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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 09:54 PM
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DUers who are old like me - remember what happened right after Reagan was inaugurated?
Like within minutes of the oath of office?

Winner gets a prize.
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PM Martin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 09:55 PM
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The Iran hostages were released.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 09:56 PM
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10. You win! Here's your prize
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Drunken Irishman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 09:58 PM
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13. Is that a frisbee on his head?
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:00 PM
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15. Looks like it
I think it's a military guy standing really close behind him. Look at his shoulders.
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Drunken Irishman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:02 PM
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17. I will say this about Reagan, when he wasn't talking, he looked presidential.
A guy you'd want as president. He just looked very tough and competent.

I guess you can't always judge a book by its cover. :eyes:
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:08 PM
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34. I'll give him that
But he was a twit of a president. Ketchup is a vegetable!! LOL
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Drunken Irishman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:09 PM
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35. A total moron with the gift to memorize lines.
He was no different than Bush, except he could keep the illusion of intelligence.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:10 PM
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41. His acting skills came in handy, that's for sure.
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psychopomp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:32 PM
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55. He said that himself in an interview
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Born_A_Truman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:31 PM
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53. OMG, LMAO!
:rofl:
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PM Martin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:02 PM
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19. Uh, gee, thanks, thank you................ no really, thank you....
:puke:
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:03 PM
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24. And I was thinking you would want to print it out and frame it.
:rofl:
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kenny blankenship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:07 PM
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32. Quid pro quo: a prize for a right answer. Hostages for Reagan in exchange for...?
Edited on Mon Jan-19-09 10:20 PM by kenny blankenship
We'll probably never know for sure.

Maybe the Iranians released the hostages after Carter left office just to punish Carter. If so, their reputation as shrewd bargainers is undeserved. They rewarded forces within the U.S. led by Reagan, that would prove a thousand times more belligerent and vindictive than Carter could be on his worst day.

(Sorry I switched my reply through editing. I meant the original reply to appear as a response directly to the initial question)
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:10 PM
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39. Consolation prize:
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:16 PM
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48. Weapons
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Raine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:02 PM
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21. Thanks to Carter
not that Raygun minded stealing the credit for it. :grr:
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jonnyblitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 09:55 PM
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1. hostages were freed. nt
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 09:58 PM
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12. Second place - your prize:
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CurtEastPoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 09:55 PM
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2. The Iran hostages were freed. I'm old, too! n/t
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 09:59 PM
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14. Rounding the bend in 3rd
Your prize:
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 11:17 PM
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60. The only movie starring TWO future presidents
Everyone forgets W played Bonzo
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 11:36 PM
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63. LOL
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asdjrocky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 09:55 PM
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3. They plane lifted off.
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JimGinPA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 09:55 PM
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4. Iran Hostages Released
It was worked out ahead of time.
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Ishoutandscream2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 09:55 PM
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5. Hostages released
My first election to vote in.
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Sebastian Doyle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 09:56 PM
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6. The Ayatollah Khomeni "suddenly changed his mind" and released the hostages.
Edited on Mon Jan-19-09 09:56 PM by Sebastian Doyle
And it was at THAT moment that I knew Reagan & Poppy were lying criminal pieces of shit, and became a committed Democrat at the age of 14.

As most of us now know, the whole damn deal was negotiated the previous October. :grr:
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:01 PM
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16. I was so mad
I'll never forget it.
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 09:56 PM
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7. I got the chicken pox in February 1981
I was 5.

I can't blame Reagan for that.
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PM Martin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 09:56 PM
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8. I was 20 when that horror came into power
and remember very well that day.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:02 PM
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22. Congratulations on winning my contest
:hi:
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 09:56 PM
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9. Release of the hostages...
What a COINCIDENCE -- NOT!
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 09:57 PM
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11. Bill Casey's plan came to fruition.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:04 PM
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25. What plan?
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:09 PM
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37. He's the guy who set it all up.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_surprise_conspiracy_theory
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No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:02 PM
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Old? My son remembers Carter's election. He was in kindergarten.
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:02 PM
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20. that makes you fucking ancient, dahling
:7
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:06 PM
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28. 'dahling' makes you sound ancient, dahling
:)
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:06 PM
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29. I AM ancient
I was in the military during the Carter years :D
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:11 PM
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42. Hey me too
Ancient I mean. Got married in 75. Hubby was in the military in the early 70s.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:05 PM
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27. I was a newlywed
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Lydia Leftcoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 11:13 PM
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58. Ha, I'm ancienter!
I was in fifth grade when JFK was inaugurated, and our teacher brought a TV into the classroom so we could watch. It was obviously bitterly cold in Washington that day.

Our teacher had been reading us Robert Frost poems in the week before the inauguration, so she must have known he was going to read a specially commissioned work. In any case, when a very frail-looking Robert Frost stepped up to the microphone, we all knew who he was.

I think I remember both JFK and Ike wearing top hats.
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:02 PM
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18. aw I remember it well
that bastard Reagan had already negotiated with terrorists to have the hostages released
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:06 PM
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31. I hated him even more for that
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:18 PM
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50. it killed me how many people fell for his act
still does
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:28 PM
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52. I call him St Ronnie Rayguns
Really pisses off the right wingers.
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RoyGBiv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:12 PM
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43. Actually ...

Officials in Carter's administration negotiated it, specifically Warren Christopher.

This was the origin of the popular use of the term "October Surprise," i.e. Reagan feared the "October Surprise" of the release of the hostages, which may have influenced the election, thus the book of the same name.

What Reagan (or Bush and his connections actually) is thought to have done is negotiate to *prevent* the release until after the election, preferably after Reagan's inauguration should he win. IOW, the Reagan camp essentially negotiated to keep them in captivity.

Voila ...
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merh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:03 PM
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23. They diagnosed my mother with an inoperable brain tumor
and I couldn't help but be stricken by life's little ironies. Reagan took his oath and in doing so, the nation was held hostage by his conservative policies. At the same time the US hostages were freed, my mother began her lifelong captivity as a hostage to a disease that would control her and destroy her for the remainder of her time on earth.

I won't ever forget that day, where I was that "moment in time".
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:04 PM
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26. I am so sorry
That really was a shitty day.
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merh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:14 PM
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47. Thank you for your compassion
I was happy for the hostages but at that same time, in a matter of minutes with just a few words spoken, my world view shrunk drastically - the nation's politics, the turmoil through out the world were no longer as important as they had been. That happens when crisis becomes personal and no matter how hard you try, you can't make others feel your pain, know your pain, all you can ask for is compassion and understanding. Thank you for offering both to me today.

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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:31 PM
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54. My sister's birthday is May 4th
On May 4, 1970, the Kent State Massacre happened. We talk about it every year on her birthday. She says she has never had a really happy birthday since 1970.

It's not cancer but it still sucked.
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merh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:54 PM
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57. can you imagine how all those born on 9/11 feel
I understand what you mean when you say it still sucks
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:13 PM
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45. I was so not politically aware then, but do remember
the hostages and wondering about the timing.

I'm sorry about your mom, merh, mine went similarly in 1990, but politics weren't that big a deal to me then.
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merh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:52 PM
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56. thank you bsis
I'm sorry that you and your mom experienced similar pains.
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Harry Monroe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:06 PM
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30. Um...he took a dump??
Just kidding. The hostages were released. I remember it well as I was at that inauguration. I was part of a contingent of plebes from the US Merchant Marine Academy who marched in the Inaugural Parade. We were behind a mounted horse unit trying to avoid piles of horse shit while trying to keep in step.
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Harry Monroe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:09 PM
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36. And to this day, I still believe the release and its timing was all prearranged
By the incoming Reagan Administration to humiliate the outgoing Carter Administration. Fucking slimebags.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:17 PM
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49. Of course it was
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:12 PM
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44. Were you tempted to pick up some of that horse shit and throw it at Reagan?
I sure would have been.
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Harry Monroe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:21 PM
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51. I was sorely tempted, but we were warned not to "move a muscle" especially with our M-1 dummy rifles
The Secret Service even inspected them one by one.
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bullwinkle428 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:07 PM
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33. On NPR tonight, Jody Powell was saying that Jimmy Carter
stayed up for 48 HOURS STRAIGHT prior to Reagan's inauguration, working out the deal to get the hostages released!! My respect and admiration for the guy just increases every time I read about something he's done...
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:09 PM
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38. He stuck his dick in our eyeballs?
Oh, that took longer. :P
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kenny blankenship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:10 PM
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40. The country took a 30 year swim in the crapper.
What do I win?
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TheCowsCameHome Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 10:13 PM
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46. America became a second rate nation
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leftyclimber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 11:16 PM
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59. I was 9.
And it seemed weird to me then. It must have seemed even weirder to the grown-ups.
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 11:36 PM
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62. It sucked
Really sucked.
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 11:19 PM
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61. The crapper was starting to swirl.
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-19-09 11:38 PM
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64. I anticipate that the cast of "Lost" will be rescued....
... at 12:05pm.
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rvablue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 12:47 AM
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65. BTW, nobody needed to be "as old as you", some of us had parents who
were paying attention and imparted that knowledge to their children

JHC...sometimes I get so sick of "baby boomers" and maybe it is b/c I grew up with parents who were more concerned with sharing knowledge than touting their "bona fides."
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rvablue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-20-09 12:51 AM
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66. That's right, do what you just did.......reminds me of oh, I don't know...
Bush, he liked to ignore opposing opinons, too!
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