# Would Nixon really have been convicted? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 30, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-nixon-really-have-been-convicted/583754 "2011-05-30T14:20:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-nixon-really-have-been-convicted/583754/41 "2011-05-31T15:36:15Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > Clinton was different though he lied, a lot of the politicians were sympathetic toward him in private. I wonder how many of them are cheating and were thinking “Gee that could’ve just have easily been me.” > > So while the politicians had to condemn him in public, there was a lot of private sympathy for him. It did not slow down Newt Gingrich. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-nixon-really-have-been-convicted/583754/42 "2011-05-31T16:09:42Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I was talking about people like Susanann, who feel they have the power to declare a Republican a RINO and who can talk about “taking back our country” and “the real America”. > > They somehow feel that any part of America that doesn’t agree with them doesn’t count as part of America. Have you seen Sarah Palin’s [new bus](http://nation.foxnews.com/sites/nation.foxnews.com/files/imagecache/dv1/636_052611_fx_palin_bus.jpg)? It has One Nation painted on it in big letters. There will be no outsiders under Palin’s rule. You will never hear her talking about RINOs or people who are different and she will respectfully disagree with anyone taking another position but consider them part of her family. And if I’m wrong I’m sure Susanann will apologize to everyone on the board for Palin’s behavior. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-nixon-really-have-been-convicted/583754.md?page=2)