Oh yes, the good ol’ 80s, when the crooks in Congress had inhabited the revered dome of DC for three decades instead of one term and, hand in hand with the Reagan administration, laid the groundwork for the offshoring of jobs. God, I miss those days. There was a scent of economic dismemberment in the air, creative destruction.(And I want a Bill the Cat lamp,too.)
Ahh 1984 How I remember those days.. When we were invading any thing that looked crossed eyed at the US. yes we were showing the world that Vietnam was ancient history.
But hey a Marine Lt Col. Actually setting foreign policy? No way one might say. But tis true cause Lt.Col. Ollie North said so.. The Congress said no way..
Awww shucks guys I was only kidding.. I lied. But never will he ever tell just what he lied about.
That is ok.. People living on the streets was just the economy. After all they deserved to be there.. Right?
Yes, 1984 what a great year it was for the rich… Not so much for the middle class or small foreign countries that didn’t have much in the way of a military.
Wish the republicans would quit try to make former president into some sort of conservative saint.
com·mu·nism noun \ˈkäm-yə-ˌni-zəm, yü\1a : a theory advocating elimination of private propertyb : a system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed“There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your brothers and toward the poor and needy in your land.” Deuteronomy 15:11
“Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.” 1 Timothy 6:17-19
“How do you tell a Communist? Well, it’s someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It’s someone who understands Marx and Lenin.” ― Ronald Reagan
Tandembuzz over 11 years ago
I don’t recall him EVER getting over that in some peoples’ minds.
Sisyphos over 11 years ago
Unpleasant dreams!
Nebulous Premium Member over 11 years ago
Politics was so simple and CLEAN back then.sigh
Wren Fahel over 11 years ago
1984…sigh
brick10 over 11 years ago
Rosebud……
hariseldon59 over 11 years ago
I love the Bill the Cat lamp shade.
Rainfoot over 11 years ago
Given the war on freedom, women, and the world. It is 1984.
elbeck over 11 years ago
Oh yes, the good ol’ 80s, when the crooks in Congress had inhabited the revered dome of DC for three decades instead of one term and, hand in hand with the Reagan administration, laid the groundwork for the offshoring of jobs. God, I miss those days. There was a scent of economic dismemberment in the air, creative destruction.(And I want a Bill the Cat lamp,too.)
tripwire45 over 11 years ago
Most people in 2012 have trouble enough keeping up with current events. How will they ever be able to figure out the players in 1984?
Vonne Anton over 11 years ago
Whimsical and lyrical…hard to be that way about politics these days.
Mitchtheone over 11 years ago
Ahh 1984 How I remember those days.. When we were invading any thing that looked crossed eyed at the US. yes we were showing the world that Vietnam was ancient history.
But hey a Marine Lt Col. Actually setting foreign policy? No way one might say. But tis true cause Lt.Col. Ollie North said so.. The Congress said no way..
Awww shucks guys I was only kidding.. I lied. But never will he ever tell just what he lied about.
That is ok.. People living on the streets was just the economy. After all they deserved to be there.. Right?
Yes, 1984 what a great year it was for the rich… Not so much for the middle class or small foreign countries that didn’t have much in the way of a military.
Wish the republicans would quit try to make former president into some sort of conservative saint.
He wasn’t and never will be.
LASTNCLASS over 11 years ago
com·mu·nism noun \ˈkäm-yə-ˌni-zəm, yü\1a : a theory advocating elimination of private propertyb : a system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed“There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your brothers and toward the poor and needy in your land.” Deuteronomy 15:11
“Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.” 1 Timothy 6:17-19
“How do you tell a Communist? Well, it’s someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It’s someone who understands Marx and Lenin.” ― Ronald Reagan
greenbird over 11 years ago
Wish I’d bought some Apple stock in 1984.