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Old 28th February 2011, 05:02 AM   #1
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Embarrassed Republicans Admit They've Been Thinking Of Eisenhower Whole Time (Onion)

Embarrassed Republicans Admit They've Been Thinking Of Eisenhower Whole Time They've Been Praising Reagan

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WASHINGTON—At a press conference Monday, visibly embarrassed leaders of the Republican National Committee acknowledged that their nonstop, effusive praise of Ronald Reagan has been wholly unintentional, admitting they somehow managed to confuse him with Dwight D. Eisenhower for years.

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The misplaced adulation of Reagan has reportedly affected more than just Republican rhetoric, and seems to have had an impact on policy. Former president George W. Bush told reporters he "honestly thought" everyone wanted him to follow in Reagan's footsteps, which led him to emulate the 40th president's out-of-control deficit spending, fealty to the super-rich, and illegal wars.
I just can't stop laughing. Brilliant.
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Old 28th February 2011, 05:14 AM   #2
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The Onion is up there with Cracked as far as brining the funnies is concerned.
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Old 1st March 2011, 03:40 PM   #3
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Embarrassed Republicans Admit They've Been Thinking Of Eisenhower Whole Time (Onion)

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The GOP's humiliating blunder was discovered last weekend by RNC chairman Reince Priebus, who realized his party had been extolling "completely the wrong guy" after he watched the History Channel special Eisenhower: An American Portrait.

"When I heard about Eisenhower's presidential accomplishments—holding down the national debt, keeping inflation in check, and fighting for balanced budgets—it hit me that we'd clearly gotten their names mixed up at some point," Priebus told reporters. "I couldn't believe we'd been associating terms like 'visionary,' 'principled,' and 'bold' with President Reagan. That wasn't him at all—that was Ike."
Linky.
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Old 2nd March 2011, 05:33 AM   #4
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Ha. Funny.

So Ike is going to go on Rushmore now, right?
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Old 2nd March 2011, 05:36 AM   #5
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This has been posted, though with the thread title you can hardly be blamed for missing it: Link
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