Roadwork on memory lane.(Devil in the Details)(Brief Article)
American Prospect, The, December, 2003 by Pauken, Heidi
EVERYONE FROM SEAN Hannity to Barbra Streisand knows that right-wingers killed The Reagans. The controversial CBS miniseries, a semi-fictionalized portrait of the 40th presidency, was originally slated to air in mid November, but Republican outrage at the less than flattering script quickly relegated The Reagans to a Showtime debut "sometime in 2004."
Really, the prospect of four Gipperific hours presented the Reagan camp with two (equally unappealing) options. One: Allow CBS its artistic license and hope for the best. Two: Demand the truth. Scary and scarier, ...
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