Ronald "Iran-Contra/Arms For Hostages" Reagan Day

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WTF!

Democratic governor proclaims Ronald Reagan Day

January 22, 2008

AUGUSTA, Maine—Maine's Democratic governor has signed a proclamation honoring the late President Ronald Reagan...

http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2008/01/22/democratic_governor_proclaims_ronald_reagan_day/

Like those of us who lived through it need to be reminded of the
"Bedtime For Bonzo" Presidency!

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1. Ewwwww.

How unfortunate.

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2. Deja Vu?

Iran Contra Scandal Timeline

1989
Jan -- Just before Reagan leaves office, the White House computer is purged of data, which is backed-up to tape. About two-dozen tapes mysteriously disappear once the aides have finished.
July 25 -- U.S. District Judge Harold Greene dismisses theft and wire fraud charges against Poindexter. Poindexter remains charged with conspiracy, two counts of obstructing Congress and two counts of making false statements.

1990
FEB. 5 -- Greene orders Reagan to give a unusual videotaped testimony and immediately turn over 33 excerpts from his diaries. The former president invokes constituionally questionable doctrine of executive privilege, made famous by Richard Milhous Nixon. On the videotape he says he never had "any inkling" that his aides were arming the Contras.
April 7 -- Poindexter is convicted of all five charges.

http://www.inthe80s.com/scandal.shtml

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3. Protest #1 fired off via...

http://www.maine.gov/governor/baldacci/contact/citizen_services/share_views.html
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"Spokeswoman Joy Leach says the first proclamation came the year Reagan died in 2004. She says there have never been any complaints."

Dear Ms. Leach,

Experiencing the Reagan Presidency once was more Reagan than any reasonable person, let alone this lifelong Democrat, should have to endure!
To be annually reminded of Reagan, that is, 'Iran Contra', 'Arms for Hostages', and 'Death Squads', by a Governor I otherwise support is totally unacceptable to me.

In the future you will not have to report that "there have never been any complaints" as you can file this as Complaint Number One!

Sincerely,

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When the U.S. battleship Vincennes mistakes Iran Air Flight 655 for a fighter plane and blasts it out of the sky, killing 290, President Reagan calls the incident an "understandable accident." Vincennes is one of the Navy's ultra-sophisticated computer-supported Aegis cruisers. Though reliable reports say the Soviet downing of KAL 007 was also inadvertent, he insists there is "no comparison" between the events. Says George Bush, "I will never apologize for the United States of America! I don't care what the facts are!"
July 7, 1988
http://www.quickchange.com/reagan/1988.html