Ray Charles has died. Unlike Racist Reagan, this is a man who
actually had
value and talent.

At 73, he still had more music to give. The Very Best of Ray Charles
is a CD
that lives aboard Alien and is played often, especially when we sail
at night.

RB

Republican Ray Charles is OK? How big of you.

What do you base "racist Reagan" on? South Africa policy? Reagan didn't
think sanctions were necessary because international companies
operating in South Africa were already treating races equally, and the
practice was spreading. Given that, and the communist leanings of the
ANC leadership at the time, you can make a good argument that sanctions
on South Africa delayed black middle-class progress. What the sanctions
did was cause unemployment for the poorest blacks and drive the most
talented South Africans of all races away to America or Europe or
Australia, where they stayed. Now South Africa is known mostly for its
crime and AIDS problems.