Thread: Nixon & Obama

Comparing Hussein to past presidents for better or for worse has turned into a parlor game, yet nobody has compared Hussein and Richard Nixon in relation to Alger Hiss. That’s strange because no other president offers a more effective counterpoint comparison than does President Nixon.

Showing the differences between Hussein and America’s past presidents, Washington, Madison, Jefferson, Reagan, et al., usually comes down to comparing their characters —— character flaws in Hussein’s case. President Nixon is the one president who ties Hussein to treason. Then-Congressman Nixon was the one who nailed Alger Hiss.

Mr. Nixon hated everything Hiss stood for. To this day Hussein represents everything Hiss advocated:

Today, the importance of understanding Hiss’s ideological commitment has never been more vital. His advocacy of collectivism and internationalism still resonate among the political elite, . . .

A fair comparison shows the vast differences between the two men not only in ideology, but in the men themselves. Hussein is a Communist while Nixon hated communism and Communists. Nixon loved this country. Hussein hates a non-Communist, sovereign, America as did Alger Hiss.

Note that Hiss and his pals expected to be punished if they got caught; whereas, in Hussein’s America, and Administration, treason is a virtue deserving a reward.

Nixon is the man the Left loves to hate because of Alger Hiss. Hussein is the man the Left loves to love because he is implementing everything Hiss betrayed the country for.

Also, Nixon’s tenacity triggered bitterness on top of the hatred the Left felt for Nixon over Hiss.

When JFK stole the presidency from Mr. Nixon in 1960 media Lefties condoned the theft —— confident that Nixon was done. By the time of Watergate those same pieces of media crap portrayed themselves as great defenders of the Constitution.

After Mr. Nixon lost his bid to become governor of California in 1962 the Left was certain they had seen the last of their nemesis.

When Mr. Nixon won the presidency in 1968 American Socialists descended into suicidal fits of depression.

When Mr. Nixon was reelected in 1972 the Left’s bitterness became a permanent part of their psychs:

psych
verb, intransitive

To become confused or mentally deranged.

In closing, let me point out that it is about the United Nations; it is always about the United Nations and the traitors who do their dirty business for the United Nations. Christina Shelton's book should be read for that reason alone.

Finally, the truth about Soviet spy Alger Hiss
Find out why the cover-up of U.N. architect's betrayal continues
Published: 2 days ago

WASHINGTON – Former U.S. State Department official Alger Hiss was the darling of the Franklin Roosevelt Democrats and the architect of the United Nations.

That he was also a Soviet spy remains one of the most well-guarded secrets of the 20th century.

But a new book, “Alger Hiss: Why He Chose Treason,” shatters the veil of secrecy so well maintained by “progressives” in the Democratic Party and a complicit media establishment.

It all began unraveling in 1948, when Hiss was accused of being a Soviet spy. Because the statute of limitations on espionage had run out, he was convicted only of perjury. Decades later – after the Hiss trial had been long forgotten by most – archival evidence surfaced confirming the accusations: a public servant with access to classified documents had indeed passed crucial information to the Soviets for more than a decade.

Yet many on the American Left still consider Hiss an iconic figure – an innocent victim accused of unsubstantiated crimes. They prefer to focus on the collectivist ideals Hiss stood for, rather than confront the reality of a man who systematically and methodically betrayed his country.

U.S. Intelligence analyst Christina Shelton employs an in-depth knowledge of Soviet intelligence affairs as well as recently released Hungarian and KGB archival material to shine a fresh light on one of the most famous espionage cases. The story is dramatic, but Shelton’s analysis goes beyond sensationalism as she explores both the ideological motivation behind Hiss’s behavior and the lasting influence it has had on U.S. foreign policy.

Why exactly were the intellectual elite so determined that Hiss was innocent? His accuser, Time magazine senior editor Whittaker Chambers – originally Hiss’s Soviet handler and author of the classic “Witness” – presented compelling written evidence. However, the intelligentsia were intent on supporting one of their own. They ignored the facts, a willful blindness that helped contribute to a polarization still in place in our country today.

Thirty years of intelligence analysis gives Shelton the expertise to approach the story from many different angles, especially:

∙ Her persuasive argument that communism and fascism are not polar opposites, as has so long been claimed, but highly similar ideologies.

∙ How Hiss’s central role at the Yalta Conference and the founding of the United Nations are examples of the significance of Soviet intelligence recruitment of high-level Americans who could influence U.S. foreign policy in their favor.

∙ Why the silence surrounding the implications of Hiss’s espionage continues—and why apologists fear that smearing his name would undercut New Deal policies and the United Nations. Shelton doesn’t just detail the body of evidence pointing to Hiss’s guilt; she suggests new layers of meaning in light of the current political landscape.

Today, the importance of understanding Hiss’s ideological commitment has never been more vital. His advocacy of collectivism and internationalism still resonate among the political elite, making this book an important and timely analysis of American thought at this critical juncture in our country’s life.

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Originally Posted by Flanders

Comparing Hussein to past presidents for better or for worse has turned into a parlor game, yet nobody has compared Hussein and Richard Nixon in relation to Alger Hiss. That’s strange because no other president offers a more effective counterpoint comparison than does President Nixon.

Showing the differences between Hussein and America’s past presidents, Washington, Madison, Jefferson, Reagan, et al., usually comes down to comparing their characters —— character flaws in Hussein’s case. President Nixon is the one president who ties Hussein to treason. Then-Congressman Nixon was the one who nailed Alger Hiss.

Mr. Nixon hated everything Hiss stood for. To this day Hussein represents everything Hiss advocated:



A fair comparison shows the vast differences between the two men not only in ideology, but in the men themselves. Hussein is a Communist while Nixon hated communism and Communists. Nixon loved this country. Hussein hates a non-Communist, sovereign, America as did Alger Hiss.

Note that Hiss and his pals expected to be punished if they got caught; whereas, in Hussein’s America, and Administration, treason is a virtue deserving a reward.

Nixon is the man the Left loves to hate because of Alger Hiss. Hussein is the man the Left loves to love because he is implementing everything Hiss betrayed the country for.

Also, Nixon’s tenacity triggered bitterness on top of the hatred the Left felt for Nixon over Hiss.

When JFK stole the presidency from Mr. Nixon in 1960 media Lefties condoned the theft —— confident that Nixon was done. By the time of Watergate those same pieces of media crap portrayed themselves as great defenders of the Constitution.

After Mr. Nixon lost his bid to become governor of California in 1962 the Left was certain they had seen the last of their nemesis.

When Mr. Nixon won the presidency in 1968 American Socialists descended into suicidal fits of depression.

When Mr. Nixon was reelected in 1972 the Left’s bitterness became a permanent part of their psychs:

psych
verb, intransitive

To become confused or mentally deranged.

In closing, let me point out that it is about the United Nations; it is always about the United Nations and the traitors who do their dirty business for the United Nations. Christina Shelton's book should be read for that reason alone.

Finally, the truth about Soviet spy Alger Hiss
Find out why the cover-up of U.N. architect's betrayal continues
Published: 2 days ago

WASHINGTON – Former U.S. State Department official Alger Hiss was the darling of the Franklin Roosevelt Democrats and the architect of the United Nations.

That he was also a Soviet spy remains one of the most well-guarded secrets of the 20th century.

But a new book, “Alger Hiss: Why He Chose Treason,” shatters the veil of secrecy so well maintained by “progressives” in the Democratic Party and a complicit media establishment.

It all began unraveling in 1948, when Hiss was accused of being a Soviet spy. Because the statute of limitations on espionage had run out, he was convicted only of perjury. Decades later – after the Hiss trial had been long forgotten by most – archival evidence surfaced confirming the accusations: a public servant with access to classified documents had indeed passed crucial information to the Soviets for more than a decade.

Yet many on the American Left still consider Hiss an iconic figure – an innocent victim accused of unsubstantiated crimes. They prefer to focus on the collectivist ideals Hiss stood for, rather than confront the reality of a man who systematically and methodically betrayed his country.

U.S. Intelligence analyst Christina Shelton employs an in-depth knowledge of Soviet intelligence affairs as well as recently released Hungarian and KGB archival material to shine a fresh light on one of the most famous espionage cases. The story is dramatic, but Shelton’s analysis goes beyond sensationalism as she explores both the ideological motivation behind Hiss’s behavior and the lasting influence it has had on U.S. foreign policy.

Why exactly were the intellectual elite so determined that Hiss was innocent? His accuser, Time magazine senior editor Whittaker Chambers – originally Hiss’s Soviet handler and author of the classic “Witness” – presented compelling written evidence. However, the intelligentsia were intent on supporting one of their own. They ignored the facts, a willful blindness that helped contribute to a polarization still in place in our country today.

Thirty years of intelligence analysis gives Shelton the expertise to approach the story from many different angles, especially:

∙ Her persuasive argument that communism and fascism are not polar opposites, as has so long been claimed, but highly similar ideologies.

∙ How Hiss’s central role at the Yalta Conference and the founding of the United Nations are examples of the significance of Soviet intelligence recruitment of high-level Americans who could influence U.S. foreign policy in their favor.

∙ Why the silence surrounding the implications of Hiss’s espionage continues—and why apologists fear that smearing his name would undercut New Deal policies and the United Nations. Shelton doesn’t just detail the body of evidence pointing to Hiss’s guilt; she suggests new layers of meaning in light of the current political landscape.

Today, the importance of understanding Hiss’s ideological commitment has never been more vital. His advocacy of collectivism and internationalism still resonate among the political elite, making this book an important and timely analysis of American thought at this critical juncture in our country’s life.

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Nixon was 10,000 times the President oboobma ever dreamed of being.

Chuck Colson at death's door...

Watergate figure Colson said near death
April 18,`12 (UPI) -- Charles Colson, convicted in the Watergate burglary and coverup that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon, is close to death, a friend said.

"It is with a heavy, but hopeful heart that I share with you that it appears our friend, brother and founder will soon be home with the Lord," said Jim Liske, chief executive officer of Prison Fellowship, which Colson founded after his release from prison.

Liske said Wednesday Colson's doctors have advised his family to gather at his bedside after Colson's condition "took a decided turn," The Christian Post reported. Colson, 80, fell ill while delivering a speech March 30 in Lansdowne, Va. He suffered a brain hemorrhage and had surgery to remove a pool of clotted blood on his brain, the Post said.

Colson, once described by fellow Nixon aide H.R. Haldeman as "Nixon's hit man," was a special counsel to the president. He pleaded guilty to a charge of obstruction of justice in the 1970s and, while serving his prison sentence, became an advocate for prison reform.

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Nixon's hit man dies...

Watergate figure Charles Colson has died at age 80
21 Apr.`12 WASHINGTON (AP) – He was described as the "evil genius" of the Nixon administration, and spent the better part of a year in prison for a Watergate-related conviction. His proclamations following his release that he was a new man, redeemed by his religious faith, were met with more than skepticism by those angered at the abuses he had perpetrated as one of Nixon's hatchet men.

But Charles "Chuck" Colson spent the next 35 years steadfast in his efforts to evangelize to a part of society scorned just as he was. And he became known perhaps just as much for his efforts to minister to prison inmates as for his infamy with Watergate. Colson died Saturday at age 80. His death was confirmed by Jim Liske, chief executive of the Lansdowne, Va.-based Prison Fellowship Ministries that Colson founded. Liske said the preliminary cause of death was complications from brain surgery Colson had at the end of March. He underwent the surgery to remove a clot after becoming ill March 30 while speaking at a conference.

Colson once famously said he'd walk over his grandmother to get the president elected to a second term. In 1972 The Washington Post called him "one of the most powerful presidential aides, variously described as a troubleshooter and as a 'master of dirty tricks.'" "I shudder to think of what I'd been if I had not gone to prison," Colson said in 1993. "Lying on the rotten floor of a cell, you know it's not prosperity or pleasure that's important, but the maturing of the soul."

He helped run the Committee to Re-elect the President when it set up an effort to gather intelligence on the Democratic Party. The arrest of CREEP's security director, James W. McCord, and four other men burglarizing the Democratic National Committee offices in 1972 set off the scandal that led to Nixon's resignation in August 1974. But it was actions that preceded the actual Watergate break-in that resulted in Colson's criminal conviction. Colson pleaded guilty to efforts to discredit Pentagon analyst Daniel Ellsberg. It was Ellsberg who had leaked the secret Defense Department study of Vietnam that became known as the Pentagon Papers.

The efforts to discredit Ellsberg included use of Nixon's plumbers — a covert group established to investigate White House leaks — in 1971 to break into the office of Ellsberg's psychiatrist to look for information that could discredit Ellsberg's anti-war efforts. The Ellsberg burglary was revealed during the course of the Watergate investigation and became an element in the ongoing scandal. Colson pleaded guilty in 1974 to obstruction of justice in connection with attempts to discredit Ellsberg, though charges were dropped that Colson actually played a role in the burglary of Ellsberg's psychiatrist's office. Charges related to the actual Watergate burglary and cover-up were also dropped. He served seven months in prison.

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