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Boomerproud

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11. Waiting on the redemption.

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 01:19 PM

Jul 26

Senior year (1974) spring semester in our Problems of Democracy class we were glued to the Watergate hearings. All I see now is a bunch of foul-mouthed bullies having kangaroo court "hearings". I have no doubt that T's Department of Education would consider POD as un-American. For redemption we would need a sea-change in the public attitude that isn't happening. Over and out from my useless rant.

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Am 78, my timeline of Watergate and now - 1972 McGOVERN, 1974 Watergate hearings [View all] UTUSN Jul 25 OP

The writer of TnDem Jul 26 #1

Thanks, still learning in old age backstories of what I lived through. But some corruption? UTUSN Jul 26 #3

Fred is sometimes H2O Man Jul 26 #6

Nice insights. Thanks. UTUSN Jul 26 #7

That was such H2O Man Jul 26 #8

And we thought we knew each one was the worst possible and each was worse than we could imagine. UTUSN Jul 26 #9

Watergate/Cover up - Crazy times...I was 19 - 21 electric_blue68 Jul 26 #2

"Didn't really think I'd experience worse" - thanks, me, too. UTUSN Jul 26 #4

YW 👍 electric_blue68 Jul 26 #5

I thought Nixon was our worst & we'd never see worse. Congresswoman Barbara Jordan said... Hekate Jul 26 #10

Waiting on the redemption. Boomerproud Jul 26 #11

Not useless. We're all just flummoxed UTUSN Jul 26 #12