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Alexander Butterfield died on March 9th (Original Post) PCIntern 5 hrs ago OP
I know full well who he is. I was 21 at the time. He blew the lid off of Watergate Bengus81 2 hrs ago #1
I apologize: PCIntern 2 hrs ago #3
No...I wasn't offended,no one else will either IMO. Yeah...if people don't know Bengus81 1 hr ago #4
Not a word. Weird, considering... PCIntern 48 min ago #6
We need a "Butterfield".......... MyOwnPeace 2 hrs ago #2
K&R UTUSN 49 min ago #5

Bengus81

(10,129 posts)
1. I know full well who he is. I was 21 at the time. He blew the lid off of Watergate
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 08:01 AM
2 hrs ago

He helped take a criminal like Nixon down who by comparison is a choir boy compared to the shit Trump is doing and has done.

PCIntern

(28,285 posts)
3. I apologize:
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 08:16 AM
2 hrs ago

I wasn’t implying that anyone who was around wouldn’t know who he was. Younger folk might not…

Didn’t mean to offend anyone.

Bengus81

(10,129 posts)
4. No...I wasn't offended,no one else will either IMO. Yeah...if people don't know
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 09:24 AM
1 hr ago

who Butterfield was they should do a wiki search for him. Thanks for the post,I hadn't heard he died.

MyOwnPeace

(17,531 posts)
2. We need a "Butterfield"..........
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 08:02 AM
2 hrs ago

for this crooked regime - perhaps someone who can blow up the whole Epstein mess and bring down the entire lot of them!

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