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    Mik
    wrote on 12 Jun 2022, 13:17 last edited by
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    On CBS Sunday Morning. A good piece.

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/watergate-at-50-the-political-scandal-that-changed-washington/

    "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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      Copper
      wrote on 12 Jun 2022, 18:08 last edited by
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      When gotcha became heroic

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        Catseye3
        wrote on 12 Jun 2022, 18:11 last edited by
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        Pretend Watergate happened within the last five years. Can you imagine the public dialogue?

        [Shudder.]

        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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          12 Jun 2022, 18:11

          Pretend Watergate happened within the last five years. Can you imagine the public dialogue?

          [Shudder.]

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          Copper
          wrote on 12 Jun 2022, 18:17 last edited by
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          @Catseye3 said in Watergate at 50:

          Pretend Watergate happened within the last five years. Can you imagine the public dialogue?

          [Shudder.]

          Crime is OK now

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            12 Jun 2022, 18:11

            Pretend Watergate happened within the last five years. Can you imagine the public dialogue?

            [Shudder.]

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            89th
            wrote on 13 Jun 2022, 14:46 last edited by
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            @Catseye3 said in Watergate at 50:

            Pretend Watergate happened within the last five years. Can you imagine the public dialogue?

            [Shudder.]

            I don't think Watergate would be even in the Top 10 list of scandalous newsworthy events if it happened in the last 6 years. #sad

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              13 Jun 2022, 14:46

              @Catseye3 said in Watergate at 50:

              Pretend Watergate happened within the last five years. Can you imagine the public dialogue?

              [Shudder.]

              I don't think Watergate would be even in the Top 10 list of scandalous newsworthy events if it happened in the last 6 years. #sad

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              Catseye3
              wrote on 13 Jun 2022, 16:35 last edited by
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              @89th said in Watergate at 50:

              I don't think Watergate would be even in the Top 10 list of scandalous newsworthy events if it happened in the last 6 years.

              One party breaking into another party's campaign headquarters? I think it would generate some reaction -- if only for the point-and-scowl value.

              Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                13 Jun 2022, 16:35

                @89th said in Watergate at 50:

                I don't think Watergate would be even in the Top 10 list of scandalous newsworthy events if it happened in the last 6 years.

                One party breaking into another party's campaign headquarters? I think it would generate some reaction -- if only for the point-and-scowl value.

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                89th
                wrote on 13 Jun 2022, 18:38 last edited by
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                @Catseye3 said in Watergate at 50:

                @89th said in Watergate at 50:

                I don't think Watergate would be even in the Top 10 list of scandalous newsworthy events if it happened in the last 6 years.

                One party breaking into another party's campaign headquarters? I think it would generate some reaction -- if only for the point-and-scowl value.

                True, we saw something similar when Trump withheld $400 million from Ukraine and/or when he was caught asking Ukraine to open investigations against Trump's democratic opponent. Of course this led to Trump's first impeachment with some of the same charges that Nixon was going to face.

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                  Jolly
                  wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 12:07 last edited by
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                  The TDS is strong within you.

                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    taiwan_girl
                    wrote on 17 Jun 2022, 01:51 last edited by
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                    @Catseye3 @89th Agree. From what I remember reading, it appeared that the US senate would have voted about 100-0 for impeachment of President Nixon, so he decided to resign.

                    In todays world unfortunately, that would not happen.

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