Posted on 06/04/2017 12:56:39 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
On January 20, 1961, Richard Nixon retired from public life. After losing a painfully close race for the White House, the former vice president relocated his family to Californiahis home state and scene of so many early political triumphs, where he and his wife, Pat, now planned to build a handsome, four-bedroom ranch house in an exclusive subdivision in Bel Air.
For the first time in his life, Nixon was earning real moneyroughly $3 million annually in todays dollarsas a lawyer, syndicated columnist and book author. So it gnawed at his ego when the Los Angeles Times ran a sensational headline accusing him of receiving a celebrity discount on the purchase of the lot where he planned to raise his new home. Whats wrong with what I did? Nixon demanded of Frank McCulloch, the editor of the Times. He wasnt an officeholder anymore. His personal financial affairs were no ones business....
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I like the metaphor. I see Hillary as the little old lady with the poison spike in her shoe that tries to kick Bond. Very inept.
Unlike Nixon, she got to the top by marrying the right guy who took her to the top with him. Take away Bill, she would have been a nobody.
Exactly. People “forget” that her lack of character has been evident from her college days. It’s good to remind the “Trump Thumpers” that whenever possible.
KavMan,
It’s too early to post a number. The list is till growing.
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