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bayareaboy

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27. Can I be the first to say...

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 08:16 PM

Apr 2016

No shit sherlock!

Ronee was, well, a real turd.If I stepped on Ronnie, I would have to clean my shoes off, befpre I came in the house or even the barn.

as a californio, I am much chagrined by RR.

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Ronald Reagan really was a traitor and conspired with Iran to keep the Hostages [View all] UCmeNdc Apr 2016 OP

Thank you! Now this is what I thought a liberal message board would be about. Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #1

Where you been? Octafish Apr 2016 #18

Fascinating stuff. Timeline, I like that. Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #39

Saudi Arabia is the Capitol of the BFEE Octafish Apr 2016 #40

Whatever it takes kacekwl Apr 2016 #44

Yes Angry Dragon Apr 2016 #38

yes, i believe he was. MariaThinks Apr 2016 #2

totally agree Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #3

Pretty much spot on Cosmocat Apr 2016 #13

we don't need enemies we have ourselves Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #16

Not Only Ronnie colsohlibgal Apr 2016 #4

Yup. That where they learned it from. roamer65 Apr 2016 #31

yes he was Skittles Apr 2016 #5

Might not be so... TomVilmer Apr 2016 #6

I will go with Gary Sick KT2000 Apr 2016 #7

I'll go with Robert Parry gabeana Apr 2016 #10

exactly... I was going to post that if no one else didn't Fast Walker 52 Apr 2016 #17

Nope. chervilant Apr 2016 #23

"Iranians feared having to start negotiations over with a new administration" makes no sense. ieoeja Apr 2016 #37

The timing - plus the release of weapons to Iran just days later- should have been suspicious enough forest444 Apr 2016 #8

Oh hell yes. I knew it back then. trof Apr 2016 #9

That's a fact! dpatbrown Apr 2016 #11

Now, to be fair, he had his reasons. byronius Apr 2016 #12

YEP Cosmocat Apr 2016 #14

Well done! zentrum Apr 2016 #20

He was a traitor. blondie58 Apr 2016 #43

Don't forget the Nixon betrayal Johnson hid from the public. byronius Apr 2016 #45

Everytime I hear someone in the media extolling the sacred deeds of St Ronnie procon Apr 2016 #15

This was a well known zentrum Apr 2016 #19

NY Times April 15, 1991 - New Reports Say 1980 Reagan Campaign Tried to Delay Hostage Release vkkv Apr 2016 #21

He isn't the only one. But it's nice to draw attention to it. nt silvershadow Apr 2016 #22

I was there maindawg Apr 2016 #24

Hey the repugnuts needed a hero after The tricky one stepped down in shame so Saint Ronnie was born. pressbox69 Apr 2016 #25

The CIA has done this in other countries for years to sway elections. jalan48 Apr 2016 #26

Can I be the first to say... bayareaboy Apr 2016 #27

Ronald Reagan really was a traitor and conspired with Iran to keep the Hostages AlbertCat Apr 2016 #28

From the movie "Captain America" 7Inches Apr 2016 #29

But WE all knew this right? Timing:Hostages released DURING inauguration. joanbarnes Apr 2016 #30

HW Bush met w/the Iranians in Paris in Oct. of 1980 to cut the deal Botany Apr 2016 #32

Yes, William Casey too dreamnightwind Apr 2016 #33

The secret service agents who were covering HW Bush in the fall of 1980 all had Botany Apr 2016 #34

Yes I recall some of that dreamnightwind Apr 2016 #35

Let's be clear about this: Reagan was THE tool of the bush regime, he did everything they underahedgerow Apr 2016 #36

Way beyond Bush. Not that he wasn't a part of the plans, but others were part of it, FighttheFuture Apr 2016 #42

It was critical the Reagan be installed so he could start the RW Think Tanks plans developed FighttheFuture Apr 2016 #41

Robert Parry has an excellent resource... Octafish Apr 2016 #46