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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 6 points 25 minutes ago (1 children)

A: He's not wrong.
B: That's not the flex he thinks it is.

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 1 points 6 minutes ago
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 8 points 1 hour ago

When the President got re-elected despite being an adjudicated rapist, yeah, he's probably right...

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 11 points 2 hours ago

“We have committed so many serious, major crimes that the last major executive crime would barely register on your radar today.”

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 26 points 2 hours ago

Well, yeah. Roger Ailes was Nixon's main media advisor, and the lesson he learned from Watergate was that Nixon would have gotten away with it if the media were more sympathetic.

Years later, he was hired by Rupert Murdoch to run Fox News.

[–] Steve@communick.news 31 points 3 hours ago

That sounds like an admission of something.

[–] ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 hours ago

Jd vance: Watergate would be 12-hour news story today

Goose: what about your administration would make Watergate a 12-hour news story?

Goose, angry: chases jd vance WHAT ABOUT YOUR ADMINISTRATION WOULD MAKE WATERGATE A 12-HOUR NEWS STORY?

[–] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 hours ago

It's true, the non stop ridiculous abuses and coverups of the Trump administration far eclipse what happened in Watergate. However, the only reason they get away with it is because Congress and the Supreme Court are in it with them.

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

I thought this was a The Onion bit?? Was that based on this?

[–] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

It would be, no one has an attention span anymore. And lets not forget no one remembers anything either.

Perfect for the powers that be to run rough shod over you...

[–] Dr_Fetus_Jackson@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

That's far longer than a breaking news cycle would be if JD miraculously fell off the planet.

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

And we all know what a great guy Nixon was.

... 😐

[–] kibblebits@quokk.au 1 points 1 hour ago

You voted for him.

[–] nightwatch_admin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

The guy behind OSHA and the EPA?