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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: Freeper on June 27, 2010, 12:54:44 PM
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SunnySong (325 posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Jun-27-10 01:21 AM
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Will we ever elect a President as Liberal as Richard Nixon again... Updated at 1:39 AM
Brought in serious new civil-rights laws and agencies for minorities, women, the handicapped and children.
Proclaimed the first official U.S. Earth Day/Earth Week in 1971 created the the Environmental Protection Agency and Clean Air Act while approving the most sweeping environmental legislation in history.
Went to China (Imagine Obama going to Iran)
Spent more on social programs than defense.
Taxed the rich more than the poor
Instituted COLA's for Social Security.
Created SSI which still gives money to the blind and disabled.
Worked surprisingly tirelessly for native American rights of self detrimnation and funding programs to help them.
Funding for social welfare services under Nixon grew from $55 billion in 1970 to almost $132 billion in 1975. This represented an increase from 28 percent of all federal outlays to 40.4 percent, compared to a decrease in defense spending in the same period from 40 percent of all federal outlays (or $78.6 billion) to 26.2 percent (or 85.6 billion).
Have we as a country moved so far to the right that we can't imagine a president spending more on people than defense or meeting our ideological enemies face to face rather than bombing them with drones.
I would love to see Obama be a Jimmy Carter style president but honestly I would be thrilled if on budgetary matters he would be more Nixionian.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8643673
Obama is a Jimmy Carter style president and hopefully that includes one term only.
Skink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Jun-27-10 01:27 AM
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1. That's why the Republican party took him out.
mod mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Jun-27-10 09:49 AM
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77. Yep he was set up by poppy et al by the Townhouse scandal & the editing of tapes.
Ahhhh it was all the fault of Booooshhhhhhh!!!
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Noodle-brains don't realize that much of the legislation was forced upon him by a Congress that had solidified into a socialist organization after the 1970 mid-term elections. But Nixon was a classic moderate in that regard.
In retrospect, Nixon was probably our greatest modern statesman. His skills were pedestrian for leadership qualities at best, but he was masterful in understanding the global mood of his day, especially with regard to the complicated cold war alliances. Had he been Secretary of State under a president with the fortitude of someone like Reagan, or even George W. Bush, then he would probably be seen in a far different light.
Now, of course, Nixon was light years ahead of Obama. But that's not really saying much.
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Noodle-brains don't realize that much of the legislation was forced upon him by a Congress that had solidified into a socialist organization after the 1970 mid-term elections. But Nixon was a classic moderate in that regard.
In retrospect, Nixon was probably our greatest modern statesman. His skills were pedestrian for leadership qualities at best, but he was masterful in understanding the global mood of his day, especially with regard to the complicated cold war alliances. Had he been Secretary of State under a president with the fortitude of someone like Reagan, or even George W. Bush, then he would probably be seen in a far different light.
Now, of course, Nixon was light years ahead of Obama. But that's not really saying much.
Like every Republican president he had good things and bad things I mean even Reagan offered illegals amnesty so no one is perfect but, it is hilarious watching some goons discussing this. :-)
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Skink Sun Jun-27-10 01:27 AM
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1. That's why the Republican party took him out.
Really?
So Hillery was a republican....
Man, you sure can learn a lot at the DUmp.... :hammer:
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DUmmy idol worship:
"Extort money, property, and resources from the working class, business owners, investors, innovators and GIVE it to the unproductive underclass DUmmys."
The mark of a great politician...
Gotcha...
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Despite his flaws, probably our most under-rated modern President, if not for the reasons important to DUmmies.
Our most over-rated one is probably Truman, with Clinton a distant second. I can't say Jimmie was over-rated, since even the Dems thought he was a total doofus.
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Who would have thought that the DUmpmonkies would fnd reasons to love Nixon.
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I should hope not!
Between Nixon and BJ Clintoon, we basically enabled China to become on par with us for the economic engine of the entire world.
Not a good idea to let your enemies in on your technology! And make no mistake, China is our enemy!
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It just occurred to me the DUmmies are pro Nixon all of a sudden because he too had an enemies list like the current clown in office.