Reagan Diary: "George's shiftless son"

[shereads]

Entry dated May 17, 1986, from the diary recently published by Harper Collins:


"A moment I've been dreading. George brought his n'er-do-well son around this morning and asked me to find the kid a job. Not the political one who lives in Florida; the one who hangs around here all the time looking shiftless. This so-called kid is already almost 40 and has never had a real job. Maybe I'll call Kinsley over at The New Republic and see if they'll hire him as a contributing editor or something. That looks like easy work."

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He can't have meant Neil. Neil had a job.

 

[Selena_Kitt]

That's quite a gem.

*snerk*

 

[shereads]

That's quite a gem.

*snerk*

All the poor "kid" really wanted was to be Baseball Commissioner. Couldn't Reagan have pulled a few strings?

 

[Selena_Kitt]

All the poor "kid" really wanted was to be Baseball Commissioner. Couldn't Reagan have pulled a few strings?

Everyone would have been SO much better off!!

 

[shereads]

Everyone would have been SO much better off!!

Baseball might have mutated into something like Hunter S. Thompson's "Shotgun Golf," which would have inevitably led to a few tragic stadium fatalities. But on balance, it would have been healthier for everyone.

 

[sr71plt]

Sorry about the dog. That's the worst part about having pets.

 

[shereads]

Sorry about the dog. That's the worst part about having pets.

Thanks. s. She was a happy little beast, and I miss her smile.

 

[impressive]

That's quite a gem.

*snerk*

And also a hoax. I'd prefer it were true.