• Yep. Reagan believed the second advent was to come in his time and he was ready to blow the godless Soviets to kingdom come. Stillson from The Dead Zone was inspired off him (Played by Martin Sheen, so a younger, bizarro-world Jed Bartlet)

    Only, the USSR wouldn’t first strike. And Reagan wasn’t willing to kickoff the ball game, even when his peacekeeper missile was ready.

    Life went on and George H. W. Bush went on to condemn atheists as unamerican, himself a true believer. So the nut doesn’t fall too far from the tree.

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    It’s hard to really illustrate to younger generations exactly how profoundly stupid George W. Bush is.

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          He isn’t stupid. His public personality was all an act. Go watch a video of him before he became a politician. He’s smart, mean, and talks with North East accent.

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            I’ve met him many times while he was Governor. Super nice guy but definitely a bit dim. Let’s agree to disagree.

            PS: I liked him a lot more than Rick Perry though. That guy is a massive douche.