Where I come from originally (North Dakota), it is popular to tell Norwegian jokes, Ole and Lena jokes and Sven and Ole jokes. But if you are as big a fan of Ronald Reagan as I am, they sure won't apply to you.
If you haven't gotten it, get the book Ronald Reagan: In His Own Hand. I get choked up every time I pick up the book just reading about his warnings on topics as diverse as Zimbabwe-Rhodesia which apply today. Then I think about all his years on the mashed potatoes and rubber chicken circuit keeping these issues before the public when most people who were as financially well-off as he was then would've said "to hell with it."
Finally, I recall my days (and first presidential election) as a young volunteer for Reagan in 1976-- and how he came to our little out-of-the-way state to compete for 18 delegates which, by choice of the rank and file should have all gone to him. But the party bosses told us to be happy and settle for 9 because the other 9 were going to the sitting president Gerald Ford. This action stopped the Reagan momentum and the nomination was eventually lost on the national convention floor thanks to party bosses who did the same thing in other states.
Punchline anyone?