That was part of Gerald Ford's charisma. What did him in in the end (beyond The Pardon) was saying that Soviets did NOT dominate Poland. Ironic in that events in following decades showed that Jerry a… (View Post)

Am old enough to remember the considerable kerfluffle re: Richard Nixon's (in)famous White House tapes. Including surprising (to put it mildly) revelation that RN had been secretly taping conversatio… (View Post)

Because when computers first started becoming a thing, say from 1940s thru (at least) 1990s, one of their major selling points (as in quasi-reasoned discourse and impure PR) was their fantastic ACCUR… (View Post)

Believe technical term within legal profession (at least in US) is "mouthpiece". Is not a lawyer "being used as a stooge" and/or mouthpiece, grounds for disbarment (or whatyoucall… (View Post)

"Final launch code for your missile will be delivered by registered letter within 5 to 50 working days of your receipt of this error message." (View Post)