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steve2470 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 12:33 AM Original message |
Were Nixon's campaigns ever as vile as McSame's ? |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
1. He had CREEP and the Dirty Tricks...mostly juvenile compared to today. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
2. Much worse - they broke into psychiatric offices to read files |
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steve2470 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 12:53 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I totally forgot about Watergate, yes, brain fart nt |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 12:56 AM Response to Original message |
4. The Ultimate October Surprise 1972 = Peace Is At Hand |
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rwenos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 01:04 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. And Then In December 1972 . . . |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 01:11 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Don't Forget The Mining Of Haiphong Harbor |
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Joe Bacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 01:01 AM Response to Original message |
5. I remember how Nixon used Claire Chennault to torpedo peace talks! |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 01:05 AM Response to Original message |
7. Nixon was sneakier. The dirty stuff he did was behind the scenes. |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
8. Yes. Remember his ad essentially saying McGovern was nuts? |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
9. Are you kidding? |
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book_worm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 01:17 AM Response to Original message |
11. Yes, 1950 labeling Helen Gahagan Douglas "the pink lady--right down to her underwear" |
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charlyvi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 01:23 AM Response to Original message |
12. Oh Yeah.....much worse.....poor Edmund Muskie |
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charlyvi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 01:36 AM Response to Original message |
13. Hunter S. Thompson's obituary for Nixon explains it all.... |
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VolcanoJen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 01:39 AM Response to Original message |
14. I wasn't around then either, but... |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 01:45 AM Response to Original message |
15. The thing about Nixon... |
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Iterate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 02:00 AM Response to Original message |
16. Crude at times, but much worse |
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jaysunb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 02:13 AM Response to Original message |
17. Research the, "southern strategy.' |
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machI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 07:13 AM Response to Original message |
18. Nixon was a true professional, McCain is a rank amateur |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 07:17 AM Response to Original message |
19. I don't think so. Lee Atwater was the devil, but I think McShame has out-eviled the devil! |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
20. Yes. |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 07:24 AM Response to Original message |
21. 1968 was one of the nastiest campaigns ever. |
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BumRushDaShow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 07:29 AM Response to Original message |
22. Lee Atwater, the mentor of Rove. |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-26-08 07:37 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Rove |
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