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Heads of state are notoriously ill prepared for their mature careers; think of adolf hitler (landscape painter), ho chi minh (seaman), and our own ronald reagan.
-Barbara Ehrenreich
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Heads Of State Are Notoriously Ill Prepared

Barbara Ehrenreich
Heads of state are notoriously ill prepared for their mature careers; think of adolf hitler (landscape painter), ho chi minh (seaman), and our own ronald reagan.
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I wouldn't call adolf hitler a corporal. adolf hitler was looked up to. he was revered almost like a god because he was feared. adolf hitler took all of europe, and my generation had to confront adolf hitler.
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Even if people aren't republicans, it doesn't seem shocking to them that ronald reagan was the president. well of course, because arnold schwarzenegger was the governor! this is not only a bar too low, this is no bar at all. i don't care who you are, you know 20 people smarter than ronald reagan. you know 20 people who would be a better president than ronald reagan.
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Nancy reagan sort of downplayed that, you know - but she was quite successful. at the time she married ronald reagan, i think she was keenly aware that [reagan's first wife] jane wyman's career had eclipsed ronald reagan's, so she was very determined not to have that happen.
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Back in 1980, the conservative movement was all-in for ronald reagan. once reagan won, they all wanted to be on the team. it was a landslide. everybody wants to bask in that glow. and then as the reagan years began, then the republicans, certain members of the party began to individually fall out and start talking about problems they had, secretly telling the media they thought reagan was a dunce and a danger to world peace, adopting the democrat line that reagan's finger on the nuclear button couldn't be trusted.
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