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BeatleBoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 05:43 PM Original message |
Anyone remember Alexander Haig saying "he was in charge" of the government |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
2. At the small office I used to work at, |
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zeemike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
3. I remember it...and wondered if it were not really true. |
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JohnnyLib2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 05:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Same here. |
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ngant17 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 06:22 PM Response to Reply #3 |
23. my guess is that the "MIC" was the director |
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Walk away (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
4. He went on TV to say he was the next in line to be the acting President. |
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BeatleBoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 05:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Exactly. |
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harkadog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 06:52 PM Response to Reply #4 |
34. Not really true |
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Walk away (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-21-10 11:42 AM Response to Reply #34 |
40. I remember sitting with my Dad when it happened. |
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harkadog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-21-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. He was the highest ranking member of the Executive Branch |
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Walk away (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-21-10 07:21 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. You obviously need to defend him. At the time and even today... |
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KonaKane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
5. I remember it well. |
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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
8. Yes, I saw it live - Reagan was just shot, and he blurted out that he was in charge. |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
9. Remember it well and my hair stood up on end. n/t |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 05:59 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I remember it too. Working in a newsroom at the time. |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 06:15 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. I was still in service at the time |
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Sheltiemama (892 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 06:28 PM Response to Reply #12 |
25. Working in a newsroom now. |
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Zoeisright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
10. I certainly do. |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
11. Context is everything. |
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BeatleBoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 06:01 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. As I recall |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 06:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Respectfully disagree. |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 06:22 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. I might be reading more into this than you are saying, but are you implying |
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gulfcoastliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
14. I thought he said he was in charge of the white house, not the country... nt |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 06:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. That's what I remember |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 07:39 PM Response to Reply #17 |
38. Exactly. I don't think he had evil intentions, he just came off looking like an idiot, |
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Cirque du So-What (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
15. I remember that day very well |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 08:20 PM Response to Reply #15 |
39. haig got a raw deal for that quote. |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
16. Yes. Unfortunately. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
19. I remember. nt |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
21. I remember very well |
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Sheltiemama (892 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
24. Oh, yes. |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
26. Yes he tried to take over |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
27. Of course I remember it. It was jaw dropping------a real "huh?" moment. |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
28. oh, how well I remember. I won't even bother saying RIP--I wish every single repuke everything they |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
29. I don't see what the big deal is.. |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 06:39 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. ever read "seven days in may"? |
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naaman fletcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 06:41 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. nope. |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 07:30 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. a most interesting book, scary as hell. |
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winstars (405 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 06:45 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. HELLO??? NIXON WHITE HOUSE |
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BeatleBoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 07:00 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Nixon's Chief of Staff |
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Walk away (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-21-10 07:30 PM Response to Reply #35 |
43. ....waiting for Karl Rove..... |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
33. Yep. It was unforgettable. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-20-10 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
37. He was an idiot. He did indeed say that. |
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