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Nixon was never thought of as a conservative. His

Posted on: March 4, 2024 at 11:57:59 CT
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policies were very liberal even back then.

He ran on a policy of individual rights and personal freedoms but didn't really live up to those campaign promises.

But hey, he was the better option than George McGovern for Republicans.

I'm not sure Nixon is an example of the goal posts moving to the right.
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Missouri - trying our damndest to revert back to the 1600s - Joeboo MU - 3/4 08:57:37
     There were no nutbags like these in the 1600s. Truly - TigerFan92 STL - 3/4 14:16:19
     Any bill filed in late-Februrary/early-March has one intent - doughboy MU - 3/4 10:07:29
     When I first moved to kansas it was such an observably - FIJItiger MU - 3/4 09:16:18
          RE: When I first moved to kansas it was such an observably - KC rules MU - 3/4 10:38:21
          Sedalia was a bastion of liberal progressive thought, huh (nm) - phrejd MU - 3/4 09:29:29
               I just spent last Saturday in Sedalia - Joeboo MU - 3/4 09:42:38
                    The downtown is actually pretty nice - Sal CMSU - 3/4 09:46:48
                         Guys, we're making fun of fiji here. Stop ****ing it up (nm) - phrejd MU - 3/4 09:48:12
               I haven’t lived there since 1996, but yes at that time - FIJItiger MU - 3/4 09:37:00
                    Normal for you people - phrejd MU - 3/4 09:39:44
                         We aren’t nearly as superior to you as you perceive - FIJItiger MU - 3/4 09:41:53
                              Carnies and transients following the railroads and the smell - phrejd MU - 3/4 09:45:52
                                   FYI carnies come through Sedalia.They don’t live in Sedalia(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 3/4 10:07:43
                                        The kids they leave behind do (nm) - phrejd MU - 3/4 10:09:27
               Sedalia tried to steal the state capital with brothels and - KCT-BoneTiger MU - 3/4 09:32:48
                    We got the state fair as a consolation prize(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 3/4 09:38:42
                    They still have the brothels (nm) - phrejd MU - 3/4 09:36:10
          in what ways is MO that bad?(nm) - TigerA MU - 3/4 09:18:24
               Lack of Westboro members(nm) - CulturedDan MU - 3/4 09:56:57
                    Lol (nm) - phrejd MU - 3/4 10:04:13
               he will not answer specifically - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 3/4 09:50:46
               It's next to kansas.(nm) - AllThingsKC KC - 3/4 09:24:25
                    That's definitely a knock against it (nm) - phrejd MU - 3/4 09:31:38
          more normal to you = more liberal (nm) - Sal CMSU - 3/4 09:17:16
               by todays standards, richard nixon is a left wing liberal - colonel angus beef KC - 3/4 09:20:23
                    That's a bit unfair - phrejd MU - 3/4 09:23:05
                    you have it wrong ... guys like Clinton, JFK, etc. - Sal CMSU - 3/4 09:22:07
                         Sal is 100% correct - ZouDave KC - 3/4 10:29:27
                         agreed - lqf2b8 MU - 3/4 09:29:25
                              FYI. That was sex slang(nm) - CulturedDan MU - 3/4 09:57:30
                         Ban gay marriage & gays/women in military, 3 strikes, - phrejd MU - 3/4 09:27:26
                         i dont have it wrong - colonel angus beef KC - 3/4 09:22:33
                              yes, you have it way wrong - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 3/4 09:52:16
                                   nonnsense, the goal post has been moved so far right - colonel angus beef KC - 3/4 10:06:50
                                        Nixon was never thought of as a conservative. His - Lt. J. Dangle MU - 3/4 11:57:59
                                        what policies of Nixon's would be considered - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 3/4 10:12:57
                                             established the EPA - colonel angus beef KC - 3/4 11:19:36
                                                  And look where that got him (nm) - Lt. J. Dangle MU - 3/4 11:59:07
                                                  now for Trump? - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 3/4 11:43:15
                                   Trump WAS a democrat 30 years ago (nm) - phrejd MU - 3/4 09:53:32
                                        but it is the GOP that has moved way to the right, phrejd(nm) - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 3/4 09:55:28
                                             its funny, most republicans seem to admit this - colonel angus beef KC - 3/4 11:23:21
                                             They're both ****ed and full of whackos - phrejd MU - 3/4 09:58:54
                                                  for sure(nm) - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 3/4 10:05:01
               Maybe normal is the wrong word because it’s obviously - FIJItiger MU - 3/4 09:19:32
                    how is it backwards? (nm) - Sal CMSU - 3/4 09:20:40
                         state being anti-abortion, with no exceptions - Joeboo MU - 3/4 09:30:37
                         It’s people, politicians, way of life, and values. - FIJItiger MU - 3/4 09:27:04
                              we are very much going backwards, socially & politically - Joeboo MU - 3/4 09:32:20
                                   If we could get your first paragraph enacted - phrejd MU - 3/4 09:34:44
                                        RE: If we could get your first paragraph enacted - Joeboo MU - 3/4 09:39:53
                                        lmfao (nm) - Sal CMSU - 3/4 09:35:09
                              You're struggling to answer his question (nm) - phrejd MU - 3/4 09:28:17
                                   I’m not, I’m purposely trying to avoid it because this isnt - FIJItiger MU - 3/4 09:30:27
                                        Lol good lord (nm) - phrejd MU - 3/4 09:31:10
                              Try being more specific (nm) - Sal CMSU - 3/4 09:27:41
                                   Views and policy towards guns, abortion, education, bigotry(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 3/4 09:29:03
                                        lol so like I said, you equate more liberal - Sal CMSU - 3/4 09:31:23
                                             I equate backwards to backwards - FIJItiger MU - 3/4 09:33:23
                                                  no you don't (nm) - Sal CMSU - 3/4 09:33:39
                                        MO's Bigotry Bill was a bit a shocker(nm) - TigerA MU - 3/4 09:29:47
                                             Fiji is a bit prone to hyperbole(nm) - phrejd MU - 3/4 09:30:47
     guess hes moved on from the cashew chicken bill - colonel angus beef KC - 3/4 09:13:05
          he is really making a difference(nm) - TigerA MU - 3/4 09:14:42
               i have a question... - colonel angus beef KC - 3/4 09:16:59
                    I'm rethinking this whole cashew chicken thing (nm) - phrejd MU - 3/4 09:37:29
     Nice (nm) - ChinaTiger KC - 3/4 09:05:36
     That's a pretty loose interpretation of what the bill says - phrejd MU - 3/4 09:02:07
          RE: That's a pretty loose interpretation of what the bill says - CulturedDan MU - 3/4 09:45:36
          Either teachers have changed since I was in school or I - lqf2b8 MU - 3/4 09:04:11
               It makes you wonder who gets into the job - Sal CMSU - 3/4 09:06:11
                    It's the latter. After they are there a while boundaries - TigerNuts KC - 3/4 09:22:44
                         lol probably true (nm) - Sal CMSU - 3/4 09:25:20
                              It's a tale as old as time (nm) - phrejd MU - 3/4 09:50:08
                    Our education system is attracting the best and brightest - phrejd MU - 3/4 09:21:30
                         maybe we should pay them more and enforce higher standards - TigerNuts KC - 3/4 09:23:57
                              or maybe eliminate public funded education - ashtray UF - 3/4 09:25:23
                                   that is ridiculous and short-sighted - TigerNuts KC - 3/4 09:27:51
                                        I think a socialized system is ridiculous and short-sighted - ashtray UF - 3/4 09:29:07
                                             lol what country do you live in? (nm) - TigerNuts KC - 3/4 09:30:00
                                                  apparently not a capitalist one (nm) - ashtray UF - 3/4 09:30:54
                                                       it never has been, that's a fantasy (nm) - TigerNuts KC - 3/4 09:33:40
                                                            so is the idea of good public education on a national scale - ashtray UF - 3/4 09:38:17
                              Has there been any indication that paying them a lot more - Sal CMSU - 3/4 09:24:51
                                   "and enforce higher standards" - TigerNuts KC - 3/4 09:25:54
                                        "higher standards" are racist (nm) - phrejd MU - 3/4 09:42:11
          I do love article headlines like that - Sal CMSU - 3/4 09:03:21
               yeah it's stupid...this is why people think - TigerNuts KC - 3/4 09:33:22
                    The one issue everybody should be concerned about - Sal CMSU - 3/4 09:34:23
                         it's definitely a concern...you have to believe there is - TigerNuts KC - 3/4 09:40:04
     I'm not sure how that's reverting back to the 1600's - Sal CMSU - 3/4 09:01:37
          how are the public schools issues related to - colonel angus beef KC - 3/4 09:22:14
          The "trans crap" has nothing to do with why public schools - TigerNuts KC - 3/4 09:20:16
     that's so damn stupid(nm) - MizzouAstro MU - 3/4 08:59:58
          looks like he recently hosted a "Defending our Liberties" - Joeboo MU - 3/4 09:06:55




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