[SilvieWaldorfMD]

My favorite and most memorable moment was this one:

I was a freshman in college in 1984, and this landslide victory made me realize that, in fact, we are really THE GREATEST NATION ON THE FACE OF THIS EARTH!

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

For your ping list.

[FReepaholic]

Jimmuh Catah. The last time I voted Dem.

[gridlock]

Probably the bombing of the Marine Barracks in Beirut. You just knew that we were in for a long fight there.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Joe Satriani issued Surfin With the Alien.

[xcamel]

Reagan, and Marrying my (still) Wife.

[CAluvdubya]

The day President Reagan was shot. I sat in front of the tv all day with a teething baby. (that baby grew up to love Reagan!)

[jongaltsr]

I heard Rush Limbaugh for the first time.

My first reaction was that he was just another political blowhard but that evening a little bell went off in my brain and next day I tuned in again.

After a couple of days the light came on and I came to the conclusion that he was just telling me the core beleifs that I had forgotten because I had become lazy after returning from VietNam.

I had quit fighting the media drum beat and accepted the standard liberal mantra but hidden in the recesses of my brain was the truth and he set me free to think for myself once more.

[MarineBrat]

I think the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger was the biggest punch in the gut to me.

[mass55th]

I don’t know about any historical events, but personal events that started with a divorce in ‘79, raising two sons by myself, and a new career in 1980 changed my life, and my political outlook.

[Bon mots]

[rabidralph]

I became a citizen in ‘87 and realized how blessed I was to be in raised in the greatest country on the face of the Earth!

[dfwgator]

The emergence of Solidarity in Poland, woke me up to politics, and led me to gain a greater appreciation for the land of my ancestors.

[Danae]

I am sorry.... I have to admit this.... MTV.

*crawls under desk rapidly sucking thumb*

OK Just kidding. I Graduated High school. So there.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

[Kimmers]

I found God, Rush and Regan......

I was a person that did not pay attention to what was happening in the world and thought the environment was really the most important thing to worry about ( liberal) to developing a relationship with Jesus and one day my friend Louise said I really need to listen to this guy (Rush) ....... I grew to love the Lord, love this country and love and respect the great men that formed this nation. Great idea for a post

[DieHard the Hunter]

Ollie North testimony during Iran-Contra. Definitely.

[sauropod]

It was probably Tianenman Square. That began my lifelong addiction to news and Talk Radio.

[fso301]

Meeting Isabelle

[americanophile]

“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”

[LongElegantLegs]

Um...My birth.