Have you guys read the Reagan Diaries?
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Sunday, November 30, 2008 17:58
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Okay, maybe I'm late to the party with this, but look what I was reading- if ya haven't seen it already:
Monday, November 24, 1986
Big thing of the day was 2 hour meeting in the situation room on the Iran affair. George S. is still stubborn that we shouldn't have sold the arms to Iran- I gave him an argument. All in all we got everything out on the table. After meeting Ed & Don told me of a smoking gun. On one of the arms shipments the Iranians pd. Israel a higher price than we were getting. The Israelis put the difference in a secret bank acct. Then our Col. North gave the money to the "Contras." This was a violation of the law against giving the Contras money without an authorization by Congress. North didn't tell me about this. Worst of all, John found out about it & didn't tell me. This may call for resignations.
His diaries read like a High School assignment- there's no analysis of process or consequences, no feeling on almost anything, just dry description of stuff. His spelling is very good, though.
My opinion of Reagan has mellowed...he was a strong visage, and a good speaker. He was charismatic, but he had little connection to the history that was being made at the time. I find it hard to blame him for some of the horrors that he was obviously being shielded from. He WAS the puppet theatre.
The historical Chrisisall
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Okay, he spelled families "familys" in some parts of the diaries....
The self-correcting Chrisisall
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I wonder if you'll feel the same about "W" in a few years? Maybe he's not as evil as you think, and maybe Barry IS as evil as I think.
I'm going to microwave a bagel and have sex with it - Peter Griffin
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Quote:In my more serious moments I've actually characterized him as a dangerious idiot, not so much 'evil'.
Originally posted by whozit:
I wonder if you'll feel the same about "W" in a few years? Maybe he's not as evil as you think
The foregiving Chrisisall
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Quote:'Barry' is no more evil than you are, IMHO.
Originally posted by whozit:
and maybe Barry IS as evil as I think.
The evil-O-meter Chrisisall
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Haven't read the diaries but it sounds like I should.
AFA "dubya" is concerned: I do not believe Bush was the mastermind of his administration. That title goes to Cheney. However, I think Bush was either pathological enough or self-deluded enough that he could "go along with" whatever Cheney suggested, no matter how heinous.
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Let's party like its 1929.
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Quote:"THE ZIT" is not evil, but is a bad speller.
Originally posted by chrisisall:Quote:'Barry' is no more evil than you are, IMHO.
Originally posted by whozit:
and maybe Barry IS as evil as I think.
The evil-O-meter Chrisisall
I'm going to microwave a bagel and have sex with it - Peter Griffin
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Quote:They show the man for the simple thinker that he was. But he did come up with the funny or two...
Originally posted by SignyM:
Haven't read the diaries but it sounds like I should.
"Getting shot hurts."
The busting Chrisisall
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