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03-27-2016, 06:26 PM
When politics gets dirty: Dick Nixon on lies, wives and sniveling cowards
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I’ll tell you what Cruz did.
Shortly before the column deadline, Saturday morning, we got a call from his lawyer.
I didn’t take it but I’m told she’s a nice young woman from Pepperdine. She said, in effect, “watch your ass.”
Which is a hell of a warning, really, because I practiced law far longer than Cruz or his girl have. And I’ll be alive in politics when they’re six feet under.
A call to watch your ass means the other guy is desperate to cover his own. It’s a reflex, and relying on that is a dumb way to fight.
To hell with Cruz. I won’t embarrass my mother by repeating the allegations against him. They’re easy to find. The women named so far are public figures. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/27/dirty-politics-sniveling-cowards-dick-nixon/)
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I’ll tell you what Cruz did.
Shortly before the column deadline, Saturday morning, we got a call from his lawyer.
I didn’t take it but I’m told she’s a nice young woman from Pepperdine. She said, in effect, “watch your ass.”
Which is a hell of a warning, really, because I practiced law far longer than Cruz or his girl have. And I’ll be alive in politics when they’re six feet under.
A call to watch your ass means the other guy is desperate to cover his own. It’s a reflex, and relying on that is a dumb way to fight.
To hell with Cruz. I won’t embarrass my mother by repeating the allegations against him. They’re easy to find. The women named so far are public figures. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/27/dirty-politics-sniveling-cowards-dick-nixon/)
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