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ShazzieB

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55. It's so ironic.

Fri Sep 3, 2021, 05:27 PM

Sep 2021

Goldwater was a lunatic on the subject of the Vietnam War. He wanted to nuke Chinese supply lines in Vietnam. (Seriously, Barry? Nukes?!?)

The tag line in his campaign ads was "In your heart, you know he's right." Somebody came up with the rejoinder, "In your guts, you know he's nuts." Remembering all that, the idea of him being the voice of sanity is highly amusing, to say the least.

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Barry Goldwater "Mark my words, if and when these preachers get control.... [View all] underpants Sep 2021 OP

WOWW, just adds perspective to FalloutShelter Sep 2021 #1

Barry Goldwater Could Never Be A Republican Today COL Mustard Sep 2021 #5

All true! FalloutShelter Sep 2021 #7

Ditto! Dreampuff Sep 2021 #15

Considering Goldwater died in 1998, I doubt he knew anything about Palin AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #20

Gen. Sen. Goldwater knew about Pat Robertson, tha chicken livered liquor officer. Kid Berwyn Sep 2021 #42

What does that have to do with the OP's statement that when McCain picked Palin in 2008 AZLD4Candidate Sep 2021 #46

Pat Robertson almost became the GOP nominee in 1988. Kid Berwyn Sep 2021 #53

That's not what the OP said drmeow Sep 2021 #56

Cheney and Bush don't even qualify by today's GOP standards. world wide wally Sep 2021 #21

nor would ronald raygun , even they claim to adore him AllaN01Bear Sep 2021 #27

he supported allowing gay soldiers to serve prodigitalson Sep 2021 #51

Barry Goldwater was a stubborn son-of-a-bitch. But he wasn't stupid or crazy. Aristus Sep 2021 #2

Goldwater was not the hardcore right winger some people think he was Clash City Rocker Sep 2021 #3

re homosexualityhe said something "They don't have to be straight, they just have to shoot straight SharonAnn Sep 2021 #26

It finally happened FoxNewsSucks Sep 2021 #4

Love this, and that's it exactly......🤬 🤬 🤬 a kennedy Sep 2021 #6

Mr Lake liked Barry and he's a pretty liberal guy. LakeArenal Sep 2021 #8

Wasn't soldierant Sep 2021 #18

Point! LakeArenal Sep 2021 #19

Goldwater was more of a Libertarian than Republican. Mosby Sep 2021 #9

Exactly. Boomerproud Sep 2021 #17

These people are that damn nuts.... paleotn Sep 2021 #10

Barry wouldn't make it out of a primary today. Nixon either. Or Dole, or Ryan or.... Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #11

I wonder when, exactly, he said this. Mr.Bill Sep 2021 #12

Looks like 1965 underpants Sep 2021 #23

He spoke out on this later in his career. Yoyoyo77 Sep 2021 #25

Pretty sure he was talking about the Republican Party cannabis_flower Sep 2021 #30

Thanks, Mr.Bill Sep 2021 #31

We aren't actually dealing with the Republican Party Dreampuff Sep 2021 #13

They believe in the rapture, so yeah, we can't reason with them. Jon King Sep 2021 #14

hate this ! monkeyman1 Sep 2021 #16

He was right Joinfortmill Sep 2021 #22

To paraphrase: "In your heart, you know it." Bongo Prophet Sep 2021 #24

The repuglicons haven't been taken over by religious zealots; just by money - erronis Sep 2021 #28

Religion and politics use each other to gain power and wealth. keithbvadu2 Sep 2021 #41

Excellent summation of Reality. n/t MarcA Sep 2021 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #29

K&R spanone Sep 2021 #32

When Goldwater's daughter, Joanne, found that she was pregnant a month or so after Equomba Sep 2021 #33

Evanpedical Christians is my new one. Waiting for some chances to use it. :) n/t brewens Sep 2021 #34

K&R UTUSN Sep 2021 #35

A Goldwater saga involving an acquaintance: PCIntern Sep 2021 #36

at the same time, he birthed the modern GOP and its racist base... themaguffin Sep 2021 #37

Though I disagreed with Goldwater a lot, I liked him. Norbert Sep 2021 #38

Barry Goldwater believed in the Constitution mountain grammy Sep 2021 #39

Supposedly Goldwater told Nixon to resign IronLionZion Sep 2021 #40

He'd Be Appalled At The Likes Of MTG colsohlibgal Sep 2021 #43

Goldwater, Nixon, Buckley. If they were running today, they'd probably be primaried. BobTheSubgenius Sep 2021 #44

Buckley kicked John Birch out of CPAC underpants Sep 2021 #45

Interesting. I'm going to look up that story. BobTheSubgenius Sep 2021 #57

When he ran for president, the slogan was "In your heart, you know he's right", but the Dems..... EarnestPutz Sep 2021 #48

Lest we forget: "Exremeism in defense of liberty is no vice..." Demnation Sep 2021 #49

According to John Dean's book... Grins Sep 2021 #50

Jerry Falwell Sr videohead5 Sep 2021 #52

POWER toughtony Sep 2021 #54

It's so ironic. ShazzieB Sep 2021 #55