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greatauntoftriplets

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3. LBJ wasn't a thin-skinned child.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 07:11 PM

Sep 21

His accomplishments of passing Medicare and Medicare should put him among the greats. Sad about Vietnam, though. Our involvement was a mistake starting when the first advisors went there

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How real a US President responds to comedians telling jokes about such President [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Sep 21 OP

This also made me smile LetMyPeopleVote Sep 21 #1

But these were real presidents. Sneederbunk Sep 21 #2

LBJ wasn't a thin-skinned child. greatauntoftriplets Sep 21 #3

He's still among the greats to me, despite Vietnam EnergizedLib Sep 21 #8

Trump would try to counter by misanthrope Sep 21 #4

Which would be fine except tsf had been pushing the birth certificate lies off-the-clock Sep 21 #16

Trump can't do humble! Omnipresent Sep 21 #5

But he can do bumble, fumble, jumble, mumble and tumble. Sneederbunk Sep 21 #6

If he could only do EPSTEIN BOSSHOG Sep 21 #11

In spite of this, The Smothers Brothers were canceled for their political take by cowardly network execs. Midnight Writer Sep 21 #7

Kaitlan Collins should ask him "Are you so soft and sensitive because Submariner Sep 21 #9

I always did like LBJ. ananda Sep 21 #10

That was after he tried to censor them lame54 Sep 21 #12

Well, today's Republicans, and MAGA especially, are nothing if not self-important. Beartracks Sep 21 #13

Imagine their reaction to BidenRocks Sep 21 #14

Uh...that's a bit of a whitewashed history. progressoid Sep 21 #15