The Country Pundit is quite fond of President Richard M. Nixon, which probably sets me apart from the vast majority of the blogosphere, be they Republicans or Democrats. That being said, I'm usually taking umbrage at one Democrat or another for making some snide remark about some perceived ill of the Nixon Administration. As of late, I've been meaning to put a broadside or two into Howard Dean, who's been aiming at the Sage of Saddle River in recent speeches.
Governor Dean's been making some fumbling protestations about Richard Nixon's so-called "Southern strategy", and how it was somehow inherently based upon racism. Yes, Nixon the racist candidate. Hubert Humphrey helps create Johnson's program of black suffrage and whatnot ("You blacks need me to help you...") and George Wallace more or less comes right out and declares his disdain for the civil rights movement, and Richard Nixon's the racist.
Only in American politics can you find something this surreal. Nixon wants to be less than hell-for-leather in the implementation of busing, and this apparently vaults him over George Corley Wallace in terms of racism, or at least Governor Dean thinks so.
I'd like to see Dr. Strange be so bold against a living and viable Richard Nixon. Take a half-wit governor from a third-rate State and send him up against the most successful national-ticket Republican (four wins in five appearances; leads the modern era of American electoral politics; given the irregularities of 1960, I'm tempted to peg him at 5-0 for pure spite) and see how he does.
A very delightful article came to my attention via Dana of Note-It Posts, commenting upon President Nixon versus Howard Dean. Ed of Late Final penned it, and I enjoyed reading it. My favorite part for use against Dean is reproduced below:
Nixon won a squeaker of an election against Hubert Humphrey that was made closer by Wallace, who won 46 electoral votes from below the Mason-Dixon line. (So much for that "Southern Strategy.")
Heh heh heh, a good post to make a Nixon Administration double-play. Thanks for the post, Ed!
Posted by Country Pundit at January 2, 2004 11:10 AM