The Nixon Resignation at 40

Townhall.com ^ | August 7, 2014 | Cal Thomas

[NFHale]

Nobody died from Watergate.

Benghazigate.... that’s quite a different story.

Fast and Furiousgate... ditto...

[Fiji Hill]

I never understood why Nixon forced out his Attorney General Richard Kleindienst and replaced him with Elliot Richardson, a Northeastern liberal of the sort Nixon supposedly despised. Kleindienst, a Goldwater man, would never have hired Archibald Cox, a Kennedy man, to be the special prosecutor investigating Nixon. Had he kept Kleindienst, who never had anything to do with Watergate, Nixon would probably have finished his term.

[Responsibility2nd]

America owes a huge apology to Richard Nixon. In light of the 1000 plus crimes and misdemeanors Obama has gotten away with; Nixon looks like an Altar Boy.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

How about Clintons 9 gabillion freakin’ gates? Only when he got caught redhanded committing perjury did they do anything and still he remained in office. Remember him selling grave plots in Arlington? Larry Lawrence, never served a day in the military but Bubba sold him a grave plot in Arlington. Or how about renting out the Lincoln room to celebrities high on cocaine jumping on the bed? The same room the Emancipation proclamation was signed and these pigs were crapping all over it, Danny DeVito completely drunk on TV bragging about it.

[Kaslin]

I agree completely

[VanDeKoik]

When I was a kid, Nixon was about a dirty of a word as you could hear in politics.

After seeing him at Pat Nixon’s funeral, I could never bring myself to be angry at the guy for what now seems like a trivial offense compared to the treason Obama is engaging in.

[Kaslin]

you said it all

[ifinnegan]

Nixon was a Quaker, if I’m recalling correctly.

[Toespi]

That’s racist.......

[21twelve]

http://www.watergate.com/

Woodward used to work in the navy communications room with Haig as his boss - which was kept secret by BOTH parties throughout.

Woodward's direct boss was an Admiral Thomas(?) Moore. When he was implicated in running military secrets around the WH, and accused of spying on the WH diplomatic issues, he said something like “It is absolutely preposterous to think that we would be spying on the White House.”

I read that in the book “Silent Coup” 20 years ago.

Ten years ago I read a magazine article where Moore had been convicted of buying “museum” military hardware and then selling them abroad for other countries, including not too friendly ones, for them to fix up and use.

In his unsuccessful defense, he used the EXACT same phrase that he had used rebutting the Silent Coup allegation.

Also interesting that Haig tried to use his position when Nixon resigned to say “I am in charge.” Which he also used when Reagan was shot.

Power hungry, fame driven (Woodward) egos running amuck.

[ifinnegan]

Must be...

[Reddy]

Flipping through channels the other night, there was a discussion on CNN about zero and impeachment.

The graphic in the background had a huge picture of zero next to nixon.

I guess that they didn’t get the memo that nixon was not impeached. Intentionally deceiving, imo.

There should have been a picture of bjclinton next to zero.

[W.]

I remember them digging his ass up and carting him away, hidden from view, and wasn’t that Markie Post bed-hopping? [I will confess to wanting her to hop into mine a LONG time ago] ;)

[trisham]

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[Moonman62]

[Peter Libra]

Nixon was a Quaker, if I'm recalling correctly.

Though from Canada via England, it could be said I did not "have a dog in the hunt". I was drawn to the drama of the Nixon demise. It seemed to me that the press were like hyenas and jackals. I shook my head and wondered what Dick Nixon really had done. I still wonder; though presumably in technical terms he did commit an offense. How easy for him to have turned away and gravely said "Do not mention this to me again, seek the proper counsel".

I try to avoid Woodward and Bernstein when they appear on television, milking the past for all they are worth. Have they no shame?

Nixon evoked his Quaker mother, whom he said was a saint. "If you hate those who hate you, then they have won." This on his resignation. For me, that is President Nixon's epitaph.

[plain talk]

Watched the watergate house impeachment hearings on cspan last night. What struck is how all of them including the libs spoke better and at least tried to sound like adults. Things have sure deteriorated in 40 years.

What also struck me is how petty Nixon’s crimes were compared to Obama’s. Particularly on the IRS allegations. Nixon talked about it. Obama did it.

[NFHale]

“...How about Clintons 9 gabillion freakin’ gates?...”

Exactly...

[x]

I never understood why Nixon forced out his Attorney General Richard Kleindienst and replaced him with Elliot Richardson, a Northeastern liberal of the sort Nixon supposedly despised. Kleindienst, a Goldwater man, would never have hired Archibald Cox, a Kennedy man, to be the special prosecutor investigating Nixon. Had he kept Kleindienst, who never had anything to do with Watergate, Nixon would probably have finished his term.

Kleindienst resigned. He said he knew too many of the people involved in Watergate to be able to deal with the case. A lot of people quit or were fired at about the same time and Nixon was a pretty devious guy, so Kleindienst could have been forced out. But as you say, it's hard to figure out a reason why Nixon would have done wanted Kleindienst out, so maybe he did leave of his own accord.