Bush Monkey Picture Shown on Giant NY Billboard

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by amber

hmmm, interesting thought. Not as interesting as the astrological angle of the cycle, but still interesting. (JK, dear) And i wonder, how can they tell when reagan wasn't really reagan? I never thought reagan was human, let alone himself... sorry, i just think he's the biggest tool/pod president evah. Yeah, by all means, blame alzheimers if you gotta.

Apparently there came a point after the shooting where there were long pauses in his speech or he began reciting old movie scripts. If you look at his presidency, you'll see that as it progresses, the public saw less and less of him.

[amber]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

Apparently there came a point after the shooting where there were long pauses in his speech or he began reciting old movie scripts. If you look at his presidency, you'll see that as it progresses, the public saw less and less of him.

That's true. Unfortunately he didn't stop HAVING CONTROL OVER THE FREE WORLD at that point. Oh, well.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by amber

That's true. Unfortunately he didn't stop HAVING CONTROL OVER THE FREE WORLD at that point. Oh, well.

It is also widely accepted that RR was not in control of things soon into his second term. The question then became who was. I think it was Bush I and it was that was over Nancy's objection. Many think it was other people some outside the cabinet. I guess no one knows for sure though. Political disagreements amongst the pundits aside (no D's in Congress really hated RR as much as the lay people do and did), RR's two terms were fascinating from so many other angles

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

It is also widely accepted that RR was not in control of things soon into his second term. The question then became who was. I think it was Bush I and it was that was over Nancy's objection. Many think it was other people some outside the cabinet. I guess no one knows for sure though. Political disagreements amongst the pundits aside (no D's in Congress really hated RR as much as the lay people do and did), RR's two terms were fascinating from so many other angles

Sadly I do not know anything about Reagan's presidency other than the glaring things like Iran/Contra, he was shot, Nancy wore red, and other very obvious stuff. I did not become so interested politically until this president. Plus I was pretty young when R was pres. Is there a book you would recommend for me to read to get caught up?

I do remember that my parents were shocked he was the candidate because he was an actor. They thought he was a puppet then, just acting and they thought people would see through that. They voted for Carter. I do remember that first election well because kids in school were saying they thought Reagan was cute and that was why he should be pres. Well, they were 12 so you couldn't really blame them but some adults were voting for him for the same reason!

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

Sadly I do not know anything about Reagan's presidency other than the glaring things like Iran/Contra, he was shot, Nancy wore red, and other very obvious stuff. I did not become so interested politically until this president. Plus I was pretty young when R was pres. Is there a book you would recommend for me to read to get caught up?

There are a lot of them but if you want to read a fun page turner, read Kitty Kelley's Nancy Reagan The Unauthorized Biography.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

There are a lot of them but if you want to read a fun page turner, read Kitty Kelley's Nancy Reagan The Unauthorized Biography.

Yep - and even if 1/2 of that is true

Again, I knew someone in NR's personal security detail who years later still says she was a doll. So, take that for what it is worth