Board 8 > Was President Nixon a crook?

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red sox 777 09/03/21 5:07:10 PM #1:	Was President Nixon a crook? Yes, he was a crook. No, he was not a crook. If the President does it, that means it is not illegal. Was President Nixon a crook? - Results (34 votes) Yes, he was a crook. 58.82% (20 votes) 20 No, he was not a crook. 17.65% (6 votes) 6 If the President does it, that means it is not illegal. 23.53% (8 votes) 8 What do you think? --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 Congratulations to DP Oblivion in the Guru Contest! <cite>red sox 777 posted [p:957709352] in Was Presid... [t:79644768]...</cite> <quote> Was President Nixon a crook? Yes, he was a crook. No, he was not a crook. If the President does it, that means it is not illegal. Vote View Results Was President Nixon a crook? - Results (34 votes) Yes, he was a crook. 58.82% (20 votes) 20 No, he was not a crook. 17.65% (6 votes) 6 If the President does it, that means it is not illegal. 23.53% (8 votes) 8 Show Voting Form What do you think? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MoogleKupo141 09/03/21 5:12:15 PM #2:	he explicitly said he wasnt! --- For your Azuarc* .* At least Kupo has class and doesn't MESSAGE the people -Dr Pizza <cite>MoogleKupo141 posted [p:957709482] in Was Presid... [t:79644768]...</cite> <quote>he explicitly said he wasnt! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChichiriMuyo 09/03/21 5:24:24 PM #3:	I don't believe he was a crook. Whatever involvement he had with Watergate was of course shameful, but ultimately it had no effect on the election. Outside of that one issue, which by today's standards wouldn't have even cost him his Presidency, he was actually a pretty good and honest (for a politician) President. --- "If you ever feel good about yourself, just look on the Internet." - Ryan Reynolds <cite>ChichiriMuyo posted [p:957709812] in Was Presid... [t:79644768]...</cite> <quote>I don't believe he was a crook. Whatever involvement he had with Watergate was of course shameful, but ultimately it had no effect on the election. Outside of that one issue, which by today's standards wouldn't have even cost him his Presidency, he was actually a pretty good and honest (for a politician) President. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mr Lasastryke 09/03/21 5:50:20 PM #4:	ChichiriMuyo posted... Outside of that one issue, which by today's standards wouldn't have even cost him his Presidency, he was actually a pretty good and honest (for a politician) President. ...no. he wasn't the worst president ever but he was still garbage. --- Geothermal terpsichorean ejectamenta <cite>Mr Lasastryke posted [p:957710449] in Was Presid... [t:79644768]...</cite> <quote>ChichiriMuyo posted... </cite> <quote>Outside of that one issue, which by today's standards wouldn't have even cost him his Presidency, he was actually a pretty good and honest (for a politician) President.</quote> ...no. he wasn't the worst president ever but he was still garbage. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Yesmar_ 09/03/21 6:38:36 PM #5:	Yes, blatantly. Watergate was about way more than just the break in. There had been a concerted effort throughout all of 1972 to sabotage the Democratic primary and get the weakest opponent to win. It always gets reduced to bugging the DNC headquarters, but it was about way more than that, and ran much deeper, ranging from things like the Canuck letter to spying on Daniel Ellsberg's therapist. There has been a movement in recent years to say that Nixon was a pretty good president that made one tragic mistake, but that is not true either. He did implement some good policies, but he was also the first modern president to intentionally pit various populations in the country against one another instead of bringing everyone together, leading to the partisan mess we find ourselves in today. He just did it in a subtler, less obvious way. From the very beginning he knew what he was doing when he made the Silent Majority speech (a response to The Moratorium: the largest protest in the USA's history, and one that was completely peaceful and non-violent), which despite its placid demeanor was a deeply divisive missive. Edit: On a side note, I love that this speech occurred at Disney World of all places. --- Congrats on Advokaiser for winning the 2018 Guru Contest! Yesmar <cite>Yesmar_ posted [p:957711731] in Was Presid... [t:79644768]...</cite> <quote>Yes, blatantly. Watergate was about way more than just the break in. There had been a concerted effort throughout all of 1972 to sabotage the Democratic primary and get the weakest opponent to win. It always gets reduced to bugging the DNC headquarters, but it was about way more than that, and ran much deeper, ranging from things like the Canuck letter to spying on Daniel Ellsberg's therapist. There has been a movement in recent years to say that Nixon was a pretty good president that made one tragic mistake, but that is not true either. He did implement some good policies, but he was also the first modern president to intentionally pit various populations in the country against one another instead of bringing everyone together, leading to the partisan mess we find ourselves in today. He just did it in a subtler, less obvious way. From the very beginning he knew what he was doing when he made the Silent Majority speech (a response to The Moratorium: the largest protest in the USA's history, and one that was completely peaceful and non-violent), which despite its placid demeanor was a deeply divisive missive. Edit: On a side note, I love that this speech occurred at Disney World of all places. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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