The Cursed American Presidency

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Thursday, August 26th, 1982: CBS '60 Minutes' has a controversial unflattering expose on the political career of former LA Governor Edwin Edwards (D). Critics blasts the expose as part of a political hit-job & blaming the US Justice Department for their year-long investigation into the flamboyant former Democratic Governor.

South African Army 773rd Death Squad Battalion launches missiles into the cities & towns of Nanyuki, Nakuru, Lamu, Eldoret, Garissa & Mombasa which results in the death toll rising to over 57,000+; the Red Cross reported that the devastation & deadly ramifications will have huge implications of rebuilding Kenya.

Friday, August 27th, 1982: Indonesian President Suharto meets with US Vice President George H.W. Bush during Courtesy Call meeting at the Istana Palace in Jakarta.

Saturday, August 28th, 1982: Colombian President Lieutenant General Seymour Quintero announcing the full nationalization of Exxon Mobil effective immediately stating the Colombian people have the right to own the oil company during his 6-HR weekly morning TV Show.

Sunday, August 29th, 1982: Uruguyan President General Gregorio Alvarez, Argentinian President General Wellington Rodriguez, Chilean President Major General Gerald Enriquez, Ecuadorian President Osvaldo Hurtado, Peruvian President Fernando Belaunde Terry, Colombian President Lieutenant General Seymour Quintero, Paraguyan President General Andres Rodriguez, Bolivian President General Guido Vildoso, Venezuelan President Luis Herrera, Surinamese President Jorge Hendricks, Guyanese President Forbes Burnham attend the SouthCur Movement Conference in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Monday, August 30th, 1982: Argentinian President General Wellington Rodriguez leaves the SouthCur Movement Conference following ugly dustup dispute with Chilean President Major General Gerald Enriquez during bilateral meeting. Apparently, Enriquez demanded Rodriguez pay full restitution to the Chilean people for Argentina's illegal & deadly invasion of Chile during the 3-year Civil War.

Tuesday, August 31st, 1982: Colombian President Lieutenant General Seymour Quintero begins state visits to Haiti, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica & Cuba.

Coming Up: Segments for the Fall of 1982 including National & International Segments as well as the 1982 Midterms.

 

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Wednesday, September 1st, 1982: The United States Air Force Space Command is founded.
Mexican President General Oscar Robles announces on nationwide address during his annual Presidential Address to the Nation from the National Palace in Mexico City, that the Mexican military government will be nationalizing banks across the United Mexican States in light on the 1982 Economic Recession.

Thursday, September 2nd, 1982: Pope Carlos I meets with French President Francois Mitterrand during an Audience Meeting at the Apostolic Palace. Speculation is brewing that Mitterrand's using the visit as a smokescreen to find out what's causing his fainting spells lately according to rumored tabloids.

Friday, September 3rd, 1982: The government of Danish Prime Minister Anker Jorgensen resigns altogether.
US President Ronald Reagan signs the Job Training Partnership Act of 1982 into law.

Saturday, September 4th, 1982: The Soviet Union performs an underground nuclear test.

Sunday, September 5th, 1982: US Men's Amateur Golf Championship, The Country Club: Jay Sigel wins 8 & 7 over David Tolley.

Monday, September 6th, 1982: Polish dissidents seize the Polish Embassy Compound in Bern, Switzerland.

Tuesday, September 7th, 1982: San Diego Mayor Pete Wilson (R)'s campaign for the nationally-watched CA US Senate election, goes aggressive on the airwaves including TV: airing controversial negative attack advertising commercials blasting the "Chaotic 4 Years" of the administration of former US President Jerry Brown (D): stating Brown failed to live up to campaign promises under his presidency on balancing the federal budget, disastrous economic policy & weak on public safety. Critics accuse Wilson's campaign of aggressively using racially-charged dog whistles when showing an African American man violently raping a young teenage Anglo girl at her home. The Brown campaign blasted Mayor Wilson & his campaign for using smear & racially-charged rhetoric tactics.

Wednesday, September 8th, 1982: In the Netherlands: the Dutch Social Democratic Party wins legislative elections, which results in a fascist politician entering the Dutch Parliament.

Thursday, September 9th, 1982: 'Your Arm's Are Too Short To Box With God' opens at the Alvin Theater in NYC, NY St. It runs for 69 performances.
Columbia mated with SRB's & external tank in preparation for STS-5.
Conestoga 1, 1st private commercial rocket, makes their suborbital flight.

Friday, September 10th, 1982: Decca releases the Beatles audition on 'Complete Silver Beatles' album just 20 years after label executives rejected them feeling that "guitar groups are on the way out" & "the Beatles have no future in show business."

Saturday, September 11th, 1982: Debbie Maffett of CA is crowned the 55th Miss America 1983.
US Open Women's Tennis Championship: Chris Evert wins her 6th & final US championship defeating Hana Mandlikova, 6-3; 6-1.

Sunday, September 12th, 1982: US Men's Tennis Open Championship: Jimmy Connors defeats Czech tennis star Ivan Lendi: 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4: This is Connors' 4th US championship.

Monday, September 13th, 1982: Spantax Airlines DC-10 crashes following takeoff from Malaga, Spain: killing 50 people.

Tuesday, September 14th, 1982: Lebanese President-elect Bachir Gemayel & 26 others are killed following a bombing explosion of the Lebanese Phalange Party Headquarters.
Cindy Nicholas of Canada makes her 19th swim of the English Channel.
Trevor Baxter sets skateboard high jump record of 5' 5.7.

Coming Up: Embrace The Chaos Part II

 

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The Monegasque Princely Royal Family during happier times: Spring 1981

September 13th, 1982
Mont Agel, Monaco


Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of the Principality of Monaco wasn't in a good mood. She was pissed off & had good reason to be pissed off: she busted her youngest daughter, Stephanie & her boyfriend, Paul Belmondo having passionate sex inside one of the bedrooms of the family vacation residence Roc Agel. Stephanie wasn't interested in attending the Institute of Fashion Design. As a matter of fact, she was interested in having hardcore sex with her boyfriend instead of making plans to attend the Institute of Fashion Design in Paris (which Grace had to pull some strings in order to get her daughter into the school). Apparently, Stephanie wasn't interested in fashion, she was interested in going to race car school with her boyfriend including fucking with him non-stop.

This enraged Princess Grace to no end. She had to put her foot down at some point & decided this was the time to do it.

On the morning of September 13th, Princess Grace & her youngest daughter, Princess Stephanie were ending a week-long argument on the usual subject: whether Stephanie was to begin attending the Institute of Fashion Design in Paris, France or as Stephanie would've preferred, attending race car school with her boyfriend at the time, Paul. In order to ironing out the details, as the chauffeur was putting their belongings into the brown Land Rover, he was notified by the Princess Consort, that she, would be driving her youngest daughter alone. The chauffeur attempted to convince the Princess Consort to reconsider, because he felt this was a huge mistake & he didn't think it would feel right about letting them go alone without any backup.

Once Princess Grace & Princess Stephanie left in the brown Land Rover (Grace was driving the vehicle), the chauffeur shook his head & was worried about the potential implications & ramifications if things went wrong.....

Little did he know, things would go wrong & in a hurry quickly!

Just 10 minutes into their journey heading down the narrow, winding CD-37 as it led out of the village of LaTurbie, something wasn't quite right. I mean, something wasn't quite right.

Somewhere overlooking the hill, there was a suspicious creepy person wearing baggy clothing & a large jacket using a weird-looking telescope which was quite unusual. This suspicious strange character was determined to make a point: she aimed at the unspecified target & opened fire using a silencer opening fire: BANG! BANG! BANG!

In the meantime, Yves Philly, who was driving behind the brown Land Rover which Princess Grace was driving, watched in horror as the brown Land Rover negotiated hard hairpin turns as they neared the Cap d'Ali when the vehicle jerked back & forth with the side doors scrapping the mountain side.

'Dear God......stop them. It's suicide!" Philly blasted his horn as hard as he could, getting the attention of the Land Rover, which straightened up for a moment. However, it wasn't too long before the vehicle approached the next curve, which was known as the Devil's Curse.

Upon the loud cracks hitting the front window of the brown Land Rover, the vehicle suddenly accelerated in an excess of 60 miles per HR & quickly flew over the bridge, clipping the treetops as it bounced & rolled down the steep embankment. The brown Land Rover struck a tree near the bottom & rolled onto a pile of rocks, crushing the passenger-side door & roof. Because neither Princess Grace & Princess Stephanie were wearing any seatbelts (to this day, why they didn't wear seatbelts is beyond me so go figure), both Grace & Stephanie bounced around within the interior resulting in severe, devastating, horrific injuries.

Sesto Lequio was minding his business handling his flower growing duties when he heard a loud crash: "What the fuck was that?" Lequio ran outside to see the crushed brown Land Rover in his garden. Knowing people were inside the vehicle, Lequio quickly ran over to the wreckage (didn't notice the bullet holes on the front window) & managed to get an injured Stephanie out of the vehicle by pulling her out. Then he noticed Grace unconscious & bleeding all over the place. The ambulance crew had to pull Grace out of the vehicle.

According to eyewitnesses, they strongly pointed out that had Princess Grace been rushed to a close-by medical center in Nice (where they had better equipment), she might've good a damn good chance of surviving the injuries sustained in the accident. Instead, Princess Grace & Princess Stephanie were taken to the Monaco Hospital in La Calle. One of the leading neurosurgeons described the Princess Consort's treatment as "appalling" & basically incompetent & disastrous. By the time the doctors realized the true extent of Grace's injuries, she was in a irreversible coma. Her husband, Prince Rainier, III made the difficult decision to take his wife off of life support the next day, September 14th at 10:55 PM.

The official version was that Princess Grace had suffered injuries to the brain & the thorax including a fractured femur.

 

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Tuesday, September 14th, 1982: Princess Grace passes away after her family decides to take the Princess Consort of Monaco off of life support at the Monaco Hospital in La Calle, Monaco at the age of 52. The Monegasque people are in mourning across the country & the entire world mourns this difficult tragic loss.

Wednesday, September 15th, 1982: Miss Universe 1981 Dominique Dufour of Canada arrives in Colombia, where she participates in local community service events. She also has a Courtesy Call meeting with Colombian President Lieutenant General Seymour Quintero at the Casa de Narino in Bogota.

Thursday, September 16th, 1982: US President Ronald Reagan & US First Lady Nancy Reagan hosts Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos & his wife, Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos in a heavily-guarded state visit on the South Portico Grounds of the White House which includes the 21 Cannon Salute & the playing of the respective national anthems of the Philippines & the United States.

Friday, September 17th, 1982: The CA US Senate Debate between three-term San Diego Mayor Pete Wilson (R) & former US President Jerry Brown (D) takes place on the campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA. The debate immediately got tense & very explosive confrontations with accusations of misinterpreting each other's records in office; campaign mudslinging, smear campaigns, etc.,

Former US President Jerry Brown (D) & San Diego Mayor Pete Wilson (R) shaking hands before their debate.

Saturday, September 18th, 1982: Funeral Service for the late Princess Consort Grace of Monaco takes place at the Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate in Monaco-ville, Monaco. Among the dignitaries in attendance: US First Lady Nancy Reagan, French First Lady Danielle Mitterrand, Diana, Princess of Wales (representing the British Royal Family), King Baudoin & Queen Fabiola of Belgium, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Prince Philipp of Liechtenstein, Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxembourg, Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, Prince Bertil of Sweden, Duke of Halland; Aga Khan IV & Begum Aga Khan, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, King Faud II of Egypt, Empress Farah of Iran, the Duke of Aosta, Irish President Patrick Hillery & PA Governor Dick Thornburgh (R) including countless others in attendance.

The Lebanese Christian militia known as the Phalange, avenges the assassination of Lebanese President-elect Bachir Gemayel, by killing thousands of Palestinians in the Sabra & Shatila refugee camps in West Beirut.

Sunday, September 19th, 1982: The first emoticons are posted by Scott Fahlman.

Monday, September 20th, 1982: US Vice President George H.W. Bush holds campaign rally for IL Governor Big Jim Thompson (R) in Peiora, IL.

Tuesday, September 21st, 1982: The National Football League Players Association announces calls for a strike, which becomes the first in-season strike working stoppage in the 63-year-history of the NFL. The strike would go onto lasting 57 days, which reduces the regular season from 16 games to 9 games. It also forced an expansion of the 16-team playoff tournament in the NFL.

Wednesday, September 22nd, 1982: Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi orders the deployment of reservists in the Kenyan Armed Forces including an estimated 57,000 military personnel troops into battle against South Africa in what many called "The Quagmire in Kenya."

Zairan President Colonel Joseph Mobuto allegedly loots over $6.6 billion of the Zairan treasury & supposedly transfers the money to Switzerland. Mobuto is known for being crazy & nuts according to Zairan political observers & foreign policy analysts.

Former TX Governors Allan Shivers, John Connally & Preston Smith announced their endorsements of incumbent TX Governor William P. Clements, Jr., (R) who's seeking reelection against TX State Attorney General Mark W. White, Jr., (D) in the nationally-watched TX gubernatorial election.

Thursday, September 23rd, 1982: The Creepy Stalkers strike again: instigating horrific explosions in Brussels, Belgium killing 500+.

King Baudouin & Queen Fabiola were taken to undisclosed location for safety concerns.

Nelly Rivas, the controversial mistress of the late Argentinian President Juan Peron, confirms she'll be running for a seat in the Argentinian Senate in the 1983 elections.

NYC Mayor Ed Koch (D) wins the Democratic gubernatorial primary over former US Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman (D-NY St) & former NYC Mayor John Lindsay (D) by double digits. He faces off against former US First Lady Happy Rockefeller (R) in the November general election. Polling surveys showing Mrs. Rockefeller leading Koch between 17-29 percentage points.

Friday, September 24th, 1982: Prince Charles of Wales narrowly escaped an assassination attempt when the Prince of Wales was leaving the Royal British Army military base, Fort Windsor in South Georgia while he was visiting the Falkland Islands. Allegations surfaced that the Argentinian Military Junta might've been involved, which Argentinian President General Wellington Rodriguez strongly denied.

First gubernatorial debate between incumbent TX Governor William P. Clements, Jr., (R) & TX State Attorney General Mark W. White, Jr., (D) takes place in Amarillo, TX: the debate gets explosive with insults, potshots, etc.,

Saturday, September 25th, 1982: Conspiracy theories explode in Monaco when news of the secret exhumation of the late Princess Consort Grace of Monaco took place at the Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate in Monaco-ville. Allegations surface that the Monegasque Royal Family had been grappling with conspiracy theories as to what really happened in the 09.13.82 Incident. According to anonymous sources, the late Princess Consort's body will be taken to a super secret undisclosed location for "safety concerns".

French President Francois Mitterrand is reportedly still in Italy for "medical treatment". It's unknown whether he'll be back to resume his duties.

Sunday, September 26th, 1982: Panamanian President General Florencio Flores Aguilar faces a no-confidence vote from within the Junta & from the Panamanian Congress due to the ongoing economic problems & inflation crisis.

Monday, September 27th, 1982: Jefferson Cheng is inaugurated for his 4th term as the 5th Prime Minister of Hong Kong during a scaled-down inauguration ceremony. Among the foreign dignitaries in attendance: Canadian Deputy Prime Minister John Turner, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, US Secretary of State George P. Shultz.

Allegations surfacing that the ringleader of instigating the backlash against Panamanian President General Florencio Flores Aguilar is none other than General Manuel Noriega, the right-hand-man behind the late Panamanian President General Omar Torrijos.

Massive protests explode in the PRC as thousands marched on the streets of Beijing, Shanghai & other cities demanding the end of the communist dictatorship.

Tuesday, September 28th, 1982: Cuban President Fidel Castro calls US President Ronald Reagan "cowboy jackass" & "a shame to the American people, who has to endure the embarrassment of an idiot pretending to be President", in reference to Reagan's acting career from decades ago.

Wednesday, September 29th, 1982: Former US First Lady Linda Ronstadt-Brown interviewed on Playboy Magazine which attracts lots of controversy.

Thursday, September 30th, 1982: French President Francois Mitterrand returns from "medical leave" in Italy & resumes his duties as President.

 

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Friday, October 1st, 1982: In West Germany, Helmut Kohl succeeds Helmut Schmidt & becomes the country's new Chancellor.

Saturday, October 2nd, 1982: President Ronald Reagan campaigns for incumbent PA Governor Dick Thornburgh (R) in campaign rally in Pittsburgh, PA. Thornburgh is facing a surprisingly close reelection campaign against his Democratic challenger US Rep. Allen Ertel (D-PA).

Sunday, October 3rd, 1982: Former US Defense Secretary Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., is interviewed by David Brinkley of ABC's 'This Week' from the ABC News Studios in Washington, DC: discussing the foreign policy hotspots, opinions of the Reagan administration's foreign policy doctrine & defending his record at the Pentagon during his tenure under the administration of then-President Jerry Brown.

Monday, October 4th, 1982: The National Informer exposes a juicy tabloid scoop revealing controversial illegal voting irregularities in the 1976 Presidential election which accuses several high-profile members of the Brown campaign of voting fraud in several battleground states.

Tuesday, October 5th, 1982: Former La Roja Governor Carlos Menem confirms he will run for his old job again in the 1983 elections.

Wednesday, October 6th, 1982: Former Argentinian Minister of Social Welfare & former Argentinian Ambassador to Spain Jose Lopez Rega reportedly arrives in Portugal; Speculation is swirling around Lopez Rega trying to avoid extradition back to Argentina.

TX US Senate debate takes place on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin between incumbent United States Senator Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX) & US Rep. Jim Collins (R-TX).

Thursday, October 7th, 1982: Former LA Governor Edwin Edwards (D) is injured following another assassination attempt while campaigning in Shreveport. It's believed that explosive devices exploded at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Shreveport during a campaign rally: 29 people were killed & 73 others injured. Edwards was rushed to the Shreveport Medical Center for emergency surgery & security has increased.

Friday, October 8th, 1982: Poland bans the Solidarity Trade Union despite the fact it was suspended on December 13th, 1981. The news causes strong backlash amongst the populace across Poland.

Saturday, October 9th, 1982: The controversial Olof Palme of the Swedish Social Democratic Party becomes Prime Minister of Sweden once again. Palme is known for causing antagonism towards the West & Eastern Bloc. Relations between the US & Sweden have been going downhill for years during Palme's two terms as Prime Minister (1969-1976) which caused the Nixon, Ford & Rockefeller administrations to freeze diplomatic relations altogether.

Sunday, October 10th, 1982: US Defense Secretary Barry Goldwater attends the Double Ten festivities in Taipei, Taiwan & meets with Taiwanese President Chiang Ching-kuo at the Presidential Office Building.

Monday, October 11th, 1982: The Mary Rose flagship of Henry VIII which sank in 1545, is raised by the Solent.

Second TX gubernatorial debate between incumbent TX Governor William P. Clements, Jr., (R) & TX State Attorney General Mark W. White, Jr., (D) occurs inside the ABC 24 KVUE-TV Austin studios in Austin, TX. Moderating the debate on statewide television was ABC 8 WFAA-TV Dallas news anchor Tracy Rowlett.

Tuesday, October 12th, 1982: Indonesian President Suharto & his wife, Indonesian First Lady Siti Hartinah are greeted by US President Ronald Reagan & US First Lady Nancy Reagan on the South Portico of the White House in Washington, DC in grand red carpet state visit with 21 Cannon Salute.

 

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Wednesday, October 13th, 1982: IOC Executive Committee approves full reinstatement of the late Jim Thorpe's gold medals from the 1982 Olympics.

Thursday, October 14th, 1982: NHL: New York Islanders shut out Pittsburgh Penguins 9-0.

Friday, October 15th, 1982: NC Governor Jim Hunt (D) interviewed by Barbara Walters of ABC News during the Fall Session of the National Governors Association.

Saturday, October 16th, 1982: Third & final TX gubernatorial debate between incumbent TX Governor William P. Clements, Jr., (R) & TX State Attorney General Mark W. White, Jr., (D) takes place in Dallas, TX.

US Secretary of State George P. Shultz warns the United States will withdraw from the United Nations if the UN General Assembly votes to exclude Israel.

Sunday, October 17th, 1982: 1st live orchestra on US commercial network since 1954: National Symphony Orchestra.

Monday, October 18th, 1982: US Defense Secretary Barry Goldwater meets with Saudi Arabian President General Jamal Al-Fayheed at the Presidential Palace in Riyadh.

Tuesday, October 19th, 1982: Libyian Army mercenaries deployed alongside the border with Egypt. Speculation is swirling around the potential of instigating full-scale terrorist attacks across the Middle East.

Wednesday, October 20th, 1982: Luzhniki Disaster: During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow & HFC Haarlem, 66 people were crushed to death.

Thursday, October 21st, 1982: Final IL gubernatorial debate between incumbent IL Governor Big Jim Thompson (R) & former United States Senator Adlai Stevenson, III (D-IL) in Springfield, IL.

Friday, October 22nd, 1982: The 31st Miss Universe pageant is held at the Coliso Amauta in Lima, Peru: the first time that the Miss Universe pageant is held in South America; Uranita Alvarez of Brazil wins Miss Universe 1982 becoming the 3rd Brazilian to win the MU Crown & also the youngest at 17 years old. Alvarez defeated Patty Chong Kerkos of Guam. However, the broadcast is abruptly interrupted by breaking news out of the Middle East just as Ms. Alvarez takes her walk down the stage after being crowned by Miss Universe 1981 Dominique Dufour of Canada while the audience was cheering loudly.

 

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Friday, October 22nd, 1982
10:57 PM EST
CBS Studios
NYC, NY St

Announcer: "We are interrupting the 31st Miss Universe pageant with breaking news...... We go now to CBS Studios in New York to Dan Rather."

Dan Rather: "This is a CBS News Special Report...... we are interrupting our broadcast of the 31st Miss Universe pageant to bring you news of disturbing developments coming out of the Middle East. According to reports coming out, controversial Libyan dictator Colonel Mummar Gaddafi has just announced on Libyian state television that the Libyian Army's Death Squad Battalion has launched a missile strike which struck the E-4 Boeing 747-200 aircraft carrying US Defense Secretary Barry Goldwater aboard while Secretary Goldwater was flying to Cairo, Egypt for upcoming meetings with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak & Egyptian Defense Minister Field Marshal Abd Al-Halim Abu-Ghazala. There are reports coming in at this hour which are indicating the likely massive increased rise of casualties from the plane crash are rising and we don't know the status of Secretary Goldwater. More developments from our foreign affairs correspondent in Cairo."
Coming Up This Week: Fallout of the Chaos in the Middle East & Personal Diaries from usual Who's Who.

 

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Personal Perspective: Foley
Friday, October 22nd, 1982
3:00 PM EEST
Somewhere in the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt

Mitchell Foley was in the midst of his steamy sex escapade with Reina Haznueh while he was on vacation in their secret hideout. Both were naked & barefoot on the bed when the phone rang, Mit got up from the bed: "Hello?" Foley's suprerior: Geoffrey Dawson of the US Embassy in Cairo was on the other line: "Foley. I've been trying to get a hold of you and haven't heard anything from you since last week. Where have you've been?"

Foley was flustered & responded: "I'm on vacation in the third day of my vacation week...." Dawson sternly informed him about a plane crash which occurred earlier in the day & that his presence was needed at the US Embassy Compound at once.

Annoyed, Foley told him he'll be there in a few HRS & hung up. Not before he continued having sex with Reina, who enioyed her "vacation exercise" with Foley since these two have been having a secret affair for awhile.

After taking a shower & getting dressed, Foley & Reina got into the vehicle & drove over to the US Embassy Compound in Cairo, where they were informed about the E-4 plane crash. Foley then managed a double-pronged communication radio where he managed to get in contact with one of the CID special agents, who was on the security detail with US Defense Secretary Barry Goldwater when the E-4 Boeing 747-200 aircraft was shot down by the Libyian Army's Death Squad Battalion.

Foley: "This is Mitchell Foley of the US Embassy in Cairo. Can I ask whom I am speaking with please?"

CID Special Agent Travis Patterson: "CID Special Agent Travis Patterson of the US Army Protective Services Battalion."

Foley: "What is the status of Defense Secretary Barry Goldwater?"

Patterson: "I don't know the status of Secretary Goldwater because I'm injured from the crash."

Foley: "I've been told that there are medical paramedics, law enforcement, military personnel and others heading towards you at the crash site right now. Can you tell us any other information about if anyone else is aboard E-4?"

Patterson: "I am not sure. But I think I see several survivors."

 

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President Reagan's Biggest Foreign Policy Test!
11:25 PM EST
Oval Office, White House
Washington, DC

President Ronald Reagan: "Good evening. I am coming on the air tonight to inform the American people of recent developments that have transpired in the Middle East this evening in a surprise attack, the Libyian Army's Death Squad Battalion under the direct supervision and orders of the so-called Maximum Leader, Colonel Mummar Gaddafi, launched a terrorist attack with violent force. They shot down via surface-to-air missile, Boeing 747-200 E-4 Aircraft which has resulted in the deadly ramifications, which has also resulted in increase of mass casualties among those aboard.

Now as of this moment, there's been confirmation of other passengers being severely injured from the plane crash. We are working with our Egyptian counterparts in the search and rescue efforts including other measures.

The status of Secretary of Defense Barry Goldwater is that he is unconscious and currently undergoing emergency surgery. That is all I have to inform on you but I ask all of the American people to pray for Secretary Goldwater and the countless passengers, who became the victims of this barbaric terrorist attack. May their families be comforted that we won't ever forget them.

I have instructed the Deputy Secretary of Defense to begin preparations for full-scale military and nuclear retaliation against the Libyian regime and other foreign actors involved in this disgusting and barbaric act of terrorism. I am giving Colonel Gaddafi an ultimatum: cease and desist altogether immediately and leave the country withim 48 HRS. To not do so will result in the United States initiating full military operations against these terrorists at the appropriate time of our choosing. Tomorrow, I shall go before a special Joint Session of Congress and ask for the authorization needed to prepare a military response to this barbaric terrorist attack. We as Americans, will rise to the challenge, together, with grit, determination, and unrelenting resolve.

My message to the Maximum Leader tonight simple: We are not ever going to listen to your sadistic twisted lectures on history. May God bless America and may God bless the United States Armed Forces."

Saturday, October 23rd, 1982: US Defense Secretary Barry Goldwater dies during emergency surgery at the Maadi Military Hospital in Cairo, Egypt.

US President Ronald Reagan orders all flags across all 51 states & the US territories of US Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands & American Samoa to fly half-mast upon official confirmation of Secretary Goldwater's death.

Later in the day, President Reagan goes before a special Joint Session of Congress & calls for authorization of military force against the Libyian government in retaliation for Operation Baboon, the controversial operation that flamboyant Libyian dictator Colonel Mummar Gaddafi personally gave the green-light in the 10.22.82 Incident.

Sunday, October 24th, 1982: Steffi Graf plays her 1st professional tennis match.

Monday, October 25th, 1982: The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives votes 464-3 in approving the Reauthorization of Military Force to respond against the Libyian government. The only three dissenters: Congresswomam Shirley Chisholm (D-NY St) & Congressmen Ron Dellums (D-CA) & Ron Paul (R-TX), the controversial vote against authorization for military force all but ends his political career. The GOP-controlled United States Senate votes overwhelmingly 102-0 in approving the resolution later in the day. United States Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), the staunchest opponent of the Reagan administration & likely contender for the 1984 Democratic Party presidential nomination, was hesitant but ultimately voted in favor.

Immediately following the authorization passed by both houses of Congress, President Reagan meets with acting Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger to begin weighing military response. Two different task forces (named MacArthur & Eisenhower) on each side of the Gulf are deployed towards Libya with the USS Enterprise immediately moving across the Atlantic to reach the shores of the Libyan-Egyptian border, while the USS McCain settles course for Libya in the Mediterranean Sea. The planned military operation involves American planes gaining air superiority in the skies, before dropping paratroopers in to take out the Libyan Armed Forces including rescuing hundreds taken as prisoners-of-war. From there, the operational plan is to seize Benghazi & Tripoli & subduing the Gaddafi loyalist forces remaining following the aerial bombardment.

David Hookes scores Cricket century in 34 balls 43 minutes; South Africa vs Victoria.

Tuesday, October 26th, 1982: US budget deficit reaches the record $110.7 billion for Fiscal Year 1982.

In the meantime, US Secretary of State George P. Shultz travels to Tunisia, to call for the immediate release of American prisoners in Libya as increased scrutiny of the Reagan administration's lack of advanced knowledge of the planned Libyan attack grows. Shultz meets with Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba, whom Shultz aggressively strong-arms into allowing American military personnel troops into Tunisia to begin military training at several military bases.

The Republic of Korea secretly commemorating the 3-year anniversary of the assassination of Korean President Park Chung-hee.

Wednesday, October 27th, 1982: Dominion Day in Canada is officially renamed Canada Day.

The 101st Airborne Hot Company is deployed to the Mediterranean Sea as a deterrent to Iranian forces that had encircled US military bases & installations. The presence of the 101st Airborne Hot Company isn't meant to be permanent & which in a matter of days, will be deployed to Libya.

Mourners paying their respects to the late US Defense Secretary Barry Goldwater as they filed past his closed, flag-draped casket inside the Rotunda of the US Capitol. Several of his colleagues in the United States Senate paid their respects. Goldwater's body has been lying in repose since Tuesday, October 26th.

Thursday, October 28th, 1982: The Socialist Party wins the parliamentary elections in Spain; Felipe Gonzalez is elected Prime Minister.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has ordered full deployment of 61,000+ Army personnel troops including 29,000+ Air Force personnel troops towards unspecified areas toward the border of Libya increasing speculation about the Egyptians getting involved in the upcoming military operation accompanying the US & NATO-allied nations are involved.

The flag-draped casket of US Defense Secretary Barry Goldwater is placed aboard Air Force Two at Andrews AFB in Camp Springs, MD & flown back to his home state of AZ for the final trip to the Grand Canyon State.

Later in the day, Air Force Two arrives at the Phoenix International Airport where Secretary Goldwater's flag-draped casket is taken out of Air Force Two via scissor-truck by the Honor Guard of the AZ Air National Guard & placed into a hearse, where the funeral procession goes through the streets of Phoenix, AZ before arriving at the AZ State Capitol Building in downtown Phoenix: another Lying in Repose takes place inside the Rotunda of the State Capitol Building; an estimated 5,673+ mourners paid their respects to the legendary Arizonan.

Friday, October 29th, 1982: Funeral Service of US Defense Secretary Barry Goldwater takes place inside Gammage Auditorium on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ: The speakers included US President Ronald Reagan, United States Senator Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ), Congressman John McCain (R-AZ 01st), AZ Governor Bruce Babbitt (D).

The American flag, which draped the casket of Secretary Goldwater, was folded by the Honor Guard of the AZ Air National Guard & given to his widow, Peggy Goldwater. Afterwards, the casket was carried out of the Gammage Auditorium & slowly taken down the steps, where a loud thundering 19 Cannon Salute was fired by the Field Battery Salute Unit of the AZ Army National Guard followed by the flyover from the AZ Air National Guard during the moving Departure Honors Ceremony.

According to sources, Secretary Goldwater will be interred at a later date in Paradise Valley, AZ.

Saturday, October 30th, 1982: Portugal revised its constitution.

The first American airstrikes against Libyan forces are launched: American jets quickly seize control of the skies, cratering runways & bombarding Libyan military installations across the country. They inflict hundreds of casualties on ememy forces on the first day of Operation Cowboy. Special Forces assisted by NATO, UN Forces Command & Egyptian Armed Forces including the Jordanians, airdropped into the isthmus beginning reconnaissance missions & to harass & destroying enemy infrastructure. As the aerial attack continues, Colonel Gaddafi goes on Libyan state television & accuses the US of killing innocent civilians & threatens to blow up American military installations in the Middle East in response.

Sunday, October 31st, 1982: Pope Carlos I becomes the first Pontiff to visit Spain, where he meets with Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez & King Juan Carlos I & Queen Sofia.

Monday, November 1st, 1982: US President Ronald Reagan announces the nomination of Samuel Friedlander Hart to become US Ambassador to Ecuador.

Coming Up: Election results in the 1982 Midterms across all 51 states & fallout

 

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1982 Midterm Election Results
Tuesday, November 2nd, 1982

(US House of Representatives)
Dems: 271 Seats (+26)✔
GOPers: 165 Seats
DEM HOLD

(United States Senate)
(AZ)
Dennis DeConcini (D-incumbent): 56.9%✔
Pete Dunn (R): 36.3%
DEM HOLD

(AZ: Special)
Morris Udall (D-incumbent): 57.83%✔
John Conlan (R): 37%
DEM HOLD

(CA: Open)
Pete Wilson (R): 55%✔
Jerry Brown (D): 42%
GOP HOLD

(CA: Special)
Wilson Riles (D-incumbent): 61%✔
Barry Goldwater, Jr., (R): 37%
DEM HOLD

(CT)
Lowell Weicker (R-incumbent): 50%✔
Toby Moffett (D): 46%
GOP HOLD

(DE)
William Roth (R-incumbent): 55%✔
David Levinson (D): 44%
GOP HOLD

(FL)
Lawton Chiles (D-incumbent): 61%✔
Van B. Poole (R): 38%
DEM HOLD

Coming Up: Part II of the 1982 Midterm Election Results from November 2nd, 1982.

 

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1982 Midterm Election Results (Part II)
Tuesday, November 2nd, 1982
(United States Senate: Part II)
(HI)
Spark Matsunaga (D-incumbent): 80%✔
Clarence Brown (R): 17%
DEM HOLD

(IN)
Richard Lugar (R-incumbent): 53%✔
Floyd Fithian (D): 45%
GOP HOLD

(ME)
George J. Mitchell (D-incumbent): 60%✔
David F. Emery (R): 39%
DEM HOLD

(MD)
Paul Sarbanes (D-incumbent): 63%✔
Lawrence Hogan (R): 36%
DEM HOLD

(MA)
Edward M. Kennedy (D-incumbent): 60%✔
Ray Shamle (R): 38%
DEM HOLD

(MI)
Donald Riegle (D-incumbent): 57%✔
Philip Ruppe (R): 40%
DEM HOLD

(MN)
David Durenberger (R-incumbent): 49.83%✔
Mark Dayton (D): 48.61%
GOP HOLD

(MS)
John C. Stennis (D-incumbent): 64%✔
Haley Barbour (R): 35%
DEM HOLD

(MO)
John Danforth (R-incumbent): 50%✔
Harriet Woods (D): 49%
GOP HOLD

(MT)
John Mechler (D-incumbent): 54%✔
Larry R. Williams (R): 41%
DEM HOLD

(NE)
Edward Zorinsky (D-incumbent): 66%✔
Jim Keck (R): 28%
DEM HOLD

(NV)
Chic Hecht (R): 50%✔
Howard Cannon (D-incumbent): 47%
GOP GAIN

Coming Up: Part III of the 1982 Midterm election results.

 

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1982 Midterm Election Results (Part III)
Tuesday, November 2nd, 1982
(United States Senate: Part III)
(NJ: Open)
Frank Lautenberg (D): 50%✔
Millicent Fenwick (R): 47%
DEM GAIN

(NM)
Jeff Bingaman (D): 53%✔
Harrison Schmidt (R-incumbent): 46%
DEM GAIN

(NY St)
Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-incumbent): 65%✔
Florence M. Sullivan (R): 34%
DEM HOLD

(ND)
Quentin Burdick (D-NPL-incumbent): 62%✔
Gene Knorr (R): 34%
DEM HOLD

(OH)
Howard Metzenbaum (D-incumbent): 56%✔
Paul Pfeifer (R): 41%
DEM HOLD

(PA)
John Heinz (R-incumbent): 59%✔
Cyril Wecht (D): 39%
GOP HOLD

(PR)
Juan H. Cinton Garcia (D/PNP-incumbent): 57.73%✔
Miguel Hernandez Agosto (PPD): 29.61%
Jorge Vasquez (R): 13.25%
DEM HOLD

(RI)
John Chafee (R-incumbent): 51%✔
Julius Michaelson (D): 48%
GOP HOLD

(TN)
Jim Sasser (D-incumbent): 61%✔
Robin Beard (R): 38%
DEM HOLD

(TX)
Lloyd Bentsen (D-incumbent): 58%✔
James M. Collins (R): 40%
DEM HOLD

(UT)
Orrin Hatch (R-incumbent): 58%✔
Ted Wilson (D): 41%
GOP HOLD

(VT)
Robert Stafford (R-incumbent): 50%✔
James A. Guest (D): 47%
GOP HOLD

(VA: Open)
Paul Trible (R): 51%✔
Dick Davis (D): 48%
GOP GAIN

(WA St)
Henry M. Jackson (D-incumbent): 68%✔
Doug Jewett (R): 24%
DEM HOLD

(WV)
Robert Byrd (D): 68%✔
Cleve Benedict (R): 30%
DEM HOLD

(WI)
William Proxmire (D-incumbent): 63%✔
Scott McCollum (R): 34%
DEM HOLD

(WY)
Malcolm Wallop (R-incumbent): 56%✔
Rodger McDaniel (D): 43%
GOP HOLD

Coming Soon: Election results in the US State & Territory Governorships from the 1982 Midterm Election Results of Tuesday, November 2nd, 1982.

 

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1982 Midterm Election Results (Part IV)
Tuesday, November 2nd, 1982
(US State & Territory Governorships: Part I)

(AL: Open)
George Wallace (D): 57%✔
Emory Folmar (R): 39%
DEM HOLD

(AK: Open)
Bill Sheffield (D): 46%✔
Tom Fink (R): 37%
Dick Randolph (LIB): 14%
DEM GAIN

(AR)
Bill Clinton (D-incumbent): 54%✔
Frank D. White (R): 45%
DEM HOLD

(AZ)
Bruce Babbitt (D-incumbent): 62%✔
Leo Corbet (R): 32%
DEM HOLD

(CA: Open)
Bradley (D): 48%
Deukmejian (R): 48%
*Statewide Recount rumored to be underway due to voting irregularities.

(CO)
Dick Lamm (D-incumbent): 65%✔
John Fuhr (R): 33%
DEM HOLD

(CT)
William O'Neill (D-incumbent): 53%✔
Lewis Rome (R): 45%
DEM HOLD

(FL)
Bob Graham (D-incumbent): 64%✔
Skip Bafalis (R): 35%
DEM HOLD

(GA: Open)
Joe Frank Harris (D): 62%✔
Robert H. Bell (R): 37%
DEM HOLD

Coming Up: Part II of the US State & Territory Governorships from the 1982 Midterm Election Results.

 

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1982 Midterm Election Results (Part V)
Tuesday, November 2nd, 1982
(US State & Territory Governorships: Part II)
(HI)
George Ariyoshi (D-incumbent): 45%✔
Frank Fasi (IND): 28%
D.G. Anderson (R): 16%
DEM HOLD

(ID)
John V. Evans (D-incumbent): 50%✔
Phil Batt (R): 49%
DEM HOLD

(IL)
Big Jim Thompson (R-incumbent): 48.37%
Adlai Stevenson, III (D): 47.25%
*Statewide Recount underway in all 102 counties.

(IA: Open)
Terry Branstad (R): 52%✔
Roxanne Conlin (D): 46%
GOP HOLD

(KS)
John W. Carlin (D-incumbent): 53%✔
Sam Hardage (R): 44%
DEM HOLD

(ME)
Joseph Brennan (D-incumbent): 61%✔
Charles Cragin (R): 38%
DEM HOLD

(MD)
Harry Hughes (D-incumbent): 61%✔
Robert Pascal (R): 38%
DEM HOLD

(MA: Open)
Michael S. Dukakis (D): 59%✔
John W. Sears (R): 36%
DEM HOLD

(MI: Open)
Jim Blanchard (D): 51%✔
Richard Headlee (R): 45%
DEM GAIN

(MN: Open)
Rudy Perpich (D): 58%✔
Wheelock Whitley (R): 40%
DEM GAIN

(NE)
Bob Kerrey (D): 50%✔
Charles Thorne (R-incumbent): 49%
DEM GAIN

(NV)
Richard Bryan (D): 53%✔
Robert List (R): 41%
DEM GAIN

Coming Up Next: Part III of the US State & Territory Governorships from the 1982 Midterm Election Results of Tuesday, November 2nd, 1982.

 

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1982 Midterm Election Results (Part VI)
Tuesday, November 2nd, 1982
(US State & Territory Governorships: Part III)
(NH)
John H. Sununu (R): 51%✔
Hugh Gallen (D-incumbent): 46%
GOP GAIN

(NM: Open)
Toney Anaya (D): 53%✔
John B. Irick (R): 47%
DEM HOLD

(NY St: Open)
Happy Rockefeller (R): 54.97%✔
Ed Koch (D): 43.81%
GOP GAIN

(OH: Open)
Dick Celeste (D): 59%✔
Bud Brown (R): 38%
DEM GAIN

(OK)
George Nigh (D-incumbent): 62%✔
Tom Dixon (R): 37%
DEM HOLD

(Guam)
Richard Bollardo (D): 52%✔
Paul M. Calvo (R-incumbent): 47%
DEM GAIN

(US Virgin Islands)
Juan Francisco Luis (IND-incumbent): 100%✔

(OR)
Victor Atiyeh (R-incumbent): 63%✔
Ted Kulongoski (D): 36%
GOP HOLD

(PA)
Dick Thornburgh (R-incumbent): 50%✔
Allen E. Ertel (D): 48%
GOP HOLD

(RI)
J. Joseph Garrahy (D-incumbent): 73%✔
William Marzullo (R): 23%
DEM HOLD

(SC)
Richard Riley (D-incumbent): 69%✔
W.D. Workman, Jr., (R): 30%
DEM HOLD

(SD)
Bill Janklow (R-incumbent): 70%✔
Michael O'Connor (D): 29%
GOP HOLD

(TN)
Lamar Alexander (R-incumbent): 59%✔
Randy Tyree (D): 40%
GOP HOLD

(TX)
Mark W. White, Jr., (D): 55%✔
William P. Clements, Jr., (R-incumbent): 43%
DEM GAIN

(VT)
Richard Snelling (R-incumbent): 55%✔
Madeleine Kunin (D): 44%
GOP HOLD

(WI: Open)
Tony Earl (D): 56%✔
Terry Kohler (R): 42%
DEM GAIN

(WY)
Edgar Herschler (D-incumbent): 63%✔
Warren Morton (R): 36%
DEM HOLD


Coming Up: Fallout from the 1982 Midterm Election Results.

 

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The Duke!
Wednesday, November 3rd, 1982
10:57 AM PST
Sacramento, CA

The Democratic Party was having a good night on Election Night across the country in all 51 states including the CA Democratic Party inside the Golden State maintaining their majorities in both chambers of the CA State Legislature as well as keeping control of the downballot statewide offices & celebrating the resounding landslide victory of United States Senator Wilson Riles (D-CA), who easily throttled Congressman Barry Goldwater, Jr., (R-CA) in the CA US Senate special election.

However, there were some bright spots for the GOP & in particularly, the CA Republican Party.

Three-term San Diego Mayor Pete Wilson (R) handily trounced former US President Jerry Brown (D) in the CA US Senate election: which became nationalized by both political parties including campaign stops from President Reagan, who made damn sure that the man, who succeeded him in Sacramento was never going to be back in political office ever again. Brown's overwhelming negatives & unpopularity also caused vicious strong backlash amongst Californians, who just couldn't stomach seeing an unpopular former President in the United States Senate & it didn't help Brown's disastrous presidency in the Chaotic 4 Years (1977-1981) doomed his political career...... for now.

Over in the battle for the Governor's Mansion in an epic battle to succeed outgoing CA Governor Mervyn Dymally (D), who wasn't seeking reelection to a 2nd full 4-year term in 1982 due to federal indictments & investigations into several members of his administration on corruption allegations & the like.

Californians waited for the final outcome due to the closeness of the gubernatorial election between CA State Attorney General George Deukmejian (R) & three-term Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley (D). Nobody knew who won the Governorship for like HRS......

On Wednesday morning, November 3rd, 1982: Deukmejian emerged victorious defeating Bradley by 50,000 votes & less than one percentage point, flipping the Governorship back to the GOP after eight years of Democratic control in Sacramento.

Bradley held a press conference at Los Angeles City Hall on Wednesday afternoon & announced his concession to Deukmejian (having spoke with him over the phone) wishing him & his family well as he leads the Golden State as CA's 36th Governor beginning January 3rd, 1983 when Deukmejian is officially inaugurated.

Deukmejian emerged out of his campaign headquarters in Sacramento very jubilant & excited before a crowd of supporters. He also got congratulatory phone calls from President Reagan, who was super excited about Deukmejian's narrow victory. He also received a congratulatory phone call from Governor Dymally, who pledged a smootj transition from the Dymally administration to the incoming Deukmejian administration, whose priorities were likely going to be strongly different. It was also likely holdover appointees from the Brown & Dymally administrations were planning on updating their resumes & going into the private sector for new jobs because Deukmejian was going to be aggressively cleaning house in all state government agencies.

Babbitt's Political Future

Wednesday, November 3rd, 1982
11:00 AM MST
9th Floor
State Capitol Building
Phoenix, AZ

AZ Governor Bruce Babbitt (D) had just won a massive landslide victory securing his 2nd full 4-year term in the 1982 AZ gubernatorial election. Almost immediately, political analysts began hyping him up as a potential contender for the 1984 Democratic Party presidential nomination.

Babbitt was also mentioned as a potential contender for the United States Senate in 1986 on the likelihood of United States Senator Morris Udall (D-AZ) not seeking reelection to a full 6-year term in 1986 due to allegations of the Junior Senator's health problems flaring up again.

There was also questions about whether Babbitt would seek reelection to a 3rd full 4-year term in 1986. Babbitt didn't respond to questions about his political future, only saying "Let's focus on the upcoming 1983 legislative session and make sure Arizonans see how state government is working!"

The AZ Democratic Party had controlled the Governorship since 1975 under three different Governors: Raul H. Castro (1975-1977), Wesley Bolin (1977-1978) & now Babbitt himself since 1978. Yet the AZ Republican Party still kept control of both chambers of the AZ State Legislature which meant Babbitt would have to work with them if he wanted majority of his main priorities passed by the State Legislature.

The Democratic National Committee took noticed & kept Babbitt as the one to watch in the coming years.

The Senior Senator from Massachusetts
Monday, November 7th, 1982
12:39 PM EST
Hyannis Port, MA

United States Senator Edward Moore Kennedy (D-MA) had just gotten home from celebrating his landslide victory to a 4th full 6-year term. Kennedy became the lead spokesperson, ala defacto leader of the so-called Loyal Opposition with his blistering attacks against the Reagan administration's foreign policy priorities including his aggressive attacks against Reaganomics, which he relentlessly bashed 24/7 during the 1982 Midterms.

Speculation has been growing whether Kennedy would become a contender for the 1984 Democratic Party presidential nomination. Signs were quite obvious about Senator Kennedy's campaign stops: IA, NH, SC, NV, NM, AZ, MN, WI, MI, IL, PA, OH, WV during the 1982 Midterm elections.

"Gotta make a decision soon about whether I'll be running for the Presidency in 1984. Last time I ran for the Democratic Party presidential nomination four years ago, it didn't go so well because Carter and Edwards sucked up all of the oxygen," Kennedy told Paul Kirk, the Senator's Chief of Staff & diehard loyalist.

Kirk spoke up: "The situation with Joan using that expose about you and her killed the 80 campaign with all of those so-called allegations she ranted on live television. I know both of you are divorcing and how can you manage to avoid those damning allegations from the press if you run for the Presidency in 84?"

Kennedy rambled with non-stop gibberish about something that didn't make sense.

"I don't know Paul. I just don't know nor cannot predict how Joan will do," Kennedy stammered. "That Jackass from California (in reference to President Ronald Reagan) will most likely have his campaign henchmen digging up on my personal life including other garbage by using it in television advertising, etc.,"

Kennedy had good reason to be worried about the Reagan campaign team's penchant of playing dirty for pure political advantage. Four years ago in 1980, Kennedy saw his presidential campaign got destroyed by Carter's Georgia Mafia, who exploited the Senator's chaotic personal life by leaking it to the press & the Georgia Mafia used the Chappaqudick Incident against Kennedy.

Getting a bottle of "cherry" from the wine table, Kennedy poured himself a glass & took sips by staring at the beach from the Kennedy Compound wondering if he can overcome odds stacked against him by launching another presidential campaign again.

He also ate some scaled-down lunch too while watching CBS News, who was highlighting the 1982 Midterms across all 51 states; Kennedy was excited that the Democratic Party gained 26 seats in growing their majority in the US House of Representatives, he was bummed out that GOPers kept control of the United States Senate: Democrats flipped two Senate seats in NM & NJ but the GOP flipped two Senate seats from Democrats in NV & VA, which meant Democrats were staying in the Minority & it meant President Reagan would continue appointing more conservative judges.

Kennedy discussed the 1982 Midterms with Kirk & they wondered how the uncertainty of the IL gubernatorial election between incumbent IL Governor Big Jim Thompson (R) & former United States Senator Adlai Stevenson, III (D-IL) was causing uncertainty not only in IL but the entire country was watching.

Kennedy privately told Kirk his plans on running for the 1984 Democratic Party presidential nomination, but he also made Kirk promise to keep it secret & the official campaign launch will happen sometime in the Summer of 1983.

 

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Stevenson, III
Wednesday, November 3rd, 1982
11:00 PM CST
Hilton Hotel Ballroom
Chicago, IL

Former United States Senator Adlai Stevenson, III (D-IL) was inside his hotel room of the Hilton Hotel in Chicago. Holding up for HRS with his family watching the election results on the 6th floor.

Earlier in the evening, Stevenson led during the early part of the night by 6 percentage points over the popular two-term incumbent GOP Governor because of strong turnout from the Northeastern part of the state including Chicago & Cook County.

All of that changed when early returns from the suburbs & downstate caused Thompson to surge ahead past him as the night dragged on & Thompson remained ahead.

"If that ugly bitch at City Hall (reference to Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne (D), whose dislike of the former United States Senator was common knowledge) had gotten off her ass and campaigned harder, we would've won this whole damn thing. And we wouldn't have to be waiting for Downstate to decide the Governorship."

United States Senator Alan J. Dixon (D-IL) tried assuring Stevenson "We did something that nobody thought was possible by making this gubernatorial election very close. We showed all of the experts, analysts and the so-called campaign gurus that we forced Thompson on the defensive as Reaganomics is deeply unpopular."

Stevenson was stressed out as he was planning on heading to the ballroom to address his supporters. Wondering if he had brought up the backlash against Reaganomics earlier in the campaign, if he had been more aggressive by hammering Thompson's record in Springfield.

Illinoisans had to wait in order to find out who was the winner of the IL Executive Mansion.

Thompson
Thursday, November 4th, 1982
6:37 AM CST
IL Executive Mansion
Springfield, IL

IL Governor James Robert Thompson, Jr., (R) known as Big Jim, had just gotten back to Springfield after spending nearly 48 HRS in suburban Chicago waiting on the election results inside the Bellvue Hotel Complex.

Thompson & his campaign team had assumed 1982 would be a cakewalk towards a 3rd term in Springfield by at least 20 percentage points according to the polling surveys. They had the typical advantages: incumbency, popularity amongst all Illinoisans, the direction of the state was moving into the right direction, overcoming the Economic Recession of 1982 & everything inside the Land of Lincoln was pushing forward toward a prosperous future.

"Never anticipated having to wait for 48 HRS in finding out if we're staying put in Springfield or not. This waiting game is getting stressful non-stop!" Thompson nervously said while eating breakfast with his wife, IL First Lady Jayne Thompson & their young daughter, Samantha inside the dining room of the Executive Mansion.

Jayne offered a word about the uncertainty: "Things will be fine and I'm sure at the end of the day, you'll emerge victorious when all is said and done."

As Jayne was getting Samantha to go to preschool, Big Jim was heading toward his office to get in touch with the senior staff members of his reelection campaign team. Big Jim had no idea that the uncertainty of the IL gubernatorial election was going to up the ante even further.

Coming Up: National & International Segments from Fall 1982.

 

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Wednesday, November 3rd, 1982: With the IL gubernatorial election too close to call, there's talk about a full-scale statewide recount. Neither incumbent IL Governor Big Jim Thompson (R) nor his Democratic challenger, former United States Senator Adlai Stevenson, III (D-IL) are willing to concede.

Outgoing NY St Governor Mario Cuomo (D) hosts incoming NY St Governor Happy Rockefeller (R) inside the NY St Executive Mansion in Albany, NY St. Cuomo & Rockefeller discussed the smooth transition between the outgoing administration & incoming administration. Mrs. Rockefeller will be taking office on January 1st, 1983.

Thursday, November 4th, 1982: US President Ronald Reagan announces that he plans on nominating US Deputy Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger as US Secretary of Defense. There's growing bipartisan support for Weinberger's nomination, which will be likely unanimous in the United States Senate.

South African Army 773rd Death Squad Battalion reportedly successfully launches drone strikes at the South African ANC's temporary headquarters in the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya during Operation Cleansing.

Anonymous sources believe there's a possibility of Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi could be ousted from the Presidency if the apartheid government of South Africa is successful in toppling the entire Kenyan government.

Friday, November 5th, 1982: Within days following the 1982 Midterm elections, the Washington Post reported United States Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) reportedly files paperwork forming an exploratory committee in what many view as the preparation of launching his campaign for the 1984 Democratic Party presidential nomination.

Saturday, November 6th, 1982: Operation Cowboy continues as American military personnel troops are facing resistance from some pockets of towns in Libya, who are loyalists of flamboyant Libyian dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, whose status is unknown as speculation swirled that Gaddafi might've fled the Presidential Palace in Tripoli.

Syrian President Hafez al-Assad reportedly ordered the deployment of 57,000+ Army personnel troops including over 100,000+ reservists of the Syrian Armed Forces in assisting the Libyan Armed Forces & Gaddafi loyalists in their battle against the Americans & NATO nations. Intelligence analysts are sounding the alarms that the conflict could spiral out of control throughout the Middle East.

Cameroonian President Ahmadou Ahijjo resigns from the Presidency after 22 years in office. He is replaced by Cameroonian Prime Minister Paul Biya, who as of this day, is still President of Cameroon.

Sunday, November 7th, 1982: Defying the international backlash against him including bombshell allegations of financing the terrorist attacks which also included the assassination of then-US Defense Secretary Barry Goldwater in the 10.22.82 Incident, flamboyant & controversial Libyan dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi attends a large rally in Tripoli, refuting previous reports of fleeing the capital city.

Acting US Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger is interviewed on NBC's 'Meet the Press' & warns the Syrians & Iranians of getting involved in the explosive conflict, stating escalating this conflict will have devastating consequences for the Syrian & Iranian governments.

US Secretary of State George P. Shultz interviewed on ABC News 'This Week' discussing foreign policy hotspots & the ongoing explosive situation in Libya.

Monday, November 8th, 1982: Kenan Evren becomes the 7th President of Turkey following the country's constitutional referendum.

Tuesday, November 9th, 1982: Romanian President Nicolae Ceseascu orders the Romanian Army's Death Squad Battalion to violently crack down against student demonstrators, who caused days of protests throughout Romania.

Wednesday, November 10th, 1982: Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev dies at the age of 75 following health problems.

Thursday, November 11th, 1982: The Tyre headquarters in Lebanon is bombed, which results in the deaths of somewhere between 89 to 102 people.

Friday, November 12th, 1982: Former KGB chief Yuri Andropov has been tapped to serve as the General Secretary of the Soviet Union's CPCC succeeding the late Leonid Brezhnev, who died two days earlier.

Saturday, November 13th, 1982: Aerial bombing & airstrikes continue hammering Kenya as the controversial Operation Cleansing continues. An estimated 17,000+ Kenyans have been killed in the most recent deadly airstrikes. South African President Marais Viljoen doubled-down on escalating Operation Cleansing full-stop, saying the South African government will never stop exterminating outside agitators.

Growing protests against the apartheid government of South Africa continues in parts of the world: Great Britain, France, Belgium, Italy, United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Guyana & countless others. Congressman Mickey Leland (D-TX 18th) plans on filing legislation calling for economic divestment & sanctions against South Africa.

Zimbabwean President Canaan Banana orders the deployment of additional reinforcements in assisting the Kenyan Armed Forces in their battle against the South African Army 773rd Death Squad Battalion. Allegations surfacing that Banana might be targeted for removal as well.

Sunday, November 14th, 1982: The leader of Poland's outlawed Solidarity Movement, Lech Walesa is released from 11 months of prison internment.

Monday, November 15th, 1982: Congressman Buddy Roemer (D-LA 04th) is interviewed by the Washington Post on the aftermath of the 1982 Midterm elections & what the future holds for conservative Democrats like himself going forward.

Tuesday, November 16th, 1982: Anonymous sources reporting that an estimated deployment of 61,000+ paramilitary forces have been stationed near the border of Zimbabwe. An additional 300,000 are likely heading towards the border as well; sources reportedly stating that Operation Cleansing could be expanding with additional proxies assisting the apartheid government of South Africa.

Wednesday, November 17th, 1982: Argentinian President General Wellington Rodriguez signs the Economic Jobs Investment Act into law during a scaled-down televised national address from the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires.

Thursday, November 18th, 1982: Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi is assassinated via machine gun fire. The victim of a violent deadly ambush as his motorcade was going into the heart of Nairobi, Kenya just HRS after he addressed a Joint Session of the Kenyan Parliament. Eyewitnesses said they saw three groups of masked people (Anglo South Africans) wearing all black attire opening fire at the presidential motorcade from three different directions of Kenyatta Square.

Within HRS of Arap Moi's shocking assassination, Kenyan Vice President Mwai Kibaki was inaugurated as the 3rd President of Kenya during a special ceremony inside the Kenyan Parliament Building. Kibaki issues a full-scale state of emergency across Kenya & openly blasts South African President Marais Viljoen by name, pointing the finger at him saying: "My message to the South African State President Marais Viljoen: The blood on the thousands of innocent Kenyans are on your hands and you will reap what you sow!"

The US State Department issues travel alert warnings banning Americans from traveling to Kenya because of the deadly Operation Cleansing War. The UN General Assembly called for a major emergency meeting of all of the Ambassadors to discuss the shocking assassination of Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi & figuring out how to go forward on the next steps.

Friday, November 19th, 1982: The GOP-controlled United States Senate votes overwhelmingly to confirm Caspar Weinberger as the US Secretary of Defense by a vote of 102-0. Weinberger was sworn into office by US Vice President George H.W. Bush at the Pentagon.

Coming Up: Fallout from the shocking assassination of Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi in the 11.18.82 Incident & ramifications as Operation Cleansing continues.
Plus plenty more segments

 

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Saturday, November 20th, 1982: The General Union of Ecuadorian Workers (UGTE) is founded & established in Ecuador.

Sunday, November 21st, 1982: Pope Carlos I holds a special mass at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, where he calls on the bloodshed in Kenya to end at once & deplores South African President Marais Viljoen by name. Reaction in Pretoria was aggressively swift when the apartheid government of South Africa bans Archbishop Wilson Geubakella, a staunch critic of the South African government's policies from attending the mass because he's been imprisoned for "instigating mass demonstrations against the South African government.

Monday, November 22nd, 1982: The United States commemorates the 19th anniversary of the assassination of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy during special ceremonies at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, TX; John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum in Boston, MA & Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA: where the 35th President is buried.

Tuesday, November 23rd, 1982: Saudi Arabian President General Jamal Al-Fayheed signs the Oil Production Investment Act into law. Al-Fayheed, who was recently elected to a full 6-year term this Fall, will be inaugurated on February 16th, 1983. He also successfully pushed the 1981 national plebiscite, which overwhelmingly passed with 99.0 percent allowing him continuing to serve as President indefinitely for 6-year terms in 1988 & beyond.

Wednesday, November 24th, 1982: Representatives from 88 nations gathered in Geneva, Switzerland discussing world trade including ways to working toward aspects of free trade.

Thursday, November 25th, 1982: Thanksgiving Day commences in the United States in all 51 states including the US territories of US Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands & American Samoa.

Friday, November 26th, 1982: Congressman Harold Washington (D-IL 01st) announcing his campaign for Mayor of Chicago in 1983. He'll be running against incumbent Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne (D) & Cook County States Attorney Richard M. Daley (D) in the Democratic primary. The winner will go up against Bernard Epton (R) in the general election.

Saturday, November 27th, 1982: Yasuhiro Nakasone becomes Prime Minister of Japan.

Sports (CFL): The Edmonton Eskimos win an unprecedented 5th consecutive Grey Cup championship defeating Toronto Argonauts 32-16 in the 70th Grey Cup.

Sunday, November 28th, 1982: In the IL gubernatorial election campaign, a three judge panel of the IL Court of Appeals, which supervised a full-scale statewide recount in all 102 counties from the November 3rd balloting, ruled in a 2-1 vote that an additional 17 votes for incumbent IL Governor Big Jim Thompson (R) from the Suburban areas of the Collar Counties be allowed to be counted & that 65 questionable votes for former United States Senator Adlai Stevenson, III (D-IL) identified in Cook County & Rock Island County be discarded altogether. This ruling awards the 1982 IL gubernatorial election to Governor Thompson on the strength of 5,673 vote margin. However, Senator Stevenson's campaign immediately filed appeals on this ruling all the way to the IL Supreme Court, which extended a stay on the three-judge panel's findings until it can review all of the facts.

Monday, November 29th, 1982: Michael Jackson releases his sixth studio album 'Thriller' in the United States which will go onto becoming the best-selling album of all-time at 110 million.

Tuesday, November 30th, 1982: President Ronald Reagan begins his Latin American Tour starting with Brazil: where he's expected to meet with Brazilian President Joao Figueredo.

 

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Wednesday, December 1st, 1982: The body of the late controversial Paraguayan President General Alfredo Stroessner is secretly embalmed by five young female Stroessner-ista's at an undisclosed secret hideout in the outskirts of Asuncion. Allegations have surfaced that the five female Stroessner-ista's have been having secret sex orgies with the dictator's corpse. Reports indicate that Stroessner's embalmed body will remain hidden in the secret hideout until completion of the Stroessner Victory Monument is finished.

Thursday, December 2nd, 1982: 61-year-old retired dentist Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart during surgery at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City, UT.

Korean President Chun Doo-hwan meets with Hong Konger Prime Minister Jefferson Cheng at the Korea-Hong Kong Detente Conference in Seoul, Korea. Cheng is in the middle of his five-day working visit.

Miss Universe 1982 Uranita Alvarez of Brazil meets with US President Ronald Reagan & US First Lady Nancy Reagan during a special Courtesy Call at the US Embassy Compound in Brasilia, Brazil.

Friday, December 3rd, 1982: Following days of massive demonstrations across the world & a secret negotiation between Portuguese President General Winfield Gonsalves & South African State President Marais Viljoen, the imprisoned Archbishop Winston Geubakella is released from prison & flown to Portugal which is celebrated by anti-apartheid activists & others across the world.

US President Ronald Reagan arrives in Bogota, Colombia where he meets with flamboyant Colombian President Lieutenant General Seymour Quintero at the Bogota International Airport. While in Bogota, Reagan laid a wreath at the Simon Bolivar Statue in the Plaza de Bolivar.
He also visits Costa Rica in San Jose: where he meets with Costa Rican President Luis Alberto Monge & Salvadoran President Alvaro Magana.

Saturday, December 4th, 1982: Zimbabwean Defense Forces are heavily mobilized to the border with South Africa. Speculation is swirling around Operation Cleansing further escalating into a full-scale deadly war across the continent of Africa.

US Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger arrives in Tripoli, Libya under heavily-guarded security at Camp Cowboy in the outskirts of the capital city. The American military forces are having more success taking out Libyan military installations across the country during the height of Operation Cowboy; Anonymous sources reporting that flamboyant Libyian dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi reportedly has fled the Presidential Palace in Tripoli on the previous evening following the loss of Libyan territory.

Following visits to Brazil, Colombia & Costa Rica, President Reagan arrives in San Pedro Sula, Honduras in an official working visit where he meets with Honduran President Roberto Suazo Cordova & Guatemalan President General Efrain Rios Montt.

Sunday, December 5th, 1982: The IL Supreme Court announces that they will be taking the case in the undecided 1982 IL gubernatorial election campaign in determining whether or not the winner will be either incumbent IL Governor Big Jim Thompson (R) & former United States Senator Adlai Stevenson, III (D-IL).

Monday, December 6th, 1982: HI Governor George Ariyoshi (D) inaugurated for a 3rd term inside the State Capitol Building in downtown Honolulu, HI which includes the 19 Cannon Salute by the HI Army National Guard followed by the flyover from the HI Air National Guard. Ariyoshi is on track becoming the Aloha State's second longest-serving Governor with 12 years.

Tuesday, December 7th, 1982: US President Ronald Reagan & US First Lady Nancy Reagan hosts Pakistani President General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq in red carpet state visit on the South Portico of the White House.

Wednesday, December 8th, 1982: The December Murders take place in Suriname.

Thursday, December 9th, 1982: Flamboyant Libyian dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi appears on state television from one of his countless villas somewhere in Libya. Gaddafi declares that he will never surrender to the Americans & doubles-down on coming out victorious in the Proxy War between the US & Libya.

Friday, December 10th, 1982: The infamous & controversial Syrian Army 903rd Death Squad Battalion reportedly launches airstrikes against several No-Fly-Zones currently used by American & NATO-allied nations who are in the middle of Operation Cowboy's military operations against the Libyian government & military troops.

While Operation Cowboy continues, the situation between South Africa & Kenya is getting much uglier as eyewitness accounts reveal the ugly & sadistic barbarism of the South African Defense Forces especially the South African Army's 501st Death Squad Battalion, who gleefully shoot & kill innocent Kenyan men, women & children as they tried to flee from the onslaught of the South Africans during Operation Cleansing. Several of the eyewitness accounts revealed that an estimated 600 young student demonstrators were violently tortured like animals & discarted into dugged holes like pieces of trash before being shot to death.

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher doubles-down on the British government supporting the apartheid government of South Africa's controversial deadly military operation against Kenya. Thatcher even blames the Kenyan government for stirring up trouble by meddling into the sovereignty affairs of South Africa.

Saturday, December 11th, 1982: The scaled-down State Funeral of the late Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi takes place at the Parliament Buildings in Nairobi, Kenya with an estimated 600+ in attendance due to fears of deadly airstrikes from the South African Defense Forces. Arap Moi waa entombed in an undisclosed location due to safety concerns.

Swedish pop group ABBA making their final public appearance & performance on the British TV programme 'The Late, Late Breakfast Show'.

Sunday, December 12th, 1982: Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh hosts French President Francois Mitterrand in a state visit at Buckingham Palace in London. Miterrrand's gaunt-like appearance has caused some alarms due to recent 'fainting spells'.

Flamboyant Libyian dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi & his family's whereabouts are unknown due to the recent developments that have caused the American & NATO forces steadily increasing their gains gobbling up more of Libya. The Egyptian Armed Forces have also been participating in Operation Cowboy which is still ongoing now.