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Archae

(46,337 posts) Sat Dec 1, 2018, 11:48 AM Dec 2018

George HW Bush always will have this on his record...

The "December Surprise" he pulled, giving a full presidential pardon to the Iran-Contra thugs.

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George HW Bush always will have this on his record... (Original Post) Archae Dec 2018 OP

That and the campaign he ran in '88 Va Lefty Dec 2018 #1

Well, he was director of the CIA. Baitball Blogger Dec 2018 #2

Va Lefty

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1. That and the campaign he ran in '88

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Sat Dec 1, 2018, 12:07 PM

Dec 2018

Atwater/Ailes campaign featured Willie Horton ad and flag worship

Baitball Blogger

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2. Well, he was director of the CIA.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sat Dec 1, 2018, 12:49 PM

Dec 2018

I'm sure there was a whole lot more we would disagree with that he did, but, the man is dead. Let's give him a day before we start analyzing all the wrongs he's responsible for.

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