Rachel's history lesson on Nixon's enemy list is really good

[malaise]

and important given the Con's attacks on Bezos, Amazon and the Post Office.

[rusty quoin]

1. I'm learning things I didn't know.

[malaise]

2. The Con is also learning

He's going down. I hope the Post Master General has stuff in his safe

[Sneederbunk]

13. He must have slept through the Nixon Administration.

[malaise]

14. I swear

His problem is that he's genuinely fucking ignorant and he does not read.
That's good for the country - he plays smart but is not clever.

[malaise]

22. Michael Beschloss just said the same thing

He lacks knowledge. The Con really believes he's above the law - he knows nothing about history.

[gibraltar72]

29. So far he has been

the next time he's held accountable will be the first. When they've always let you skate you begin to believe you are immortal.

[malaise]

37. You nailed it

[brucefan]

53. HER safe!

[elleng]

3. She's made the case for impeachment!

[malaise]

9. It was brilliant

[Kajun Gal]

4. I LOVE AMAZON.com!!!!!!!!!

[bdamomma]

7. yea

watch their revenue go up after this attack.

[Ilsa]

5. Excellent explanation. Of course, the gop thinks

abusing government "machinery" is their right.

I bet Mueller has noticed. I wonder if he ever watches her show?

[malaise]

15. Really brilliant

[bdamomma]

6. I hope Bezos

burns the don good. What a vengeful POS tRump is. I hate the POS.

[malaise]

17. He'll crush him like a bug

Should be fun

[dawg]

8. You're right. This was a really good piece.

Nixon was even more of a miserable bastard than I thought.

[malaise]

11. I watched as much of the Watergate hearings as I could back in the day

so I knew about the enemies list. When I heard about the Con calling in the Postmaster General to go after Bezos, it rang an 'oh shit no you didn't bell'. I knew Rachel was going to draw the parallels here - that was brilliant.
She is top class.

[dawg]

16. I hated the Watergate hearings ...

because they preempted whatever it was that I normally watched on TV at the time. Probably Gilligan's Island re-runs and such.

[malaise]

18. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[Ilsa]

23. And mom's soap operas.

That was her time of day, her entertainment. She loved her stories. Hated the hearings.

Even then, I wondered why there couldn't be a special channel for news and special stuff like the hearings.

[Amaryllis]

35. Same here! Not poltical at that age.

[BigmanPigman]

41. I was only 12 and we got only one channel

since our house that summer was in the middle of the woods and it was before cable. My sister and I were miserable since it was boring to us.

[oswaldactedalone]

38. Me too

I knew he was a crook and a paranoid piece of crap, but that voice was the voice of a criminal.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. I remember when that all came out. It was shocking

but not surprising. Some people were actually perversely pleased to find themselves on the enemies list - you must be OK if Nixon doesn't like you. "Newsman Daniel Schorr and actor Paul Newman stated, separately, that inclusion on the list was their greatest accomplishment. When this list was released, Schorr read it live on television, not realizing that he was on the list until he came to his own name. Author Hunter S. Thompson remarked he was disappointed he was not on it." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixon%27s_Enemies_List

Here's the complete list - there are many familiar names and groups on it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_list_of_Nixon%27s_political_opponents

[malaise]

12. Thanks :D

That was so delish.

[Stallion]

21. aka the Intellectual Ivy League Elite

[bdamomma]

25. Wow

what a list thanks for posting. Nixon was rather paranoid too.

[lordsummerisle]

19. A few points

1) I'm fairly sure that Bezos (and thus Amazon) have nothing to do with the day-to-day operation of the Washington Post.
2) Trump must absolutely hate that the richest man in the world also owns a newspaper that is frequently critical of him.
3) If Trump were to somehow successfully force the Post Office to increase the rates for Amazon shipments, then Amazon would have to increase Prime membership fees (again).
4) According to Amazon there are over 100 MILLION Prime members. Gee, I wonder how many of them are voters...?

[malaise]

20. Well said

Nothing good will come out of this for the Con.

[guillaumeb]

24. Recommended.

Trump is following in the path of Nixon. May he walk faster.

[lastlib]

44. ...and have a MUCH shorter course!.....

(or maybe just a longer stride...)

IOW, Get. Him. The. HELL. OUT. of Our LIVES!

[underthematrix]

26. It was excellent. I'm gonna watch it again at 9 on the west coast

[Kirk Lover]

28. Looking forward to the midnight showing EST where I'll chill in bed and

Vape and Rach

[underthematrix]

31. Now that's the way to watch

[Gothmog]

50. From my twitter feed

Link to tweet

[Stallion]

27. I'm Waiting for the Praying with Kissinger on his Knees Moment

https://www.nytimes.com/1976/03/29/archives/nixon-on-his-knees.html

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

30. I'm waiting for the drunken discussions with the presidential portraits.

Except Spanky doesn't drink. Maybe he'll wander around the White House with a tub of KFC talking to the portraits, maybe especially of James Buchanan who is no longer the worst president in the history of the U.S.

[Stallion]

32. Wasn't That the Same Night-at least in Hollywood

that's one of those Movies that when it comes on you're not sure if you are emotionally ready to watch it again but after 5 minutes you're hooked until the delicious end.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

33. That was a scene from Oliver Stone's "Nixon,"

but it was first described in the Woodward/Bernstein book, "The Final Days."

[Honeycombe8]

34. Yes. She is awesome. That was very interesting. nt

[dflprincess]

36. Mark Dayton, current governor of Minnesota

was the only Minnesotan who made the enemies list.

He has said he wants that on his tombstone.

[Duppers]

39. I agree with the DUer who said Bezos and

Other progressive billionaires should buy most all cable providers and freeze out Faux. That's one of the best ways to ensure that truth can reach more people.

[shanny]

42. "Other progressive billionaires"?

That's a contradiction in terms.

[Duppers]

45. Here...

Post #30. Good point.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142058603

[shanny]

47. Bloomberg isn't a progressive

although he isn't a troglodyte either.

[DeminPennswoods]

57. Bezos is not "progressive"

Look no further than Amazon deciding to "punish" Seattle by threatening to stop work on an office complex, etc. because Seattle's city council is imposing a head tax on its largest business to help the homeless and build affordable housing.

[FailureToCommunicate]

40. Hearing Nixon's malevolent voice directing action against his enemies...was chilling.

What a thug.

Is Trump on tape anywhere being evil? Oh...yeah.

[Judi Lynn]

43. Thanks for the heads-up. She's coming up in the rerun of her earlier show in half an hour.

I really want to hear it, now. Sounds great.

[malaise]

54. It was one of her best programs and

they're all good

[orangecrush]

46. How much more damage

will this assclown be allowed to do to this country?

[WhiteTara]

48. I spent the entire summer lying on the floor

watching tv with a floor fan blowing on me as I watched the entire hearings. I remember jumping up and when Dean said that and after the moment of amazement and thought how common that this is the way it ends. After murder and intrigue mixed with war and murders and corruption, a simple statement from a guy in a suit sitting in front of a congressional panel and it was over.

[malaise]

55. Wow!

[WhiteTara]

59. All this made me think of Margaret Mitchell

who got thrown into a mental institution and mysteriously died for talking about what was happening. She was a true victim of Richard Nixon and too bad none of them were brought up on charges of her murder.

[malaise]

60. Indeed

and when is Melania leaving the hospital?

[WhiteTara]

61. I think she's recuperating from some personal body work

I doubt seriously if she is anything more than a nuisance to him. She would never give up her meal ticket. Maybe her lover is visiting and the only way they could cover was this? hahaha

[Gothmog]

49. Rachel did a great job on this issue

Link to tweet

[triron]

51. kick for visibility

[Upthevibe]

52. Am watching it now from my DVR....

This is gonna be good. Rachel's like a great history teacher....

[DeminPennswoods]

56. Can still recall Daniel Schorr reading his own name

off Nixon's enemies list during a live broadcast. CBS News had just gotten list and Schorr was reading it live without having read it beforehand.

This seems like the most accurate list: http://www.enemieslist.info/list1.php

[Mc Mike]

58. I remember Art Buchwald writing about how upset he was to not be on it.

Nicholas Von Hoffman wrote a parody where Nixon used it to raise money from wealthy liberals, who wanted to pay money to be put on the list.