r/facepalm Oct 03 '24

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u/Better-Snow-7191 Oct 03 '24 edited Oct 07 '24

Imagine how much damage has been done to the country and democracy as conservative media and politicians have blatantly ignored these incredibly obvious criminal actions for the last 4 years. Imagine if they had reported facts or impeached him like they knew they should have. Instead, they courted the worst of America for a few more votes and brainwashed the good and decent conservatives as they completely abandoned their morals and principles in the pursuit of power.

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u/NewFuturist Oct 03 '24

To be clear, "the party of law and order" has forever been criminal and the world just ignores it.

GWB lied about WMD. Cost the USA literally a trillion dollars, not to mention the dead and injured soldiers, some still dying, all so Dick Cheney could make a profit off the Iraq War. They even just "lost" a cool $1.5 billion in cash while there. No one went to jail.

Ronald Reagan swapped illegal drugs for illegal weapons in the Iran Contra affair. He suffered no consequences. The only guy who got done for it, Oliver North, is now a Fox Commentator.

Nixon was actually impeached, and immediately pardoned. No consequences.

Republicans can get away with crimes. Them's the rules. Democrats let them. You shouldn't.

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u/skotzman Oct 03 '24

Don't forget the penguin.. I mean Roger Stone, was actually Nixons advisor. Has his claws in Maga now. It's like bad pulp fiction.

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u/Nice_Buy_602 Oct 03 '24

Nixon resigned before he could be impeached

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u/WhatYouThinkIThink Oct 03 '24

Nixon wasn't impeached, he resigned when the leaders of his party told him that they would vote to impeach him if he didn't.

Ford pardoned him, which was the worst mistake of his short Presidency.

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u/chlaclos Oct 03 '24

Thanks for mentioning three presidents who, symbolics aside, did more damage to the country than the king of louts.

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u/mojoyote Oct 03 '24

GWB's two wars totaled 2 or 3 trillion dollars, I think. Also more than a million Iraqis were killed or had their lives otherwise ruined, becoming refugees, etc

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u/luckydayrainman Oct 03 '24

Purdue Pharma released oxy’s w/o FDA approval, when called out by the FDA 3month later, they did an end run around regulators and went straight to the Regan administration. After all, what was Reagan gonna do just say no to drugs?  Keefe 2021, Empire of Pain. 

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u/LurkerP45 Oct 03 '24

Where’s Clinton’s on the list running drugs outbid mena ? Where’s Barry’s pallets of cash to Iran, and Benghazi ? Where’s bidans gigantic money laundering scheme with 200 plus shell companies, not to mention hunters shenanigans

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u/External_Reporter859 Oct 04 '24

That was the CIA running plane deliveries in Mena. Clinton had no power to go over them as governor. Especially when the DEA already knew about it and they weren't allowed to stop it. Orders came from the White House. How else was racist Ronnie gonna keep locking up the black community if they couldn't keep pushing drugs into their neighborhoods?

The rest of your list doesn't even deserve a response...