Nancy Reagan’s Astrologer Dies
Donald T. Regan, Reagan’s former Chief of Staff, claimed in his memoir that Mrs. Reagan kept Quigley on a $3,000 per month retainer. He said Quigley consulted with Mrs. Reagan up to three times per day on a private line to the White House.
Quigley told The Associated Press in 1988 that she was a “serious, scientific astrologer.”
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fancypants October 25th, 2014 at 19:54
after living through Reagans behavior as president I would say joan was more like a Ouija board expert
fancypants October 25th, 2014 at 19:54
after living through Reagans behavior as president I would say joan was more like a Ouija board expert
DaddyO_969 October 25th, 2014 at 21:08
I wonder if she saw that coming?
DaddyO_969 October 25th, 2014 at 21:08
I wonder if she saw that coming?
tracey marie October 25th, 2014 at 21:34
this is the women who ran the world with nancy while reagan drooled and defecated on himself for over 2 years
KB723 October 26th, 2014 at 01:35
‘Trickle Down’ from both ends??? ;)
fancypants October 26th, 2014 at 03:21
Mrs. Reagan kept Quigley on a $3,000 per month retainer. He said Quigley consulted with Mrs. Reagan up to three times per day on a private line to the White House.
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3k a month according to my lousy math could qualify as well below minimum wage even if joan only worked part time.
Abby Normal October 26th, 2014 at 07:56
A retainer only guarantees that a service will be performed and does not cover hourly fees. Mrs. Quigley probably charged Mrs. Reagan an hourly fee in addition to the retainer.
$3,000 per month, divided by 31, works out to $98 per day, just for the retainer – about $12 per hour, 8 hours a day, for 31 days per month. And that’s just the retainer. Add in Mrs. Quigley’s hourly rate and . . . . not bad work if you can get it.
But then, this is “scientific astrology,” popular in Republican circles. The funniest thing about astrology is that the planetary movements its based upon are completely wrong. Astrologers use the term “retrograde” to refer to a planet apparently stopping and then reversing direction, which is absurd since planets do no such thing. And it’s based on the notion that events in your life are influenced by the apparent movement of objects in space. The whole thing is too goofy for words. And yet, an astrologer was playing a major part running the United States during one of the most dangerous times in relations between the US and USSR.
fancypants October 26th, 2014 at 14:08
No telling either way if indeed joan was paid 3k a month (being facetious about min wage) I don’t see any republican shelling out that kind of loot for a non-sense created job However I do agree her efforts probably went unnoticed by the Reagans.
jasperjava November 2nd, 2014 at 08:21
That was a fairly good wage in the 80’s.
tracey marie October 25th, 2014 at 21:34
this is the women who ran the world with nancy while reagan drooled and defecated on himself for over 2 years
KB723 October 26th, 2014 at 01:35
‘Trickle Down’ from both ends??? ;)
fancypants October 26th, 2014 at 03:21
Mrs. Reagan kept Quigley on a $3,000 per month retainer. He said Quigley consulted with Mrs. Reagan up to three times per day on a private line to the White House.
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3k a month according to my lousy math could qualify as well below minimum wage even if joan only worked part time. Im sure all wages were gladly reported to the IRS for accuracy.
Abby Normal October 26th, 2014 at 07:56
A retainer only guarantees that a service will be performed and does not cover hourly fees. Mrs. Quigley probably charged Mrs. Reagan an hourly fee in addition to the retainer.
$3,000 per month, divided by 31, works out to $98 per day, just for the retainer – about $12 per hour, 8 hours a day, for 31 days per month. And that’s just the retainer. Add in Mrs. Quigley’s hourly rate and . . . . not bad work if you can get it.
But then, this is “scientific astrology,” popular in Republican circles. The funniest thing about astrology is that the planetary movements its based upon are completely wrong. Astrologers use the term “retrograde” to refer to a planet apparently stopping and then reversing direction, which is absurd since planets do no such thing. And it’s based on the notion that events in your life are influenced by the apparent movement of objects in space. The whole thing is too goofy for words. And yet, an astrologer was playing a major part running the United States during one of the most dangerous times in relations between the US and USSR.
fancypants October 26th, 2014 at 14:08
No telling either way if indeed joan was paid 3k a month (being facetious about min wage) I don’t see any republican shelling out that kind of loot for a non-sense created job However I do agree her efforts probably went unnoticed by the Reagans.
jasperjava November 2nd, 2014 at 09:21
That was a fairly good wage in the 80’s.
bpollen October 26th, 2014 at 03:50
Reminds me of the time I was reading one of those free newsstand papers and ran across a box saying that So-and-So’s Psychic Column was unavailable due to unforeseen circumstances. If only they woulda had a psychic…
RK Johnston October 26th, 2014 at 16:36
“Unforseen circumstances”=busted by the bunco squad and cooling their heels in the Crossbars Hotel!
–RKJ
bpollen October 26th, 2014 at 03:50
Reminds me of the time I was reading one of those free newsstand papers and ran across a box saying that So-and-So’s Psychic Column was unavailable due to unforeseen circumstances. If only they woulda had a psychic…
RK Johnston October 26th, 2014 at 16:36
“Unforseen circumstances”=busted by the bunco squad and cooling their heels in the Crossbars Hotel!
–RKJ
fahvel October 26th, 2014 at 04:06
no difference here than when your repugs talk to god and decide what to do.
fahvel October 26th, 2014 at 04:06
no difference here than when your repugs talk to god and decide what to do.
RK Johnston October 26th, 2014 at 16:42
“Just by looking through your eyes,
he could see the future
penetrating right into your very mind.
See the truth and see your lies…
but for all his power
couldn’t forsee his own demise!”
–Iron Maiden, from “The Clairvoyant” on Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son.
The one thing that we know to be the most certain of all…we still have no ways of knowing the moment or the hour.
–RKJ
RK Johnston October 26th, 2014 at 16:42
“Just by looking through your eyes,
he could see the future
penetrating right into your very mind.
See the truth and see your lies…
but for all his power
couldn’t forsee his own demise!”
–Iron Maiden, from “The Clairvoyant” on Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son.
The one thing that we know to be the most certain of all…we still have no ways of knowing the moment or the hour.
–RKJ