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elleng

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7. Started before Lee Atwater, maybe with

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Fri Feb 10, 2012, 12:04 AM

Feb 2012

Donald Henry Segretti (born September 17, 1941, in San Marino, California) is a former political operative for the Committee to Re-elect the President (Nixon) during the early 1970s. Segretti was hired by friend Dwight L. Chapin to run a campaign of dirty tricks (which he dubbed "ratfucking&quot against the Democrats, with his work being paid for by Herb Kalmbach, Nixon's lawyer, from presidential campaign re-election funds gathered before an April 7, 1972, law required that contributors be identified. His actions were part of the larger Watergate scandal.

I think repugs went nuts after nixon/watergate, and have been taking it out against Dems ever since.

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when did the inmates officially take over the asylum? just looking at the headlines the last couple [View all] niyad Feb 2012 OP

In 2004, when they CHOSE to vote for Bush NAO Feb 2012 #1

probably a good starting point--I just keep thinking about how utterly insane things have been niyad Feb 2012 #2

No, I think it started in 1980 with Ronald Regan csziggy Feb 2012 #4

America was blindsided by Reagan but they choose Bush with eyes wide open NAO Feb 2012 #18

of course, the question still remains about the legitimacy of the 2004 election with the problems niyad Feb 2012 #28

And what was the electorate in 1984, when it chose St Ronnie? The Genealogist Feb 2012 #29

My fundamentalist baptist parents voted for Ray-gun in 1980 NAO Feb 2012 #30

To me, because politics has sadly become a reality show in the US. These RKP5637 Feb 2012 #3

JFK,RFK,MLK,and EMK must be rolling over in their graves to see the way virgogal Feb 2012 #5

maybe they should be rolling over in their graves at the way those people are screwing over the niyad Feb 2012 #10

More than 30 years ago, Calvin Trilling wrote a piece on how difficult satire had become. . . Journeyman Feb 2012 #6

Started before Lee Atwater, maybe with elleng Feb 2012 #7

It basically went into overdrive when a man named Obama won the Presidential election. That's about louslobbs Feb 2012 #8

Since it became possible to buy Congressional seats and the WH. Those paying sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #9

"They clearly look for morons" lol....I'm giving you another heart for that. louslobbs Feb 2012 #12

Lol, but could anyone look at the Republican primaries and NOT think of that word? sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #17

Well said. ronnie624 Feb 2012 #20

Thank you, ronnie24 sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #31

It is appalling treestar Feb 2012 #11

we see everything through the media lens spanone Feb 2012 #13

the media, of course, is part of this insanity. did they create it, or merely make use of it? niyad Feb 2012 #14

2012 is The Year when REASON trumps Fantasy...just watch how Truth dismantles fantasy opihimoimoi Feb 2012 #15

one hopes that you are correct niyad Feb 2012 #16

.... Skittles Feb 2012 #19

1980. Ronald Reagan. We had a decade's advance notice, and hid our heads in various dark places. saras Feb 2012 #21

you are certainly correct about all you listed. niyad Feb 2012 #22

agree eyeofnewt Feb 2012 #23

the only way we have come is backwards. niyad Feb 2012 #24

January 20, 1981 GeorgeGist Feb 2012 #25

January 20, 1981 GeorgeGist Feb 2012 #26

what a dreadful day that was--I wore a mourning band for months after niyad Feb 2012 #27