In June of 1974, a NYT's reporter asked CA folks what they thought of Nixon's impeachment

[Nevilledog]

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Seth Cotlar
@SethCotlar
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Dec 27, 2020
In June of 1974 a New York Times reporter went to an almost entirely white, upper-middle class retirement community in Orange County, Ca to see what folks thought of the ongoing Nixon impeachment. What they heard might ring some bells.
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Seth Cotlar
@SethCotlar
It's a witch hunt! Source: NYTimes. 5 June 1974.
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[TreasonousBastard]

1. "The more things change, the more they remain the same."

[msfiddlestix]

2. I lived in San Clemente when Nixon was in office

That's where Nixon's west coast home existed. My in-laws had a ranch style home in the hills overlooking town and ocean, they loved Nixon and thought all of these things. That it was witch hunt, and they considered John Dean a double crossing snitch. I was pleased as punch that his was being impeached, however I didn't engage with them over the affair. It was the prevailing sentiment with the locals.

[andym]

3. Roger Ailes co-founded Fox News on the premise that it was needed to counter the MSM:

his time working for Nixon in the 70's convinced him he could create a GOP-biased news media to help the GOP and prevent another Nixon from being "forced" from office.

So the consequences of Watergate are with us to this day, and not in a good way, with Fox News and their ilk.

[yellowcanine]

6. That is why it was sweet when Fox called Arizona for Biden.

As soon as I heard that I knew it would leave a mark on the orange one and his pals.

[onetexan]

7. well now we have OANN and other RW networks, and the Con is wanting to put up his own

What worries me is the continuing descent into mendacity by the deplorables, and that the integrity of future elections have been irreparably harmed by the disinformation & shenanigans the Con/GOP have unleashed this past election.

Orange County is no longer as red as it used to be and went for Biden, and the russian asset Rohrabacher got defeated by a Dem in 2018.

[7wo7rees]

4. Well just shit!! We should of paid attention!! Instead we got "Idiocracy " n/t

[abqtommy]

8. We were paying attention in 2015-2016. That's why we elected Hillary. tRUMP didn't win that

election, he won the ratfucking and we've finally set that right. Now comes the 2021 clean-up!

[Hekate]

5. Ohhhh gawd

[DeminPennswoods]

9. "There is nothing new, only people too young to remember"

nt

[MyOwnPeace]

10. And there are always some "constants".......

I was driving from PA to Oklahoma City for Thanksgiving in 1974, a few months after Nixon resigned. I was driving on I-40 and came upon a YUGE billboard:

GOD BLESS RICHARD NIXON AND AMERICA!!! (of course, covered with American flags......)

Damned near wrecked!