Communism Hater + Joke Lover = Ronald Reagan
President Ronald Reagan was a strong anti-Communist. He also liked to tell jokes.
So, he combined those two passions into one pursuit. Telling jokes that mocked and ridiculed Soviet Communism ...
I have a new hobby. I am collecting jokes. And these jokes are jokes that I can absolutely prove are written -- not written -- are invented by the people of the Soviet Union and told among themselves. And they reveal a great sense of humor that we would all find very simpatico with us, but they also reveal a certain cynicism about facets of their system.
That was President Reagan October 1988 …
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