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THIS DEPRESSED POET CRAVES A BEACHSIDE CONDO IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. I AM SERIOUS. CONDO, HOME, MOBILE, LOVE SHACK, WHATEVER.................I WANT IT. UNDER $400,000? I NEED TO MOVE CLOSER TO MY HONEY...
posted by
poetjpb
on February 16, 2005 at 12:17 PM
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What Europe REALLY thinks about the Gipper...
I personally heard Mikhail Gorbachev say that Ronald Reagan was one of the greatest statesmen of the 20th century. I listened to German politicians praise him personally, NOT generally. I read several Moscow papers that heaped praise on him. I listened to French praise, and praise and adulation from around Europe - and even the rest of the world.
So far as I can tell, Ronald Reagan left this world with greater international admiration and respect than any other statesman in my personal memory, and I have been around the block a few times myself.
There are some exceptions, but when I consider the source, I am not surprised. People lacking the ability to do simple arithmetic cannot typically interpret other incoming information either. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand Ronald Reagan's contributions to history in both the short and long term.
posted by
arGee
on June 9, 2004 at 3:40 PM
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So This is....
...what it takes to haul your sorry ass out of retirement ;-)
Predicatably, I disagree with almost every word; the rest of the world, certainly Europe, saw Reagan as a dim-witted has-been. And that was before he got ill. As for all those "achievements" - right place at the right time, methinks, rather than actively achieving anything.
And I can't believe you're still milking that "can see clearly now" post! You are SOOOO proud of that one, aren't you?
Anyway, good luck with the novel and screenplay. I always like to read those accounts that attempt to suggest that Us spying on Them is somehow good and righteous, while Them spying on Us is evil and wrong ;-)
D
posted by
DamonLeigh
on June 9, 2004 at 10:32 AM
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And with such a big heart as his, this statement is not difficult
to believe:
"Ronald Reagan - the Great Communicator - liberated more people than anyone in history, inspired more people than any American President, garnered more hatred from the Left than any historical leader..."
posted by
TARZANA
on June 9, 2004 at 7:44 AM
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