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In reply to the discussion: The Stupidity of Ronald Reagan [View all]RFKHumphreyObama
(15,164 posts)5. It is amazing to me that Hitchens nailed Reagan, Nixon and Kissinger so accurately
And yet fell so head over heels with Bush and his lies, at least during his first term. You'd think that someone who knew so much how these people worked and the lies and prejudices they promoted and they damage they did would subsequently turn around and embrace the presidency and the policies of someone who was ultimately much worse. And he wrote this at the time when he was at his peak defending Bush and his lies. How could such an intelligent man not see the irony? It is just bizarre beyond belief
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just a reminder when people think no one will vote for the numbnuts running as republicans n/t
RainDog
Jan 2012
#1
It is amazing to me that Hitchens nailed Reagan, Nixon and Kissinger so accurately
RFKHumphreyObama
Jan 2012
#5
And just to prove my point, he ends this article with a note dissing John Kerry during the middle
RFKHumphreyObama
Jan 2012
#6
During his second term (if not the first as well) Raygun suffered from brain rot
Major Nikon
Jan 2012
#20
Amazing how many peasants still love their oppressors and hate the oppressed.
HughBeaumont
Jan 2012
#24