Lest we forget: '72 election dirty tricks - as rememberd by the Guardian

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US fever over political 'bugging'

Adam Raphael, Washington
Monday June 19, 1972
The Guardian

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Washington's political temperature soared today after the bugging scandal in which the security consultant to the Republican National Committee was caught with four other men in the offices of the chairman of the Democratic Party.

Senator McGovern described the bugging attempt today as "one of the most shocking actions of all political time." While not directly accusing of complicity, the former Attorney, General John Mitchell, head of the committee to re-elect the President, the South Dakota Senator noted that he favoured the wider use of wire-tapping.

"Every time you get Mitchell and Dole (chairman of the Republican Party) together, you have to raise an eyebrow when something like this happens," said McGovern in what seemed almost a calculated attempt to annoy.

The Chairman of the Democratic Party, Mr Larry O'Brien, demanded a thorough FBI investigation. The episode, he said, raised the ugliest questions about the integrity of the political process. "No mere statement of innocence by Mr Nixon's campaign manager," he said "will dispel these questions arising from this incredible act of political espionage."
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today's guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/fromthearchive/story/0,12269,1241218,00.html

[opihimoimoi]

1. oops , dupe

[opihimoimoi]

2. Just some minor indiscreetions, nothing to see, move on, nothing

alarming, nothing to see, move on please.

[lovedems]

3. EERIE!

Good God, these tactics look like child's play compared the evil that KKKarl is capable of.

It made chills go down my spine when I read this, The Senate Republican leader, Hugh Scott, said the bugging attempt was "unconscionable" but it was just as inexcusable for the media or anyone else to attempt to link it to the Republican Party.


Almost 35 years later scandals still aren't their fault, it's the medias fault. I have seen Duncan Hunter and Ollie North blame the media for the torture abuse scandal. This is seriously eerie.
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[displacedtexan]

4. The first question asked in a criminal investigation...

Who stands to gain by this act?

"...it was just as inexcusable for the media or anyone else to attempt to link it to the Republican Party."

Now, ask the question.