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"Harry Hope" |
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26 May 2004 03:06:33 PM |
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Nixon was too drunk to deal with crisis. |
Kissinger -- who was secretary of state, as well as national security
adviser -- told assistant Brent Scowcroft that Nixon shouldn't take
the call.
He said, "When I talked to the president, he was loaded."
From The Associated Press, 5/26/04:
http://www.waff.com/Global/story.asp?S=1897892
Kissinger tape: Nixon too drunk to take call from British prime
minister
College Park, Maryland-AP --
Was President Richard Nixon too drunk to take a phone call from the
British prime minister?
It appears so -- according to some newly-released transcripts of Henry
Kissinger's White House days.
The transcripts show him diverting the phone call, because he believed
the president was drunk.
It was October eleventh, 1973.
The Arab-Israeli war was in its fifth day and Nixon's administration
was unraveling from the Watergate crisis.
Kissinger -- who was secretary of state, as well as national security
adviser -- told assistant Brent Scowcroft that Nixon shouldn't take
the call.
He said, "When I talked to the president, he was loaded."
He said Britain's Edward Heath should be told that Nixon would speak
to him in the morning.
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Can't tell who was a worse presidunce, Tricky Dicky or Li'l Georgie.
Harry
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| User: "Republican Double Standard" |
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| Title: Re: Nixon was too drunk to deal with crisis. |
26 May 2004 03:09:34 PM |
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Harry Hope <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in
news:a6u9b09isu7e7eh0g7to2p9d7mr4g58fjs@4ax.com:
Kissinger -- who was secretary of state, as well as national security
adviser -- told assistant Brent Scowcroft that Nixon shouldn't take
the call.
He said, "When I talked to the president, he was loaded."
Are you sure he wasn't talking about Bush?7
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"We gave Hussein a chance to allow inspectors in, and he wouldn't let them
in."
- George WMD. Bush, lying on July 14, 2003.
- http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/07/20030714-3.html
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| User: "Mr. Smith" |
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| Title: Re: Nixon was too drunk to deal with crisis. |
26 May 2004 03:22:30 PM |
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Why do republicans make such crappy presidents? In GWB's case I use the
term 'president' very, very loosely.
"Republican Double Standard" <bio_dudeNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns94F5A456C3A75biodudeNOSPAMhotmail@130.133.1.4...
Harry Hope <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in
news:a6u9b09isu7e7eh0g7to2p9d7mr4g58fjs@4ax.com:
Kissinger -- who was secretary of state, as well as national security
adviser -- told assistant Brent Scowcroft that Nixon shouldn't take
the call.
He said, "When I talked to the president, he was loaded."
Are you sure he wasn't talking about Bush?7
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"We gave Hussein a chance to allow inspectors in, and he wouldn't let them
in."
- George WMD. Bush, lying on July 14, 2003.
- http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/07/20030714-3.html
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| User: "Republican Double Standard" |
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| Title: Re: Nixon was too drunk to deal with crisis. |
26 May 2004 03:27:58 PM |
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"Mr. Smith" <Rightards_Suck@neocons_bite.com> wrote in
news:a07tc.20857$SQ2.17693@edtnps89:
Why do republicans make such crappy presidents? In GWB's case I use
the term 'president' very, very loosely.
As someone who has been a registered republican my entire adult life all I
can say is "I don't know." Reagan had some good points (his support for
biomedical research for example) and even GHWB was a total boob (though he
came close). But on the whole, with the exception of Eisenhower and Teddy
Roosevelt, republican presidents over the last century have been total or
near-total failures.
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"We gave Hussein a chance to allow inspectors in, and he wouldn't let them
in."
- George WMD. Bush, lying on July 14, 2003.
- http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/07/20030714-3.html
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| User: "paleryder" |
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| Title: Re: Nixon was too drunk to deal with crisis. |
26 May 2004 04:47:51 PM |
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"Republican Double Standard" <bio_dudeNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns94F5A77582AE5biodudeNOSPAMhotmail@130.133.1.4...
"Mr. Smith" <Rightards_Suck@neocons_bite.com> wrote in
news:a07tc.20857$SQ2.17693@edtnps89:
Why do republicans make such crappy presidents? In GWB's case I use
the term 'president' very, very loosely.
As someone who has been a registered republican my entire adult life all I
can say is "I don't know." Reagan had some good points (his support for
biomedical research for example) and even GHWB was a total boob (though he
came close). But on the whole, with the exception of Eisenhower and Teddy
Roosevelt, republican presidents over the last century have been total or
near-total failures.
And Eisenhower's best point was to stick to playing
golf and sounding Presidential. He surrounded himself
with competent men and let them do their job. He sent
***** to talk to the Third World, and he smiled real nice.
Stability. We needed it, the world needed it, and Ike
provided it.
Teddy was the first Presidential environmentalist, and the
first President to flex American muscle globally as a matter
of policy and make us part of the Grand Game.
Today's Republican Party bears little resemblance to
the Republican Party of Ike, let alone Teddy.
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| User: "Republican Double Standard" |
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27 May 2004 08:08:27 AM |
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"paleryder" <larry86@cox.net> wrote in
news:9g8tc.44799$Lm3.20921@lakeread04:
"Republican Double Standard" <bio_dudeNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in
message
news:Xns94F5A77582AE5biodudeNOSPAMhotmail@130.133.1.4...
"Mr. Smith" <Rightards_Suck@neocons_bite.com> wrote in
news:a07tc.20857$SQ2.17693@edtnps89:
Why do republicans make such crappy presidents? In GWB's case I
use the term 'president' very, very loosely.
As someone who has been a registered republican my entire adult life
all I can say is "I don't know." Reagan had some good points (his
support for biomedical research for example) and even GHWB was a
total boob (though he came close). But on the whole, with the
exception of Eisenhower and Teddy Roosevelt, republican presidents
over the last century have been total or near-total failures.
And Eisenhower's best point was to stick to playing
golf and sounding Presidential. He surrounded himself
with competent men and let them do their job. He sent
***** to talk to the Third World, and he smiled real nice.
Stability. We needed it, the world needed it, and Ike
provided it.
Teddy was the first Presidential environmentalist, and the
first President to flex American muscle globally as a matter
of policy and make us part of the Grand Game.
Today's Republican Party bears little resemblance to
the Republican Party of Ike, let alone Teddy.
This is exactly why I cannot consider myself a republican anymore. I am
ready to join John McCain in forming a "New Republican Party." Let's
roll!
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"We gave Hussein a chance to allow inspectors in, and he wouldn't let
them in."
- George WMD. Bush, lying on July 14, 2003.
- http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/07/20030714-3.html
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| User: "Tribaltech" |
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| Title: Re: Nixon was too drunk to deal with crisis. |
26 May 2004 04:29:50 PM |
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"Republican Double Standard" <bio_dudeNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns94F5A77582AE5biodudeNOSPAMhotmail@130.133.1.4...
"Mr. Smith" <Rightards_Suck@neocons_bite.com> wrote in
news:a07tc.20857$SQ2.17693@edtnps89:
Why do republicans make such crappy presidents? In GWB's case I use
the term 'president' very, very loosely.
As someone who has been a registered republican my entire adult life all I
can say is "I don't know." Reagan had some good points (his support for
biomedical research for example) and even GHWB was a total boob (though he
came close). But on the whole, with the exception of Eisenhower and Teddy
Roosevelt, republican presidents over the last century have been total or
near-total failures.
The reason Eisenhower and Teddy were different is because they at least had
some sense of decency and compassion towards their fellow man. Teddy was a
progressive who saw some significant reforms, such as anti-trust legislation
and regulation of industries like the meat packers. Eisenhower warned
against the "military-industrial complex" and made a number of other public
statements that showed how he felt that the gov't should be the servant of
al the people, not just the economic elites that Reagan and the Bushes so
blatently serve(d). An example is his famous qoute on the true impact of
military spending:
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired,
signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed,
those who are cold and are not clothed."
These are the kinds of things that are the essence of liberal philosophy,
and which truly represent the spirit of the America that the founders
envisioned.
--
"We gave Hussein a chance to allow inspectors in, and he wouldn't let them
in."
- George WMD. Bush, lying on July 14, 2003.
- http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/07/20030714-3.html
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| User: "Republican Double Standard" |
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27 May 2004 08:07:26 AM |
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"Tribaltech" <tribaltech@cox.net> wrote in
news:n%7tc.30541$wa.3751@fed1read07:
"Republican Double Standard" <bio_dudeNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in
message news:Xns94F5A77582AE5biodudeNOSPAMhotmail@130.133.1.4...
"Mr. Smith" <Rightards_Suck@neocons_bite.com> wrote in
news:a07tc.20857$SQ2.17693@edtnps89:
Why do republicans make such crappy presidents? In GWB's case I
use the term 'president' very, very loosely.
As someone who has been a registered republican my entire adult life
all I can say is "I don't know." Reagan had some good points (his
support for biomedical research for example) and even GHWB was a
total boob (though he came close). But on the whole, with the
exception of Eisenhower and Teddy Roosevelt, republican presidents
over the last century have been total or near-total failures.
The reason Eisenhower and Teddy were different is because they at
least had some sense of decency and compassion towards their fellow
man. Teddy was a progressive who saw some significant reforms, such as
anti-trust legislation and regulation of industries like the meat
packers. Eisenhower warned against the "military-industrial complex"
and made a number of other public statements that showed how he felt
that the gov't should be the servant of al the people, not just the
economic elites that Reagan and the Bushes so blatently serve(d). An
example is his famous qoute on the true impact of military spending:
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired,
signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not
fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
These are the kinds of things that are the essence of liberal
philosophy, and which truly represent the spirit of the America that
the founders envisioned.
Isn't it ironic that Teddy Roosevelt, one of the ultimate conservatives
(you left out his national parks program - the ultimate in conservation),
had a liberal philosphy? It shows you how the extreme radical right has
hijacked the republican party.
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"We gave Hussein a chance to allow inspectors in, and he wouldn't let
them in."
- George WMD. Bush, lying on July 14, 2003.
- http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/07/20030714-3.html
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