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truebluegreen

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58. Excellent post, thank you.

Sun May 25, 2014, 09:50 AM

May 2014

OT but do you know the origin/circumstances of the bottom pic in your post? I've seen it many times before but have never known what bit of malfeasance inspired the hilarity. thx

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Know your BFEE: MAFIA helped Ronald Reagan move into White House [View all] Octafish May 2014 OP

Republicons really Bonzoifed Americans with this phony AceAcme May 2014 #1

Red Ink Ronnie was as phony as a three dollar bill. Octafish May 2014 #5

reagans biggest crime against democracy and america was killing of the fairness doctrine certainot May 2014 #30

All true. But the media hammered Carter unmercifully. The media manufactured public opinion. Enthusiast May 2014 #31

well looky there it's george h.w. a$$hole leftyohiolib May 2014 #2

The guy certainly knows an opportunity when he sees one. Octafish May 2014 #8

raygun was dumb enough to be one - leftyohiolib May 2014 #9

I remember when Barbara Bush was interviewed on inauguration day 1989. Zen Democrat May 2014 #11

He looks so smug after getting away with Iran-Contra, an operation he probably designed. Enthusiast May 2014 #32

I love that pic......just for Raygun's expression! LongTomH May 2014 #74

One DUer posted, way back when I first saw it, that he looks like he's already got Alzheimer's. Octafish May 2014 #81

The Mafia was under a lot of pressure as organized crime. So what did they do? sometime in the 70s jwirr May 2014 #3

Absolutely. A Huffington Post expert agrees and explains... Octafish May 2014 #14

Thank you. jwirr May 2014 #20

You post some of the most interesting reads Octafish. Thanks! nt adirondacker May 2014 #56

That's what happened to Vegas. Back when it was for adults, it was clearly mob-controlled. valerief May 2014 #28

If you wonder why our government is unresponsive to us there is your answer right there. Enthusiast May 2014 #33

As he was before W, Raygun caused more harm to this country than all others combined randys1 May 2014 #4

Reagan helped create the Taliban and Osama Bin Laden. Octafish May 2014 #23

I keep this in my permanent files packman May 2014 #62

You ever get the idea that the public thinks... RobertEarl May 2014 #6

Professional Strength Propaganda Octafish May 2014 #26

I will blame the hippies for raygun RobertEarl May 2014 #29

Some days, the realization would dawn upon me anew: "My god, Ronald Reagan is president!" NBachers May 2014 #7

The Gippet and the Incredible Hoax of Voodoo Economics Octafish May 2014 #36

I lived in Berklely when James Rector was killed, and Alan Blanchard's eyes were shot out NBachers May 2014 #43

Thank you, NBachers. Octafish May 2014 #49

I have a hardbound copy of "Dark Victory: Ronald Reagan, MCA, and the Mob" Zen Democrat May 2014 #10

I long ago lent my copy to a friend who read it and lent it to somebody else -- a favor on my dime. Octafish May 2014 #50

I'm no fan of Ronald Reagan but seriously Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #12

Dan Moldea wrote about it in 1986. Octafish May 2014 #15

I'm defending Reagan? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #17

Sorry if I reacted in a less than kind manner. Octafish May 2014 #18

K&R for Truth classof56 May 2014 #13

It's like dragging our consciousness through a sewer. Octafish May 2014 #52

But Has the Mob Been Thrown Out of the Corridors of Power? Demeter May 2014 #16

Exactly, Demeter. No one has thrown them out... Octafish May 2014 #66

And what about JFK? Was it a twofer? Or a welshed deal? Demeter May 2014 #67

Two-Fer MIC Op. Get the president out of the way of their wars... Octafish May 2014 #68

This was one of the themes in James Douglas' book...... LongTomH May 2014 #76

Two Goodfellas And A Truck. /nt pintobean May 2014 #19

Looks like they're at a strip mine. Octafish May 2014 #37

My friend Dan Moldea is an American hero of journalism. grasswire May 2014 #21

although looking back on that episode now... grasswire May 2014 #22

Absolutely! ballyhoo May 2014 #24

Dan E. Moldea says... Octafish May 2014 #39

meese is still a top guy at the heritage foundation and where the GOP is a certainot May 2014 #25

The Heritage Foundation is the place where most asjr May 2014 #34

''No one reads anymore.'' -- Allen Dulles, on the Warren Report Octafish May 2014 #54

thanks. and imagine that - he's still going! certainot May 2014 #55

Then why did the Reagan Administration let Rudolph Giuliani go after The Mob no_hypocrisy May 2014 #27

The same reason Giuliani was friends with Homelandreichsmarschall-designee Bernie Kerik? Octafish May 2014 #35

You did not answer the question. former9thward May 2014 #42

What "Conspiracy Theory" would that be? Octafish May 2014 #46

The poster asked you if the Mafia put in Reagan then why did he allow Giuliani to go after them. former9thward May 2014 #48

Great. Ask the poster who posited that, then. Octafish May 2014 #51

Still, it reminds me of Joe Kennedy using The Mob to get Jack elected. no_hypocrisy May 2014 #44

Kennedy Justice went after the Mafia. Octafish May 2014 #47

The Mafia helped, but the cronies at the Bohemian Grove brokered the deal Brother Buzz May 2014 #38

Glad you mentioned that. Octafish May 2014 #40

Don't kid yourself. The 'camps' with the genuine power haven't changed Brother Buzz May 2014 #41

The more truth that comes out about these bass turds RoccoR5955 May 2014 #45

Like cockroaches scattering when the kitchen light turns on...So, where's the Press? Octafish May 2014 #65

kick, and thanks for another great thread from Octafish. navarth May 2014 #53

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the mafia has always been involved in politics. tomp May 2014 #57

Sidney Korshak: The Man Who Kept The Secrets Octafish May 2014 #70

Excellent post, thank you. truebluegreen May 2014 #58

I believe it's early in the madministration, as that may be James Brady in the background... Octafish May 2014 #71

I think you are spot-on w/the identifications truebluegreen May 2014 #73

octafish you rock! wildbilln864 May 2014 #59

From the late Steve Kangas -- THE REAGAN YEARS: A Statistical Overview of the 1980s Octafish May 2014 #72

and Richard Mellon Scaife wonders why we "dislike" him.. nt grasswire May 2014 #77

Wow! well, there's some news BlancheSplanchnik May 2014 #60

Bummed me up, too, BlancheSplanchnik. Octafish May 2014 #64

Back to the Bay of Pigs .. MinM May 2014 #61

Which is the crux of the biscuit. Octafish May 2014 #63

George Carlin was right - it's a big club and we're not in it. Initech May 2014 #75

Not Just the Psychotic Corporation, Government Acts Like Organized Crime. Octafish May 2014 #78

My late grandmother understood this, along with most of the elders in my family who remembered...... LongTomH May 2014 #79

That picture makes me shudder nt Lee-Lee May 2014 #80