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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:32 PM Original message |
Once again: calling those who remember the "vibe" during Watergate! |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. I understand what you mean, and yes, this does feel similar. Hope it doesn't |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. I was a teen but paying a little attention. Iirc, Watergate stayed |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
3. It was palpable. Watergate was like a heavy fog |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Would you say it's palpable now? Just wondering...thx n/t |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. Not yet, but |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
54. I wish I could recall that. |
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BOSSHOG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 05:33 PM Response to Reply #54 |
67. I voted for |
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Bjornsdotter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
4. Lots of the same feelings |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. I remember this, |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. LOL. I'm noticing less and less B*sh stickers in Raleigh. n/t |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. I knew NIxon was in trouble when my aunt put away the autographed |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-08-07 12:21 AM Response to Reply #12 |
79. :) thanks for the chuckle nt |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
7. I think it was a low rumble |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
28. Saturday night masssacre |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. Well, as I recall |
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JitterbugPerfume (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:27 PM Response to Reply #36 |
52. and we all suspect who THAT baby was! |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-08-07 10:55 AM Response to Reply #36 |
85. I know none of the prosecutors are as big as Cox |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:03 PM Response to Reply #28 |
40. Great comparison |
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tulsakatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
8. I remember Watergate......... |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:59 PM Response to Reply #8 |
30. I remember Watergate and the hearings were truly Popcorn time |
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tulsakatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 06:22 PM Response to Reply #30 |
74. I remember that too! |
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potisok (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
9. Lots more sheeple actively angry at that time as I remember. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. "Sheeple" is a Coulter-like way to refer to our fellow Americans. |
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mark414 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:50 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. according to who? |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 06:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
76. Oh nonsense. Annthrax 's audience are the sheeple... |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:48 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. Welcome to DU |
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potisok (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:52 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Thank you for your kindness and consideration and welcome |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
10. No vibe. Lots of frustration. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Exactly: "we have become used to the speed of tyranny." |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
15. I watched all the hearings |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:49 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. I watched them that summer, being very pregant at the time. |
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catmandu57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:53 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. That's the way I'm feeling |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
16. Not exactly. . The was ONE MOMENT when everything |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Yes! I'd forgotten that line. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
18. If Cheney resigns, you'll know something is happening. |
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brazos121200 (626 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
21. There was a differenct atmosphere then. |
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shain from kane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:59 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. I would say that the Saturday Night Massacre was the turning point, when men much more honorable |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. True, very true. And it took a while for that event to become |
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brazos121200 (626 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:08 PM Response to Reply #29 |
43. The Saturday Night Massacre sent a shock wave |
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demnan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
22. Not yet |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
27. It took a long time for Watergate to become the national story.... |
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brazos121200 (626 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. The difference between then and now is that |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:05 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. Another difference |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:10 PM Original message |
That's huge. There should be something required..... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
31. It was the Butterfield revelation that was the tipping point |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:04 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. Wow...thank you for sharing that n/t |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
32. So, here's what I'm gathering from all you wonderful people: |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
33. Very similar |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:03 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. Convergence, synthesis, fusion. A frustrating sequence for people |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #39 |
57. Yep |
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twilight_sailing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
37. I'd have to say no. |
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tibbiit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
38. The vibe was the same |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #38 |
48. Geez, I need to make myself a Bloody Mary after reading that.... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:39 PM Response to Reply #48 |
56. Hee, hee! That's what we used to drink, Bloody Mary's. Also, |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. LOL....I've never tried sangria...... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:49 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. A drink made with Spanish red wine and citrus juice |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:56 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. My MIL had an "avocado" one. |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 05:44 PM Response to Reply #60 |
70. I still have my avocado green crockpot! |
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Taxloss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
44. This has turned into a really interesting thread. |
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rsdsharp (516 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
45. It took about a year for Watergate to truly break. |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:13 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. Thank you for the summary! Welcome to DU... :) n/t |
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shain from kane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:23 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. Woodward investigated Watergate scandal; particpated in Plame scandal. |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 06:21 PM Response to Reply #45 |
73. IIRC Poppy Bush was in the delegation to talk Dick down. n/t |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
46. They had SERIOUS Senate hearings (judiciary committee?) |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
49. I had a delivery job during the summer of 1974... |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:28 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. I don't think Congress has the teeth it had back then n/t |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
50. A couple of differences and similarities |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
55. We need a "country lawyer" like Sam Ervin and an interrogater like Sam Dash. |
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galloglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
61. The moment the tide turned was |
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mwb970 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
62. There was a LOT of media coverage of Watergate. |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
63. Somewhere between two points |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
64. "To the best of my recollection..." |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
65. Watergate was this times 100. The entire country participated. The |
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Snap (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
66. IMPEACH THE COX SACKER |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 08:21 PM Response to Reply #66 |
78. I remember that one! Do you remember "Re-elect the dike bomber?" |
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gordianot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
68. Almost but not quite. The media still tries to insulate Bush. |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
69. We had true investigative journalists then. Now - not so much |
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AnnInLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
71. This is similar, but it seems that |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 06:01 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Well said. I appreciate your input. :) n/t |
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ItsTheMediaStupid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
75. It's similiar in that there was a palpable hatred of Nixon on the left |
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ArmchairMeme (390 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
77. Then and now - still crooks |
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Madspirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-08-07 12:33 AM Response to Original message |
80. Watergate |
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Jim Lane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-08-07 01:59 AM Response to Original message |
81. Another difference: Watergate had a more specific, understandable focus |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-08-07 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
82. The vibes are far worse this time... |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-08-07 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
83. There was NOTHING until the TELEVISED Ervin Hearings. THEN it was a series of daily |
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maine_raptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-08-07 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
84. One HUGE difference in my humble opinion. |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-08-07 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
86. It's not quite to that point yet. |
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