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From: clark@grdian.DEC (Dave Clark, 283-6322)
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Subject: bombing begins in 5 minutes
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Date: Tue, 13-Aug-85 09:41:27 EDT
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>Comment was made that Pres Reagan's joke that 'We start bombing Russia in
>5 minutes' was out of place and not funny because he was the President, and
>he could do it.  (Correct me if I'm wrong, but my readnews doesn't have auto-
>follow up and I'm getting lazy)
> 
>My opinion about the joke was that it was really kinda funny.  I enjoyed it.
>If I had said it, it certainly wouldn;t have been funny.  It's funny 'cause
>Ronnie has the ability to do it, not unfunny because he does.  It's also
>funny because you don't expect jokes coming from high places like that.
>Also, it's funny because you can just picture all his aides scurrying around
>trying to come up with a way to explain it away!
> 
>Sure, it's a dead horse, and jokes stop being funny when you explain them,
>but nevertheless (I love that word), I wanted to get my 2 c/  (how can you
>make a cents sign??) in.
> 
>--Evan Marcus

The reason the joke isn't funny to me is that it indicates the sick thinking
of our president.  No one should joke about destroying an entire country, and
I think that the president has a special responsibility in watching what he
says.  The man is irresponsible and, as a matter of a fact, childish.  I log
this comment of his right along with his idiotic statement about Russia being
the "Focus of Evil" in the world.

By the way, if anyone wants some documented proof as to the ineptitude of our
president, read the book "Ronald Reagan's Reign of Error."  I forget the 
authors (there were two).  As Governor of California, RR was at his best.

- Dave Clark			"If I had a rocket launcher ...."