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In 1972, Nixon "visited" my hometown (Newton Falls, Ohio) in the same fashion.....His motorcade blew past us at about 50 mph as he waived from behind the bullet-proof glass.
The next day my mother, being a staunch Republican, took my brother and I to Youngstown to hear him lie about how he gave a shit about manufacturing jobs, (Much like Republicans still do today.). Anyhow, this time he actually walked up to the barricades and shook hands, mine being one of them. Scumbag or not, meeting the POTUS is something you don't forget. Especially not when you're an eight year old kid.
Side note; When we got home, mom proudly told my father, a union guy and an FDR Democrat, "Davey shook hands with the president.".
He asked;
"You shook hands with Nixon?"
"Yessir."
"Go wash it."
Dave
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"When the lie is so big and the fog so thick, the Republican trick can play out again....."-------Frank Zappa
Last edited by BlueStreak; 09-26-2011 at 11:59 PM.
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