Some time ago -- I don't know if it was here or pen-l -- I predicted his death in August -- better timing for the election.
On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 01:05:47PM -0400, snit snat wrote:
> At 11:22 AM 6/7/2004, Steve wrote:
>
> >--- Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Earth to Carrol: we've only begun an official
> > > week-long period of
> > > national mourning. Reagan's death is highly
> > > political, and massive
> > > quantities of lies are being manufactured and
> > > distributed as we
> > > speak. Like it or not, lots of people are paying
> > > attention.
> >
> >There's also the real downside of the political and
> >media adulation that will bubble for some time: it's
> >likely to give a popularity boost to W and the GOP.
> >The bastards will wax poetically nostalgic for quite
> >awhile, including at the GOP convention. W may be
> >pulled into a second term on a dead man's coat tails.
> >
> >SteveR
>
> I emailed Doug about the liklihood of Reagan's impending death around the
> time of Berg's killing. There was some gossip floating about that reporters
> were contacting people to update their obits. (Almost posted the gossip at
> the other list, too, but though it would get manties in a terrible twist! :)
>
> This is exactly what I was worried about, too. I didn't _watch_ anything,
> but listened while I was working on a Web site. Man, I wanted to just puke.
> I got up to get some tea and did see someone commenting. He was asked about
> his legacy and actually said he didn't know if R could be called great but
> he would be called a successful president. That was as bad as any
> commentary got on 'mainstream' media. Fortunately, I'm listening to Amy
> Goodman now so I don't have to hear so much spew!
>
> grrrrrrrrrrrumble.
>
> I will grumble even more if Shrubya fucker gets boosted into office because
> of a dead prez. Not to be confused with Dead Prez--which, come to think of
> it, I'm going to go load that CD for some listening when WMNF's afternoon
> music programming starts.
>
>
> Kelley
>
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