Sarah talking about her Alaskan Coat on another tread prompted me to post some of Nixon’s “Checkers Speech”. Here is an apt excerpt for this thread. (By the way - I have been tempted to wear my “Nixon - Now More than Ever” button!)
It brings tears to my eyes to think of what Nixon did and where we are just 9 days with a communist running 50% of the vote:
“Now, let me say this: I know that this is not the last of the smears. .....Well, they just don’t know who they’re dealing with. I’m going to tell you this: I remember in the dark days of the Hiss case some of the same columnists, some of the same radio commentators who are attacking me now and misrepresenting my position were violently opposing me at the time I was after Alger Hiss......
And as far as this is concerned, I intend to continue the fight.
Why do I feel so deeply? .....And I want to tell you why. Because, you see, I love my country. And I think my country is in danger......
Take Communism. I say that as far as that subject is concerned, the danger is great to America. In the Hiss case they got the secrets which enabled them to break the American secret State Department code.....
And I say that the only man who can lead us in this fight to rid the Government of both those who are Communists and those who have corrupted this Government is Eisenhower, because Eisenhower, you can be sure, recognizes the problem and he knows how to deal with it....
But just let me say this last word. Regardless of what happens I’m going to continue this fight. I’m going to campaign up and down America until we drive the crooks and the Communists and those that defend them out of Washington.”
Good quote. Thanks
that is a moving story 21twelve, seriously.
Update to the Vichy Republican cabal:
“Colin Powell
William Weld
Scott McClellan
Freid
Adelman
David Brooks
Doug Kmeic
George Will
David Frum
Peggy Noonan”
Chris Buckley, now you have found your real home.
I think Nixon knew this was an eventuality. I have a soft place locked deep in my heart for RMN's good intentions against the DNC and global Communist conspiracy.