[MrLucky1966]

I'm a kid of the 1970's and 1980's. I was among the first big wave on Latchkey Kids, that terms shows what generation I am. While relaxing in bed I like to watch my Roku. I was watching CHiPs and ALF on the Plex app and during the episode of ALF, "Hail to the Chief" where it features dream sequences of Kate (the mother) and ALF debating for the 1988 election and later ALF as POTUS. AT the beginning of the show, the Tanners and ALF were watching a Presidential debate between two cardboard and clueless candidates that was hosted by the late John McLaughlin. McLaughlin asked the old question of "the Red Phone Rings, Soviet Missiles are headed to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, do you push the button?" The stupid candidate answered "....well as Joe Biden once said, we have nothing to fear but fear itself and by arming ourselves against the impossible, we are preventing the unthinkable from becoming the inevitable." I heard the laugh track and ALF commented that is double talk. I know Biden ran in 1988 until the Neal Kinnock (UK Labour Party) plagiarizing scandal hit and he bowed out and thus was the origin of Rush Limbaugh calling him Neal Kinnock Jr.

I was reflecting on this, I was 22 back then and though Biden was clueless, I just turned 57 now getting close to senior citizenhood here and still think he is clueless. I could see him making such a statement in 1988 and now in 2023

I just think, if someone told me 22 year old self that he'd be President one day, I'd laugh him all the way to Mars. Back in 1988, he was seen as a buffoon and butt of jokes, now he is POTUS. Maybe this is small potatoes and light topic but I just had to post this sense of irony somewhere.

[gundog]

Some thought the same of then-President Ronald Reagan’s arc in life.

ALF always reminded me a bit of RR.

[EEGator]

I miss the 80’s. Music, movies, and society.

I did hate tv the one summer when some Marine was on all day...

[MinorityRepublican]

Well, now he’s the President.

[Seeing More Clearly Now]

“well as Joe Biden once said, we have nothing to fear but fear itself and by arming ourselves against the impossible, we are preventing the unthinkable from becoming the inevitable.”

That’s pretty close to the ediotic sentence that keeps coming out of Kamala Harris keeps repeating. Listen here:

https://www.israelunwired.com/hilarious-kamala-harriss-most-inspiring-moments/

[telescope115]

I have a ROKU as well. I’m gonna check that out…

[AuntB]

We had a Freeper named Firehat aka Norm Liebmann, who passed in 2010. He was an award winning writer for many comedians. I was blessed to get to know him.

In his last offering he mentioned Biden twice. He wasn’t fooled. He never was. Great guy. Miss him.

https://towncriernews.blogspot.com/2011/02/patriot-is-gonerip-norm-liebmann.html?m=1

Funny!

[Publius]

Alf also indicated that he was forced to withdraw from the 1988 presidential race when he was accused of eating Donna Rice’s cat. I was surprised that line got past the censors.