Comments on: Richard Nixon: Still Horrible http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/12/02/richard-nixon-still-horrible/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:43:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: thebewilderness http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/12/02/richard-nixon-still-horrible/#comment-128802 thebewilderness Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:22:19 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=11632#comment-128802 George W Bush is an example of the banality of evil. Richard M Nixon did ever single thing he did with the crystal clear belief that it was for the good of the nation. That you must be more ruthless than your enemies for the greater good and self aggrandizement. It started with McCarthy. Let's hope it ends with Bush. George W Bush is an example of the banality of evil.
Richard M Nixon did ever single thing he did with the crystal clear belief that it was for the good of the nation.
That you must be more ruthless than your enemies for the greater good and self aggrandizement. It started with McCarthy. Let’s hope it ends with Bush.

]]> By: Jaim http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/12/02/richard-nixon-still-horrible/#comment-128679 Jaim Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:45:11 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=11632#comment-128679 Um, clean-up please. Um, clean-up please.

]]> By: old woman http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/12/02/richard-nixon-still-horrible/#comment-128669 old woman Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:11:59 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=11632#comment-128669 Nixon was far worse than Bush in that he exhibited a paranoia that is born of real mental imbalance. Bush is just a Yahoo. Not to minimalise Yahoos.......they can sure do their damage. Nixon was dark and evil. Bush is light and fluffy. Bush personifies entitlement and Nixon embodies anger and resentment Nixon was far worse than Bush in that he exhibited a paranoia that is born of real mental imbalance. Bush is just a Yahoo. Not to minimalise Yahoos…….they can sure do their damage. Nixon was dark and evil. Bush is light and fluffy. Bush personifies entitlement and Nixon embodies anger and resentment

]]> By: Sean D. Martin http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/12/02/richard-nixon-still-horrible/#comment-128642 Sean D. Martin Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:13:15 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=11632#comment-128642 <i>It would almost be worth it to see Ben Stein’s head explode reading this.</i> Why would it explode? Stein's <i>Expelled</i> pretty much demonstrated the guy has no problem just blindly not seeing reality. It would almost be worth it to see Ben Stein’s head explode reading this.

Why would it explode? Stein’s Expelled pretty much demonstrated the guy has no problem just blindly not seeing reality.

]]> By: Robert http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/12/02/richard-nixon-still-horrible/#comment-128637 Robert Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:37:36 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=11632#comment-128637 It would almost be worth it to see Ben Stein's head explode reading this. Almost, but not quite. It would almost be worth it to see Ben Stein’s head explode reading this.

Almost, but not quite.

]]> By: Malacandra http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/12/02/richard-nixon-still-horrible/#comment-128633 Malacandra Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:53:31 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=11632#comment-128633 Hard to compare W and Nixon. Nixon was intentionally evil, but kept notes... and actually accomplished some stuff that was good for the country like signing the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act, establishing the EPA, NOAA, the EEOC, OSHA. We'd actually be pretty happy to have a president who made that much forward progress in terms of the environment, equal rights and labor. Politically he was a complete and utter nightmare, and he was an innovator in creating a notion of absolute executive Presidential power that Reagan and W built upon. OTOH Bush was a complete incompetent fuckup and you can't point to a single thing that he's done that has been in any way good for the country, and you can point to many, many things that have broken it. Badly. No, I still think W takes the prize for worst. Hard to compare W and Nixon.

Nixon was intentionally evil, but kept notes… and actually accomplished some stuff that was good for the country like signing the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act, establishing the EPA, NOAA, the EEOC, OSHA. We’d actually be pretty happy to have a president who made that much forward progress in terms of the environment, equal rights and labor.

Politically he was a complete and utter nightmare, and he was an innovator in creating a notion of absolute executive Presidential power that Reagan and W built upon.

OTOH Bush was a complete incompetent fuckup and you can’t point to a single thing that he’s done that has been in any way good for the country, and you can point to many, many things that have broken it. Badly.

No, I still think W takes the prize for worst.

]]> By: MR http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/12/02/richard-nixon-still-horrible/#comment-128629 MR Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:36:00 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=11632#comment-128629 That's a hilarious headline That’s a hilarious headline

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