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Propaganda Debunking

Bolo Boffin

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4. Reagan has as much credit as Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Bush 41

Reply to deutsey (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 14, 2011, 06:34 AM

Dec 2011

And we share it with groups like you mentioned.

But Ronnie's best Goldwater impression was "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" And a few years later, it came down. For the simple minded, that's all the cause and effect they need.

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The Reagan Revolution [View all] zorba1010 Dec 2011 OP

A couple of good books to check out: Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #1

Although Reaganites take credit for the downfall of the USSR deutsey Dec 2011 #2

Reagan has as much credit as Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Bush 41 Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #4

Agreed deutsey Dec 2011 #6

Another good book is Sleepwalking Through History by Haynes Johnson n/t deutsey Dec 2011 #3

That one looks really good! Bolo Boffin Dec 2011 #5

What others have said. I would like to add SheilaT Dec 2011 #7

IS THE CONSERVATIVE IDEOLOGY SICK? WRITTEN IN 2007 zorba1010 Feb 2012 #11

The biggest reason that I see is how little these people know about history. Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #8

also recommend BillStein Dec 2011 #9

Why do they call it 'revolution' SayIt Feb 2012 #10

HOW TO KNOW WHEN YOU ARE AN IDIOT zorba1010 Feb 2012 #12

relentless marketing yurbud Mar 2012 #13

another interpretation Shagman Jun 2012 #14

Same way Obama become a secret Muslim Socialist from Kenya booley Jul 2012 #15

don't forget the 241 Marines killed at their quarters in Lebanon by a truck bomb, 1983 Bill USA Sep 2012 #16

intellectual laziness De Leonist Aug 2013 #17

For reasons I've never been able to comprehend, SheilaT Sep 2013 #18