The constant monitoring of the citizens of "Airstrip One" had its equivalent in Nixonian surveillance. From Wordnik.com. [George Orwell and the Big Cannibal Critics] Reference
MOOS (voice-over): Not since the word Nixonian has a potentially presidential name entered the lexicon with such frequency. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 19, 2008] Reference
The problem is pretending that it's Nixonian, which is why he retracted that part. From Wordnik.com. [Balloon Juice] Reference
Seems like Mitt is in Nixonian territory: it’s legal if Mitt does it, but otherwise he’s not so sure?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Mitt Romney Refuses To Say If The Foundation Of The Massachusetts Health System Is Constitutional] Reference
This is the "Nixonian" tactics that Bob Novak referred to in an article. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Hillary Campaign Acknowledges That County Chair Backing Hillary Passed Along Obama Muslim Smear Email] Reference
MOOS: Not since the word "Nixonian" has a potentially presidential name entered the lexicon with such frequency. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 20, 2008] Reference
"It smacks of kind of Nixonian political trickery, and it's just not leaving a good taste really in anybody's mouth.". From Wordnik.com. [SFO Anonyblogger Outed as Mayoral Flack] Reference
But the final reason why the whole thing is so ludicrous is calling Obama's White House "Nixonian" in its dealings with Fox News. From Wordnik.com. [Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [99] -- Misdirection] Reference
Critics blast Obama's stand against Fox News as 'Nixonian'. From Wordnik.com. [Edmonton Sun] Reference
Ken Rudin can call Obama "Nixonian" all day without fear of repercussion. From Wordnik.com. [Balloon Juice] Reference
The no-longer-dry Duck accepts the presidency with a kind of Nixonian paranoia and anger. From Wordnik.com. Reference
In the end, they're probably right: Ken Rudin can call Obama "Nixonian" all day without fear of repercussion. From Wordnik.com. [Balloon Juice] Reference
A friendly person, not given to Nixonian brooding. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Blair's Ghost (Writer)] Reference
Try to imagine back to those Nixonian mists of 1973. From Wordnik.com. [It's Warren vs. Betty, in a Historic Faceoff] Reference
In doing so, he's sounding Nixonian: harsh, retributive. From Wordnik.com. [Now, The Volvo Republicans] Reference
KING: And Mitt Romney compared those tactics to Nixonian. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 31, 2008] Reference
Ruth Marcus of the "Washington Post" used that phrase Nixonian. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 25, 2009] Reference
For 10 days, they describe the defense of this story as Nixonian. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 11, 2005] Reference
SCHIEFFER: Well, I think it's very Nixonian, that's what I would say. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 10, 2002] Reference
No matter who's nominated, part of his pitch will almost surely be Nixonian. From Wordnik.com. [Riding The Wave] Reference
This was, to be fair and in terms of its defensive self-pity, a Nixonian response. From Wordnik.com. [There's No Stupidity Like Palin Stupidity] Reference
That kind of harkens back to me to like Nixonian practices that becomes very dangerous. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 20, 2008] Reference
Obama rejected the Nixonian game plan: divide the nation and pick up the biggest piece. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Defeats . . . Nixon?] Reference
At times, she has acted with near-Nixonian secrecy and seemed to fall victim to paranoia. From Wordnik.com. [How She Would Govern] Reference
But Bill and Hill's aggressive "" war room '' tactics often seem more Nixonian than New Age. From Wordnik.com. [Bill And Hillary's Long, Hot Summer] Reference
Second, Republicans are pushing back, accusing the president of keeping a Nixonian enemies list. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 23, 2009] Reference
In that role, he instituted a more centralized, secretive, Nixonian approach to presidential power. From Wordnik.com. [The Understudy] Reference
It was described in the report as a Nixonian response to allegations that the documents were false. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 11, 2005] Reference
By the same token, invoking executive privilege would look Nixonian (and probably lose in the courts). From Wordnik.com. [Extracting A Confession] Reference
One of them is her fighter Orlando Canizales, and Abercrombie notices a Nixonian shadow on his cheeks. From Wordnik.com. [Story pick: The fighting lady] Reference
This is an "L.A. Times" poll which shows the president is at just nearly Nixonian levels on favorability. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 31, 2006] Reference
Chavez was a Wilsonian messiah who achieved a Nixonian dream: in a democracy, something close to absolute power. From Wordnik.com. [For Whom The Pots Clang] Reference
Kemp had broken out in a Nixonian sweat under the glare of the lights and at one point had even been buzzed by a fly. From Wordnik.com. [Kid Gloves] Reference
And the Democratic chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee accusing the president of, quote, "Nixonian stonewalling.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 28, 2007] Reference
Nixon's post-Pentagon papers plan, which he discussed with his advisers throughout June and July, was truly Nixonian in its deviousness. From Wordnik.com. [Nixon Off The Record] Reference
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