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madokie

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30. Watergate was when I became politically aware

Sat Dec 10, 2016, 08:51 AM

Dec 2016

to the point of wanting to know more. Vietnam opened my eyes but watergate opened my mind
Nixon resigned because he knew that he was fixing to be impeached by the house and in his heart of hearts, if he had a heart that is, told him that the Senate would convict him and nixon was a lot like tRump, Crazy, insecure, lonely and not able to take no for an answer.

tRump will go down and go down hard at some point in time. imo
Whether its soon enough before he tanks the country and the world is anyones guess but the CON man will go down hard.

Its been a long time ago for the Watergate hearings. I was working evenings, went to work at 4:30 in the afternoon and worked until 1 am. I'd finally get to sleep about day light and sleep until about noon and day time tv sucks so the only thing on that interested me was the Watergate hearings so I watched a good portion of that.

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who remembers the scenario that forced Richard Nixon to resign? [View all] CTyankee Dec 2016 OP

I believe he knew they were going to impeach him, so he resigned to avoid that. Demit Dec 2016 #1

I met John Dean once pinboy3niner Dec 2016 #2

I've always been of two minds about Dean. trof Dec 2016 #16

I think he realized he was being set up as the coverup fall guy pinboy3niner Dec 2016 #19

I also remember his wife was a blond knockout. trof Dec 2016 #21

Annie Glenn had a stuttering problem and John Gleen protected her from criticism for her CTyankee Dec 2016 #29

LOL whut? Dave Starsky Dec 2016 #33

Hunh? How did Annie Glen get in this? trof Dec 2016 #36

I shouldn't have taken that pain pill before posting! CTyankee Dec 2016 #37

Happens all the time. No prob. trof Dec 2016 #39

Oh, thanks trof. I've been medicated for days now leading up to having a little wire CTyankee Dec 2016 #40

Thanks. Got the shot a couple of years ago. Posted on 'Seniors' about it. trof Dec 2016 #43

I've done that too. I think it comes from not wanting to impose on the person. pnwmom Dec 2016 #42

Nixon was about to be removed by force by his own people Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #3

This is not Barry Goldwater's Republican Party. TBA Dec 2016 #4

Nixon was about to be impeached. He resigned rather than go through the humiliation... PoliticAverse Dec 2016 #5

Pity that you can't humiliate someone who has no shame. . . n/t annabanana Dec 2016 #35

Senator Barry Goldwater (R-AZ) told Nixon that impeachment and conviction were inevitable. John1956PA Dec 2016 #6

Richard Nixon's resignation: the day before, a moment of truth FarCenter Dec 2016 #8

Rhodes was also from Arizona. n/t ChazII Dec 2016 #20

And there you go....Nixon was a well versed political animal dixiegrrrrl Dec 2016 #25

great historical report there in your post. CTyankee Dec 2016 #10

Nowadays, the right-wingers are lobbing grenades into the hen house. John1956PA Dec 2016 #18

as I remember it hfojvt Dec 2016 #17

I remember it well, but we have to also remember that in those days there were enough Dec 2016 #7

It was must see TV but few were watching until everything exploded Lemon722 Dec 2016 #9

I remember. Jeez what a time it was. I wasin the antiwar movement at the time and I remember CTyankee Dec 2016 #12

In college, I cut classes to watch the Watergate hearings on TV pinboy3niner Dec 2016 #13

Paragraphs friend, paragraphs. nt fleabiscuit Dec 2016 #22

Thanks for the great explanation Freddie Dec 2016 #26

more importantly, there are maybe 5-10 Republicans with any integrity in Congress now. geek tragedy Dec 2016 #11

I think the plan always was to put Pence in the WH. Greybnk48 Dec 2016 #14

"IIRC, his closest aides and advisors came to him and said he HAD to resign" jberryhill Dec 2016 #15

I truly believe that his inner circle pleaded for him to resign. It seems to me the handwriting on CTyankee Dec 2016 #24

a HUGE difference is the media. watergate would be a non story today JI7 Dec 2016 #23

Agreed Freddie Dec 2016 #28

What is it that tRump would be impeached for? CentralMass Dec 2016 #27

Violating the Emoluments Clause of the US Constitution, for one Hekate Dec 2016 #31

Well I hope that this is thoroughly investigated and there is some "teeth" to it. CentralMass Dec 2016 #38

Watergate was when I became politically aware madokie Dec 2016 #30

This is beginning to remind me of Watergate. I'm wondering what Manafort's role was. Vinca Dec 2016 #32

If the GOP controlled the Senate he would have never resigned. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 #34

It wasn't his aides. It was REPUBLICANS like Barry Goldwater who said duffyduff Dec 2016 #41