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Rhiannon12866

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12. We've also heard that the country took a wrong turn starting with Reagan
Wed Jul 21, 2021, 11:50 PM
Jul 2021

He took the South by appealing to prejudice after starting his campaign in Philadelphia, Mississippi, site of the 1964 murders of those three civil rights workers. Even though he was a Southerner, Jimmy Carter's signature issue was human rights.

BTW, one of the members of my group was a retired college president - whose wife was first cousins with George H.W. Bush. We brought our "sister town" greetings from the POTUS, thanks to him. So I asked Ben what he thought of Bush - and he only said "He's a nice guy, but I don't agree with his politics." If they were still with us, I imagine that group would be horrified now. *sigh*

Seating Jim Jorden would have allowed the Republican clown show to proceed. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2021 #1
Oh, I certainly think she did the right thing! I'm surprised she didn't reject all of them Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #2
McCarthy is seriously overmatched when it comes to playing checkers with Pelosi. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2021 #3
That's the thing! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #4
As a student of politics for 45 years...I cannot explain this. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2021 #5
The only thing is that he's holding up the investigation - which I understand is his aim. Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #6
You, too, are a student of politics Rhiannon... OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2021 #7
I'm still a novice at this, 9/11 (and all that happened here in New York) was what woke me up Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #8
TBH, graduated with a degree in Poli Sci from a Jesuit Liberal Arts College in Worcester, MA OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2021 #9
Oh, I remember the Berrigan brothers! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #10
I blame Disco for Reagan. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2021 #11
We've also heard that the country took a wrong turn starting with Reagan Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #12
I have my own thoughts of George H.W. Bush....t OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2021 #13
Well, compared to what we've had now, he's certainly not the worst Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #14
Actually, I think he was the worst. OAITW r.2.0 Jul 2021 #15
Oh, I remember Jimmy Carter's energy policies - he actually created the Department of Energy Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #16
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