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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI knew Nixon was a dirtbag, but didn't realize the depths of his depravity
until I just watched Betrayal that Rachel Maddow put together.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,858 posts)kept the Vietnam war going for at least four more years and got a lot of people killed - just so Nixon could win the election.
FakeNoose
(32,767 posts)While he was running for President and with no diplomatic credentials, he made a secret deal with somebody in Khomeini's circle (might have been the Iranian ambassador) and made Jimmy Carter look like a fool. It was all very underhanded and traitor-y, but Reagan got away with it because Iran wanted to help him get elected.
I hope Rachel does a show on that sometime. Nixon's betrayal was much worse of course, since the Vietnam War continued for another 5+ years and so many died in the meantime. It's shocking to me that LBJ buried (or destroyed) the evidence against Nixon. I guess he thought it was the high road, but in retrospect ...
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,858 posts)If they can't win fair and square they cheat.
PatSeg
(47,602 posts)It seems that republicans have to cheat in order to win and that isn't a recent phenomenon. It has been happening for decades, yet voters keep electing them.
mitch96
(13,925 posts)Great show and I knew Nixon played games with the war but this gave me new insight.. I wonder where Regan got the idea to extend the hostage situation....... Hummmm
Just like Stalin,Hitler,Mao and Un... they don't give two shits about the people just their political agenda and power....
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Beatlelvr
(622 posts)The Algiers Accords and Warren Christopher? Wasn't a deal struck that hostages would be released on, coincidentally, January 20th? I remember Reagan making the announcement in his inaugural speech, and he got the credit for it, not Carter. He never corrected that myth either. Prick.
triron
(22,020 posts)shraby
(21,946 posts)Makes one wonder if since he hated JFK so much for Kennedy taking the election away from him was he involved in some way with JFK's death.
If he could commit treason to get the presidency, he could want to get Kennedy out of his way too.
yellowdogintexas
(22,270 posts)JFK RFK MLK
PufPuf23
(8,839 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,758 posts)But there was no internet back then. It made a difference.
shraby
(21,946 posts)6 o'clock p.m. and a repeat of the 6 o'clock at 10 or so at night.
mucifer
(23,569 posts)GWC58
(2,678 posts)Republican Party?!!? When will the nation learn?!!!??! ☠️
jrthin
(4,837 posts)innocent civilians, just to win. I hope he rots in hell.
moondust
(20,006 posts)liars, crooks, and traitors for at least 50 years.
Maybe more but I'm not aware of Eisenhower Republicans being any of the above.
Oh yes, and sexual predators.
Who in Hell votes for them?
unc70
(6,121 posts)Lots of earlier treasonous behavior. Look up Smedley Butler to learn about one of the worst incidents not taught in history classes.
Too much to remember it all.
House of Roberts
(5,186 posts)The blowback of which we have yet to see the end of.
moondust
(20,006 posts)Terrible idea.
And J. Edgar Hoover was apparently a Republican.
retread
(3,763 posts)roamer65
(36,747 posts)Sarah, if the American people ever find out what we have done, they will chase us down the street and lynch us.
thesquanderer
(11,992 posts)roamer65
(36,747 posts)Hekate
(90,827 posts)...at, yes, the depravity of the man. Even more than we ever imagined.
Then think on down the years how Reagan made a deal for the hostages to make sure Jimmy Carter lost his re-election bid.
And again and again.
How long has the Republican Party been rotten at the core in foreign policy? Well, since Nixon.
If Trump signals the end of the GOP as predicted by Never-Trumpers (as frankly we all hope) -- then damn it all. Just damn.
We need a strong two-party system in this country to keep both sides honest. It won't be healthy for the Democrats to be the sole power in California overlong -- we need the loyal opposition. At the federal level -- yes, we Dems need to take it back and be there long enough to clean out the corruption for real, however long that takes. But not forever, lest we become like them in the end.
God damn Richard Nixon (and Newt Gingrich while I'm at it) to Hell.
RainCaster
(10,916 posts)Where she shows the depths of DFT's depravity and treason.
FoxNewsSucks
(10,435 posts)SunSeeker
(51,715 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,216 posts)uponit7771
(90,364 posts)FakeNoose
(32,767 posts)Please see my comment #13 above.