ex-Marxist apostates (was He's Got the Whole World In His Hands)
Max Sawicky
sawicky at epinet.org
Fri Oct 1 08:15:10 PDT 1999
I hadn't heard that tidbit, but the Right has launched a frantic
campaign to discredit the author and book, which is an
'authorized' biography. The weak spot they are targeting
is the author's device of creating himself as a fictional
character in the story -- making explicit what some
historians do implicitly (i.e., embroidering for dramatic
effect, or just making up shit.)
I very much doubt the veracity of the anecdote. Reagan
was head of the Screen Actors Guild. He may be the
Asshole of the Universe but he was not stupid.
mbs
>
> It is reported here that the new Reagan biography says that the Gipper
> applied for Communist Party membership but was turned down on grounds of
> being to stupid. Anyone confirm?
>
> --
> Jim heartfield
>
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