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4. That Louis CK standup bit about Nixon and how politics nowadays are so namby pamby

Wed Mar 22, 2017, 10:58 PM

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"Watergate is no longer the standard by which we measure political corruption." [View all] dixiegrrrrl Mar 2017 OP

Getting caught is the standard. Alice11111 Mar 2017 #1

It's awful. I also was a young adult during Watergate. Hekate Mar 2017 #2

Somebody on Twitter dixiegrrrrl Mar 2017 #8

Trumpgate. fun n serious Mar 2017 #3

+1 oasis Mar 2017 #6

The Red October Scandal Volaris Mar 2017 #11

In school, it was learning about Teapot Dome... Panich52 Mar 2017 #5

Also, Tammany Hall KittyWampus Mar 2017 #7

Except Tammany was more State/City Panich52 Mar 2017 #17

Trumpgate makes Watergate look like Sunday School. democrank Mar 2017 #9

We also had a less corporate News media. annabanana Mar 2017 #12

Couple of things about that, anna... dixiegrrrrl Mar 2017 #13

This is true annabanana Mar 2017 #16

Until there's a criminal conviction Watergate is still the standard. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2017 #10

One thing's for certain. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2017 #14

.... Skidmore Mar 2017 #15

I was glued to the tv during that hearing. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2017 #19

I adored Ms. Jordan. Skidmore Mar 2017 #20

AND REALLY IS THIS THE NEW REALITY IN POLITICS??? a kennedy Mar 2017 #18