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Exactly! He was stupid enough to promote the Religious Right in the first place
RainCaster
Nov 2017
#32
As far as putting a completely unqualified candidate on the ballot - to some extent.
LisaM
Nov 2017
#26
No, it was way before that. More like nixon, who begot raygun and so on and so forth.
kydo
Nov 2017
#27
Reagan. He lied like a mo' fo' and the press (even some Democrats) covered for his
Guy Whitey Corngood
Nov 2017
#33
It started in earnest on March 30, 1981, at a few moments after 3 pm EST . . .
Journeyman
Nov 2017
#38
NO. Started with Birchers & fluoridation & Nixon & tanks & Gingrich & Fox & W & Palin. In other
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2017
#48
Your post says it the best for me. The greedy and deceitful have always
The Wielding Truth
Nov 2017
#59
YES. The end of the Fairness Doctrine opened the door to bad journalism.
The Wielding Truth
Nov 2017
#62
It is really hard to fathom the out and out crap that people are now being and have ....
Botany
Nov 2017
#68
There are a lot of interesting answers on this thread. Here is another: Oliver North
StevieM
Nov 2017
#60