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John Hinckley
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Attempted assassin of Ronald Reagan (born 1955)
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Chaos.docx
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Jul 1, 2018Source: House Oversight Committee
e president, George Bush, is the former head of the CIA?" Once again, satire would be outdistanced by reality. On March 30, the president was shot by John Hinckley in order to make a favorable impression on actress Jodie Foster so that he could take her bowling on a date. Ironicallly, Hinckley came out for gun c
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Source: House Oversight Committee
not legally insane, because he knew right from wrong, as indicated by his expectation of life in prison or execution for his unspeakable crime. True, John Hinckley was crazy when he tried to assassinate Ronald Reagan—his motivation was to impress actress Jodie Foster so she would go out bowling with him--yet he
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PersonAmerican actress and filmmaker (born 1962)
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PersonPresident of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911–2004)
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Paul Krassner
PersonAmerican writer and satirist (1932–2019)
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PersonAmerican comedian and social critic (1925–1966)
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Hinckley
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