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Art_from_Ark

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20. I imagine quite a few of them voted

Wed Nov 27, 2013, 12:09 AM

Nov 2013

Nixon probably gained their confidence by announcing, through Kissinger, a deal in October 1972, just before the election, that would apparently end American involvement in the Vietnam War-- "Peace is at hand".

Carter barely beat Ford, and he won a lot of Southern states that had voted for Nixon in the previous election, not so much out of idealism, but because Carter was a fellow Southerner while Ford was an unelected Northerner. If the Democrat in that election had been someone like Humphrey, I think Ford would probably have won.

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Of course it's Chris Hedges Moliere Nov 2013 #1

Bravo! For the Truth! RobertEarl Nov 2013 #2

Chris Hedges agent46 Nov 2013 #3

This is as real as it gets. defacto7 Nov 2013 #4

His smearing of Michael Jackson is totally uncalled for. duffyduff Nov 2013 #5

God forbid... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2013 #10

Marking to read the rest later tonight! ReRe Nov 2013 #6

k and r and bookmarking for later niyad Nov 2013 #7

"the cult of self" zeemike Nov 2013 #8

I thought it began in the '70s Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #11

It was referred to that until the 90s came along. defacto7 Nov 2013 #13

I don't know how much "free love" had to do with it Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #14

That is not how I experienced it. zeemike Nov 2013 #15

In the '70s, we also elected a bad man-- by a landslide-- Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #18

And how many of them actually voted? zeemike Nov 2013 #19

I imagine quite a few of them voted Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #20

Well to get back to the original point. zeemike Nov 2013 #21

Nixon started the drug war in June 1971 Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #22

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If I could write like that, I would have written exactly that. Every concept and thought has passed libdem4life Nov 2013 #12

It seems like I've read that same angst-filled topic several times over the last 10 years. aikoaiko Nov 2013 #16

I have thought these thoughts PowerToThePeople Nov 2013 #17