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GigiLeigh

(159 posts) Mon Jan 13, 2025, 06:53 PM Jan 13

A half-century of horrible Republican behavior - Mark Jacobs

https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/a-half-century-of-horrible-republican?r=31o036&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Donald Trump didn’t make the Republican Party corrupt and bigoted – he just supercharged its corruption and bigotry. As evidence, I offer this timeline of the last 50 or so years, starting with Richard Nixon. I think it drives home the point that lovers of liberty must stop Republicanism, not just Trumpism.

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A half-century of horrible Republican behavior - Mark Jacobs (Original Post) GigiLeigh Jan 13 OP

Even before then, they were fascist lovers of Hitler and Mussolini. GreenWave Jan 13 #1

He left out Nixon undermining Johnson's treaty to end the Vietnam War MadameButterfly Jan 13 #2

It started with Biglinda 52 Jan 13 #3

I'm going to read this, barbtries Jan 13 #4

The party of Joe McCarthy never changed dlk Jan 13 #5

My whole life proud patriot Jan 13 #6

Any article that does not discuss Ken Starr, and the crimes that he committed, is not a good article on this subject. StevieM Jan 13 #7

A Crimeline of Treason Kid Berwyn Jan 13 #8

The Republican senators of the time forced Nixon out andym Jan 13 #9

GreenWave

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1. Even before then, they were fascist lovers of Hitler and Mussolini.

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Mon Jan 13, 2025, 06:58 PM

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MadameButterfly

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2. He left out Nixon undermining Johnson's treaty to end the Vietnam War

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Mon Jan 13, 2025, 08:59 PM

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in 1968. Logan Act violation/treason.

Biglinda 52

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3. It started with

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Mon Jan 13, 2025, 09:14 PM

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Newt Gingrich

barbtries

(30,127 posts)

4. I'm going to read this,

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Mon Jan 13, 2025, 09:15 PM

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but just have to say, I feel like I have been beating this drum at least since gw.

it's republicans. blame fucking republicans for where we are right now. it's their many faults.

dlk

(12,540 posts)

5. The party of Joe McCarthy never changed

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Mon Jan 13, 2025, 09:17 PM

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They are who they always have been.

proud patriot

(101,399 posts)

6. My whole life

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Mon Jan 13, 2025, 09:23 PM

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I turn 56 this year

StevieM

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7. Any article that does not discuss Ken Starr, and the crimes that he committed, is not a good article on this subject.

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Mon Jan 13, 2025, 09:24 PM

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Kid Berwyn

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8. A Crimeline of Treason

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Mon Jan 13, 2025, 09:35 PM

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Prescott Bush kept doing business with Herr Hitler after Pearl Harbor.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x133897

Then there was that time Wall Street Titans approached Smedley Butler about overthrowing FDR…

andym

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9. The Republican senators of the time forced Nixon out

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Mon Jan 13, 2025, 10:27 PM

Jan 13

So things have changed. One Nixon supporter Roger Ailes, swore he would create a GOP biased news source to prevent that from ever happening to another Nixon.

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