It is no secret that we are totally gay for Rachel Maddow, who thinks that Yr. Wonkette is "profane and wonderful." And Thursday she was in Full Nerdgirl mode, geeking out over newly-discovered audiotapes from Richard Nixon's infamous Oval Office recording trove. But in these 1971 recordings, Nixon's not plotting to cover up Watergate or fulminating about his enemies. Instead, these tapes captured the President having a philosophical chat with Henry Kissinger and H.R. Haldeman about "the gay thing" Nixon insists he's very tolerant, understands that "They’re born that way," and then goes on to explain,
RINO!
Well Pat never swore because Dick's...florid language...was more than enough for the both of them.
wait a minute... I have it on good authority from Dan Aykroyd that never happened when Dick Nixon was in the White House! Never! Never! Never!..
My mother's tirades could peel the paint off a battleship. It came in handy when we were renovating.