Comments on: What if Nixon had been Hanged? http://jimbovard.com/blog/2007/01/02/what-if-nixon-had-been-hanged/ Author James Bovard Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:55:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Orville H. Larson http://jimbovard.com/blog/2007/01/02/what-if-nixon-had-been-hanged/#comment-15059 Orville H. Larson Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:19:34 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/2007/01/02/what-if-nixon-had-been-hanged/#comment-15059 I've always regarded Gerald Ford as the archetypal hack politician. He hung in Congress for 25 years, living comfortably on the taxpayers' dime. It's possible he agreed to pardon Nixon in return for the latter's resignation. In sum, Ford was just another member of the bunch that Mark Twain called America's native criminal class. I’ve always regarded Gerald Ford as the archetypal hack politician. He hung in Congress for 25 years, living comfortably on the taxpayers’ dime. It’s possible he agreed to pardon Nixon in return for the latter’s resignation.

In sum, Ford was just another member of the bunch that Mark Twain called America’s native criminal class.

]]> By: North Buffalo Journal and Review » Blog Archive » Food for Thought http://jimbovard.com/blog/2007/01/02/what-if-nixon-had-been-hanged/#comment-14608 North Buffalo Journal and Review » Blog Archive » Food for Thought Sun, 07 Jan 2007 11:39:31 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/2007/01/02/what-if-nixon-had-been-hanged/#comment-14608 [...] James Bovard speculates on how things might be different if Richard Nixon suffered the same fate as Saddam Hussein, hanging. Many people assume that President Ford pardoned Nixon only for Watergate.  Instead, Ford pardoned Nixon for any and every crime Nixon committed from January 20, 1969 (the date he was sworn in) until the day he resigned in August 1974.    Ford’s pardon effectively closed the book on holding Nixon culpable for his crimes against the Constitution, Americans, and millions of other people around the world. [...] [...] James Bovard speculates on how things might be different if Richard Nixon suffered the same fate as Saddam Hussein, hanging. Many people assume that President Ford pardoned Nixon only for Watergate.  Instead, Ford pardoned Nixon for any and every crime Nixon committed from January 20, 1969 (the date he was sworn in) until the day he resigned in August 1974.    Ford’s pardon effectively closed the book on holding Nixon culpable for his crimes against the Constitution, Americans, and millions of other people around the world. [...]

]]> By: Jim http://jimbovard.com/blog/2007/01/02/what-if-nixon-had-been-hanged/#comment-14478 Jim Sat, 06 Jan 2007 20:13:56 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/2007/01/02/what-if-nixon-had-been-hanged/#comment-14478 The "healing" consisted largely of conning Americans into continuing to put presidents on a pedestal. This un-republican attitude towards government - this notion that our rulers are by nature superior - has cost untold numbers of lives here and abroad since 1974... The “healing” consisted largely of conning Americans into continuing to put presidents on a pedestal.

This un-republican attitude towards government - this notion that our rulers are by nature superior - has cost untold numbers of lives here and abroad since 1974…

]]> By: Original Steve http://jimbovard.com/blog/2007/01/02/what-if-nixon-had-been-hanged/#comment-14398 Original Steve Sat, 06 Jan 2007 14:12:26 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/2007/01/02/what-if-nixon-had-been-hanged/#comment-14398 but, but, but....if Nixon weren't pardoned, how would we have "healed?" but, but, but….if Nixon weren’t pardoned, how would we have “healed?”

]]> By: Jim http://jimbovard.com/blog/2007/01/02/what-if-nixon-had-been-hanged/#comment-13954 Jim Fri, 05 Jan 2007 15:01:25 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/2007/01/02/what-if-nixon-had-been-hanged/#comment-13954 Taking such an expansive approach might require an Economic Impactment statement, since it might cause a shortage of both timber & rope. Taking such an expansive approach might require an Economic Impactment statement, since it might cause a shortage of both timber & rope.

]]> By: mark http://jimbovard.com/blog/2007/01/02/what-if-nixon-had-been-hanged/#comment-13881 mark Fri, 05 Jan 2007 06:55:19 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/2007/01/02/what-if-nixon-had-been-hanged/#comment-13881 Every president is a puppet. Shouldn't we hang the puppetmasters? Every president is a puppet. Shouldn’t we hang the puppetmasters?

]]> By: Jim http://jimbovard.com/blog/2007/01/02/what-if-nixon-had-been-hanged/#comment-13866 Jim Fri, 05 Jan 2007 01:52:02 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/2007/01/02/what-if-nixon-had-been-hanged/#comment-13866 Lois - good point. A presidential pardon is the ultimate trickle down benefit for lesser crooks and henchmen. Lois - good point. A presidential pardon is the ultimate trickle down benefit for lesser crooks and henchmen.

]]> By: Saturdaynightspecial http://jimbovard.com/blog/2007/01/02/what-if-nixon-had-been-hanged/#comment-13845 Saturdaynightspecial Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:33:04 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/2007/01/02/what-if-nixon-had-been-hanged/#comment-13845 Oswald was a below average person. Tricky Dick probably had friends in the CIA - that's where to look, and may have used the mob to coverup the CIA's involvement. But it only needed right wingers in the CIA to do it without tricky dick. Ain't that wild - Nixon and his mob friends? Crystal Ball Oswald was a below average person.

Tricky Dick probably had friends in the CIA - that’s where to look, and may have used the mob to coverup the CIA’s involvement. But it only needed right wingers in the CIA to do it without tricky dick.

Ain’t that wild - Nixon and his mob friends?

Crystal Ball

]]> By: Lois http://jimbovard.com/blog/2007/01/02/what-if-nixon-had-been-hanged/#comment-13828 Lois Thu, 04 Jan 2007 17:43:14 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/2007/01/02/what-if-nixon-had-been-hanged/#comment-13828 Nice to see the thread keep going, Jim. I want to point out something else about the Nixon pardon: It didn't just stop investigation of Nixon for crimes. There were undoubtedly others who would have faced prosecution, for instance, conspirators in the collecting of hush money. http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/family_epics/marcello/15.html Carlos Marcello is a figure in the Kennedy assassination investigations, too. Googling off a post on Will Bunch's Attytood, I found the 3 part Playboy interview of Jim Garrison. Well worth taking an hour to read: http://www.jfklancer.com/Garrison2.html Nice to see the thread keep going, Jim.

I want to point out something else about the Nixon pardon: It didn’t just stop investigation of Nixon for crimes. There were undoubtedly others who would have faced prosecution, for instance, conspirators in the collecting of hush money.

http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/family_epics/marcello/15.html

Carlos Marcello is a figure in the Kennedy assassination investigations, too. Googling off a post on Will Bunch’s Attytood, I found the 3 part Playboy interview of Jim Garrison.
Well worth taking an hour to read:
http://www.jfklancer.com/Garrison2.html

]]> By: dunlap http://jimbovard.com/blog/2007/01/02/what-if-nixon-had-been-hanged/#comment-13825 dunlap Thu, 04 Jan 2007 17:12:40 +0000 http://jimbovard.com/blog/2007/01/02/what-if-nixon-had-been-hanged/#comment-13825 I think you and I were on the same wavelength yesterday. Please see my article on the subject at http://masterpeace.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/a-teachable-moment-parallels-between-gerald-ford-and-george-w-bush/ I think you and I were on the same wavelength yesterday. Please see my article on the subject at http://masterpeace.wordpress.com/2007/01/03/a-teachable-moment-parallels-between-gerald-ford-and-george-w-bush/

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