ex-Marxist apostates (was He's Got the Whole World In His Hands)

[Max Sawicky]

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
>