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Algernon Moncrieff

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60. We could probably do a whole thread on this complex subject

Sun Dec 9, 2018, 01:27 AM

Dec 2018

The resignation: some people were thrilled; some people cried; some people were just stunned. When Ford pardoned Nixon, there was a mix of outrage and cynicism that the fix was in.

You are right, of course: he went from being wildly popular to being vilified as a crook. But you also know that five years later, people were musing that "Nixon wasn't really that bad." Star Trek helpfully made "Only Nixon could go to China" a Vulcan proverb.

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After this is all over do you think his cult will admit [View all] BigmanPigman Dec 2018 OP

Repubs still whine about taking down Nixon... Wounded Bear Dec 2018 #1

Very few of them, but that's because... regnaD kciN Dec 2018 #66

His deplorable base Ohiogal Dec 2018 #2

I think 20 years from now D_Master81 Dec 2018 #3

Had a Republican co-worker tell me he believed that Trump is likely guilty as hell Jake Stern Dec 2018 #24

They gonna be impeached. And tell your coworker that is the definition of unAmerican EndGOPPropaganda Dec 2018 #56

Leah Remini's next project Bob Loblaw Dec 2018 #35

Oh hell no ismnotwasm Dec 2018 #4

I know of none that will admit trump did anything wrong. They will doc03 Dec 2018 #5

I think, as time moves on, most of them will come to accept that Trump is a criminal Downtown Hound Dec 2018 #6

This. Hortensis Dec 2018 #31

Yes. It comes down to personality not policies lamsmy Dec 2018 #64

I read this article a while ago but it fits with what BigmanPigman Dec 2018 #71

I would take pleasure in letting them know how gullible they were...... ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2018 #7

you can do that now nm EndGOPPropaganda Dec 2018 #57

No, I'm into how masses of people think and historically they will not 100% admit he's a crook uponit7771 Dec 2018 #8

Nope, our neighbor is still saying....fake news, and fake charges..... a kennedy Dec 2018 #9

Ask Jim Jones. moondust Dec 2018 #10

They might admit they were wrong but they'll never admit they were fooled. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2018 #11

It's not a topic of discussion over at FR. Kaleva Dec 2018 #12

What's FR? BigmanPigman Dec 2018 #14

A Reichwing Message Board Leith Dec 2018 #15

A funny story Kaleva Dec 2018 #17

Same here and I'm not even from Michigan (Chicago )but Freep always meant Detroit Free Press lunasun Dec 2018 #19

My Family Subscribed to the Freep Until My Late Teen Years Leith Dec 2018 #42

LOL! I made a point of checking them out, but that was my first thought too Rhiannon12866 Dec 2018 #46

Free Republic. A forum dominated by Trump supporters. Kaleva Dec 2018 #16

In 1932 nearly 40% of voters preferred Hoover, nearly FOUR YEARS into the Great Depression. Hassler Dec 2018 #13

And after WW2 there were still Nazis and Nazi sympathizers. Liberal In Texas Dec 2018 #18

Yeah. Prescott Bush, GHWB's dad was one of them. roamer65 Dec 2018 #48

FOX News .com tonight. Johnny2X2X Dec 2018 #20

So, I went over out of curiousity to look at Fox.com Liberal In Texas Dec 2018 #23

I was stuck listening to them for about 2 minutes at the dentist a few months back Rhiannon12866 Dec 2018 #47

No. The cult will find a fixation on someone worse than Trump. PufPuf23 Dec 2018 #21

We thought we'd never find someone worse than Dubya and Cheney Jake Stern Dec 2018 #25

I'm not going to let them forget! ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #22

NOPE. LenaBaby61 Dec 2018 #26

the old racists will stick by him until they die . but there will be some that will deny having JI7 Dec 2018 #27

The cultists in my family will forever blame the Democrats... lastlib Dec 2018 #28

That is the definition of a fanatic. They are never wrong. You are never right. DFW Dec 2018 #29

You summed it up quite well. Duppers Dec 2018 #30

I think all southerners do DFW Dec 2018 #33

😊 Duppers Dec 2018 #37

Political scientists point out worriedly that the electorate Hortensis Dec 2018 #34

2+25 DBoon Dec 2018 #52

Won't be over, and thinking of Robert Bork in this thread. Hortensis Dec 2018 #32

His cult, no. Some of his voters, yes. lark Dec 2018 #36

Love your "orange assmouth" description kimbutgar Dec 2018 #38

"it" - true dat! lark Dec 2018 #39

+1 kimbutgar Dec 2018 #43

The dead-enders will never admit it, but within a few years survey responses will suggest struggle4progress Dec 2018 #40

I think it will take an overwhelming number of charges or proof that he did something so repulsive Glimmer of Hope Dec 2018 #41

I think many Meowmee Dec 2018 #44

Not even one of them. nt Codeine Dec 2018 #45

See: Nixon, Richard Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2018 #49

yeah, there's about 20% of the people who still worshiped him. however, unblock Dec 2018 #58

We could probably do a whole thread on this complex subject Algernon Moncrieff Dec 2018 #60

nixon was a complex man, that's for sure. unblock Dec 2018 #61

Most will probably deny they ever supported him. haele Dec 2018 #50

For what it's worth, Glamrock Dec 2018 #51

They'll be digging like steam shovels IMO. NoMoreRepugs Dec 2018 #53

There will always remain a few "true believers". no_hypocrisy Dec 2018 #54

They won't admit it, but they have to be pissed. I was at a few of our people over the years. For brewens Dec 2018 #55

No, they will blame Democrats n/t hibbing Dec 2018 #59

I Know A Cult Member, And I Know How He'll Respond ChoppinBroccoli Dec 2018 #62

Either that, or: moose65 Dec 2018 #72

Nixon's never did. shanny Dec 2018 #63

Most will just kind of ... forget about Trump- dawg day Dec 2018 #65

Simple answers JustAnotherGen Dec 2018 #67

I have already seen some people flip that I never thought would. cbdo2007 Dec 2018 #68

They will double down, just like Trump does. CrispyQ Dec 2018 #69

THE GOP HAS MANY UNEDUCATED IDIOTS WHO ARE PART OF THE HERD ROB-ROX Dec 2018 #70