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You met "Uncle Ron?" That's why my dad called him and became a "Reagan Democrat." He loved how he showed the ATC the door for going on strike when it violated their contract.

Ever since then, he's referred to Reagan as "Uncle Ron."

[Poohbah]

You met "Uncle Ron?" That's why my dad called him and became a "Reagan Democrat." He loved how he showed the ATC the door for going on strike when it violated their contract.

I met him in 1980, at his campaign appearance in San Diego the night before the election. Shook hands, he asked me my name, and asked if I was going to vote for him in 1984 (I was only 15).

Remember when he told the heckler, "Aw, SHUT UP!"?

I knew the heckler, he was two years ahead of me at Patrick Henry High School. OK computer dweeb, but otherwise a bit of a jerk.