An Anti-semite That I Like

I think individual people have more mixed feelings about Richard Nixon than about any other person ever. Relationships with him top the love/hate charts. I, personally, think he did both brilliant things and stupid things as president. And maybe even things that were both brilliant AND stupid. His administration supported Israel during dire events (the Yom Kippur war) but Nixon was kind of a dick to Jews. When Kissinger was late to meetings, Tricky Dick would say stuff like, "you Jews are always late". Well, the New Times recently ran this article about how some new tapes were released which recorded Nixon talking about various things, like abortion (also racist), Watergate and the Jews.

From the article:

"Anti-Semitism is stronger than we think. You know, it’s unfortunate. But this has happened to the Jews. It happened in Spain, it happened in Germany, it’s happening — and now it’s going to happen in America if these people don’t start behaving. ... It may be they have a death wish. You know that’s been the problem with our Jewish friends for centuries." He told that to Billy Graham.

He also says that America is the Jews' only friend.