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Post by Emma on Feb 20, 2010 17:34:09 GMT -5
So I take it somebody who worked for Reagan died? Or something. Anyway, I was watching the news and without warning they basically showed Reagen getting shot, more or less on camera and he was just lying there amongst a crowd of people on the street near a car?! How did this get filmed omg D: Was not ready for that!
ETA: Eww my mum was just telling me about how JFK's head got shot off whilst he was riding in a car. Thanks, mom.
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Post by Scrumtrulescent on Feb 20, 2010 23:08:31 GMT -5
The Alexander Haig dude? I don't know from him...some Republican asswipe, I think he worked for Nixon too? All I remember about the Reagan assassination attempt was that the guy who shot at Reagan was obsessed with Jodie Foster and was like, pissed she didn't contact him back. Something really random.
I'd write you some big long explanation of it but you're spared because we never made it that far in history class and I don't care enough about Reagan to learn, haha.
And yeah my Dad the American History nerd always had history documentaries on growing up, I've seen the Kennedy assassinations + every recreation ever made of the Lincoln one 1032415 times. Not pretty.
I always thought US TV was conservative about showing stuff on TV compared to Europe, maybe not when it comes to presidential assassinations?
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Post by Emma on Feb 21, 2010 9:37:43 GMT -5
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Post by Scrumtrulescent on Feb 21, 2010 13:23:46 GMT -5
lmao that's great!
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Post by Turcote on Mar 2, 2010 16:20:10 GMT -5
So, I like how you over there in England know about someone from Reagan's office dying, and I here in America had no idea that happened. It shows how hard I work to stay up on current events.
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Post by Scrumtrulescent on Mar 2, 2010 16:35:47 GMT -5
I just watch the Daily Show and occasionally the BBC news and read GGMB off-topic political topics and just pretend like I know what's going on.
The Daily Show/Colbert Report is really all you need, I think.
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Post by Turcote on Mar 2, 2010 16:37:02 GMT -5
I figure, Bob and Sheri will inform me if something *really* important happens.
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Post by Scrumtrulescent on Mar 2, 2010 16:44:41 GMT -5
That as well
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Post by Emma on Mar 2, 2010 18:49:22 GMT -5
Eh, if McCain dies it'll come up on GGMB
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Post by Scrumtrulescent on Mar 2, 2010 23:22:59 GMT -5
Hahaha, exactly
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