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On AlterNet: nixon

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "nixon"

Even Pat Buchanan Thinks Obama/Nixon Comparisons Are Idiotic

Even Pat Buchanan Thinks Obama/Nixon Comparisons Are Idiotic

Ben Armbruster, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. October 22, 2009.
Top Nixon aide Pat Buchanan dismissed out-of-hand any comparison of Obama to Nixon.

Kennedy Historians Debunk

Kennedy Historians Debunk "Greatest Regret" Myth

Jed Lewison, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. September 2, 2009.
Kennedy was "always anxious to reach an agreement," Adam Clymer, a former Times reporter wrote. "But that didn't mean any agreement."

Two Mass Murderers, Two Very Different Stories and Much Hypocrisy

Two Mass Murderers, Two Very Different Stories and Much Hypocrisy

Nick Turse, Tomdispatch.com. August 31, 2009.
William Calley and the alleged Pan Am bomber were both convicted of mass murder. Yet Calley's recent appearances have provoked no outrage. Why the double standard?

Babes in Torture Land: It Took a Bunch of Kids to Grill Condi the Way the Media Should Have

Babes in Torture Land: It Took a Bunch of Kids to Grill Condi the Way the Media Should Have

Rory O'Connor, MediaChannel.org. May 7, 2009.
Why do we leave it to children to demand the truth about torture and the rule of law?

Steele's Overlooked Radio Rant: Compares Obama to Nixon, Declares 'Ultimate Political Armageddon'

Steele's Overlooked Radio Rant: Compares Obama to Nixon, Declares 'Ultimate Political Armageddon'

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. March 16, 2009.
Mid-way through the program, a caller offered words up support for the embattled RNC chair. "Don't let them shut you up," the voice said.

Our Cities Are Devastated -- Will Obama Bail Out Urban America?

Our Cities Are Devastated -- Will Obama Bail Out Urban America?

Clay Risen, AlterNet. February 27, 2009.
40 years of benign (and not so benign) neglect have done inordinate damage to the socioeconomic structures of our inner cities.

Cheney Biographer: Dick's View of Presidential Power Is 'More Radical' Than Nixon's

Cheney Biographer: Dick's View of Presidential Power Is 'More Radical' Than Nixon's

Satyam Khanna, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. December 23, 2008.
Cheney has made the astounding claim that if the President does anything during wartime to protect the country, it is legal -- echoing Nixon.

Newly Released Presidential Tapes Expose Nixon's Treason

Newly Released Presidential Tapes Expose Nixon's Treason

Blue Texan, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. December 6, 2008.
Would Humphrey have won in '68 if LBJ went public and exposed Nixon's treachery?

New Nixon Tapes Released, and They Do Not Disappoint

New Nixon Tapes Released, and They Do Not Disappoint

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. December 3, 2008.
"I can't have a high-minded lawyer ... I want a son-of-a-b----. I want someone just as tough as I am." -- Nixon.

 Now Is No Time to Sing Kumbaya: We Must Hold the Bush Regime Accountable

Now Is No Time to Sing Kumbaya: We Must Hold the Bush Regime Accountable

Ian Welsh, Firedoglake AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 14, 2008.
We cannot just ignore Bush's crimes and incompetence because Obama got elected.

Bush Disapproval Ratings Reach All Time High

Bush Disapproval Ratings Reach All Time High

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. November 10, 2008.
Bush is now more unpopular than Nixon was when he resigned from office during Watergate. By a lot.

McCain Channels Nixon

McCain Channels Nixon

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: Election 2008. July 28, 2008.
Playing to white, working-class resentment in classic form.

Nixon's Savage Attack on the Greatest Anti-War Movement in U.S. History

Nixon's Savage Attack on the Greatest Anti-War Movement in U.S. History

Rick Perlstein, AlterNet. May 12, 2008.
As millions of Americans came together to fight the war in Vietnam, Nixon's politics became more ruthless.

Remembering What Nixon Learned

Remembering What Nixon Learned

David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. March 14, 2008.
Conservatives are ignoring history's teachings and resurrecting Nixon's failed strategy of going after working people.

George McGovern Calls for Bush and Cheney's Impeachment

George McGovern Calls for Bush and Cheney's Impeachment

Paul Rosenberg, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. January 6, 2008.
Calling it "the only honorable course" for him to take, Former Senator George McGovern calls for impeachment in a Washington Post editorial.

Giuliani’s Most Absurd Gaffe

Giuliani’s Most Absurd Gaffe

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: PEEK. November 23, 2007.
Steve Benen: What possible motivation could Giuliani have to make himself sound like a raving idiot?

Bush Is Officially The Most Hated US President Ever [VIDEO]

Cliff Schecter, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. November 12, 2007.
Or at least in the history of the Gallup Poll. Even Nixon's disapproval numbers weren't as high during the height of the Watergate crisis.

George McGovern Gets the Last Laugh

George McGovern Gets the Last Laugh

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 16, 2007.
Al Eisele: As George McGovern celebrates his 85th birthday, history has proven he is no longer one of the biggest losers in American politics, but one of its biggest winners.

Fred Thompson is Dumb As Hell

Fred Thompson is Dumb As Hell

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 9, 2007.
Steve Benen: If you like Bush, you'll love Fred Thompson.

Olbermann: "Mr. Bush, You've ceased to be the President" [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. July 3, 2007.
In an edition of his "Special Comment", Keith Olbermann pleads with Bush and Cheney to do the noble thing and resign, since they're incapable of putting partisan politics aside.

Gerald Ford: The Conflicted President on Civil Rights

Gerald Ford: The Conflicted President on Civil Rights

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. December 28, 2006.
Ford scored points by appointing the first black Secretary of Transportation, but then stumbled on civil rights during the rest of his time in office.

Impeaching Bush [VIDEO]

Impeaching Bush [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. November 12, 2006.
Pelosi says no, but if the American people want it, the Congress will get it...

Turning the Corner into Madness

Robert Scheer, AlterNet. November 1, 2006.
The dire predictions President Bush is making about 'cutting and running' from Iraq are almost identical to the ones Johnson and Nixon made about Vietnam.