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calimary

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9. The only good thing about Watergate was - many of the bad guys actually got what they deserved.

Reply to spanone (Reply #4)

Tue Aug 7, 2012, 01:17 AM

Aug 2012

nixon was driven from office, mid-term. So many of his henchmen actually wound up going to prison. There really was some justice. Not like most recently when kkkarl rove was given several chances to change his story and skated away free as a bird, cheney never testified, nobody ever laid a hand on dubya, and all we got was scooter libby - who - well, has he spent a single night in jail yet?

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Watergate: The Hidden History [View all] H2O Man Aug 2012 OP

I think it started long before Nixon... Joe McCarthy was a big indicator of that. 1monster Aug 2012 #1

Joe McCarthy H2O Man Aug 2012 #6

K&R nt Kurovski Aug 2012 #2

Glad to give ou a rec, Patrick. Jackpine Radical Aug 2012 #3

nixon, haldeman, mitchell, weinberger, liddy...criminals spanone Aug 2012 #4

The only good thing about Watergate was - many of the bad guys actually got what they deserved. calimary Aug 2012 #9

Wonder why they believed evidence back then and not now? The damage was worse this time around. lonestarnot Aug 2012 #5

It started during the war and the deal with the mob for labor peace on the docks. Nixon's CK_John Aug 2012 #7

Thanks! pnwmom Aug 2012 #8

I'm half way through it lovemydog Aug 2012 #10

Thanks! H2O Man Aug 2012 #19

Agree with you about Dean lovemydog Aug 2012 #23

Great thread, H20 Man!! Major Hogwash Aug 2012 #11

My father thought H2O Man Aug 2012 #18

Wow, the same thing happened with my dad. Major Hogwash Aug 2012 #22

Re: Watergate: The Hidden History MinM Aug 2012 #12

Thanks! H2O Man Aug 2012 #17

The Smoking Gun Tape Octafish Aug 2012 #13

!!!!! H2O Man Aug 2012 #15

Nixon the Mob's President Octafish Aug 2012 #20

And now if we end up with Don RobMe tk2kewl Aug 2012 #14

On one hand, H2O Man Aug 2012 #16

I keep looking at how ridiculous things have become... tk2kewl Aug 2012 #21

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