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They should do an anti documentary. Show Reagan as the blood hungry man that actively sought to gut government spending for mental health institutions, show him in backrooms smoking cigars to cut taxes, and talk to the CIA director to funnel crack in neighborhood.

Bonus points for downplaying aids specifically to target the gay community.

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SNL already did that long ago.

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I miss Terry Sweeny’s hilarious impression of Nancy Regan.

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I would watch the shit out of that

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And the war on drugs stuff, and the Iran-Contra stuff, the DoH grant rigging, Ill Wind, loans crisis, Wedtech scandal and so many more classics!

After all, he’s number one in the hall of fame for convictions/indictions of Administration officials. A whooping 138 record, making him the Babe Ruth of corrupt US government leaders.

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Don’t forget the press secretary literally laughing as gay people die, until Reagan’s friend Rock Hudson got HIV.

Yes, just like Trump and COVID, Reagan’s some policy on HIV was “do nothing and hope people don’t care”.

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the Iran-Contra stuff

and throwing one of his underlings under the bus for it. He was a role model for Trump.

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If you put it like that I would prefer production, casting and direction like Narcos (Mexico / Griselda etc). Sublime in picturing another era and pure nitty gritty of real life back then. Without fake glorification.

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Meanwhile Hillary is straight Satan.

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So… an actual documentary with facts instead of a conservative puff piece?

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Adam McKay was in the early steps of doing a Will Farrell comedy about Reagan’s time with Alzheimer’s dementia, the concept being he was too far gone so his advisers told him he was playing the President as a role… the outrage machine got summoned and it got binned, but CANCEL CULTURE only applies to other things I guess.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/big-short-director-adam-mckay-892495/

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Most Will Ferrell movies would have been much better without Will Ferrell.

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He was alright in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

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