Watergate at 50

[Mik]

On CBS Sunday Morning. A good piece.

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

[Copper]

When gotcha became heroic

[Catseye3]

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

[Shudder.]

[Copper]

@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

[89th]

@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

[Catseye3]

@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.

[89th]

@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.

[Jolly]

The TDS is strong within you.

[taiwan_girl]

@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.