Have you guys read the Reagan Diaries? by chrisisall

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Have you guys read the Reagan Diaries?

POSTED BY: CHRISISALL
UPDATED: Sunday, November 30, 2008 07:58
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Saturday, November 29, 2008 5:24 AM

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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Saturday, November 29, 2008 6:21 AM

CHRISISALL

Okay, he spelled families "familys" in some parts of the diaries....

The self-correcting Chrisisall

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Saturday, November 29, 2008 6:24 AM

WHOZIT

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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Saturday, November 29, 2008 6:32 AM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
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

In my more serious moments I've actually characterized him as a dangerious idiot, not so much 'evil'.

The foregiving Chrisisall

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Saturday, November 29, 2008 7:43 AM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by whozit:
and maybe Barry IS as evil as I think.

'Barry' is no more evil than you are, IMHO.

The evil-O-meter Chrisisall

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Saturday, November 29, 2008 8:22 AM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.

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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Saturday, November 29, 2008 8:31 AM

WHOZIT

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:
Originally posted by whozit:
and maybe Barry IS as evil as I think.

'Barry' is no more evil than you are, IMHO.

The evil-O-meter Chrisisall

"THE ZIT" is not evil, but is a bad speller.

I'm going to microwave a bagel and have sex with it - Peter Griffin

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Sunday, November 30, 2008 7:58 AM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by SignyM:
Haven't read the diaries but it sounds like I should.

They show the man for the simple thinker that he was. But he did come up with the funny or two...

"Getting shot hurts."

The busting Chrisisall

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