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colsohlibgal

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17. Goldwater Is Not Alone Among Older Republicans.
Thu Mar 22, 2012, 12:35 AM
Mar 2012

John Dean, John Danforth, Craig Paul Roberts, David Stockman, and many more have no use for the current obnoxious zealots who have hijacked the party.

Goldwater moderated his views in his later years, certainly from a social standpoint, helped along by the fact that he had a gay grandson.

Stephanie Miller is indeed Bill Miller's daughter. It seems like that family is pretty split these days, I know she talks of a wingnut brother and her mom is still an R. I love Stephie but it is maddening that she is 100% in the tank for Obama, she just will not speak ill of anything he does. Fortunately her producer and even more her voice guy will tee off on Obama's misguided actions/non actions and decisions.

Santorum and many others are so wrong in their assertions of a religious foundation for the US, all the founding fathers made it clear that was not the case. Good grief our nation was largely populated by people wanting free of religious persecution.

I'm not sure what drives people to go ultra holy roller. I missed that ride as religion was not brainwashed into me in my youth. I think about the only rational thing to be is agnostic, who on earth really knows. I just know that the truth has to be pretty weird, looking at it ftom an egghead view, it should be impossible for something to spring out of nothing and there had to be nothing, whatever that is, at some point.

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Prophetic...knr joeybee12 Mar 2012 #1
Prophetic indeed... tex-wyo-dem Mar 2012 #13
Amazing prescience. n/t arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #2
Gawud does not compromise, you must bend to His Will. Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #3
Isn't it incredible to think eyewall Mar 2012 #4
Morality should not be legislated. dotymed Mar 2012 #45
Wonder what year he said that. Nt onlyadream Mar 2012 #5
I first heard it from Barry about the time of the 64 convention ... ... bayareaboy Mar 2012 #7
Link? aquart Mar 2012 #6
Here: WillyT Mar 2012 #8
The 'baggers would call him a socialist today. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #9
goldwater hit that nail on the head spanone Mar 2012 #10
extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! bart95 Mar 2012 #11
huh? provis99 Mar 2012 #15
What liberty would you ohheckyeah Mar 2012 #16
There seems to be some sort of law with 'baggers nxylas Mar 2012 #28
the quote was from goldwater, in 1964 at the GOP convention bart95 Mar 2012 #32
I clearly remember this ad that sank Goldwater dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author LeftinOH Mar 2012 #30
It is a a troll dead give away to call us at DU "you people". Obviously you dont rhett o rick Mar 2012 #48
AU-H2O & Miller DemoTex Mar 2012 #12
Stephanie is William Miller's daughter Canuckistanian Mar 2012 #18
I have a faint memory of that campaign. harmonicon Mar 2012 #26
Wow!! Democrats should wear that quote out this Fall. bluestate10 Mar 2012 #14
Goldwater Is Not Alone Among Older Republicans. colsohlibgal Mar 2012 #17
Absolutely! maddiemom Mar 2012 #21
No, there never "had to be nothing." harmonicon Mar 2012 #27
Ironically, while Goldwater seems more sensible these days, compared to the modern GOP.... YoungDemCA Mar 2012 #19
Good overview - thanks ( n/t) klook Mar 2012 #37
K&R DeSwiss Mar 2012 #20
"your" not "you're" longship Mar 2012 #23
I prefer "yer" tclambert Mar 2012 #25
Not my wording. Contact: pabloONpolitics.com :-) n/t DeSwiss Mar 2012 #43
Goldwater famously said, during the 1964 campaign, that ... markpkessinger Mar 2012 #22
That liberal Goldwater! Today's Republicans have left him far behind . . . tclambert Mar 2012 #24
Extremism in the defense of Liberty, DESTROYS LIBERTY. amb123 Mar 2012 #29
Someone with the knowhow.. pangaia Mar 2012 #31
I always like this quote from him SteveG Mar 2012 #33
Great speech - who gave it. Smilo Mar 2012 #34
Let's not canonize Barry Goldwater as some sort of favorable alternative to modern Republicans. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2012 #35
The Goldwater of his later years, hifiguy Mar 2012 #39
They sure did take control of the Republic party RedEarth Mar 2012 #36
Goldwater would be considered a moderate today and drummed out of the party WI_DEM Mar 2012 #38
Not to mention that they ignore Christian teachings! UrbScotty Mar 2012 #40
My best friend said the same thing to me in 1994 NICO9000 Mar 2012 #41
Great Post...thanks for putting this up...K and R...nt Stuart G Mar 2012 #42
WTF did that Goldwater know anyway? RoccoR5955 Mar 2012 #46
Goldwater had a lot of "true believers" who were supporters Jack Rabbit Mar 2012 #47
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