Edited sentence: "  When the Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped Patty Hearst in Berkeley and demanded the distribution of food to the poor, Reagan said, "It's just too bad we can't have an epidemic of botulism." After the media reported on the comment, he said he was joking and accused the media of acting irresponsibly in making the remark public.Appeasement is not the answer.In a speech in April 1970, he stated, "If it's to be a bloodbath, let it be now