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pbmus

(12,422 posts) Tue Jan 15, 2019, 03:39 PM Jan 2019

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Barr is the AG who talked GHW Bush into pardoning Reagan's band of criminals for Iran- Contra

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Barr is the AG who talked GHW Bush into pardoning Reagan's band of criminals for Iran- Contra (Original Post) pbmus Jan 2019 OP

Try explaining this to anyone under 40... hexola Jan 2019 #1

Democrats under 45 need to pay attention to this! redstatebluegirl Jan 2019 #2

I don't think he... Mike Nelson Jan 2019 #3

K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Jan 2019 #4

By pardoning, GHW Bush saved himself from impeachment delisen Jan 2019 #5

hexola

(4,835 posts)

1. Try explaining this to anyone under 40...

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Jan 15, 2019, 03:41 PM

Jan 2019

Us 50+ folks get it - but this is a hard sell on the youths without a history lesson.

redstatebluegirl

(12,265 posts)

2. Democrats under 45 need to pay attention to this!

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Jan 15, 2019, 03:43 PM

Jan 2019

Mike Nelson

(9,971 posts)

3. I don't think he...

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Jan 15, 2019, 03:44 PM

Jan 2019

… was a tough sell on the pardons. Also, I think Reagan's VP may have been the Iran-Contra point man...

SunSeeker

(51,740 posts)

4. K & R for exposure.

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Tue Jan 15, 2019, 03:45 PM

Jan 2019

delisen

(6,046 posts)

5. By pardoning, GHW Bush saved himself from impeachment

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Tue Jan 15, 2019, 04:01 PM

Jan 2019

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