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I miss the days when republicans told us the Truth (Original Post)
magicguido
Jan 2021
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msongs
(67,347 posts)1. hasnt happened much in my lifetime nt
canuckledragger
(1,636 posts)5. Same here.
And I'm 45.
zentrum
(9,865 posts)2. Eisenhower was the last one.
soldierant
(6,785 posts)6. Yes, I'm old enough to remember hearing some truth from Ike.
But not much since, unless you count Goldwater's "if the party lets the preachers take it over" comment - if indeed he really said that.
Escurumbele
(3,374 posts)3. The last time that happened Theodore Roosevelt was president
I hope that G.W. Bush is not being made an example of truth...has anyone forgotten the Iraq invasion? And all the many other lies Bush, Chaney, Rumsfeld, Powell told the country and the World?
3Hotdogs
(12,319 posts)9. Did you listen closely to the quote?
Its hilarious.
bearsfootball516
(6,373 posts)4. "Fool me once, shame on you"
Fool me...cant be fooled again.
iemitsu
(3,888 posts)7. Last honest republican was Eisenhower.
japple
(9,805 posts)8. He didn't mean to tell the truth. It just kinda slipped out there because
there is no filter between his brain and his mouth.
AdamGG
(1,284 posts)10. Bush benefits in history by having his shitshow eclipsed by a much larger shitshow
And this likely the last instance of a Republican president telling the truth. Ike's farewell address: