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13. And not only did he have good speech writers

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 01:23 PM

Jul 2020

He also knew how to read what was written for him, and how to convey emotion when speaking.

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He always has been. Nt dflprincess Jul 2020 #1

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broken things need to fixed or dumped Kali Jul 2020 #2

' . . . a prisoner of his resentments' empedocles Jul 2020 #3

I can imagine the psychic torment this man suffers under teach1st Jul 2020 #5

Oh, that was Carrie Fisher? lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #11

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Ah, thanks! lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #18

he IS his dysfunctions. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2020 #8

He simply wasn't all there. Xipe Totec Jul 2020 #9

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Reagan was at least smart enough to hire good speechwriters. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #12

And not only did he have good speech writers Rorey Jul 2020 #13

Reagan had old-school Hollywood acting experience. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #14

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