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In reply to the discussion: A Four-Decade Secret: One Man's Story of Sabotaging Carter's Re-election [View all]
moondust
(21,189 posts)40. Not surprised.
I have a pet theory that the GQP learned a big lesson from the Watergate fiasco and the Nixon pardon: do whatever you gotta do to grab power and once you have it you can just pardon all your guilty co-conspirators. They had time to develop this MO during the Carter years and were ready to go with it in 1980. Look at all the dirty tricks they've pulled since then and it's not a big surprise that they have devolved into little more than a self-serving crime syndicate headed by a convicted felon who loves to hand out pardons.
The presidency of Ronald Reagan was marked by numerous scandals, resulting in the investigation, indictment or conviction of over 138 administration officials, the largest number for any president of the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandals_of_the_Ronald_Reagan_administration
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A Four-Decade Secret: One Man's Story of Sabotaging Carter's Re-election [View all]
DBoon
Dec 2024
OP
So Reagan was using the captivity of these people for his political purposes much like Iran did
Walleye
Dec 2024
#2
And reporters knew it too, but were working on behalf of intel svc, nothing new but that's the reality of the MSM
msfiddlestix
Dec 2024
#91
Recall NPR reporting the strange story at that time about how, prior to his inauguration,
allegorical oracle
Dec 2024
#38
i believe gov. connally was in the vehicle with jfk when he was murdered in texas at that
dawn5651
Dec 2024
#17
I mean the fact they were released before the damn bible Raygun laid his hand on cooled off was it for many n/t
Cheezoholic
Dec 2024
#54
Of course, that lit a green light for our upcoming felonius POTUS, who was *convicted* and still elected ...
eppur_se_muova
Dec 2024
#83
Let's face it: all the Republican presidents since Eisenhower have been crooks
MadameButterfly
Dec 2024
#10
This was a well know dirty deal perpetrated by the Republicans. It came out after Reagan was sworn in as president.
patphil
Dec 2024
#12
In 1980 The NY Times published stories that there was no connection @ all between the Reagan's ....
Botany
Dec 2024
#13
Mr. Webb won a Pulitzer price for his work on the CIA/crack/cocaine/Contra connections
Botany
Dec 2024
#96
Just like the law enforcement official who worked for Florida's D.O.T. and discovered the corruption..
Botany
Dec 2024
#98
They then sold Iran missiles and aircraft parts used the $ for running Crack!
IbogaProject
Dec 2024
#16
I'm still willing to believe that the failed and deadly hostage rescue attempt was sabotaged
NBachers
Dec 2024
#18
It cost the older brother of a childhood friend his life. He was a Marine up by Laos and the DMZ ...
Botany
Dec 2024
#58
Reagan was a POS when Governor of CA and he wouldn't have beaten Carter in a fair fight.
bluesbassman
Dec 2024
#51