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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (861089)	5/31/2015 9:35:13 AM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1577076

Reagan took heat for accepting $2 million for two speeches in Japan. For two reasons. 1) The speeches were negotiated while he still was president. 2) A theme of his speeches was that the US was in decline and Japan was on the rise.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (861089)	5/31/2015 10:40:41 AM
From: Sdgla	Respond to of 1577076

Smile of the Day [3] Flying on Air Force One, Obama looked at Oprah, chuckled and said, "You know, I could throw a $1,000 bill out of a window right now and make somebody very happy." Oprah shrugged and replied, "I could throw ten $100 bills out of a window and make ten people very happy.. " Michelle added, "That being the case, I could throw one hundred $10 bills out of a window and make a hundred people very happy.. " Hearing this, the captain rolled his eyes and said to his first officer: "Such big-shots back there. I could throw all of them out of a window and make 56 million people very happy." [ECS]