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sadoldgirl

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62. Yes,I was and it is different

Thu Jan 9, 2014, 05:41 PM

Jan 2014

Nixon was paranoid and smart. As far as I remember the 5th was not allowed during Congressional hearings at that time. However, they allowed it with Oliver North, which changed the power to question forever.
Nixon was President , not a governor. Christie may have hoped to become one, but never showed enough shrewdness and self control. It is quite different to have the US Congress in a bipartisan way questioning a President about serious crimes. Remember also that way later he said in an interview about illegal actions: if the President does it, it is okay. I doubt that Christie would ever dare to say that about a governor's office. However, I believe that we will hear about this for a long time still.
If, only if this eliminates Christie as a candidate, I wonder whether Jebbie will slowly step in.

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Any DUers around during Watergate? [View all] Dawgs Jan 2014 OP

They lied and took the fifth and couldn't find Rosemary's tape. shraby Jan 2014 #1

Watergate was nothing compared to this! People died because of what Christie did. B Calm Jan 2014 #2

The timing was similar. We knew about the break-in months before pnwmom Jan 2014 #89

At least with Watergate AgingAmerican Jan 2014 #3

I'll buy that 2naSalit Jan 2014 #10

During Watergate, Brigid Jan 2014 #66

Nixon wasn't in-your-face belligerent to the public like Christie is, but Nixon preserved his pacalo Jan 2014 #67

There was a death involved with this scandal. PM Martin Jan 2014 #4

But no deaths in Watergate, right? Katashi_itto Jan 2014 #85

YES! Starting with "I am not a bully." Glitterati Jan 2014 #5

Not a bully? Clearly he forgets there were videos of his town hall bullying...what an asswipe Sheepshank Jan 2014 #48

Oh yeah, my jaw hit the floor when he said that Glitterati Jan 2014 #71

I love the irony of how he's now trying to backtrack on his bullying nature. pacalo Jan 2014 #72

It seemed like the hearings went on forever and there were many people testifying. livetohike Jan 2014 #6

I thought that was John Mitchell's wife they were obsessed with Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #79

I forgot about Martha Mitchell! Maybe they were obsessed with all of the wives. livetohike Jan 2014 #81

I don't remember Maureen Dean at all Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #83

Yes, I am that old... IllinoisBirdWatcher Jan 2014 #7

Seriously he was Nixonian malaise Jan 2014 #24

Yes. I really thoought so, too. IllinoisBirdWatcher Jan 2014 #47

I picked up on that Walker parallel too. Jackpine Radical Jan 2014 #52

Thanks. Yes, please, TeaPublicans, elevate Walker to the top of your list. IllinoisBirdWatcher Jan 2014 #57

Way too little time has passed in bridge gate. upaloopa Jan 2014 #8

Yep... WillyT Jan 2014 #9

That's Fred Thompson in the top photo, at the left...correct? nt Common Sense Party Jan 2014 #51

I Believe So... WillyT Jan 2014 #55

Looks like him (with hair), and I know he was some lawyer during all of that. Common Sense Party Jan 2014 #58

Waiting for Christie's Deep Throat... nt pinboy3niner Jan 2014 #11

Ewwww FiveGoodMen Jan 2014 #50

Deep Goat! adirondacker Jan 2014 #64

I watched the Watergate hearings and for me... kairos12 Jan 2014 #12

Might be his own Bridget Anne Kelly? calimary Jan 2014 #17

Her lawyers will ask for immunity in exchange for her testimony livetohike Jan 2014 #40

Oh, I agree. Christie threw her under the bus, and she must be pretty Nay Jan 2014 #60

Oh, I'm sure she does. Brigid Jan 2014 #65

she's got plenty of notes BobUp Jan 2014 #75

Here! What I'm enjoying is the references to Watergate and nixon that have come up calimary Jan 2014 #13

I was there. The similarities I see is in Christie and Nixon is their personalities. Both are the jwirr Jan 2014 #14

Agreed. I was there too. n/t RebelOne Jan 2014 #36

waiting for an enemies list and things done to them dembotoz Jan 2014 #15

No, not similar. MineralMan Jan 2014 #16

No need to be a dick. "Refuse" was a simple mistake. Dawgs Jan 2014 #21

Just correcting your misstatement. MineralMan Jan 2014 #22

Yeah, but he's still a sitting governor. Dawgs Jan 2014 #25

take your own advice reddread Jan 2014 #35

Post removed Post removed Jan 2014 #39

the only dumb ass here reddread Jan 2014 #42

I generally agree but I'm thinking there may be more to this than just a prank to get back at a OregonBlue Jan 2014 #33

Watergate was a much bigger scandalthat involved not only a cover up and obstruction but TeamPooka Jan 2014 #18

I agree. HappyMe Jan 2014 #43

One Thing You Forgot ProfessorGAC Jan 2014 #70

I'd be here all day if I was to list every crime Nixon and his cronies committed. :) TeamPooka Jan 2014 #93

Not yet; there have been no hearings to pre-empt afterschool sitcom re-runs. eShirl Jan 2014 #19

the scale of this offense pales compared to Watergate grasswire Jan 2014 #20

Thanks. I was very young when WG went down, so I wasn't aware of the importance. Dawgs Jan 2014 #26

Yes, I was glued to the tv the whole time. ananda Jan 2014 #23

It does have that certain something. I keep expecting Christie to say... Hekate Jan 2014 #27

Yes edhopper Jan 2014 #28

Not really. Only in the sense that both politicians found themselves in a lot of trouble. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2014 #29

I remember Watergate quite well. SheilaT Jan 2014 #30

I hear ya, but I still think this is a much bigger deal than "petty bullshit". Dawgs Jan 2014 #37

I suppose whether or not the bridge thing SheilaT Jan 2014 #44

I'm not sure we know that yet. Just seems to me like that was an excuse they made up that sounded OregonBlue Jan 2014 #38

I was listening to WTOP radio when the burglary was first reported Kingofalldems Jan 2014 #31

It's not watergate. It's watergate-gate... SidDithers Jan 2014 #32

Similar in "politicians doing corrupt/ immoral/ illegal things" etherealtruth Jan 2014 #34

I agree. I was wondering more about the similarities in how it's playing out. Dawgs Jan 2014 #41

Its gonna take someone older than me for a firsthad recollection etherealtruth Jan 2014 #45

Three really big differences... brooklynite Jan 2014 #46

Watergate break in led to other facts-so far this is an isolated incident Gothmog Jan 2014 #49

In ways, yes. H2O Man Jan 2014 #53

Crooked politicians with gangster mentalities are all the same Warpy Jan 2014 #54

Yes, it seems quite similar - the stakes are not as high, but closeupready Jan 2014 #56

This is child's play compared to Watergate. Lochloosa Jan 2014 #59

abuse of power beachbum bob Jan 2014 #61

Yes,I was and it is different sadoldgirl Jan 2014 #62

I was in high school. Brigid Jan 2014 #63

No. I was nowhere near the Watergate that night. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2014 #68

Watergate sucked. AngryAmish Jan 2014 #69

I remember the endless Watergate hearings. Jenoch Jan 2014 #73

What's Watergate? CFLDem Jan 2014 #74

well, I think that the "I am not a bully" statement was reminicent of Nixon's "I am not a crook." notadmblnd Jan 2014 #76

Why change 'Dicks' in the middle of a screw, vote for Nixon in '72! Yep, I was around... ;) eom Purveyor Jan 2014 #77

I remember it well - I was glued to the TV hearings. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2014 #78

1.YES. 2. YES. "Dirty Tricks": Given the threat to life and limb.... Smarmie Doofus Jan 2014 #80

No similarities whatsoever- the suggestion only demeans the historic importance of watergate. Cofitachequi Jan 2014 #82

welcome to DU gopiscrap Jan 2014 #91

After seeing Rachel Maddow's coverage this evening- Cofitachequi Jan 2014 #92

Yes. However I am more concerned with how a President like Richard Nixon ... spin Jan 2014 #84

Yes I was. Not even close. trof Jan 2014 #86

We've reached a real turning point in history, where all scandals end in ghazi instead of gate. Coyotl Jan 2014 #87

I agree with the DUers who want to stick with -gate Jim Lane Jan 2014 #94

I could not understand what the big deal was! TheDebbieDee Jan 2014 #88

not similar, bridgegate seems worse to me - hurting the avg citizen to Liberal_in_LA Jan 2014 #90

Watergate was about subverting the electoral process Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2014 #95

Just consideration of comparison makes me ill antiquie Jan 2014 #96