One Surprising Legacy of the Reagan Assassination Attempt

Forbes ^ | March 30, 2014

[SMGFan]

Thirty-three years ago today, on the thirtieth day of the third month of 1981, a gunman attempted to assassinate President Ronald Wilson Reagan. This is not only a major historical event; it is also an American healthcare first: the only time a president was shot in office and survived.

[SMGFan]

I learned about the shooting at 230pm after last high school class of that day. I was very worried.

[SMGFan]

actually more like 245pm as saw the story in high school library TV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRTFyWb9fQU

[MeshugeMikey]

now thats HEALTHCARE....not scamware.!

Thank you.

[Cen-Tejas]

Easy to remember ......was my Bday, just like today!

[Moonmad27]

The room of the Reagan Library that shows the footage and displays the items from that event is so well done — makes you feel like you were on the street when it happened. Chilling.

[Sirius Lee]

The press has yet to follow up on the HInckley/Bush connection. John Chancellor remarked on the "bizarre coincidence" of Neil Bush and Scott Hinckley having dinner plans. At the time of the shooting Hinckley, Sr. a big oil contributor to the Bush primary campaign, was under investigation for overcharges to the Energy Department under Reagan.

After Chancellor's little slip the Bush/Hinckley connection was never again mentioned by the press. Stranger than the "bizarre coincidence" was the acute apathy on the part of a press that would normally be angling to attack a Republican politician for any little thing. CIA mockingbirds can make stories go away.

[Popman]

Somewhere libtards are grinding their teeth Reagan survived...

I always find it strange that libtards hate Reagan with a burning passion....

You can disagree with his politics, but he did manage to pull the country out of a terrible time....I know...I was there...

[ifinnegan]

Feliz cumpleaños.

[njslim]

that day was going to gun store to pick up new pistol......

[ifinnegan]

Push your tripe somewhere else, Sirius

[MeshugeMikey]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! And many happy returns of the day!

[yldstrk]

Obviously it was Secret Service failure to check the crowd to prevent a mental patient from being that close to the President.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Happy birthday Cen!

[Lazamataz]

The press has yet to follow up on the HInckley/Bush connection. John Chancellor remarked on the "bizarre coincidence" of Neil Bush and Scott Hinckley having dinner plans. At the time of the shooting Hinckley, Sr. a big oil contributor to the Bush primary campaign, was under investigation for overcharges to the Energy Department under Reagan.

That IS very odd. Consider that Reagan was a Republican Establishment outsider, and that G.H.W.Bush was pushed on him by the Establishment. Reagan was the original Tea Party politician, and curiously, he was shot within months of getting into office. Isn't that peculiar? Isn't it odd that the former head of the CIA was next in line for the Presidency, and that it was a Bush? You know, the CIA often sends 'handlers' into foreign governments to moderate or control heads of state. Wouldn't it be interesting if this happened here?

[Jane Long]

Happy Birthday....many more ;)

[wolfman]

Reagans choice of Bush as his running mate was disappointing at the time and proved to be by far his biggest mistake.

[ifinnegan]

I don’t remember hearing about it when it happened.

I was 20. I guess I didn’t really care about or pay attention to politics or current events.

[Sirius Lee]

Push your tripe somewhere else, Sirius

TFB if you don't like it.

[Jane Long]

That IS a “bizarre coincidence”.

[Sirius Lee]

Laz, push your tripe somewhere else. /s