The similarities are striking, the differences are alarming. On last night’s All In with Chris Hayes, “Nixonland” author Rick Perlstein was asked to compare Donald Trump to Richard Nixon. ——————— [AUDIO, Richard Nixon’s recorded telephone conversation with White House staffer Chuck Colson] RICHARD NIXON: [CBS reporter Dan] Rather is just a son of a bitch, don’t…
MSNBC is salivating at the revenue a tRump presidency will bring them – look at their ads. And don’t get me started about Scarborough.
Nixon was corrupt, but he sort of knew what he was doing, having already been veep and all. Trump is there to “tear it all down and start over” which he is neither capable of doing or has any real interest in gaining such capability.
Richard Nixon was never crook enough to charge the Checkers adoption fee to a charitable foundation in his name.
Nixon was not a blithering dumbass. The Orange-topped Dogpile has the attention span of a commercial.
And pandering to Russian manipulation to elect a Siberian Candidate is so far beyond Nixon’s crimes, poor old Tricky Dick’s mess pales into a minor misdemeanor by comparison.
(I was there and aware then. This is from memory, not history.)