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I miss the days when republicans told us the Truth (Original Post)
magicguido
Jan 2021
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msongs
(73,227 posts)1. hasnt happened much in my lifetime nt
canuckledragger
(1,992 posts)5. Same here.
And I'm 45.
zentrum
(9,870 posts)2. Eisenhower was the last one.
soldierant
(9,304 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
(4,045 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
(15,147 posts)9. Did you listen closely to the quote?
Its hilarious.
bearsfootball516
(6,691 posts)4. "Fool me once, shame on you"
Fool me...cant be fooled again.
iemitsu
(3,891 posts)7. Last honest republican was Eisenhower.
japple
(10,459 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
(1,870 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:
