Word: reaganized
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...unlike Reagan, President Bush refused to get involved in the strike. The machinists union asked Bush to call for a 30-day cooling-off period--a step which might have resulted in a negotiated settlement and the salvation of Eastern Airlines. But instead, Eastern filed for bankruptcy, the union made no tangible gains and thousands of travelers were left in the cold...
...last casualty of the Reagan Revolution is, I fear, Mother Jones magazine, a long-time soap box for leftists and unabashed bleeding heart liberals. Named for Mary Harris "Mother" Jones, an early 20th century labor organizer and self-described hell-raiser, the magazine is perhaps best known to Harvard students as the source of the "combusting Pintos" article in the Ec 10 readings book...
During the last month of former President Ronald W. Reagan's term, Mother Jones introduced its sharp, glossy, "new look," complete with a photograph of actress Susan Sarandon on the cover. The new and improved magazine includes columns such as "OUT OF POCKET, about how to buy and invest with your ethics intact," and "TRIPS, a guide to travel and adventure for non-Ugly Americans...
Thanks for the Memories Dept.: This installment of The Liberal Boutique is dedicated to recalling the words and works of former President Reagan, lest we forget what a moron he really is. A personal favorite is the fortieth President's analysis of the intricacies of Central American politics: "I went down there to find out from them and [learn] their views. You'd be surprised. They're all individual countries...
...favorite conservative myth about the Vietnam war is that the U.S. could have won, had it only possessed the political will to wage a total war against the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese army. As Reagan put it in 1965, "We could pave the whole country and put parking strips on it, and still be home for Christmas...