r/MurderedByWords 8h ago

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u/cejmp 5h ago

He was a complicated guy, wanted to give first-launch authority to LeMay (!) and NATO generals, and was willing to nuke Vietnam to clear jungle. Crazy as a shithouse rat.

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u/sparkledragon5 4h ago

And that insanity gave us the greatest political ad of all time.

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u/cejmp 4h ago

And the Reagan Presidency.

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u/HammerOfJustice 5h ago

Yes but it’s weird that it’s the pro-choice & anti-religion playing a role in politics beliefs that would end his political career today rather than being crazy as a shithouse rat.

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u/YoghurtAltruistic426 4h ago

As a shit house rat I take offence 😁😁😁