I was younger then.

the tactics Nixon used in 1968 - divide, inflame resentments, pander to idiots. A perfectly straight and very short line can be drawn between Nixon's political strategy and the modern lunatic right. The trickster is the Godfather and source of politics as practiced today.

after he and his wife explained to me that the reason american Black people are such problems for our society (oops, their first mistake) is that the good ones were dropped off in Europe before our Black's made it here back when we shipped in slaves.

His mother was a lifelong friend, but after I sent him a letter explaining we were not friends anymore and to not contact me anymore, she also cut off contact.


I was surprised by her, she is a professor at the local University, very smart Woman and I had no idea she had these traits.

Like I have said elsewhere, I had to get a new dentist when mine proved he didnt believe in science by telling me climate change is bullshit.

hell, he is a scientist as in medicine man and he picks and chooses which science he likes?

Not for me, no thanks


He also said universal healthcare and ACA Was bullshit, i said what about people without money, he said that was their problem

fuck you

Some years ago I worked with a woman whose husband was a specialist physician - a neurologic radiologist to be precise. Guy was a Republican doctor from a long line of Republican doctors. one night at a social gathering he told me that, speaking strictly as a physician, single-payer was by far the best option in terms of efficiency. He explained that he and his partners spent countless hours arguing with insurance companies, taking time away from their practices. His staff had to deal with mountains of paperwork - different for each insurance company. wasting more person-hours.

He concluded by telling me that he could practice better, more efficient and patient-centered medicine in a single payer system and that losses from smaller fees would be more than recouped in terms of increased efficiency.

House sitting, so I get to see HBO and saw this the other night. It was astonishing even after all these years... Now that guy (among other things) was a racists, misogynists and uber anti-semite.

It was downright creepy to listen to .

in his own words and the words of his circle of suck-ups agreeing with all the nonsense coming out of his mouth. Highly recommend

Either he was far worse than I'd remembered (which was pretty bad) or I'd forgotten what an egocentric monster he was. There was something seriously wrong with the man. He comes across more like a caricature than a real life leader. Now I know how dictators function.

with a gigantic insecurity complex. Whether he was an actual psychopath or not I am not qualified to determine. He appears to have had absolutely no conscience, however.

correctly diagnosed with several disorders; but not psychopath. He had a code of conduct -- definitely anti-social. But those who call him a psychopath merely expose their own lack of understanding of what that actually means.

sounds about right to me. I think you are correct that RMN was not a true psychopath.

we've ever had and insecurity is often what drives dictators and tyrants to commit immoral and illegal acts.

He seemed to be totally incapable of joy. Even dancing with his daughter at her wedding, he looked like a programmed android. Never once saw a sincere smile or heard sincere laughter from the man. How he ever got elected to any office, let along a landslide victory, is mind-boggling to me.

"Jews make great spies because they have no loyalty"

"You cant trust any of them"

"I dont care about the law, burn that information up so nobody can see it"

etc etc etc

NOW, the news, today's teaparty is equally RACIST and ANTI SEMITIC and IGNORANT

him being an intolerant authoritarian figure, but I didn't picture him being so racist and hateful. His total disregard for the law was definitely worse than I remember.

Sadly, the teaparty types have always been with us.

we also didnt know back then he committed treason to win his first election

So much that we know now was revealed much later. Sometimes I forget that.

I'm 57 so I'm barely under that age. I do remember Nixon.

And you bring up a valid point. The right is still po'ed about Nixon. But the fact is Congress was very methodical in its investigations. In the end many Republicans wanted him to leave.

Contrast the Congress back then which had people like Sam Ervin with today's which has ass clowns like John Boehner and Darrell Issa.

I no longer tolerate (by that i mean in discussions either in person or online) teaparty people or cons of any kind...

The VAST VAST majority are racists, xenophobes, anti semitic and homophobic.

I wont debate them because they are putrid people...

plain and god damn simple as that