General Discussion

Robb

(39,665 posts)

24. One of the more interesting parts of the Watergate scandal.

Sat Jan 7, 2012, 05:01 PM

Jan 2012

Nixon's team distributed leaflets just before the California primary, attributed to completely made up "peace committees" of various names. This was before the Humphrey-McGovern debates; it's a reasonable assumption they did the same kind of thing in other states.

Half the leaflets attacked Humphrey from the left -- accusing him of starting the war in Vietnam -- and the other half attacked McGovern for being anti-labor and anti-civil rights.

The net effect of course was to weaken both candidates going into the general against Nixon. It worked, too.

We saw the same vitriol sewn during the "Clinton-Obama Primary War" nonsense, and we're seeing the same stuff today.

Edited to add: A fun name to look up for interesting history: Jeno Paulucci. Humphrey supporter, lots of money, sponsored big anti-McGovern ad campaign. Later led "Democrats for Nixon."

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=otkvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4mADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2403%2C187596
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xRZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7AEEAAAAIBAJ&dq=paulucci%20democrats-for-nixon&pg=7173%2C2298884

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

45 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Hillary-Biden Swap Seen as the Nuclear Option [View all] gateley Jan 2012 OP

Biden and Clinton are where they are going to stay madokie Jan 2012 #1

Totally agree. nt gateley Jan 2012 #2

Indeed. This shit is just getting ridiculous. TheWraith Jan 2012 #14

Someone else posted it was thrown out there by the GOP to get the waters churning. gateley Jan 2012 #18

Actually, Robert Reich has been talking about it in his column or columns (just saw one today). CTyankee Jan 2012 #23

But I wonder where Robert Reich got it -- I think one of his columns said "I have no inside gateley Jan 2012 #27

Ok, I need to talk to my dtr tomorrow...I'll find out what's going on and PM you... CTyankee Jan 2012 #32

Not Hillary supporters. More likely the media trouble makers. juajen Jan 2012 #41

i would be royally pissed if this happened. roguevalley Jan 2012 #40

No, they are not. Beacool Jan 2012 #45

No need to do anything drastic at this point. DCBob Jan 2012 #3

Couldn't agree more. nt gateley Jan 2012 #5

"Not since 'Paul is dead' has a rumor based on so little proved as enduring" frazzled Jan 2012 #4

Bwah! I loved that! And you're right - these things take on a gateley Jan 2012 #6

There is at least one post per week on this treestar Jan 2012 #9

Yup. aquart Jan 2012 #34

I love Hillary, voted for her in the primaries- Raffi Ella Jan 2012 #7

This raises a question in my mind as to what Hillary will be doing after the election. CTyankee Jan 2012 #25

I remember her saying that. Raffi Ella Jan 2012 #44

And UFO's might visit the leprechauns jberryhill Jan 2012 #8

Stop making fun of Kucinich. Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #39

Awwww... Now you done it... jberryhill Jan 2012 #42

It was a rumor manufactured by the GOP to sufrommich Jan 2012 #10

I really wondered how it started -- It could be something as gateley Jan 2012 #11

Democrat Robert Reich wrote an OpEd advocating replacing Biden with Clinton. AtomicKitten Jan 2012 #21

This is manufactured poppycock from the Professional Shitstirrers (PS�) Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 #12

Yes it is legal. former9thward Jan 2012 #15

Not. Gonna. Happen. DeathToTheOil Jan 2012 #13

Thank you for posting this. Even Zogby knows this is a rumor. jillan Jan 2012 #16

Aren't they though? (A perfect fit). nt gateley Jan 2012 #19

There's no reason to change out Biden high density Jan 2012 #17

"Talk of it has died down" because no one was actually talking about it, gkhouston Jan 2012 #20

'Time running out'? NO-- ProgressiveEconomist Jan 2012 #22

One of the more interesting parts of the Watergate scandal. Robb Jan 2012 #24

Question... Raine1967 Jan 2012 #29

Yep. nt Robb Jan 2012 #30

That's fascinating, I didn't remember that aspect. joshcryer Jan 2012 #31

Or, Hillary may be leaving the administration to give another hopeful a chance at heir-incumbent. moriah Jan 2012 #26

And I think Hillary might actually WANT to retire from government and work w/Bill (and gateley Jan 2012 #28

didn't she say she wouldn't serve a second term as SOS? CTyankee Jan 2012 #33

Yeah, but I honestly don't pay much attention to a lot of what they say because gateley Jan 2012 #35

As SOS, Hillary really shines, doesn't she? CTyankee Jan 2012 #38

I think she's been exceptional as SOS. gateley Jan 2012 #43

Nuclear Option among crackheads and GOP shills. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #36

I was in college when the "Paul is dead" nonsense started karynnj Jan 2012 #37