There is only one proper response to the invocation of St. Ronnie: REAGAN. SOLD MISSILES. TO THE AYATOLLAH".
Get it?
It's bad enough to see all the Rethugs trying to outdo each other in Reagan-worshipping without anyone in the "liberal" corporate media reminding us of Reagan's true legacy, but when our side starts jumping on the bandwagon, it's time for us all to remember what the 80's were really all about.
Remember that Reagan came to office as American diplomats were held hostage in our embassy in Tehran. It is now widely believed that certain members of Reagan's campaign with strong ties to the intelligence community used their contacts to see to it that the hostages were deliberately kept by the Iranians in a secret deal meant to discredit Carter. Whether or not that actually occurred, it is known for certain that when Iranian-backed militants in Lebanon took Americans captive, Reagan made secret deals with Iran while loudly proclaiming in public that "We do not negotiate with terrorists". In other words, Reagan was a liar and a traitor. We also know now that he was dealing simultaneously with both sides in the Iran-Iraq war, and that it was due to Reagan's backing of the Afghan Mujahideen that Osama Bin Ladin was able to learn his trade.
Remember, when anyone speaks well of him, these six simple words:
Reagan...Sold Missiles..to the Ayatollah