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3. What he didn't see was that inflation was increasing thanks to OPEC

Reply to liberalnarb (Original post)

Sat Sep 9, 2017, 09:20 PM

Sep 2017

and wages were falling far behind, thanks to a corrupt media that allowed politicians to blame American workers for causing it.

That's what he didn't say.

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He Saw It Coming. Why Didn't We? [View all] liberalnarb Sep 2017 OP

Extreme redumbliCON corruption, malfeasance and propoganda democratisphere Sep 2017 #1

$$$ elleng Sep 2017 #2

What he didn't see was that inflation was increasing thanks to OPEC Warpy Sep 2017 #3

what happened? Reagan happened Skittles Sep 2017 #4

Reagan was the personification of what Carter was warning about in this speech. liberalnarb Sep 2017 #5

it sickened me how many Americans fell for his schtick Skittles Sep 2017 #6

From first glance he came across to me as a slimy creep. liberalnarb Sep 2017 #7

I easily saw throught him and his snobby wife Skittles Sep 2017 #10

With the economy going into the 1980 election, Reagan, or any other GOPer, was a sure thing. Hoyt Sep 2017 #8

the answer is republicans. barbtries Sep 2017 #9