I wrote a quick ditty that you can teach your class to sing; a musical summation of Watergate.
When Nixon was the President
He called and talked to me
Said, I want you to come to Washington
And plan a burglary
I said, "Dick, hell no
I can't go, it's not my cup of tea
Then Nixon fell
and Liddy went to jail
But they ain't no flies on me
Ain't no flies on me, boys
Ain't no flies on me
There might be one or two on you
But they ain't no flies on me
You left out Hunt and Erlichman and Dean and so many, so here's primer for those who weren't born then. Might be useful as we're living through the scandals de jour: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal
I wrote a quick ditty that you can teach your class to sing; a musical summation of Watergate.
When Nixon was the President
He called and talked to me
Said, I want you to come to Washington
And plan a burglary
I said, "Dick, hell no
I can't go, it's not my cup of tea
Then Nixon fell
and Liddy went to jail
But they ain't no flies on me
Ain't no flies on me, boys
Ain't no flies on me
There might be one or two on you
But they ain't no flies on me
Isn't there a Country Joe song kind of like that?....
Hell, I don't know. Now I have to go look. Let me know if you find something. If there is something I'm retro suing his ass!
I did look:lamo
I'm pretty sure it came out well before Watergate but anyway -
how about:How about ;
... Don't change Dicks in the middle of a screw...
...Vote for Nixon in seventy two...
The saddest part about Watergate was that it was entirely unnecessary. Nixon was polling high and had his re-election pretty well sewn up.
But Nixon was a bit paranoid. He was afraid that there would be some kind of fall surprise by the Democrats so he organized the Plumbers break in to assure that he would know what the Dems were up to. The most incriminating part was that he tried to cover it up.
When Congress and the American people found out what he was up to he was finished.
Had he not resigned he would have gone to prison.
How about ;
... Don't change Dicks in the middle of a screw...
...Vote for Nixon in seventy two...
The saddest part about Watergate was that it was entirely unnecessary. Nixon was polling high and had his re-election pretty well sewn up.
But Nixon was a bit paranoid. He was afraid that there would be some kind of fall surprise by the Democrats so he organized the Plumbers break in to assure that he would know what the Dems were up to. The most incriminating part was that he tried to cover it up.
When Congress and the American people found out what he was up to he was finished.
Had he not resigned he would have gone to prison.
But sadder still is that Watergate was not the worst thing Nixon did... not by a long long shot. Here is a little lesson about the kind of political opportunist Nixon was, that I posted in another thread.
Nixon purposely sabotaged the 1968 peace agreement that was negotiated by LBJ's administration, by secretly going to the North Vietnamese and telling them he could give them a better peace agreement if they waited until after the election in the fall on 1968. The war continued, and because of that Humphrey lost to Nixon. The agreement broke down under the new administration and the war raged on for at least FIVE MORE YEARS.
NIXON, BECAUSE OF HIS SELFISH POLITICAL AMBITIONS, IS PERSONALLY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATHS OF 21,366 AMERICAN TROOPS AND UN-CALCULABLE THOUSANDS OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN DEATHS BETWEEN 1968 AND THE END OF THE WAR
Nixon is without comparison the most immoral scum sucking despot the presidency will ever see.
Read and learn;
LiveLeak.com - The Lyndon Johnson tapes: Richard Nixon's 'treason' (comments)
There were a group of democrats doing illegal actions. The republicans resorted to illegal tactics to catch them, and got caught. That was long ago, I only remember such highlights.Through school I got the drive-by version of it, but I can't say I actually know all the specifics. What exactly happened? What was the timeline?
For those who were on earth then, what were your thoughts during that time?
i believe he was the most intellectually brilliant president of the modern era
Why is that?
It is irrefutable historical fact.Where do you people come up with that crap?
It is irrefutable historical fact.
Get your head out of the republican sand and read a little.
I suggest you start with the link I provided.
Or , of course you could deny the facts and stick with your republican ignorant historical fantasies.
Nixon purposely sabotaged the 1968 peace agreement that was negotiated by LBJ's administration, by secretly going to the North Vietnamese and telling them he could give them a better peace agreement if they waited until after the election in the fall on 1968. The war continued, and because of that Humphrey lost to Nixon. The agreement broke down under the new administration and the war raged on for at least FIVE MORE YEARS.
NIXON, BECAUSE OF HIS SELFISH POLITICAL AMBITIONS, IS PERSONALLY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATHS OF 21,366 AMERICAN TROOPS AND UN-CALCULABLE THOUSANDS OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN DEATHS BETWEEN 1968 AND THE END OF THE WAR
Nixon is without comparison the most immoral scum sucking despot the presidency will ever see.
Read and learn;
LiveLeak.com - The Lyndon Johnson tapes: Richard Nixon's 'treason' (comments)
Where do you people come up with that crap?
It is irrefutable historical fact.
Get your head out of the republican sand and read a little.
I suggest you start with the link I provided.
Or , of course you could deny the facts and stick with your republican ignorant historical fantasies.
My God.Perhaps you should use an actual source for your historical information instead of a glorified op-ed.
Nixon took a secret trip to North Vietnam?...LOL!!!! If that were true, why didn't Johnson have Nixon arrested? Was it because Johnson illegally wire-tapped Nixon's campaign office, or was it because Nizon never made such a trip?
First grow up, then stop reading crap and thinking it's actual history.
But the thing for me was that the President lied. At least Nixon had the dignity to resign. Fast-forwarding, President Clinton looked me straight in the eye and lied to me...and he did NOT have the dignity to resign. And hardly anybody seemed to care, so the times, they have a'changed.
There were a group of democrats doing illegal actions. The republicans resorted to illegal tactics to catch them, and got caught. That was long ago, I only remember such highlights.
i believe he was the most intellectually brilliant president of the modern era
Apples and oranges. Clinton was an adulterer, which is without a doubt very wrong, but it doesn't compare to ordering a felony to be committed solely for political reasons.
The source is the Johnson Library itself.Perhaps you should use an actual source for your historical information instead of a glorified op-ed.
Nixon took a secret trip to North Vietnam?...LOL!!!! If that were true, why didn't Johnson have Nixon arrested? Was it because Johnson illegally wire-tapped Nixon's campaign office, or was it because Nizon never made such a trip?
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