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underpants

(182,763 posts) Sat Jul 1, 2017, 09:42 PM Jul 2017

"Our Nixon" on CNN is very interesting

Home films of the inside. About 20 minutes left.

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"Our Nixon" on CNN is very interesting (Original Post) underpants Jul 2017 OP

Really good oswaldactedalone Jul 2017 #1

The opening credits gave me pause: "STARRING... Richard Nixon, Erlichman, Chapin, ..." etc. UTUSN Jul 2017 #2

Turned it on a while ago and was amazed at the parallels between Nixon's paranoid inner circle... TreasonousBastard Jul 2017 #3

oswaldactedalone

(3,490 posts)

1. Really good

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Sat Jul 1, 2017, 09:54 PM

Jul 2017

But downplaying Nixon's paranoia and his obsession with JFK.

UTUSN

(70,680 posts)

2. The opening credits gave me pause: "STARRING... Richard Nixon, Erlichman, Chapin, ..." etc.

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Sat Jul 1, 2017, 10:03 PM

Jul 2017

When the little girls ran outside, I thought they were going to go so far as, "STARRING... Julie, (& whassername)"

Having lived through things, I just don't want to re-hash. Even if it's a fresh take on things.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

3. Turned it on a while ago and was amazed at the parallels between Nixon's paranoid inner circle...

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Sat Jul 1, 2017, 10:35 PM

Jul 2017

and trump's.

Did hear the comment that Nixon could have been our greatest President if he didn't screw it up. The difference is that Trump has absolutely nothing going for him but paranoid dementia.

Nixon was our Macbeth.

Trump is our Richard III

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