Re: Politics OT-Re: Books Banned in Utah.

On Fri, 30 Aug 2024 09:58:42 -0700, The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca>
wrote:

On Wed, 21 Aug 2024 22:10:59 GMT, scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:
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I think you two are talking different Bush Eras.   It's not
difficult to believe that someone in Reagan's orbit influenced
the Iranians in order to smooth the path to a Reagan presidency.
Especially when one considers the subsequent Iran-Contra affair.
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As for Ms. Clinton, the GOP has been attacking her personally
and continuously since 1992, trying pretty much every dirty
politcal trick in the book.

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The version I heard had the Iranians not wanting to release the
hostages till Carter was out of power with the end result being that
they were airborne hours before the inauguration but only landed after
Reagan was scheduled to be sworn in.

Well, he /was/ Commander-in-Chief when the US Navy demonstrated to the
world that their PCMS on helicopters was defective.

IOW, the rescue attempt p*ssed them off, no doubt.

Certainly I remember the old 'joke' 'What is dark, flat and VERY
quiet?' with the answer being "Teheran 5 minutes after Reagan is sworn
in"

That's a great joke! But why Tehran? Why not one of the 10 Holy
Cities, preferably the one containing the Ayatollah? And then ask them
how many they want to still have tomorrow if they don't surrender
today?
--
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"