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soochi
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The Greatest American
#4342460 - 06/27/05 10:04 AM (18 years, 9 months ago) |
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So apparently Ronald Reagan is the greatest American. What utter bullshit. I still don't understand why people think he was so great?
so historian say his biggest accomplishment was ending the cold war. Now let's examine this claim: eventually the USSR would have dissolved internally, it was never going to work because there were so many different cultures and people that made up the USSR and they all wanted to maintain they're own identity. I mean just look at Russia now, yeah they're a democracy but they have rampant unemployment and a failing economy. The Berlin wall? I think it was only a matter of time before that went down. It was the will of the German people that made that happen, I didn't see Ronnie over there with a sledgehammer. I think too many got caught up in Reagan's glitzy overhaul of the whitehouse and his movie star fame. Are people forgetting about the recession that occured in the late 80's, the oil crisis? People speak of Reagan as if he would have been the only one to do something about the cold war, but c'mon, his successor would have found a way, that's why we vote for our president. So many people didn't like Carter, but in my opinion he was much more of a man for the people. He grew up poor on farm, was a peanut farmer himself and quite possibly the most humble and down to earth president we've ever had.
Reagan over Lincoln? Scharzanegger? Oprah the #8 greatest American? W #6? The entire 100 list didn't have a literary scholar or artist? what the fuck is this country thinking about?
we are so ignorant.
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Re: The Greatest American [Re: soochi]
#4342467 - 06/27/05 10:05 AM (18 years, 9 months ago) |
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Sounds like whoever made that list needs to be hit with a bat.
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blissedout
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Re: The Greatest American [Re: soochi]
#4342476 - 06/27/05 10:11 AM (18 years, 9 months ago) |
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When I heard about that, I remember thinking that Dubya would probably win, but Reagan wasn't too far off the Dubya mark. This country is caught up in thinking the the US is bettering the world and bringing democracy to their shores. What a joke! The world is so full of degenerate douche bags!!
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Re: The Greatest American [Re: HeavyToilet]
#4342477 - 06/27/05 10:11 AM (18 years, 9 months ago) |
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wow, i saw the list of the top 5 to choose from...i figured martin luther king jr or george washington would most certainly beat out ronald fucking regan!
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sox24
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Re: The Greatest American [Re: soochi]
#4342480 - 06/27/05 10:15 AM (18 years, 9 months ago) |
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You should just ignore lists like that. He may have been great, but he was also a politician, a rich actor and governor of california. People will say he gave his life and time to be President, but that's a very privlaged job. Why not honor people who worked their whole lives for others, died, and still haven't heard a word of praise?
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goobler
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Re: I Am The Greatest American [Re: soochi]
#4342494 - 06/27/05 10:24 AM (18 years, 9 months ago) |
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yes I am, tis true
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blissedout
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Re: I Am The Greatest American [Re: goobler]
#4342507 - 06/27/05 10:30 AM (18 years, 9 months ago) |
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It took me a second to figure out what you were talking about. Yes, we all are.
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Re: The Greatest American [Re: soochi]
#4342523 - 06/27/05 10:36 AM (18 years, 9 months ago) |
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Sir Tokes-A-Lot is the greatest American. Anyone who disagrees is a terrorist and a traitor.
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Re: The Greatest American [Re: soochi]
#4342739 - 06/27/05 11:34 AM (18 years, 9 months ago) |
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Bill Gates and Walt Disney deserve higher rankings than Ronald Reagan, IMHO.
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mantis
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Henry Ford deserves to be higher than Reagan as well.
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goobler
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Re: The Greatest American [Re: mantis]
#4342768 - 06/27/05 11:41 AM (18 years, 9 months ago) |
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ok ok its not me
its Satan
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Re: The Greatest American [Re: soochi]
#4342891 - 06/27/05 12:19 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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Reagan was an asshole, my vote for greatest american is either Ken Kesey, Tim Leary or Jerry Garcia. It's funny how the true patriots are looked at as crazy criminals, and how the true "American Dream" is the counter-culture/underground.
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Re: The Greatest American [Re: Dark_Star]
#4342895 - 06/27/05 12:20 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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oh come on.....
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Noetical
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Re: The Greatest American [Re: soochi]
#4342913 - 06/27/05 12:24 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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Bed time for fuckin' Bonzo
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HELLA_TIGHT
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Re: The Greatest American [Re: goobler]
#4342991 - 06/27/05 12:40 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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Quote:
goobler said: oh come on.....
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Seriously. What did Ken Kesey, Tim Leary or Jerry Garcia ever do? Ken wrote books and took drugs, Tim just took drugs and started thinking he was some kind of religious leader, and Jerry just made music.
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soochi
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Re: The Greatest American [Re: mantis]
#4343343 - 06/27/05 01:54 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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illegal aliens who work our farms deserve to be higher than Reagan.
In fact my belly button lint....ah, you get the idea.
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HELLA_TIGHT
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Re: The Greatest American [Re: soochi]
#4343366 - 06/27/05 02:01 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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why not pick cesar chavez?
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Re: The Greatest American [Re: soochi]
#4343401 - 06/27/05 02:12 PM (18 years, 8 months ago) |
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LBJ was a hell of a lot better than war monger Reagan... LBJ hated the vietnam bullshit war and he pushed the equal rights ammendment thru congress and got it signed. Shit Mcdonalds wouldnt even hire blacks back then
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goobler
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yea! and thats when their burgers were still good.....
coincidence?
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HELLA_TIGHT
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who is LBJ?
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