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kpete

(71,996 posts) Tue Jun 12, 2018, 10:59 AM Jun 2018

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"I have been called worse things by better men"

Fun fact: In 1971 Richard Nixon triggered a trade dispute with Canada. He called the Canadian PM an "asshole" and a "son of a bitch". The Canadian said "I have been called worse things by better men".

That Canadian PM was Justin Trudeau's dad.

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"I have been called worse things by better men" (Original Post) kpete Jun 2018 OP

WOW; Another Example of Trump Being Like Nixon (NT) louis c Jun 2018 #1

Reagan and Canada had issues, as well (regarding coal burning and acid rain). C Moon Jun 2018 #2

Cheeto has been taking notes FakeNoose Jun 2018 #3

Except Nixon said those things privately oberliner Jun 2018 #4

P.E.T. was awesome! Floyd R. Turbo Jun 2018 #5

louis c

(8,652 posts)

1. WOW; Another Example of Trump Being Like Nixon (NT)

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2018, 01:31 PM

Jun 2018

C Moon

(12,213 posts)

2. Reagan and Canada had issues, as well (regarding coal burning and acid rain).

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2018, 01:34 PM

Jun 2018

Don't know what it is about the GOP and Canada.
But Canada must miss President Obama—almost as much as many of us at DU.

FakeNoose

(32,645 posts)

3. Cheeto has been taking notes

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2018, 01:38 PM

Jun 2018

It's going to be a lo-o-ong summer. November can't get here soon enough!

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

4. Except Nixon said those things privately

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2018, 01:41 PM

Jun 2018

And it got leaked to Trudeau.

Trump and his surrogates made their comments publicly.

Floyd R. Turbo

(26,549 posts)

5. P.E.T. was awesome!

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2018, 01:47 PM

Jun 2018

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