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Godot51

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3. The Nixon "Pardon".
Sun May 18, 2025, 06:58 PM
May 18

When Gerald Ford, the un-elected, appointed by Nixon, president, pardoned Richard Nixon he was pretending to "end the nightmare" for America. This set the stage for our current, shameful, criminal president's reign.

Of course all Ford did was end the nightmare of impeachment, open testimony, and possible imprisonment for Nixon. Nixon went on to live a long life, become a writer, and become somewhat rehabilitated.

The republican party became the party of the very rich, powerful, and influential and gave up caring about the American people. They learned the lesson well that there would be no consequence for their actions.

When Bill Clinton was impeached for sexual dallying after a long, drawn-out investigation that wasted millions of dollars, and took up much of the valuable time congress needed to actually govern America, it was basically a revenge for the Watergate hearings.Newt Gingrich, another useless leader, was determined to punish the Democrats.

Watergate was an actual criminal investigation whereas the Clinton Whitewater scam was a made up financial investigation that went nowhere and devolved into a private, albeit serious, sexual scandal. I cannot forgive Clinton his indiscretion but sex is not a crime, as is burglary.

We're now being basically destroyed, threatened, and punished due to the acts of Ford, a weak, useless, and partisan man from over 50 years ago.

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