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35. But he was successful despite equal, fair and just democratic principles being anathema to him

Sat Sep 14, 2013, 06:22 PM

Sep 2013

for even after his disgrace became public, followed by the pardon of his handpicked successor, his political spawn and legacy went on to flourish under Reagan, Bush the Lesser and Bush the Least.

How many countless lives have been lost or ruined and how many families destroyed because of his toxic legacy?

It boggles the mind.

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Nixon's tapes reveal his true motivation and misinformation re: cannabis. [View all] Uncle Joe Sep 2013 OP

Prohibition is a failed public policy. nt TeamPooka Sep 2013 #1

The irony is the person most responsible for promoting this particular prohibition Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #2

+100 TeamPooka Sep 2013 #4

+1,000 malaise Sep 2013 #22

A majority of the country wants it de-criminalized at least. nt Deep13 Sep 2013 #3

Nixon's Commission was leaning toward legalization until Nixon interfered/preempted their report Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #6

No! The science must support my preconceptions, no matter what the facts are!!! Deep13 Sep 2013 #9

"He saw marijuana tied to radical demonstrators." And that is the whole reason for starting and liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #5

According to the tapes, Jews, Communists, and the counter culture Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #7

God, Nixon was such a piece of crap. Rex Sep 2013 #8

Well at least crap has the benefit of fertilizing the earth and helping things to grow. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #10

And he was probably drunk and geezed on pills at the time. nt Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #11

I would wager that you are correct sir, this all happened during the same general time period Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #12

Radley Balko addresses this in The Rise of the Warrior Cop matt819 Sep 2013 #13

That's a good post but I do believe things are beginning to change, Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #14

Fascinating read Catherina Sep 2013 #15

That's what Nixon did, isn't it? Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #16

what a fucking idiot! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #17

+ Infinity with a cherry on top. n/t Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #21

Why, thank you...it's the cherry that made my day! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #24

Control Freaks and Paranoid Authoritarians seem to share a certain number of mental traits Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #18

I believe you summed Nixon and his ilk up pretty well. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #26

He believed that "the Jews," especially "Jewish psychiatrists" were behind advocacy for legalizatio grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #19

Among his other shortcomings, Nixon Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #27

"people use marijuana "to get high" while "a person drinks to have fun."" Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #20

Talking about your classic double standard Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #29

Thought I'd share from 14 years ago... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #32

It was Nixon's "fuck you" to the college crowd for protesting the war Zorro Sep 2013 #23

Smart and/or educated people threatened him and intelligencephobia Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #30

HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Sep 2013 #25

Thank you, WillyT Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #31

I can't believe the country survived this fool Scairp Sep 2013 #28

The Cuyahoga River catching fire in Ohio and a Democratic Controlled Congress Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #33

That paranoid asshole wanted to punish his political enemies and deny voting rights to millions. Coyotl Sep 2013 #34

But he was successful despite equal, fair and just democratic principles being anathema to him Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #35

What a Dick n/t Oilwellian Sep 2013 #36

^^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^^ Coyotl Sep 2013 #37

Now now, let's not be giving dicks a bad name, when used properly they perform important and Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #38

"What the Christ is the matter with the Jews, Bob?" NightWatcher Sep 2013 #39

The nation has been pretty much consistently misguided since he Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #40

Thanks to everyone that posted and/or recommended this thread, Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #41