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In reply to the discussion: Poll: Who was the worst Republican vice presidential nominee? [View all]lastlib
(24,949 posts)5. I've always detested him deeply....
even though I never fully realized the scope of his corruption until Maddow's podcast.
"When Richard Nixon needed a Veep,
He looked to Maryland, and got a real creep.
He picked up this dud, some loser named Spiro,
And said that someday, he'd be a great hero.
Well, Agnew called someone a fat ugly jap,
And said to the press, "I'll not take this crap!"
Then Uncle Sam said he had been lax
In telling the truth about his income tax.
He said that the charges were made from thin air,
But at his trial, he said, "Nolo contendere."
Now for his crimes, he'll someday be rich,
He'll be a millionaire, that sonofabitch!
--lastlib, 1974
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Spiro Agnew was actively committing felonies in the White House, extorting people for money
mahina
Aug 2024
#2
Better an impudent snob than a nattering nabob of negativism, I always say. nt
Buns_of_Fire
Sep 2024
#10
Agnew was getting kickbacks as governor, and kept getting them while in the White House
DBoon
Sep 2024
#32
Cheney's too much of a neocon to endorse Trump. I think he's the worst VP in my memory.
LeftInTX
Sep 2024
#8
Andrew Johnson needs to be on the list! Who knows what our country would be like if
mucifer
Sep 2024
#9
If we're going by bodycount, it's hard to beat Cheney for "worst ever" -- But I don't blame Cheney personally....
Bucky
Sep 2024
#17
there's just so many i can't decide who to choose; suffice to say all of the above nt
orleans
Sep 2024
#38
JD Vance is the worst VP nominee for a major party in history post 25th Amendment
MistakenLamb
Sep 2024
#40