Word: nixon
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...presidential prospects look in 1960? Tricky Dick Nixon vs. the untried, unproved Palm Beach and Hyannis playboy whose ruthlessly amoral millionaire father Joe Kennedy was out to buy the presidency for his kid. Great choice...
...these things would appear to make him a perfect fit for the Republican party. Unfortunately, the thought of his candidacy makes many Republicans very nervous. After Watergate removed Richard Nixon from the political scene and gutted Republican numbers in Congress, the Republican Party rebuilt itself in the image of Ronald Reagan. His message of conservatism with a smile captured the hearts of voters. Ever since that time, the party has continued to move rightward, forcing longtime politicians like Dole to alter long-held positions to appeal to conservative voters. The current Congress is at work completing the anti-government revolution...
...wage problem in an effective way. Nor is Mitchell hearing answers from most of the Republicans running for President. But there's one exception, and that's why, on a crisp October evening, Mitchell drives to a hotel ballroom on the outskirts of town and listens to a former Nixon speechwriter named Pat Buchanan...
...weakness of liberals is most evident when they are contrasted with conservatives. Recent Republican heroes are men like Nixon and Reagan. Nixon was known for his unscrupulousness and his cruelty. The Christmas bombing of Hanoi and authorization of unconstitutional counterintelligence actions against his real and imagined enemies are typical of the warped but brutal mind of "Tricky Dick...
...show of strength can often frighten leaders into conforming to a more humane agenda. Richard Nixon panicked when anti-war demonstrators flooded into Washington to protest his invasion of Cambodia. The recent Million Man March proves that working and middle class resistance to today's reactionary climate can be tapped. Liberals need to flex their might in the streets. Corporations should be held accountable for using Third World slave labor. Cops like Mark Fuhrman should fear for their lives...