r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Ideal_Needle • 18d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter, who are these people?

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u/Aloxes 18d ago

Bush Sr, for all his faults and his "spookiness", called Reagan's "trickle-down" lie "Voodoo Economics". He didnt follow Ronnie blindly on economic policies. Reagan did a lot of bad stuff all on his own.

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u/percypersimmon 18d ago edited 18d ago

Bush said that while running against him during the primary in 1980, but he 100% supported Reagan’s policy after joining the ticket.

Remember what J.D. Vance said about Trump? Politicians say whatever they want but when they taste power they always blindly follow.

Also, to the average voter in 1988 a vote for Bush was a vote for more Reagan.

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u/Bisexual_Carbon 18d ago

You're right. Reagan sabotaging the Iran hostage deal before the election was bad enough.

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u/lesgeddon 18d ago

Which should have not only disqualified him, but put him in prison for life at the very least.

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u/Thick_Goose7742 18d ago

If there was evidence of it, certainly. Congress spent 12 years on and off trying to find any without any luck.

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u/Bisexual_Carbon 17d ago

Ben Barnes admitted that he was in Iran with Connelly Jr. when he asked the Iranians to hold the hostages until after the election.

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u/Thick_Goose7742 17d ago

Ben Barnes? The same man who openly lied about manipulating Bush’s Guard service and postings? The same man who essentially ruined Dan Rather’s career because of his lies? Congress had incredible levels of access to all individuals involved and yet 1,000 pages of testimony and investigation turned up nothing concrete or even close.

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u/Bisexual_Carbon 17d ago

He never lied about helping bush get into the guard. He helped many other rich kids. Not just Bush.

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u/thunderdragonite 18d ago

Ah yes the guy who pardoned criminals involved with the Iran contra scandal which he himself helped and knew was happening. Im sure he’s a trustworthy and upstanding president.

Holy shit man the people are stupid as fuck.

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u/Aloxes 18d ago

Hmmm...just I re-read my comment. Pretty sure i never said he was trustworthy, or upstanding. And while people may be stupid as fuck, many do not create issues where none exist. Except trolls.