McAPUSH: Shelby Searcy- Nixon Adresses Nation Regarding Scandal

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Shelby Searcy- Nixon Adresses Nation Regarding Scandal

Listening to Nixon adress the Watergate scandal was very interesting to me. When he speaks of first learning of the break-in while on vacation in florida on June 17th he uses the words "appauled & shocked," as I would expect anyone would be when theyve found out that trusted people have been sneaking around behind their back. I was a little confused on why in the world after finding out about his trusted workers taking part in the scandal that he would be so trusting of investigaters when "reassured" that no members of administration were involved. He later found that information was wrong, but why he would be so trusting once again in the first place to me was a bit odd. I might just be the paranoid type but i think id be a tid bit less trusting of people in general. Also, he turns the case over to Elliot Richardson his newly appointed attorney general so that he can attend to "more importnat matters." I understand that he shouldnt get wrapped up in the case and be M.I.A on other aspects of his presidency but I definitely wouldnt just throw the case entirely off on someone else. Id be even more determined for justice and id take more of a part in what goes on in the investigation.