Posts with tag diaries

False Quote on G.W. Bush...

There's a link floating around the interwebs that claims Reagan wrote about having to 'find George's son a job' in his diary. The quote reads,
'A moment I've been dreading. George brought his ne're-do-well son around this morning and asked me to find the kid a job. Not the political one who lives in Florida. The one who hangs around here all the time looking shiftless. This so-called kid is already almost 40 and has never had a real job. Maybe I'll call Kinsley over at The New Republic and see if they'll hire him as a contributing editor or something. That looks like easy work.'
It's attributed to May 17th, 1986. The actual May 17th, 1986 entry is,
'had lunch with members of the Honor Guard; radiocast; Rex returned in good condition.'
Not nearly as colorful.. ;) I just thought I'd post my own little snopes style report on this before 50 people try and send it my way. Sometimes things posted on the internet for "fun" are taken in completely the wrong light. Check your sources ;)