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Applan

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35. I was 18 years old when Margaret Thatcher was first elected.....
Sat Jul 19, 2014, 10:27 AM
Jul 2014

In fact you could substitute Thatcher for Reagan, Detroit for Liverpool and the Midwest for The North and you would have a very accurate description of Britain in the 80s.
A very dark time in her history indeed.

I was older and Sherman A1 Jul 2014 #1
me too barbtries Jul 2014 #15
I was 15, saw the same things Cresent City Kid Jul 2014 #2
Exactly!!! "And Reagan himself was a clueless idiot who RKP5637 Jul 2014 #31
He was a carnival barker Mr.Bill Jul 2014 #66
^^^^This!^^^^ + a gazillion! love_katz Jul 2014 #69
Yep, he was, well put!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2014 #71
He was a carnival barker AlbertCat Jul 2014 #109
when it was finally admitted that he had alzheimer's, I called a friend, and said, "are you and I niyad Jul 2014 #82
It was clear to me that Reagan was senile all during second term Gothmog Jul 2014 #123
I've wondered about the dementia issue, but it really doesn't matter. Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #88
... yes, basically, he was a conduit for evilness tearing at the fabric of mankind. I recall well RKP5637 Jul 2014 #98
... handmade34 Jul 2014 #3
Thirded! nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #65
^^^^This!^^^^ + a gazillion! love_katz Jul 2014 #70
Yep, and what appalled me then deutsey Jul 2014 #4
I have friends? today that still think he was one of the greatest presidents. Brainwashing RKP5637 Jul 2014 #32
He was a mean, spiteful person who had the venier of charm Cosmocat Jul 2014 #38
He was nice to people he knew personally Generic Brad Jul 2014 #68
I was 25. He took my college funding & I went back to work. rickyhall Jul 2014 #5
My last year of financial aid for college was under the first full year of Reagan. Funding was cut villager Jul 2014 #102
I was 18 ALBliberal Jul 2014 #6
I was 23 and you are indeed correct Freddie Jul 2014 #7
Yep, we've been fucked over REAL good Roy Serohz Jul 2014 #8
I was 31 and remember safeinOhio Jul 2014 #9
I was 20 and in the grips of Bruce Springsteen heralding the decency and contentment..... Trust Buster Jul 2014 #10
I think you're on the right track... Blanks Jul 2014 #85
I was 14 and my parents liked him AllyCat Jul 2014 #11
That is such a huge WTF to me, that many, in fact a lot, still don't get what RKP5637 Jul 2014 #33
Same, age, same story. My parents both voted for him in '80 -- I instantly despised him. Arugula Latte Jul 2014 #77
I wasn't born yet, but his legacy is still screwing us all. Chisox08 Jul 2014 #12
I was seven JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #13
I was 30 and he made me quit hating Nixon and start hating him and Bush. hobbit709 Jul 2014 #14
That was funny. Thanks Trust Buster Jul 2014 #86
I was mercuryblues Jul 2014 #16
I was 18 starting college BumRushDaShow Jul 2014 #17
Eliazabeth Warren voted for Reagan twice, she was a Reganomics Republican. After Ron she voted Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #23
Reagan started on the left didn't he? But he fulfilled the dreams of the right when he changed. navarth Jul 2014 #103
"we are all too invested in staying on this same disastrous course" PowerToThePeople Jul 2014 #18
I posted yesterday - TBF Jul 2014 #19
Just a couple years older. You leave out the worst of it. Reagan = Death Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #20
Reagan was a liberal who was lured to conservatism Zambero Jul 2014 #24
Reagan was a Republican going back to the 1950's. Warren voted for him eagerly, as she was Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #25
Those are fair points JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #29
She did not ignore it, she embraced Reagan's views. Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #30
Here's the thread I mentioned JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #36
Embraced or Igonored JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #34
Excerpts from Warren's address to Netroots Zambero Jul 2014 #43
I've seen it all JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #46
People Change. That was 30 years ago. It's no secret, give it a rest. Tommymac Jul 2014 #94
Go ahead JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #120
Nearly 60% of the country voted for him in '84 Zambero Jul 2014 #105
Still concerned JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #122
We should prefer HRC to Warren? Is that what you are getting at? Enthusiast Jul 2014 #58
Do politicans ultimately disqualify themselves? Zambero Jul 2014 #106
I got to get a preview during his 2 terms as CA Governor. It was disastrous he left mulsh Jul 2014 #21
My son says that his first memory blue neen Jul 2014 #22
29 and I still remember LiberalElite Jul 2014 #26
I lost faith in him when he screwed over Carter with the hostage "deal.". RoverSuswade Jul 2014 #27
I was a little older and had been lucky enough to be with a couple of companies RKP5637 Jul 2014 #28
I was 18 years old when Margaret Thatcher was first elected..... Applan Jul 2014 #35
Same here... Jeff In Milwaukee Jul 2014 #37
I knew at the time moondust Jul 2014 #39
I remember seeing him announce on Tv he was running for President kimbutgar Jul 2014 #40
Great post. greatlaurel Jul 2014 #42
I recall his pre-recorded spot in '66 announcing for the CA governor's race Zambero Jul 2014 #44
But are we upset enough to actually reform politics? dfgrbac Jul 2014 #41
We drove through the Midwest farm belt during the start of the farm crisis created by Reagan cronies greatlaurel Jul 2014 #45
Sadly, I remember laughing at the improbability of his election in the 70s. I NEVER laugh now. joanbarnes Jul 2014 #47
I remember doing that with Bush the Lesser AllyCat Jul 2014 #52
I voted for Carter, benld74 Jul 2014 #48
1980 was my very first election MrScorpio Jul 2014 #49
silly to blame it all on Reagan hfojvt Jul 2014 #50
OK, so we can't blame it "all" on Reagan, Curmudgeoness Jul 2014 #57
point is that Reagan could not have done what he did hfojvt Jul 2014 #115
Raygun took the top tax rates from 70% to 50% and then to 28% BumRushDaShow Jul 2014 #79
well, he got the rates back up hfojvt Jul 2014 #117
Nothing is ever "permanent" BumRushDaShow Jul 2014 #119
I never say anything about "the 1%" hfojvt Jul 2014 #128
"MOST of the Bush tax cuts were made permanent" BumRushDaShow Jul 2014 #129
oh those poor, poor public servants making over $100,000 hfojvt Jul 2014 #130
"oh those poor, poor public servants making over $100,000" BumRushDaShow Jul 2014 #131
again I have no idea what you are talking about hfojvt Jul 2014 #135
Now you are arguing for arguing's sake BumRushDaShow Jul 2014 #137
I totally agree lordsummerisle Jul 2014 #87
Ronald Reagan was my first presidential vote... ymetca Jul 2014 #51
Don't forget the astrologer who made important decisions for him. AllyCat Jul 2014 #53
he also never went to church, even in the WH: he said the Libyans would get him if he went MisterP Jul 2014 #61
Schmitz. Now there is another thing I didn't know. AllyCat Jul 2014 #97
that was Mary Kay LeTourneau's dad, in fact (and the abandoned kids are her half-siblings) MisterP Jul 2014 #113
Gets better JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #126
Didn't take me long to figure it out either - that's why... polichick Jul 2014 #54
Very well said! emsimon33 Jul 2014 #55
Even worse than Reagan's attacking the unions was Enthusiast Jul 2014 #56
I was not too long out of the military Skittles Jul 2014 #59
I was 34 when Reagen was anointed King of the Fascist Kingdom . I remember his saying " the problem geretogo Jul 2014 #60
i was 21, fresh out of college noiretextatique Jul 2014 #62
Your reaction was exactly the same as my reaction. love_katz Jul 2014 #75
So most of you folks are talking about when he became Presidente! bayareaboy Jul 2014 #63
When James Rector was shot to death, I was running down Telegraph Ave. while pigs shot at us NBachers Jul 2014 #92
We were soon learning it wasn't all peace and love from California... FailureToCommunicate Jul 2014 #104
Barack Hussein Obama STILL preaches the Gospel of Reagan's Trickle Down Economics. Par for the blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #64
No one who doesn't tow that line will get anywhere near the Presidency. harun Jul 2014 #84
Fuck him. 47of74 Jul 2014 #67
Recommend. Reagan was a shallow, evil, sociopathic pig. nt Zorra Jul 2014 #72
He was a pathetic tool MissDeeds Jul 2014 #73
I was about the same age jen63 Jul 2014 #74
Fuck Reagan, that evil bastard. Arugula Latte Jul 2014 #76
I was 17, and I still consider us just lucky ... surrealAmerican Jul 2014 #78
Poison your Minorities and pay for hidden wars... easychoice Jul 2014 #80
I was a lot older. I remember sitting in stunned horror watching the returns, and looking at my niyad Jul 2014 #81
He may have fucked the nation but he gifted the 1% with the keys to the kingdom harun Jul 2014 #83
Reagan would've fit in perfectly with today's GOP. Jamaal510 Jul 2014 #89
I was older, and had already seen him in action as Governor of California Hekate Jul 2014 #90
Here,here! annabanana Jul 2014 #91
I was 19 years old when Ronald Reagan was first elected... The CCC Jul 2014 #93
"Reagan for Shah" SHRED Jul 2014 #95
I totally agree heaven05 Jul 2014 #96
10 reasons why Ronald Reagan was the worst president of our lifetime handmade34 Jul 2014 #99
I was 0. Similar happened to me and GWB though. MillennialDem Jul 2014 #100
that was my first presidential election fizzgig Jul 2014 #110
I was maybe a year older, and knew my adulthood had just been fucked... villager Jul 2014 #101
Reagan was a whore who sold out his principles for money and power. Snarkoleptic Jul 2014 #107
So, let's tell our friends and neighbors what we think and get out the Democrats to vote for JDPriestly Jul 2014 #108
Raygun opened to the door to Cheney and the rest of the crazies. A trojan horse that fooled the kairos12 Jul 2014 #111
His election was the first moment I felt that I was on an alien planet. 6000eliot Jul 2014 #112
"Well, I've read all this malarky Iwillnevergiveup Jul 2014 #114
I was 10 but by 13 Rex Jul 2014 #116
You were smart.. you knew what was going on. I didn't know Cha Jul 2014 #118
I was 20. LWolf Jul 2014 #121
and then he gave them cheese... butterfly77 Jul 2014 #124
I was in my first year of law school Gothmog Jul 2014 #125
I did laugh at him once HockeyMom Jul 2014 #127
Reminds me of ill-advised wedding songs Zambero Jul 2014 #132
Stalker song for a Wedding????? HockeyMom Jul 2014 #134
He was the first president I voted for in 1984, but sometime after that... yurbud Jul 2014 #133
What was it about Carter that you did not like? If I may ask. Rex Jul 2014 #136
I was too young to vote in the Carter/Reagan match. It was Mondale/Reagan yurbud Jul 2014 #138
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