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In reply to the discussion: I was 19 years old when Ronald Reagan was first elected... [View all]love_katz
(2,579 posts)70. ^^^^This!^^^^ + a gazillion!
You've described Ronnie Raygun and what he did, to the 't'.
I HATED him, and would happily piss on his grave!!!!!!!!!!!!
I quit watching television (don't have one in the house, except a very old set that can not be used with current technology), because I was so very angry and horrified at how the corporate-owned M$M had deceived so many people, and at how we'd all been sold down the river.
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when it was finally admitted that he had alzheimer's, I called a friend, and said, "are you and I
niyad
Jul 2014
#82
... yes, basically, he was a conduit for evilness tearing at the fabric of mankind. I recall well
RKP5637
Jul 2014
#98
I have friends? today that still think he was one of the greatest presidents. Brainwashing
RKP5637
Jul 2014
#32
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 20 and in the grips of Bruce Springsteen heralding the decency and contentment.....
Trust Buster
Jul 2014
#10
Same, age, same story. My parents both voted for him in '80 -- I instantly despised him.
Arugula Latte
Jul 2014
#77
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
Reagan was a Republican going back to the 1950's. Warren voted for him eagerly, as she was
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2014
#25
I got to get a preview during his 2 terms as CA Governor. It was disastrous he left
mulsh
Jul 2014
#21
I was a little older and had been lucky enough to be with a couple of companies
RKP5637
Jul 2014
#28
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
he also never went to church, even in the WH: he said the Libyans would get him if he went
MisterP
Jul 2014
#61
that was Mary Kay LeTourneau's dad, in fact (and the abandoned kids are her half-siblings)
MisterP
Jul 2014
#113
I was 34 when Reagen was anointed King of the Fascist Kingdom . I remember his saying " the problem
geretogo
Jul 2014
#60
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
I was a lot older. I remember sitting in stunned horror watching the returns, and looking at my
niyad
Jul 2014
#81
So, let's tell our friends and neighbors what we think and get out the Democrats to vote for
JDPriestly
Jul 2014
#108