Comments by "Itinerant Patriot" (@itinerantpatriot1196) on "Why The Media Was Against Nixon" video.

  1. Come on Dick, damn near everything was personal with you, especially the feud between you and the media. That said, it's not like it wasn't understandable. It was just as, if not more, personal with the media. There were politicians they disliked but they hated Nixon. The deep seeded resentment was cemented during the 1960 presidential campaign. The media had a love affair with Kennedy rivaled only by obama. And we all know every hero needs a villain to take on. The thing is, Nixon did well with the voters, but his insecurities were amplified by his treatment at the hands of the east-coast establishment as a whole, and the media, which was part of that crew, was his boogie man. No matter how much he succeeded, no matter how much money he made, they never accepted him. LBJ suffered the same fate but he was more prone to just moan and feel sorry for himself. Nixon was a brawler, and he wanted to get even with the SOB's who looked down their nose at him. Nixon was the brightest of the bunch and he had the most natural talent, but his insecurities got the better of him. He believed he was cheated out of a win in 1960 and he was damn sure going to make sure nothing like that ever happened again. That led to the plumbers and Watergate. Then, as he said, he gave the media all the ammo they needed to hang him and talk about a valued scalp. The scandal made careers and created the celebrity journalist. Just like trump, the media hated Nixon, but they loved the fight.
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