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SouthBayDem

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13. Straight out of Nixon's playbook

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun May 25, 2025, 08:14 PM

May 25

In many cases, Nixon's tirades were touched off by news leaks and political setbacks, such as the occasion at the beginning of July 1971 when the Bureau of Labor Statistics released figures showing that unemployment was on the upswing. Concerned that news of the joblessness was hurting him in the polls, Nixon demanded the ouster of the director of the bureau, Julius Shiskin, and asked his hatchet man, Charles Colson, to investigate the ethnic background of officials in the agency.

"They are all Jews?" Nixon exclaimed when Colson listed the names.

"Every one of them," Colson replied. "Well, with a couple of exceptions. . . . You just have to go down the goddamn list and you know they are out to kill us."

From an October 6, 1999, article in The Washington Post, "New Tapes Reveal Depth of Nixon's Anti-Semitism".

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Trump says he wants 'names and countries' of all international students at Harvard [View all] BumRushDaShow May 25 OP

Doesn't the government actually have that information? dem4decades May 25 #1

The US govt has their visa information. Irish_Dem May 25 #2

Or maybe Trump fired everyone that's capable of doing their job. dem4decades May 25 #6

Yep, it was just off-the-cuff bullying to feed his power psychosis William Seger May 25 #19

That was my first thought too - it's on the Visas they were issued BumRushDaShow May 25 #5

Of course it does. TomSlick May 25 #11

Yes, but its posting on truth social is a thinly-veiled call to violence by the maga malitia PSPS May 25 #16

He is playing to his base on this one meThinks..nt mitch96 May 26 #25

The bully has to bully and it's Harvard's turn. Deuxcents May 25 #3

He talks like it's his money Retrograde May 25 #9

I know! Everything is about money, or the deal that will benefit him. Deuxcents May 25 #12

What a thin skinned imbecile. Go to hell Dingdongfuhrer. Dave Bowman May 25 #4

Or else what. Nothing. He's got a State Dept for that. ancianita May 25 #7

He huffs and he puffs trying to knock Harvard down. sheshe2 May 25 #8

Oh no...MAGA will boycott Harvard... sop May 25 #10

Reminds me of this blast from the past RW "scholar" wolfie001 May 25 #17

Straight out of Nixon's playbook SouthBayDem May 25 #13

Makin a list and checkin it twice... ananda May 25 #14

I want Trump to take a long walk on a short pier. Jack Valentino May 25 #15

This will go over like a lead balloon in Belgium. greatauntoftriplets May 25 #18

Good point!!! Rhiannon12866 May 26 #20

Okay, I want the names and locations of those who have been propping you up, Mr. President. OldBaldy1701E May 26 #21

Why SADAR May 26 #22

I want the names barbtries May 26 #23

You just gotta have BumRushDaShow May 26 #24

And we want the names and countries truthisfreedom May 26 #26

Why? So he can visit the girl's dorms? mdbl May 26 #27