Ned Ryun
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I mean, when you go back and look at the story of Watergate, Richard Nixon had just won $500 million. 520 electoral votes. Biggest victory in American history. 49 states, won by 20 million votes in the popular vote. It was massive. And he talked very clearly about what he intended to do in the second term in restructuring and dismantling administrative state.
I mean, when you go back and look at the story of Watergate, Richard Nixon had just won $500 million. 520 electoral votes. Biggest victory in American history. 49 states, won by 20 million votes in the popular vote. It was massive. And he talked very clearly about what he intended to do in the second term in restructuring and dismantling administrative state.
I mean, when you go back and look at the story of Watergate, Richard Nixon had just won $500 million. 520 electoral votes. Biggest victory in American history. 49 states, won by 20 million votes in the popular vote. It was massive. And he talked very clearly about what he intended to do in the second term in restructuring and dismantling administrative state.
And then, lo and behold, Watergate happens, and there's a lot of questions about what actually went down.
And then, lo and behold, Watergate happens, and there's a lot of questions about what actually went down.
And then, lo and behold, Watergate happens, and there's a lot of questions about what actually went down.
Yeah, Mark Feld goes to his corporate propagandists, Woodward and Bernstein. And Woodward was a former naval intel officer. And uses them as the mouthpiece to then take out the duly elected president of the United States, who was an existential threat to the administrative state. Flip side of the coins, Russiagate. Same thing.
Yeah, Mark Feld goes to his corporate propagandists, Woodward and Bernstein. And Woodward was a former naval intel officer. And uses them as the mouthpiece to then take out the duly elected president of the United States, who was an existential threat to the administrative state. Flip side of the coins, Russiagate. Same thing.
Yeah, Mark Feld goes to his corporate propagandists, Woodward and Bernstein. And Woodward was a former naval intel officer. And uses them as the mouthpiece to then take out the duly elected president of the United States, who was an existential threat to the administrative state. Flip side of the coins, Russiagate. Same thing.
Because the first Republican president since Reagan to reject the premise that the administrative state is legitimate was Donald Trump. George W. Bush, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush were like... We're okay with it as long as we get to run it. And this is what always worries me a little bit about Republicans who are like, well, it's okay as long as we're running it.
Because the first Republican president since Reagan to reject the premise that the administrative state is legitimate was Donald Trump. George W. Bush, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush were like... We're okay with it as long as we get to run it. And this is what always worries me a little bit about Republicans who are like, well, it's okay as long as we're running it.
Because the first Republican president since Reagan to reject the premise that the administrative state is legitimate was Donald Trump. George W. Bush, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush were like... We're okay with it as long as we get to run it. And this is what always worries me a little bit about Republicans who are like, well, it's okay as long as we're running it.
No, it's a poisonous tree with poisonous fruit. You cannot reform it.
No, it's a poisonous tree with poisonous fruit. You cannot reform it.
No, it's a poisonous tree with poisonous fruit. You cannot reform it.
Why didn't Nixon do that? I don't know. But that shows you who Donald Trump is as a person. Right. No, you're right. I mean, Nixon could have done that. He didn't. Donald Trump basically has. No, no, no, no. That's not the truth of what's taking place. And he stood up and he said, this is completely politically motivated. They're trying to take me out because I'm a threat to them.
Why didn't Nixon do that? I don't know. But that shows you who Donald Trump is as a person. Right. No, you're right. I mean, Nixon could have done that. He didn't. Donald Trump basically has. No, no, no, no. That's not the truth of what's taking place. And he stood up and he said, this is completely politically motivated. They're trying to take me out because I'm a threat to them.
Why didn't Nixon do that? I don't know. But that shows you who Donald Trump is as a person. Right. No, you're right. I mean, Nixon could have done that. He didn't. Donald Trump basically has. No, no, no, no. That's not the truth of what's taking place. And he stood up and he said, this is completely politically motivated. They're trying to take me out because I'm a threat to them.
let me ask about something you alluded to which is can i say something really quick of course please the amount of courage that it simply took to say something out loud that people would consider verboten yeah that's part of donald trump's great power.
let me ask about something you alluded to which is can i say something really quick of course please the amount of courage that it simply took to say something out loud that people would consider verboten yeah that's part of donald trump's great power.