I think you're on to something, Deckman. Even over here in the UK, they keep referring to this "well-loved President" and I have to shake myself to remember that they're talking about Reagan.

We are so deficient in heros. The celebrity mania of today shows how starved we are to want to look up to someone, and to that end, people are willing to even create false memories so we can pretend that we knew someone of greatness in our lifetime.

Sad, and as far as Ronald goes, totally misrepresented in this fashion.

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