piece of shit. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #13

This article is from Teen Vogue? Ohiogal Jul 2020 #4

Exactly. Trump is Reagan minus the acting ability Raven123 Jul 2020 #5

... and many IQ points RainCaster Jul 2020 #7

And Reagan was Trump with better PR and better tailoring. Aristus Jul 2020 #15

Reagan indirectly created Fox News cyclonefence Jul 2020 #6

Agreed he began the decline that has led us where we are today matt819 Jul 2020 #9

Also very anti women, pushed religion into politics, anti abortion and anti contraceptive. katmondoo Jul 2020 #10

Raised taxes on workers Nululu Jul 2020 #11

Ignored the AIDS crisis, murielm99 Jul 2020 #14

Creating crack epidemic. Iran-Contra scandal Nululu Jul 2020 #16

Secret deal with the Iranians to release the American hostages murielm99 Jul 2020 #17

Accepts the briefing book murielm99 Jul 2020 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Jul 2020 #19

THIS. roamer65 Jul 2020 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Jul 2020 #21