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It’s no secret that many politicians idolize Ronald Reagan and all of his achievements. Since the Gipper left office in 1989, countless Republican and more than a few Democratic candidates have tried to present their platforms as being inherently “Reaganesque...
...Winners RONALD REAGAN Office building, then airport, now aircraft carrier named for Gipper. What next, Illinois? JUDY GARLAND Over the Rainbow named No. 1 song of the century. Drag queens everywhere rejoice WHITNEY HOUSTON Pop diva's pot record in Hawaii gets wiped clean. Run for Governor in the works...
RONALD REAGAN Office building, then airport, now aircraft carrier named for Gipper. What's next--Illinois...
...what was a wonderful year? I'm not sure. Was it one from the '90s? From the Reagan '80s, maybe - the Gipper twinkling amid bunting and fireworks? Surely you are not going to speak up for something from the lame '70s? It is possible. Mary Tyler Moore was adorable...
...athlete, at least a smart one, does not say publicly, "I'm gonna kill him." Such a statement, circled in red Magic Marker and tacked to a locker-room bulletin board, can be as inspirational as a Gipper speech. So this year's Olympians will murmur only the mildest bromides. But some of them, in this Grudge Report, will quietly nurse their enmity to find a focus for their few moments in the quadrennial sun. The old Olympic rule applies: Get mad; get even...