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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-06-06 12:40 PM
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Isn't it great the Russians didn't take us seriously in 1984?
"My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes." -- Reagan, 1984
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Catch22Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-06-06 12:41 PM
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1. Yes, repuke ignorance does go back a ways doesn't it (n/t)
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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-06-06 12:44 PM
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2. If Bush were to do that today the Russians would launch everything they had
Could you blame them?

Don
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SensibleAmerican Donating Member (460 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-06-06 12:55 PM
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3. The Soviet Union had more cause to do that then
Edited on Sun Aug-06-06 12:55 PM by SensibleAmerican
This being said, I believe it was clear that Reagan was joking and that he was inadvertently caught on the mic. I don't believe there was any doubt that it was a joke. I may be wrong though.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-06-06 01:10 PM
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5. A senile person with a sense of humor... now that is brilliance.
One can get away with saying anything.
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HopeFor2006 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-06-06 01:08 PM
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4. Hello friend, Hypnotoad
You are brilliant
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