>>>Sounds like Obuma is trying to write himself into the history books....
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>>Sounds like someone is trying to paint him a Reagan on his back... "and don't release the hostages until I get in".
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>I think that was more like..
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>'Oh Crap! Release the hostages before Reagan sends in the troops as his first official act!'

You wish.
http://www.donhopkins.com/drupal/node/104 "Members of the Reagan-Bush campaign formed the October Surprise Working Group, to keep Carter from bringing hostages successfully home."
http://www.btinternet.com/~nlpWESSEX/Documents/coupreaganbush.htm "when Iran agreed to release the 52 American hostages exactly five minutes after Mr. Reagan took the oath of office"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TafS2Uak8gw (about McCain forgetting to mention it, didn't watch)
http://www.amazon.com/October-Surprise-Americas-Hostages-Election/dp/0812919890 - but there's also another book, also named October Surprise, read any of them if you will, I haven't.
http://scribblativeagincourting.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/when-the-reagan-campaign-secretly-delayed-the-iranian-hostage-release/
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/us/politics/06adbox.html - about how Giuliani also wanted to forget the nasty details but NY Times sets the record straight.

So... think what you like. Are pink shades enough, or you need true red?

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