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"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
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"I want you to know that I will not make age an issue of this
campaign.
I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's
youth
and inexperience."
Ronald Reagan-during a 1984 presidential debate with Walter Mondale.


Probably the best presidential debate response ever. Mondale laughed,
but
behind that laugh he had to be thinking, "Damn, that sonofabitch
really
nailed me with that one!"

It broke me up! Not only the response, but the foresight Reagan's
handlers had in realizing that his age was a prime issue in the election
and anticipating an opening during the debate that would present the
opportunity for inserting this carefully constructed retort. It was
brilliant......a beautiful chess move.
I honestly believe that Mondale lost any chance he had for the
Presidency during that moment! (If indeed he ever had a chance :-)
Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired
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On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 03:21:10 GMT, "Dudley Henriques"
wrote:

It broke me up! Not only the response, but the foresight Reagan's
handlers had in realizing that his age was a prime issue in the election
and anticipating an opening during the debate that would present the
opportunity for inserting this carefully constructed retort. It was
brilliant......a beautiful chess move.

The man once earned a living as an actor. No one ever claimed he was
a great actor, but he did know how to deliver a line properly. In
life unlike in the movies, you don't get as many takes as necessary to
get the retort right. We'll never know how often he practiced the
response with his debating coaches, but it seemed fairly obvious it
was a rehearsed line.

What's scary about Reagan is that there were reports of him falling
asleep during meetings, and then there was the issue of his Altzeimers
disease. It was diagnosed shortly after he left office. Think it
came on suddenly right after he retired? Knowing what I know about
aging and progressive dimensia, of which Altzeimers is merely one of
many related diseases, I doubt it. I think the only question is how
long had it been affecting him.

Corky Scott

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What's scary about Reagan is that there were reports of him falling
asleep during meetings, and then there was the issue of his Altzeimers
disease. It was diagnosed shortly after he left office. Think it
came on suddenly right after he retired? Knowing what I know about
aging and progressive dimensia, of which Altzeimers is merely one of
many related diseases, I doubt it. I think the only question is how
long had it been affecting him.


What's "progressive dimensia"?

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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What's "progressive dimensia"?



All your life you are living in 2 dimensions then you get your pilot's
license and you are then working in 3 dimensions.

"Peter Gottlieb" wrote in message
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All your life you are living in 2 dimensions then you get your pilot's
license and you are then working in 3 dimensions.


Oh, yeah. Now that you mention it, I did feel kinda flat before learning to
fly.

On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 19:05:14 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote:

What's "progressive dimensia"?

Mispelled progressive dementia.

Corky (But you knew that) Scott

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Mispelled progressive dementia.

Corky (But you knew that) Scott


That's what I thought. I also think that anyone that really knows something
about aging and progressive dementia would know how to spell dementia.

Dudley Henriques wrote:

It was
brilliant......a beautiful chess move.

Mondale could have asked how his opponent felt about mandatory retirement
ages. I'm not sure that this would have gone anywhere useful for anyone,
but it would have been...fun.

- Andrew