[lbo-talk] Fw: Greg Palast: Bye-Bye Ronnie Reagan -- Killer, Coward, Conman

[R]

this has historical parallels with the deification of george washington.
often loathed while he was president, and definitely disliked in most
quarters, turned into a hero by a traveling salesman in an immature country
that thirsted for national mythologies.

R

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Remick" <carlremick at hotmail.com>
To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org>
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Fw: Greg Palast: Bye-Bye Ronnie Reagan -- 
Killer,Coward, Conman


>But all this fuss about a fucking vegetable who died long ago, it's
>simply sort of childish. Where's the fun?
>
>Carrol

In a way I do resent having to get steamed up over Reagan all over again.  I
prefer to focus my dislike on the clear and present danger of Bush and not
have to refresh my memory about the ancient horrors of the Gipper Years -- 
especially since Reagan got clean away.  I remember when Reagan left office
the Village Voice had a classic front page:  a shot of Reagan giving one of
his cowboy waves, captioned with the quote, "So long, suckers!"  The Voice
got it exactly right.  Watching the network news tonight I learned that,
while 57% of Americans approved of Reagan's performance when his presidency
ended, 75% do now.  Suckers indeed.

Carl

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