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LeftInTX

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23. I watched the Nixon bio on PBS the other night

Fri Sep 19, 2025, 11:45 AM

Sep 2025

I was literally crying because I was longing for the good old days.

When I first watched it in 2012, I thought, "He sure was corrupt". "I'm glad we got him". "Breaking into a psychiatrist's office to steal Daniel Ellsberg's medical records is about the lowest you can go"

Now I'm like, "We've got King Kong in office and we can't control him".

It's amazing what Trump has done to this country in just a few months.

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Who was worse? Nixon or Trump? [View all] uponit7771 Sep 2025 OP

Trump by far! DemMedic Sep 2025 #1

Trump is far worse. OLDMDDEM Sep 2025 #9

Oh, hell no. Nixon had NOTHING on Trump. Granted R's in Congress actually had some ethics hlthe2b Sep 2025 #2

I watched the Nixon bio on PBS the other night LeftInTX Sep 2025 #23

Who was worse? trump, by a mile. (nt) Paladin Sep 2025 #3

Not even close. yardwork Sep 2025 #4

It has to be trump, right? EnergizedLib Sep 2025 #5

Let's see: EPA, first rise in minimum wage in decades, attempted Equal Right Amendment, Voting rights amendment, ... marble falls Sep 2025 #6

See my post #12 Fiendish Thingy Sep 2025 #13

Yeah, MAGA would hate him ... So he tried some progressive policies uponit7771 Sep 2025 #32

He felt he had been cheated out of offices, and he seemed to have little no qualms about dirty tricks himself ... marble falls Sep 2025 #40

Minimum wage was raised twice during each of Kennedy's and Johnson's terms RazorbackExpat Sep 2025 #46

Nixon was pretty bad, but there were a few lines even he wouldn't cross. Ocelot II Sep 2025 #7

Obviously he's a piece of shit is worse but the only reason Eliot Rosewater Sep 2025 #8

Right, trump said smart people don't like him uponit7771 Sep 2025 #33

Hands down Trump. He is the worse but I think Reagan and "W" Bush were also worse than Nixon. walkingman Sep 2025 #10

Trump Wifes husband Sep 2025 #11

Trump is clearly more corrupt and incompetent Fiendish Thingy Sep 2025 #12

Reagan interfered with US negotiations on the hostages from the Embassy. So Carter couldn't claim that ... marble falls Sep 2025 #41

Nixon actually did a lot of good things. Turbineguy Sep 2025 #14

Compared to tRump Nixon is a God worthy of worship and prayer. nt ImNotGod Sep 2025 #15

that's not even a marginally valid question. try again. - -(nt)- stopdiggin Sep 2025 #16

We literally stopped working and danced n the aisles when Dick resigned. Ping Tung Sep 2025 #17

Hell when pedoprez dies there'll be parties worldwide!!! uponit7771 Sep 2025 #34

I have seen four republican presidencies Cosmocat Sep 2025 #18

I think you've seen six jmowreader Sep 2025 #39

Dubya was a sociopath who delighted in signing death warrants RazorbackExpat Sep 2025 #48

Trump, by a mile! LeftInTX Sep 2025 #19

Yep, that does it .. Trump lying about the virus for months is some top line evil shit uponit7771 Sep 2025 #35

Trump. lostincalifornia Sep 2025 #20

Trump ArnoldLayne Sep 2025 #21

I long for Richard Nixon synni Sep 2025 #22

Literally pining JCMach1 Sep 2025 #25

Trump Rebl2 Sep 2025 #24

Trump makes Nixon videohead5 Sep 2025 #26

Well, there's this.. surfered Sep 2025 #27

Trump! I despised Nixon, but I would gladly trade Trump for him. rsdsharp Sep 2025 #28

Trump by far. Nixon was an amateur compared to Trump. And the American people had a moral core back then. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #29

Nixon was way worse. valleyrogue Sep 2025 #30

Well said. Nixon's legacy includes many thousands dead in SE Asia and here. Ping Tung Sep 2025 #38

Richard Nixon wasn't totally subhuman as Trump is. I remember after he left office the revered Vermont Vinca Sep 2025 #31

Ah, so Nixon had a heart underneath being an asshole... Trump is a pile of shit no matter what uponit7771 Sep 2025 #36

Remember, too, that Nixon left office after a group of Republicans went to the White House and told him Vinca Sep 2025 #37

I think the GOP wants to keep him to be president forever! IzzaNuDay Sep 2025 #59

Different perspective from the other responses FHRRK Sep 2025 #42

Is this serious? iemanja Sep 2025 #43

I was a child when Nixon was president, and the world wasn't falling apart around me. Crunchy Frog Sep 2025 #44

When Agnew resigned in disgrace in 1973 DFW Sep 2025 #45

Nixon was elected for two reasons Norbert Sep 2025 #47

What's worse? A bad flu or stomach cancer? Tommy Carcetti Sep 2025 #49

+1 dalton99a Sep 2025 #63

We're experiencing the most corrupt government in our nations history. Emile Sep 2025 #50

Trump rapes little girls, unlike Nixon Blues Heron Sep 2025 #51

trump wins this one. badhair77 Sep 2025 #52

Nixon was an altar boy next to trmp. spanone Sep 2025 #53

Reagan, Dubya and Trump are on my top 3 list. tavernier Sep 2025 #54

Nixon hid by appearing to be liberal. Got a lot of liberal support to get elected. tirebiter Sep 2025 #55

Trump is so much further down the fascist trail that Nixon just stepped on. lark Sep 2025 #56

Sorry, but that isn't even a serious question. Ferrets are Cool Sep 2025 #57

Nixon v Trump Mike Nelson Sep 2025 #58

Nixon was cheating at Tiddlywinks Freddie Sep 2025 #60

Nixon tried his hand at a few progressive policies xmas74 Sep 2025 #61

Trump is orders of magnitude worse. Trump is in his own category dalton99a Sep 2025 #62

Trump rso Sep 2025 #64

trump. Nixon for all his faults and vile nature, was as times politically pragmatic. themaguffin Sep 2025 #65

You're joking. No comparison. madibella Sep 2025 #66