On 7/20/2016 1:23 PM, Timothy Murphy wrote:
pamela wrote:


I remember this pearl from Reagan:

"My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that
I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever.
We begin bombing in five minutes."

Reagan (not my favourite president) said this as a joke off-air
when testing the sound system.
It was never broadcast.

It's slightly dishonest to give it as a Reagan quote.


Actually he went up in my estimation after that as a guy with a good
sense of humour.

Also, whilst most of the quoted Star Wars stuff was clearly rubbish, he
did open the door for Gorbachev. I think history will conclude that he
played rather a clever hand.