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southpaw
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A White House celebration of Nancy Reagan during Pride month with Louis DeJoy as an honored guest.
Andrew Feinberg
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INBOX: @FLOTUS will unveil a new Nancy Reagan stamp on Monday
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12:51 PM · Jun 1, 2022
Faux pas
(14,690 posts)Beakybird
(3,333 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,704 posts)MissB
(15,812 posts)given the history of the Reagans in general.
But... it isn't meant to be a slam on Pride month. Just really crappy timing.
And of course DeJoyless is invited. He's still the Postmaster General and the event is about a stamp.
unblock
(52,317 posts)Hekate
(90,787 posts)dameatball
(7,399 posts)Bluethroughu
(5,185 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,429 posts)Celerity
(43,497 posts)Plus doing this during the starting week of Gay Pride Month, I mean come the hell on.
First Lady Nancy Reagan befriended gay men, then betrayed them
The legacy of the Reagan presidencys callous handling of the early HIV/AIDS crisis still haunts us today
https://xtramagazine.com/culture/books/nancy-reagan-maxe-crandall-204638
Ferrets are Cool
(21,110 posts)Goddamn, this is so disheartening.
2naSalit
(86,775 posts)Graciously greet everyone with dignity and respect and keep her feelings to herself while engaging in an honors service for a former FLOTUS - even when she has to host that horrid troll, DeJoy and the former 1st lady was a wicked wench of the third degree and probable mentor for Ginni Thomas.
Oops, did I say that?