NIXON TARGETED KERRY FOR ANTI-WAR VIEWS

MSNBC.com ^ | March 15, 2004 | Brian Williams

[Eva]

Yeah, I knew you were kidding, but I still want you to make the call and tell Wachovia that they shouldn't use investor money to sponsor partisan politics.

[olde north church]

Wachovia Link 1 - Political Involvement
Wachovia Link 2 - Political Involvement
Is it possible these people lack political sense, as in maybe they thought they were doing President Bush a favor?

[Eva]

No, this is just an attempt to get around the campaign finance regulations, the same thing that other large companies are doing. They probably still provide matching funds and encourage the politics with company appointed political relations advisors to lead the employee groups.

The Chris Matthews show has been a totally partisan campaign program for John F'n Kerry for the past month and I resent our investment bank using investor money to sponsor partisan politics.

[NYCVirago]

It did on the tv taped report. It had footage of Kerry addressing the assembled protesters, then segued to the taped Nixon/Colson revelation that Kerry stayed several nights at the socialites, and went out to fancy restaurants

Good. Thanks for the report.

[RWR8189]

I always liked Nixon.

I voted for him twice, and I'll never regret it.

[Samwise]

I can't figure out how so many people from the Nixon WH went to jail while none from the Clinton WH ever served time - namely Hillary - seriously!

Three reasons: the media, the Senate, and Janet Reno.

[geopyg]

Silent Coup is an interesting book. Admiral Moorer (he just died a few weeks ago) has some odd doings. In some testimony he gives he say's something to the effect that "that's ridculous to think that I would be involved in ...".

In a Dec. 1996 U.S. News article on shady dealings of military equipment for "museums" Moorer was paid $20,000. to shake a deal free. He said "I made a lot of phone calls; I can't do those for free." He also said "It's ridiculous to think that senior officers in the Navy would be involved in some kind of fraud to bilk the government."

Watch out for Haig too. Didn't Woodward say he would tell who Deepthroat is once Deepthrough died? I guess it's not Moorer. I'll be looking for news when Haig passes on.

[Spotsy]

Watch out for Haig too. Didn't Woodward say he would tell who Deepthroat is once Deepthrough died? I guess it's not Moorer. I'll be looking for news when Haig passes on.

Haig and Dean (!) are both pretty good candidates to be Deep Throat. However, I'm starting to buy the theory that Deep Throat wasn't a single person. I think Woodward and Bernstein were flying by the seat of their pants.

[Eva]

I got a reply to my e-mail complaint to Wachovia about sponsoring the Chris Matthews show. They are forwarding my complaint to corporate headquarters. They said that I should have a reply in two to three days. I told them that I resented them using investor funds against us by sponsoring partisan, biased tv shows and that they should stay out of politics.

[Clemenza]

In addition Nixon geared his 72 campaign entirely on his getting re-elected and copmpletely abandonned other GOP types up for re-election

Correct. What many people forget is that while he targeted (and received the votes of) blue collar Democrats in the Midwest and the South, these same people voted straight Dem on the rest of the ticket. He should have at least campaigned with congressional candidates in swing districts to weaken the solid Democratic hold in congress.

[Clemenza]

In addition Nixon geared his 72 campaign entirely on his getting re-elected and copmpletely abandonned other GOP types up for re-election

Correct. What many people forget is that while he targeted (and received the votes of) blue collar Democrats in the Midwest and the South, these same people voted straight Dem on the rest of the ticket. He should have at least campaigned with congressional candidates in swing districts to weaken the solid Democratic hold in congress.

[Clemenza]

Becoming a KENEYESIAN on economic matters

"We're all Keynesians now" --- Richard Nixon

Its a shame that Nixon had John Connoly and Herb Stein as his main economic advisors. Its to our benefit that Herb's son Ben saw the light on economic and other issues despite being something of a hippie-wannabe at the time.

[uncbob]

Opinions, based on nothing, is still NLOTHING!:-)

Well since that is true what do you care who I support for president in 2004 since my efforts will be based on NLOTHING

[CaptRon]

Ahhhh, the Nixon card. A sure-fire winner. Where would the Democrats be without Richard Nixon, the all-purpose bogey-man?

[olde north church]

Excellent!

[olde north church]

Mr. Burns impersonation of Nixon was great.
Nixon voice:
"Monty, I can't go to prison. They'll eat me alive!"

[rwfromkansas]

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