Cenk Uygur
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Nixon Tapes Reveal He Was A Closeted 'Gay Thing' Tolerator
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July 14, 2014
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7:49Now Playing"Of the believable things that have occurred on this floating rock, that Richard Nixon would be sitting in a room with Henry Kissinger, Bob Haldeman, and John Ehrlichman, and somehow get onto the subject of gays and the downfall of Greco-Roman civilization is...pretty up there.
According to new audiotape released by Vanity Fair's Douglas Brinkley and historian Luke Nichter, Nixon bragged to the three that he was "the most tolerant person on that of anybody in this shop" during a discussion about a youth conference. "They have a problem. They're born that way. You know that. That's all. I think they are. Anyway, my point is, though, when I say they're born that way, the tendency is there.""* The Young Turks hosts Ana Kasparian and Ben Mankiewicz (Turner Classic Movies) break it down.
*Read more here from Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
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