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still_one

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1. Things are as bad as they have ever been, but Johnson was not liked, especially by those against the

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 12:24 AM

Aug 2012

War. The Kennedy/Nixon election was full of smears

Maybe you never heard George Wallace speak, but that was as hateful as they come

The fifties which many seem to think was such a great time gave us the likes of joe McCarthy , not unlike what you hear today from the repukes

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I weep for America [View all] gopiscrap Aug 2012 OP

Things are as bad as they have ever been, but Johnson was not liked, especially by those against the still_one Aug 2012 #1

and let us not forget the nixon smear campaign against helen gahagan douglas. niyad Aug 2012 #2

We can go on and on, but I will admit this is pretty bad today, at least with the repug hatefest still_one Aug 2012 #3

the proudly virulent woman-hating seems to be a bit new. niyad Aug 2012 #5

You ain't kidding. Left Coast2020 Aug 2012 #4

Agree with you, Sir and all that you have done for us. freshwest Aug 2012 #6

I too weep for our country. defacto7 Aug 2012 #7

You make some great observations gopiscrap. Allow me to make one. bluesbassman Aug 2012 #8

This is what hides under KKK hoods. Only they're brazen enough to do it openly on national tv SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2012 #9

Man on the Moon vigier Aug 2012 #10

President's were respected in the late 1960s? hfojvt Aug 2012 #11