tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post3408251116942748570..comments2024-02-13T03:59:13.635+00:00Comments on Eat Electric Death: That funny feeling when an icon dies [brit]Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02020308502156946280noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-73267874914785171272004-06-09T11:15:00.010+01:002004-06-09T11:15:00.010+01:00This puppet figure head stuff seems to get spouted...This puppet figure head stuff seems to get spouted a lot about American presidents. I'm not sure where it comes from, in actual fact the powers retained by the president himself are among the most wide ranging in all of the democratic countries in the world. He has a vast amount of power and they've proven many times, over the years, the willingness to excersize it due to a personal whim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-65523716578042025452004-06-09T11:15:00.009+01:002004-06-09T11:15:00.009+01:00I am West Wing addict, I know what goes on in ther...I am West Wing addict, I know what goes on in there :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-69541701982120305402004-06-09T11:15:00.008+01:002004-06-09T11:15:00.008+01:00To be fair, these sort of micro-atrocities are far...To be fair, these sort of micro-atrocities are far removed from the eyes of a president. They are the puppet figureheads that all countries have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-85096541330250971342004-06-09T11:15:00.007+01:002004-06-09T11:15:00.007+01:00How about this from a 'pinko commie' message board...How about this from a 'pinko commie' message board I lurk on..<br>'In 1987, I found myself stuck in a crappy little town in Nicaragua named Chaguitillo. The people were kind enough, though hungry, except for onesurly young man. His wife had just died of tuberculosis.<br>People don't die of TB if they get some antibiotics. But Ronald Reagan, big hearted guy that he was, had put a lock-down embargoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-61313915012360414402004-06-09T11:15:00.006+01:002004-06-09T11:15:00.006+01:00Carter watched a helluva lot of films, apparently....Carter watched a helluva lot of films, apparently. He holds the record for number of films watched in the White House cinema during office.<br>Surprisingly Regan wasn't a great movie buff.<br>This odd article seems surprisingly revealing about the mindset of Presidents.<br><a href="http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0">film.guardian.co.uk</a>,4120,1230823,00.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-15295074997874625212004-06-09T11:15:00.005+01:002004-06-09T11:15:00.005+01:00Who was the last great US president? This is a ho...Who was the last great US president? This is a holywood myth from a time when figureheads actually mattered. From the Royals, PM's to US presidents these people are big business puppets by and large. By the time you reach the top office you've sold your soul so many times the ideals you started out with are lost under the slime.Bush Jnr - Regarded as an idiot worldwide.Clinton - Lovable rogue,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-61947980408218559342004-06-09T11:15:00.004+01:002004-06-09T11:15:00.004+01:00Well Lurks takes an honourable position but I'm no...Well Lurks takes an honourable position but I'm not bothered about repeating my views which are consistent pre and post death.<br>I have found the widespread eulogising to be absolutely astonishing. I remember this president in detail as his and Thatcher's terms occupied much of my teenage years including studying for Politics A Level and degree. Now I was no raving Afty by a long chalk but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-58887422236257404682004-06-09T11:15:00.003+01:002004-06-09T11:15:00.003+01:00I feel pretty indifferent to Reagan, but Maggie ? ...I feel pretty indifferent to Reagan, but Maggie ? Fuck, I'll be pleased when she pops her clogs, might even open a bottle of champagne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-35057424471856107862004-06-09T11:15:00.002+01:002004-06-09T11:15:00.002+01:00I can't help thinking his 'big achievement' (disar...I can't help thinking his 'big achievement' (disarmament and the end of the cold war( was actually a lot more down to Gorbachev than him. Gorby was the bloke who decided the Soviet economy couldn't sustain it any more and decided to call a halt and then did all the work - and nearly got a military coup in his face as a price. All happy Ronny did was nod in agreement and sign the papers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-15315355183211719942004-06-09T11:15:00.001+01:002004-06-09T11:15:00.001+01:00Yeah, the guy had alot of faults (very bad time fo...Yeah, the guy had alot of faults (very bad time for the American economy under him) but when someone dies it's sentimentally 'correct' to look at the good they've done - and yes, his contribution to the state of the world today was immense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-78666081196582561252004-06-09T11:15:00.000+01:002004-06-09T11:15:00.000+01:00Well... the man's dead right, I figure you can cut...Well... the man's dead right, I figure you can cut him a bit of slack in that regard. However I certainly wont be eulogising him in glowing terms any time soon. Still, if anyone cared what I thought of Reagan - I figure they would have asked before he died right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com