Grit ≠ Talent.
After two decades of research, we know that the correlation between grit and any measure of talent is about zero.
It's passion and perseverance that make super achievers.
I have never understood why the movement conservatives hold a deep disdain for Nixon.
Goldwater got trounced in ‘64. Without Nixon, there would be no politically viable conservative movement. Nixon began the great transition.
12/ Nixon wasn’t a crook.
He didn’t plan the break-in.
He didn’t order the cover-up.
He told the FBI to investigate.
The establishment repeats the same tired myth. We’re here to set the record straight.
11/ The “abuse of power” charges fall apart.
No IRS audits were ever ordered by the White House. 19 wiretaps were legally placed to stop national security leaks.
Compare that to modern administrations - then tell us who crossed lines.
10/ Watergate was weaponized.
The special prosecutor? A Kennedy loyalist. His staff? Almost all ex-Kennedy and Johnson DOJ lawyers.
They even held secret meetings with the judge. That’s the real scandal.
9/ The tapes? Every president since FDR taped.
Nixon’s were voice activated - he often didn’t know they were rolling.
Only about 5% of 3,600 hours relate to Watergate. And that infamous 18½ minute gap? No proof it was intentional. Nothing on it was even about Watergate.
8/ Nixon told the FBI to go full speed ahead.
On July 6, 1972, he told Acting Director Pat Gray to “go wherever the leads take you.”
That’s a president demanding the truth.
7/ That infamous June 23 “smoking gun” tape?
You might want to listen to it. Nixon never told the CIA to shut down the FBI.
His concern? Protecting two Democratic donors who had quietly contributed before disclosure laws kicked in.
6/ The so-called cover-up began without Nixon.
On June 19 - just two days after the arrests - John Dean convened a meeting to begin protecting campaign officials.
Dean even bragged about being the “desk officer of the cover-up.”
5/ The Watergate break-in? Nixon had no idea.
It was a rogue operation by the campaign committee that broke in, without Nixon’s knowledge or authority.
The burglars? Mostly tied to the CIA. And to this day, no one knows what they were really after.
4/ The media monopoly despised Nixon.
There were three networks, two major newspapers, and two newsmagazines - all hostile.
He wasn’t part of their club. And they never let him forget it.
3/ Washington was in chaos.
The Vietnam War split the nation. Between 1967–72, D.C. was rocked by massive protests - some with over a million people.
The White House was literally barricaded by buses. Nixon governed through a storm.
2/ First - the context. Nixon entered office with the deck stacked against him.
He was the first president since 1849 to take office with both Houses of Congress controlled by the opposing party.
The permanent bureaucracy, media, and political elite were all aligned against him.
Give Rudy Giuliani his money back.
Give Mike Lindell his money back.
The 2020 election was rigged and stolen and they tried to silence and bankrupt the biggest voices calling out their theft.