When Nixon was first elected president in 1968, 68% of the public said
they trusted the government 'just about always' or 'most of the time.'
By 1974, that fell to 36%. Last year, public trust stood at 19%. http://pewrsr.ch/1LuV5uS


Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC

Fifty years ago today, @nytimes said Nixon's Watergate scandal was
undermining "respect for...government....The President keeps invoking...undocumented charges that American Presidents before
him...also authorized the illegal use of state power against American citizens."

https://twitter.com/CarrollDoherty/status/1695073475486978154

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On 2023-08-26, JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:

When Nixon was first elected president in 1968, 68% of the public said
they trusted the government 'just about always' or 'most of the time.'
By 1974, that fell to 36%. Last year, public trust stood at 19%. http://pewrsr.ch/1LuV5uS

Just look at the load of losers and clowns that manage to get elected to
public office! Would you trust those weenies?

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On Sat, 26 Aug 2023 21:36:10 +0100, Retrograde
<[email protected]d> wrote:

Just look at the load of losers and clowns
that manage to get elected to public office!

Few voters see their political dances....if only a humorist could
write a Broadway play, or a movie script.

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