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30. Nixon was no liberal. That's why it's so painful when a twice-elected Democratic President ...

Reply to ucrdem (Original post)

Tue Nov 11, 2014, 08:21 AM

Nov 2014

... admits that “In a lot of ways Richard Nixon was more liberal than I".

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Nixon lost to JFK in 1960. Two Kennedy murders later, in 1968, he won. [View all] ucrdem Nov 2014 OP

He was a total bastard...but he also had a streak of Tory Reformer in him... First Speaker Nov 2014 #1

I think it is long past time that the Guaranteed Annual Income rurallib Nov 2014 #2

Yes, I suppose the bar had been raised by the Kennedys, and Nixon and LBJ tried to meet it ucrdem Nov 2014 #4

The Great Society gave us a decade of race riots? Art_from_Ark Nov 2014 #6

Watts, Detroit, and Newark all happened under LBJ. ucrdem Nov 2014 #9

Watts was the 1960s version of the Rodney King riots Art_from_Ark Nov 2014 #12

And...how many black leaders like Medgar Evers were killed prior to that? Archae Nov 2014 #14

Yes and no. ucrdem Nov 2014 #16

It seems that way, but it isn't LeftInTX Nov 2014 #20

So Nixon killed Kennedys? nt Dreamer Tatum Nov 2014 #3

Call it a fortuitous circumstance. ucrdem Nov 2014 #5

Actually, there were three presidential contenders against Nixon who were shot Art_from_Ark Nov 2014 #15

And it was certainly fortuitous for Nixon that Wallace was removed from contention. hedda_foil Nov 2014 #28

I quite admire Nixon. There's a lot to like about the man. unrepentant progress Nov 2014 #7

Well . . . I've never come across any evidence of Nixon's liberality. ucrdem Nov 2014 #13

helen gahagan douglas ring a bell? niyad Nov 2014 #18

Wanna see what happens to populists? Especially a strong woman? jtuck004 Nov 2014 #25

I seems strange to read what you posted upaloopa Nov 2014 #26

It seems strange to me that most people on DU don't know what a liberal is. unrepentant progress Nov 2014 #29

That's absurd. Nixon was a conservative, a red baiting commie hunter who destroyed liberal people Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #31

perhaps you could give us your definitions of liberal and progressive. might help us to niyad Nov 2014 #32

Well looks like some people have their own upaloopa Nov 2014 #34

DU rec... SidDithers Nov 2014 #8

Thanks Sid... ucrdem Nov 2014 #11

I wasn't aware that Nixon was being lauded on DU. Who knew? nt 99th_Monkey Nov 2014 #10

Nixon a liberal?!? Tricky Dick? love_katz Nov 2014 #17

He was an anti Semite The Wizard Nov 2014 #22

apparently I have missed some supreme idiocy. care to provide a link? I need the laugh. niyad Nov 2014 #19

It's typical CTer bullshit. Imply something and run for the hills when called on it. nt Dreamer Tatum Nov 2014 #24

Coincidence? I think not. Beowulf42 Nov 2014 #21

Kick and rec. zappaman Nov 2014 #23

It's OPs like this one that make me want to give up on DU. stopbush Nov 2014 #27

Nixon was no liberal. That's why it's so painful when a twice-elected Democratic President ... Scuba Nov 2014 #30

Nixon was only a fascist mylye2222 Nov 2014 #33

"Nixon didn't have a liberal bone in his crooked body...not to the left of any Democratic President" LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #35