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Grins

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23. No!

Reply to Xolodno (Reply #9)

Mon Dec 2, 2019, 06:14 PM

Dec 2019

Nixon SABOTAGED the peace talks with N. Vietnam just before the ‘68 election. Nixon and his thugs thought if those talks were successful and peace came from it, Nixon would lose.

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Why do democrats rarely talk about Lyndon Johnson? [View all] Otto Lidenbrock Dec 2019 OP

Maybe because the man couldn't keep his dick in his pants- literally! X_Digger Dec 2019 #1

Dunno. I quote him at least once a week. Xipe Totec Dec 2019 #2

Vietnam escalated under him Sanity Claws Dec 2019 #3

Yes, there it is! emmaverybo Dec 2019 #8

And rather than support him in 68, we elected Nixon. That showed 'em! brooklynite Dec 2019 #20

1) Vietnam/theDraft; 2) JFK; 3) proto-CLINTON-penis. Yet best since FDR/HST. UTUSN Dec 2019 #4

Corollary: Where's Jimmy? UTUSN Dec 2019 #5

He had many faults but got some great stuff done madville Dec 2019 #6

Bunk Grins Dec 2019 #22

he was a racist (and a sexist), some of his policies notwithstanding Celerity Dec 2019 #37

Vietnam. MicaelS Dec 2019 #7

Sure he gave us some good things...but.... Xolodno Dec 2019 #9

No! Grins Dec 2019 #23

I did say he exacerbated it. Xolodno Dec 2019 #27

You equate your list with the Civil Rights Act, Medicare, Medicaid, support for education? Blue_true Dec 2019 #24

No I equate the examples I mentioned to... Xolodno Dec 2019 #28

Well, it's a matter of priorities. Blue_true Dec 2019 #30

Uh, Nixon vetoed the Clean Water Act and the Democratic Congress overrode it. NYC Liberal Dec 2019 #35

Various aggressive 60's Dem factions splintered the powerful FDR coalition, empedocles Dec 2019 #10

Vietnam and his Raine Dec 2019 #11

The Vietnam war overshadowed his presidency Norbert Dec 2019 #12

No, the war did not start "years before" former9thward Dec 2019 #13

'Nam HAB911 Dec 2019 #14

Also Domestic Spying happened under his watch JonLP24 Dec 2019 #15

Let's wait until Robert Caro's 5th volume of his LBJ biography comes out Ron Green Dec 2019 #16

Yip. Vol. 1 was absolutely masterful. #4 seemed broad strokes, so 5? UTUSN Dec 2019 #18

I read a book about him years ago marlakay Dec 2019 #17

Vietnam kept him from running again. MineralMan Dec 2019 #19

He was a great domestic itcfish Dec 2019 #21

Some things are just plain unforgivable, i.e. falsifying a naval battle to get us into war Tarc Dec 2019 #25

Civil Rights Act Leaves Deep Mark On the American Political Landscape. elleng Dec 2019 #26

He was a friend orangecrush Dec 2019 #29

LBJ gets lots of love here blogslut Dec 2019 #31

Erma Brombeck orangecrush Dec 2019 #32

LBJ will always live in JFK's shadow. Even though he passed the Civil Rights Act he fucked up TeamPooka Dec 2019 #33

Post removed Post removed Dec 2019 #34

Two things. First: LBJ walking to helicopters on White House Prosper Dec 2019 #36

Thanks for the link. I read it all. It makes sense to me. NBachers Dec 2019 #39

That is a great website. I could read for hours. nt Hotler Dec 2019 #41

He willingly went along with that little white lie known as the Gulf of Tonkin incident Jake Stern Dec 2019 #38

He is portrayed on the second episode of The Crown's third season Buckeyeblue Dec 2019 #40