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Re: My recommendation for "Quote of the week" (was: Re: Ronald Reagan confesses: "I have Alzheimer's.")

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From: Spud Demon
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 1994 14:37
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fredw@mcdata.com (Yabba Dabba Dude) writes in article <Czzp15.Lr9@mcdata.com> dated Mon, 28 Nov 1994 18:07:53 GMT:
>* Greatest economic expansion since WWII.   FACT

On borrowed money.
Thank you, Ronnie, for record-setting peacetime budget deficits.

>* Restored military strength & morale.   FACT

Restored military arrogance.  
Thank you, Ronnie, for Tailhook and Iran-Contra.

>* Ended cold war with help of star-wars trump card.   FACT

I'm sure Mikhail's idealism had nothing to do with Glasnost/Peristroika.
Thank you, Ronnie, for scaring that wimp Gorbechev into doing the right thing.

>* Strong leadership, no waffling.    FACT

Translation:  Won't listen to reason once he's got his mind made up.
Thank you, Ronnie, for wasting more money on the War on Drugs than all
previous administrations combined.

>* Your an idiot.   FACT

Thank you, Ronnie, for providing schools to teach our children proper
grammer and the difference between fact and opinion.

--Keith Lewis             klewis@mitre.org          PGP key available.
being the accommodating chick that i am, i'll stick them in there.  -- j.j
The above may not (yet) represent the opinions of my employer. /* No comment. */
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Subject: Re: My recommendation for "Quote of the week" (was: Re: Ronald Reagan confesses: "I have Alzheimer's.")
Date: 30 Nov 1994 14:37:31 GMT
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