"Diverd4777" wrote in message
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In article ,
(Curmudgeon Man) writes:
He was a bigger than life man with a quick warm smile and he made a great
figurehead. His popularity was probably mostly due to his acting career.
- Agree; an actor with a good speech writer... at the right time and the
right
place
A Lifeguard in College,
All in all, probably not a bad guy;
He had the city of Berkely gassed by helicopters in the 60's. I don't
think
there is anyone else that can make that claim. What a guy. LOL
- The Police herded ANYONE on the street; - bystanders, Postmen; Anyone
and arrested them; then went totally out of control...
had people crawl on their hands and knees
saying " we love the Blue Meanies"
( Yes, this was in The United States of America )
It was said, Reagn approved.
The fact that the Iran Hostages were released Just when he took office
...
and Everyone ( Bush included) said " Just Coincidence"
-No deals with Iran -
- And no one got punished for this still smears his image...
I don't remember Berkeley, since I wasn't living in CA at the time, but I
remember Reagan on TV clearly saying that all the Vietnam war protesters
should be lined up against a wall and shot. Not in the America I was raised
in..