The Backlash Cometh
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Tue Oct-16-07 07:23 AM
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Spiro Agnew resigned in 1973, over a charge of tax evasion. |
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I repeat, a charge of tax evasion.
How the world has changed.
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Tue Oct-16-07 07:30 AM
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1. Tax evasion? ...Oh how I long for the simpler days. ...n/t |
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Tue Oct-16-07 07:32 AM
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2. Nixon & Agnew were pikers. |
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Today's Republicans steal trillions of dollars, whole countries - and are open & unapologetic about it.
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Tue Oct-16-07 07:43 AM
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3. And then Nixon resigned. And then Carter beat Ford by only 2% |
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In that way, the world has not changed.
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Tue Oct-16-07 07:50 AM
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4. The only way we're going to break through our 51-49 mentality, is |
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to start applying our criminal laws fairly. If people see our pillars get off scot-free from the crimes they commit, then it establishes rules of behavior for everyone else.
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Tue Oct-16-07 08:01 AM
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5. Ford pardoned Nixon and won about 48% of the vote a few months later. nt |
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Tue Oct-16-07 08:06 AM
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6. That's what I'm saying. Those pardons are creating a mind-set in this country |
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Edited on Tue Oct-16-07 08:08 AM by The Backlash Cometh
that suggests that it's almost patriotic, to do the wrong things. That goes for political crimes.
It doesn't scratch the surface for white collar crime.
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