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Tricky Dick resigned 38 years ago today (Original Post) MrScorpio Aug 2012 OP
Was that when you lost your virginity? Drunken Irishman Aug 2012 #1
And the Manson Clan killed the Politicalboi Aug 2012 #2
Man, I remember watching that on TV. Just mindblowing. calimary Aug 2012 #3
I was celebrating the demise of the crook. Lugnut Aug 2012 #4
Since this day in 1974 the GOP has "hated" government for it's corruption. TeamPooka Aug 2012 #5
I remember exactly what I was doing when I heard it struggle4progress Aug 2012 #6
Don't Let the Door SoDesuKa Aug 2012 #7
We can still kick the old Nixon around. Downwinder Aug 2012 #8
That was the first shoe to drop pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #9
You forget Spiro T. packing it in. Downwinder Aug 2012 #10

Lugnut

(9,791 posts)
4. I was celebrating the demise of the crook.
Thu Aug 9, 2012, 01:56 AM
Aug 2012

When Marine One was lifting off from the White House lawn with Dick inside I was dancing.

TeamPooka

(24,226 posts)
5. Since this day in 1974 the GOP has "hated" government for it's corruption.
Thu Aug 9, 2012, 02:00 AM
Aug 2012

because they were the ones who corrupted it.
They have felt lots of self loathing ever since.

struggle4progress

(118,282 posts)
6. I remember exactly what I was doing when I heard it
Thu Aug 9, 2012, 02:09 AM
Aug 2012

Of course, I'd been screaming at everybody that he should resign immediately for quite a while by then: when they saw me coming, people would find an excuse to be somewhere else

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
9. That was the first shoe to drop
Thu Aug 9, 2012, 02:19 AM
Aug 2012

The second was the fall of Saigon.

We kinda got hit with a double whammy, didn't we?

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