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That God Who Needs a Starship's avatar

Another reminder — as if it’s never needed — of just how much of a nation-fucking asshole Reagan really was.

Pretty much everything terrible today can be traced back to him leaving the door to power open to every racist, war hawk, economic crackpot, and irredeemable bigot during his administration, all to the applause of voters who proved just his cheaply they could be bought.

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Old Man Shadow's avatar

During the first Satanic Panic, pastors at our old fundi Baptist church called everything outside our little approved church "Satanic".

You can't empower fundamentalists and think they will allow themselves to be used, but otherwise sit quietly and let the "adults" handle the business.

They are on a Crusade. They will "liberate" the "holy land" of America from the infidels or die trying.

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Truxpin49's avatar

Of the $2.1 million raised, only $5536 came from small donors who contributed less than $200.

Further investigation showed that 90 percent of those donations were just people trying to order the movie “Sin City” on PPV and hit the wrong button.

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Torby's mom's avatar

When you're too extreme for Barry Goldwater... yikes!

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14thAngryDemocrat's avatar

Growing up as a teen in the seventies, I didn’t like Bob Hope. But that was because all I saw of him was cringey “surprise” walk-ons on Johnny Carson etc.

I have always been a fan of stand-up and I just found his Schtick , moldy.

It’s good to read this. Because I remember a time when it was pretty common knowledge Hope was buds with Reagan . I’m gonna have to read more of Hope from this time.

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Ward in Cali BOYCOTT CNN!'s avatar

Quit calling No Labels "centrist." They are Republican rat-fuckers. They're funded by Harlan Crow, FFS!

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Zyxomma's avatar

I loathed and detested Raygun then; I curse his memory now and always.

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In Crom We Trust's avatar

Doesn't this belong in the Kyrsten Sinema thread?

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Ward in Cali BOYCOTT CNN!'s avatar

Yes. Dickus strikes again.

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