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MyOwnPeace

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10. And there are always some "constants".......

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Dec 28, 2020, 07:33 AM

Dec 2020

I was driving from PA to Oklahoma City for Thanksgiving in 1974, a few months after Nixon resigned. I was driving on I-40 and came upon a YUGE billboard:

GOD BLESS RICHARD NIXON AND AMERICA!!! (of course, covered with American flags......)

Damned near wrecked!

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In June of 1974, a NYT's reporter asked CA folks what they thought of Nixon's impeachment [View all] Nevilledog Dec 2020 OP

"The more things change, the more they remain the same." TreasonousBastard Dec 2020 #1

I lived in San Clemente when Nixon was in office msfiddlestix Dec 2020 #2

Roger Ailes co-founded Fox News on the premise that it was needed to counter the MSM: andym Dec 2020 #3

That is why it was sweet when Fox called Arizona for Biden. yellowcanine Dec 2020 #6

well now we have OANN and other RW networks, and the Con is wanting to put up his own onetexan Dec 2020 #7

Well just shit!! We should of paid attention!! Instead we got "Idiocracy " n/t 7wo7rees Dec 2020 #4

We were paying attention in 2015-2016. That's why we elected Hillary. tRUMP didn't win that abqtommy Dec 2020 #8

Ohhhh gawd Hekate Dec 2020 #5

"There is nothing new, only people too young to remember" DeminPennswoods Dec 2020 #9

And there are always some "constants"....... MyOwnPeace Dec 2020 #10