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What you said.... times 1000! nt Bigmack Jul 2012 #1
real sad oldhippydude Jul 2012 #2
Yes, pretty much. tosh Jul 2012 #3
I remember being at a party and a bunch of liberal activists said Reagan would be a one-term libinnyandia Jul 2012 #4
If Hinkley hadn't shot him pscot Jul 2012 #89
they should have made Hinckley a national hero datasuspect Jul 2012 #116
Raygun had "re-elect numbers" when Hinkley shot him? hughee99 Jul 2012 #128
I didn't realize how bad it would be but Carolina Jul 2012 #5
I'm with you, Lindsay Jul 2012 #19
Yep. Wrote a journal entry on that last year . . . . HughBeaumont Jul 2012 #74
a succint and elegant reflection of my own thoughts. bbgrunt Jul 2012 #103
May I suggest you start a thread with this? nt raccoon Jul 2012 #118
Here's the thing about me . . . . HughBeaumont Jul 2012 #154
That's a good collection of right-wing BS platitudes you have there. nt raccoon Jul 2012 #155
I did not cbrer Jul 2012 #6
Same here. ananda Jul 2012 #7
I remember thinking that Carter had been screwed by the MIC to Reagan's benefit. NYC_SKP Jul 2012 #8
Remember how the evening news carried the hostage story? KansDem Jul 2012 #111
ABC's Nightline and Ted Koppel turned it into a Cottage Industry NNN0LHI Jul 2012 #119
I remember expressly feeling that it was all engineered to embarrass Carter. NYC_SKP Jul 2012 #123
If you read the book, The Persian Puzzle the Iranians admit it was harun Jul 2012 #134
yes, I knew we were starting the downhill slide. northoftheborder Jul 2012 #9
The day that H.L. Mencken foretold. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2012 #10
and that came to fruition ldf Jul 2012 #157
I felt the mood of the country changing then, it was in the air, one could RKP5637 Jul 2012 #11
I heartily agree Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #26
I realized it election day 1980 flamingdem Jul 2012 #12
I remember it was raining here in Cleveland... WCGreen Jul 2012 #46
I was in NYC flamingdem Jul 2012 #53
And so goes the fate of this country.... WCGreen Jul 2012 #62
Same here: Election Day, 11/4/1980. ecitraro Jul 2012 #72
Welcome to du even if it's about doom flamingdem Jul 2012 #76
I remember comparing it to the fall of Rome FiveGoodMen Jul 2012 #140
I realized it the previous summer cthulu2016 Jul 2012 #13
yes the propaganda was deep in middle America by then! lunasun Jul 2012 #91
Yes, but I thought it would take about 20 years longer to reach this point. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #14
Interesting that you should posit this PCIntern Jul 2012 #15
Funny you should say this... jaysunb Jul 2012 #16
Ronnie Raygun.... I foolishly thought he was the worst prez ever, then Bubba sold us downriver with peacebird Jul 2012 #17
Yes. I drank heavily that way. Was a grad student...even then knew disaster was upon us. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2012 #18
I (somewhat) remember the party... WestMichRad Jul 2012 #143
howdy, friend! NRaleighLiberal Jul 2012 #145
Concur. immoderate Jul 2012 #20
It took me a while my family is very conservative leaning... Kalidurga Jul 2012 #21
I kept watching the news with my jaw dropped Warpy Jul 2012 #22
Yep, he was an actor, with a "smooth talking corporate pitchman's voice." n/t RKP5637 Jul 2012 #32
YES Skittles Jul 2012 #23
Wisdom teeth out that day! Freddie Jul 2012 #77
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT Skittles Jul 2012 #82
I was 10 years old stopwastingmymoney Jul 2012 #95
Hang in there Don: the Gipper's deification indepat Jul 2012 #24
I read that as "defecation" HubertHeaver Jul 2012 #61
I go back to election day when Reagan won MrScorpio Jul 2012 #25
I remember waking up on November ? 1984 mattvermont Jul 2012 #27
I am kinda slow. I didnt realize it until the SCOTUS gave the presidency to Bushy rhett o rick Jul 2012 #28
Oh, yeah. Blue_In_AK Jul 2012 #29
I did PlanetBev Jul 2012 #30
I agree 1980 was probably my favorite year. ArnoldLayne Jul 2012 #68
Yes! I saw the Judy's at Raul's in Austin. salib Jul 2012 #141
Yes...It was the beginning of the oligarchcy The empressof all Jul 2012 #31
My night of horror was election day 1980 nichomachus Jul 2012 #33
i had the same reaction, watched the returns with friends & couldn't believe reagan won. still HiPointDem Jul 2012 #58
Living near Rightwing asshole inlaws at the time Tsiyu Jul 2012 #34
I have often tried to pinpoint mattvermont Jul 2012 #35
Yes. I was in college and could not understand why none of my friend were as concerned as I was. I pam4water Jul 2012 #36
Nothing is over until we decide it is! pintobean Jul 2012 #37
My thought was, "This guy's an empty suit -- how could the country elect him?" Auggie Jul 2012 #38
I knew it on election day. femmocrat Jul 2012 #39
He could have been Politicalboi Jul 2012 #59
SO true. Musicians helped ease the insanity somewhat... FailureToCommunicate Jul 2012 #40
This country was finished in 1968 everthing after just added to the misery. craigmatic Jul 2012 #41
"Finished" is too big a word malthaussen Jul 2012 #42
The middle class took it's first steps downward when numbnuts Reagan fired the TC's demosincebirth Jul 2012 #43
I knew it would be bad hifiguy Jul 2012 #44
I remember wondering how so many liberals got fooled into electing that man. graywarrior Jul 2012 #45
I knew it on a Tuesday in the previous November Blecht Jul 2012 #47
Yes - I was so depressed KT2000 Jul 2012 #48
I remember that same revelation. MuseRider Jul 2012 #78
Yes - "try to be better" KT2000 Jul 2012 #104
My Dad told me he would disown me if I voted for Reagan. He told me Reagan wrecked our state kimbutgar Jul 2012 #49
I was too young but I grew up in Georgia when Carter was my governor. When I hear Democrats Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2012 #50
No, I was 11. MrSlayer Jul 2012 #51
I was 6 1/2 months old at the time. Initech Jul 2012 #85
at that time laruemtt Jul 2012 #52
Began to suspect it on 4 May 1970 and was pretty sure by 8 September 1974 struggle4progress Jul 2012 #54
My dad knew, I didn't. Greybnk48 Jul 2012 #55
I was 26 at the time and remember telling my kids the same thing NNN0LHI Jul 2012 #56
Absolutely. bowens43 Jul 2012 #57
It was a Dark, Dark Day! mckara Jul 2012 #60
Me Umpteenth. /nt localroger Jul 2012 #63
Yeah. Mr Nay and I did. We tried to emigrate to Australia. Didn't make it, got stuck here, and Nay Jul 2012 #64
Yeah, you're right. We're finished. randome Jul 2012 #65
Yup SteveG Jul 2012 #66
I did and I have said it a million times gopiscrap Jul 2012 #67
Oh yes. MuseRider Jul 2012 #69
And then, with great fanfare, he took the solar panels off the roof of the White House NBachers Jul 2012 #70
A lot of people thought it would be a Hollywood Era for Washington. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #71
Yes, sadly TuxedoKat Jul 2012 #73
I was only 17.. We are Devo Jul 2012 #75
see if you can find a book called "ronald reagan: political chameleon" unblock Jul 2012 #79
Me too. I sat down and wrote a letter to President Carter, apologizing for the American people. Zen Democrat Jul 2012 #80
Yep, me too. potone Jul 2012 #81
for me it was 1976-77 when the IAM elected william winpisinger madrchsod Jul 2012 #83
It was a very bad day for me too lunatica Jul 2012 #84
No, SnohoDem Jul 2012 #86
Yes, I remember feeling that way, and we were right. yardwork Jul 2012 #87
Worse ThoughtCriminal Jul 2012 #88
I rooted for Reagan for the R nomination beacause I thought he would lose 60%-40%. trackfan Jul 2012 #90
Nope, I didn't really feel that way til Poppa Bush was elected. raouldukelives Jul 2012 #92
Shortly after that, N... MrMickeysMom Jul 2012 #93
Darrell Issa wants to rename coastal water zones after Reagan young_at_heart Jul 2012 #94
Yeah AndyTiedye Jul 2012 #96
How about December 8, 1980... dogknob Jul 2012 #97
And to make it even worse, frogmarch Jul 2012 #98
Actually August 5, 1981 was the death knell (when Reagan coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #99
That's what a lot of people never realized -- breaking the unions was the loudsue Jul 2012 #129
Grammar\usage Nazi here: 'coup de grace' (meaning the final coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #130
I, for one, appreciate grammar\usage nazis on DU. I've learned a great loudsue Jul 2012 #156
It made me physically ill. Strangely enough, it was worse than the Duyba theft for me. freshwest Jul 2012 #100
January 21, 1969 leathm Jul 2012 #101
Not by a longshot jberryhill Jul 2012 #106
Correct. Nixon's demons were personal to Nixon. hifiguy Jul 2012 #133
The Checkers Speech is really breathtaking in some respects jberryhill Jul 2012 #135
Strike, but thanks for playing leathm Jul 2012 #153
that election was the first time I was totally dumbfounded by bbgrunt Jul 2012 #102
The first time my union contract came up for renewal. doccraig67 Jul 2012 #105
The Raygun years began the jihad against Unions. progressoid Jul 2012 #120
No, I was 2. glowing Jul 2012 #107
Yes, I knew back then it was the beginning of the END! YOHABLO Jul 2012 #108
Mourning in America. leveymg Jul 2012 #109
Society seemed to have lost interest in listening to the better angels of its nature since then. Douglas Carpenter Jul 2012 #110
Not sure I went that far quaker bill Jul 2012 #112
Yeah pretty much. Warren Stupidity Jul 2012 #113
No, I didn't then. Recd. nt raccoon Jul 2012 #114
I was stunned by the election of 1980, I dam near cried 1-Old-Man Jul 2012 #115
I sure did and I'm sure many of us here did madokie Jul 2012 #117
I realized we were scrood eShirl Jul 2012 #121
Didn't know it for sure, but... 99Forever Jul 2012 #122
No. I didn't. bvar22 Jul 2012 #124
I was in 11th grade and remember being very saddened by the election deutsey Jul 2012 #125
OMG I do I do! and I was 9 yrs old... bettydavis Jul 2012 #126
The day they snuffed JFK nolabels Jul 2012 #127
The Lost World Hydra Jul 2012 #131
It was finished for 99% of us. 1% is doing quite well from then on. harun Jul 2012 #132
So glad to hear someone else say what I had thought at that time. glinda Jul 2012 #136
it was over when Herbert Hoover deaniac21 Jul 2012 #137
I think it started it was diagnosed as terminal on Jan 20, 1981... DearHeart Jul 2012 #138
Yep. It was unfathomable to me that Reagan got elected/selected/whatever. valerief Jul 2012 #139
My first election, and yes, I knew exactly what had happened to us. byronius Jul 2012 #142
My mom did duhneece Jul 2012 #144
Yep. lastlib Jul 2012 #146
I remember begging my parents to not vote for that fuckwad Reagan. Arugula Latte Jul 2012 #147
I remember the day well. Go Vols Jul 2012 #148
No, I have to admit it. caseymoz Jul 2012 #149
I was born in 1958 mick063 Jul 2012 #150
i didn't. barbtries Jul 2012 #151
Not finished, but injured DonCoquixote Jul 2012 #152
It wasn't really his election as POTUS in 1980, Brewinblue Jul 2012 #158
11/22/63 shut the coffin, 1968 nailed it shut. VOX Jul 2012 #159
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