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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWe need an "Alexander Butterfield Moment"
We need that Earth-shattering instant which changes everything. And we need it right now.
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We need an "Alexander Butterfield Moment" (Original Post)
PCIntern
May 2018
OP
As long as even a single person on TV Laughs at Trump, nothing will happen.
displacedtexan
May 2018
#5
JustAnotherGen
(31,783 posts)1. Yes we do and FYI . . .
He's still alive. I would love him to weigh in on this insanity if he's still of sound mind. I tend to think he would agree with you.
longship
(40,416 posts)2. Here's some context for those who don't remember Butterfield.
The Senate Watergate Hearings:
"The president bugged himself!!"
irisblue
(32,932 posts)3. So who will be Butterfield in 2018?
murielm99
(30,717 posts)4. A John Dean moment, too!
displacedtexan
(15,696 posts)5. As long as even a single person on TV Laughs at Trump, nothing will happen.
I remember when John Dean made his famous statement about if he stayed, he'd be as bad as the rest of them. After that, no one laughed at Tricky Dick anymore. We were dead serious from that point until Nixon's final helicopter ride.
People on cable news shows have got to start showing anger. The country won't pay attention until then.