Ethnic Slur Quotes
Although only a minority of Americans advocated legalization of Marijuana at the time, Nixon brought his notorious anti-Semitic point of view to bear on a situation where the overwhelming majority of Marijuana legalizers were Christian. There were Jews as well – in particular some prominent Jews such as Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Milton Friedman who recommended against marijuana use, but argued against government making it illegal. This was a position held by most Libertarians, many liberals, and many conservatives like Friedman.
The Congressman was a major opponent of Wilson's post World War I peace negotiations. In particular he, and most Italian-Americans, felt that Italian / Austrian border adjustments were unfair to Italy. Never one to miss a partisan opportunity, he addressed his constituency in Italian:
Introducing a bill to require a name change for the Washington professional football team:
The irony was that Breen was in charge of the Motion Picture censorship at a time when he personally could block any motion picture from being exhibited by withholding the Hollywood Production Seal of Approval. He was not only a virulent anti-Semitic but prohibited things like scenes with a double bed rather than twin beds for married couples.
Attacking Alexander Hamilton who was illegitimate:
Ford was a notorious anti-Semite.
