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In reply to the discussion: What If Richard Nixon Had Had Your E-Mail Password? [View all]maxrandb
(17,543 posts)Look, just because you made a name for yourself by rightfully slamming the Bush Admin, and championing good liberal policies, that does not mean you are always right, or even make sense.
Just answer a few questions for me if you would, and you'd see how completely crazy your Nixon analogy,,,errr,,,sorry...Your "Let me Equate Obama with Nixon" drivel is.
I know, I know...you throw around outrageous words, and I'm sure it's good for a few campaign donations, or maybe a stint on MSNBC, but there are serious differences between this, and what Nixon was doing.
Did Nixon brief the Congress on what he was doing?
Was Nixon following the law?
Did Nixon go before a FISA Court, or a Federal Judge to obtain a wiretap, or get authorization for the bugging of the Watergate Hotel?
Did Nixon go to a judge and subpoena the Mental Health records of Daniel Elsberg, or did he try to have them stolen?
Did Nixon have his staff do a review of a surveillance program to ensure it met the legal standard set by Congress??
Look, just like the guy says in the movie Jaws; "You yell barracuda, and people go; 'what, huh'" , but..."You yell shark!...and you've got a panic on your hands".
Same shit here. You start throwing the "Nixon" word around, you'd better be able to back it up. If you can't provide answers to my questions above, and then recognize that this is about as far from Nixon as you can get, then I will have to assume that your only purpose in "crying Nixon" is for your own self aggrandizement.
Please stop it.
Oh and guess what...Obama ain't no Nixon, and he sure as hell ain't no Bush...that's kind of why we voted for him.