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H2O Man

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20. I just got

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 02:02 PM

Oct 2019

back from the grocery store, where I ran into an old friend. He's 86, and one of the most intelligent people I know. He was saying what all of my peer group say -- "This isn't the country we grew up in." We were laughing about hearing our elders say that in the 1960s and '70s, and wondering what they meant.

It's tragic that young folks today are dealing with someone who approximates Nixon .....history does not repeat, but it sure does rhyme. I'm hoping that enough of the younger generation becomes actively involved to bring about the changes that my generation set as goals when we were young.

The Moorer-Radford affair was a shock to Nixon. He was smart enough to keep his mouth shut about it. Trump lacks that insight and ability.

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Trump v Nixon [View all] H2O Man Oct 2019 OP

Interesting comparison. rsdsharp Oct 2019 #1

Valid point. H2O Man Oct 2019 #4

He also had enough respect for the Constitution not to totally tear the country apart when he saw rsdsharp Oct 2019 #15

Very good point. Tipperary Oct 2019 #34

K&R. I did not know that about Nixon... OneGrassRoot Oct 2019 #2

It is a too often H2O Man Oct 2019 #7

Treason shadowmayor Oct 2019 #19

In a sense, H2O Man Oct 2019 #28

Shoot I had no idea LBJ caught Nixon! coeur_de_lion Oct 2019 #32

There are obvious similarities, but book_worm Oct 2019 #3

True. H2O Man Oct 2019 #8

Trump is pure stupid destructive evil. dalton99a Oct 2019 #10

Right. H2O Man Oct 2019 #11

Yes NoPasaran Oct 2019 #13

As a retired H2O Man Oct 2019 #17

Thanks for this bro malaise Oct 2019 #5

Yep! H2O Man Oct 2019 #12

Interesting malaise Oct 2019 #18

It is interesting isn't it? MuseRider Oct 2019 #6

I just got H2O Man Oct 2019 #20

"Pathetic failed human beings" Martin Eden Oct 2019 #9

Seriously, right? H2O Man Oct 2019 #21

I'm not surprised that sociopaths like Trump exist ... Martin Eden Oct 2019 #29

There is one glaring stark difference however BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #14

Great point! H2O Man Oct 2019 #22

What the cellist said... Kid Berwyn Oct 2019 #16

Thank you so much for this! H2O Man Oct 2019 #23

Awesome! n/t MFGsunny Oct 2019 #30

tRump never had bone spurs MiniMe Oct 2019 #24

Yes, of course. H2O Man Oct 2019 #25

I wonder what Kissinger's excuse was. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2019 #26

Henry's excuse .... H2O Man Oct 2019 #27

One key difference that might make all the difference in the future lunatica Oct 2019 #31

I like to think that Nixon would never have conspired with Russia coeur_de_lion Oct 2019 #33