‘I’m living in the bubble’: the man who helped bring Nixon down, 50 years on

The Guardian ^ | 06/05/2022 | David Smith

[ChicagoConservative27]

I’ve never escaped Watergate,” says John Dean, as once again he allows the years to melt away, the old faces to crowd in and the secret tapes to whirr in his mind. “There’s just no choice. I’m living in the bubble. It’s become a fact of life.”

America has never escaped Watergate either. The biggest political scandal of the 20th century, and the only one to cause a presidential resignation, has become a byword for lost innocence and lost faith in institutions. Along with the Vietnam war, it marked the end of an era in which a president’s words were met with automatic trust rather than default scepticism.

[ChicagoConservative27]

You're living in retardville

[jmcenanly]

America has never escaped Watergate either.
They won't let us escape. Any misstep by a Republican is given a name with the suffix, "-gate", and is presumed to be a Great Moral failing. Democrats, however can literally get away with murder.

[Born in 1950]

“You're living in retardville“

Eating fine food, respected, he sleeps well, basks in self pride and the admiration of others. He is afforded privileges at every turn.

That some are driven to anger and frustration is the icing on his cake.

[\/\/ayne]

You're living in retardville[,John Dean]

A million thumbs up.

[Texan5]

Considering Nixon’s many mafia connections, this POS is fortunate to be living at all...

[Rebelbase]

The Nation escaped the Teapot Dome scandal, we’ll escape watergate.

[Seruzawa]

Ah yes, the muckracking yellow rag called The Guardian. GTFO.

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

Too bad G. Gordon Liddy didn’t take him out when he had the chance

[Revel]

So he is trying to blame Nixon for what is going on now. No comparison. What a joke. This is all about blaming the current corruption on republicans. No Dice!

[Clay Moore]

Maybe he is having some pangs of guilt for having caused the whole thing.

[dowcaet]

But will we escape Obamabidenism? It doesn’t look like it right now.

[dowcaet]

CNN is running a special featuring this drama queen. Whenever a RAT president is in trouble the MSM has to trot out another Watergate special to remind us of what was “real” corruption in the White House. What a load of crap!

[jeffc]

Translation: He’s not willing to let Watergate go as it’s his 15 minutes of fame. Personally, I didn’t even know he was still alive (and I couldn’t care less)...

[fieldmarshaldj]

"The biggest NOTHINGBURGER political scandal of the 20th century"

Fixed that.

[fieldmarshaldj]

I’d have settled for putting the two of them in a room together for 5 minutes and watching the fun ensue.

[HKMk23]

The American Left LIVES DAILY in Watergate; it’s their crowning glory, and they’ll never let it go.

AND, for that matter, GOP/Conservative types have GOT TO STOP this STUPID propensity to label every next thing “Whateverthef’k-gate.”

QUIT dragging Nixon’s corpse around!

[21twelve]

Guilt?

I was thinking the same thing but quickly came to my senses. He needs to double-down on the lie and spin it any way he can to keep himself relevant.

It wouldn’t surprise me if he has told the lie so often that he even believes it himself now.

[Nifster]

I want to know how Mo the Ho is doing

[Alas Babylon!]

Nobody cares about you, Dean.

Get over yourself.

Death is coming... You’ll become a footnote in history that few will read.

[keving]

You mean the FBI gave you the information with a cut out or you’ve been playing this lame story for 50 years.