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(52,561 posts)
Wed Jun 7, 2017, 04:25 PM Jun 2017

so what? smoking gun, obstruction. but then, there's foxnews.

what if foxnews had been around when nixon was president?

republicans would have continued to rally around nixon.
everyone does it, it's legal when the president does it, politics ain't beanbag, whatever.

the slow dropping of support would have continued with each new revelation, but foxnews would have -- and will -- prevent the crooked president's support from dropping below a certain level.

if foxnews gives up on benedict donald, it's all over, but what would it take for that to happen?
i doubt this will do it.

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so what? smoking gun, obstruction. but then, there's foxnews. (Original Post) unblock Jun 2017 OP
Fox News was there as a twinkle in the eye of a Nixon aide. gordianot Jun 2017 #1
foxnews is losing veiwers as they hide the news and info and people have figured that out beachbum bob Jun 2017 #2

gordianot

(15,271 posts)
1. Fox News was there as a twinkle in the eye of a Nixon aide.
Wed Jun 7, 2017, 04:38 PM
Jun 2017

Who would create a media outlet that embraced a culture of right wing lies and sexual harassment of women. Fox News is a direct product of Nixon and his scandals.

 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
2. foxnews is losing veiwers as they hide the news and info and people have figured that out
Wed Jun 7, 2017, 04:47 PM
Jun 2017

nixon still would have been toast, a missing 10 minute lapse in the tape recording in middle of the discussing the coverup of watergate did him in

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