2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Count Down [View all]DFW
(54,302 posts)The first appearance of the Nixon "Dirty Tricks Team," and they were so proud of themselves (Roger Ailes is an alumnus).
I remember Bobby, too. Such a shy, almost introverted type of man who nevertheless found his voice at a time when it most needed to be heard. My father and he were friends, and I occasionally got to talk to him. We were frequent "hang outs" at his Senate office. What a dark world it became after Nixon and Agnew took office. I think the roots of the ugliness we now see on here were planted in those years. Tearing people apart who disagreed with you became not only acceptable, but fashionable. From Charlie Gooddell to Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson, it was that party's M.O., and the success of that M.O. was not lost on the worst elements of both sides of the aisle. Indeed, like an evil Jinn, it returns to haunt us every 4 years with seemingly increasing intensity.