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oberliner

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2. He really made quite a left turn towards the end of his life

Sat Sep 26, 2015, 03:00 PM

Sep 2015

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When you say "radical right" today, I think of these moneymaking ventures by fellows like Pat Robertson and others who are trying to take the Republican Party away from the Republican Party, and make a religious organization out of it. If that ever happens, kiss politics goodbye.

The big thing is to make this country, along with every other country in the world with a few exceptions, quit discriminating against people just because they're gay. You don't have to agree with it, but they have a constitutional right to be gay. And that's what brings me into it.

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Republican Barry Goldwater: "Mark my word,...." [View all] kpete Sep 2015 OP

And that time has come. leftofcool Sep 2015 #1

He really made quite a left turn towards the end of his life oberliner Sep 2015 #2

He was on "Larry King Live" and talked about SusanaMontana41 Sep 2015 #9

Goldwater loathed Nixon. hifiguy Sep 2015 #16

Hah! Rock salt! Hugin Sep 2015 #38

Loathed. That's the word. SusanaMontana41 Sep 2015 #39

According to Woodward and Bernstein hifiguy Sep 2015 #41

"Richard Nixon hated Commies, lastlib Sep 2015 #47

Republicans dont really mention Goldwater much INdemo Sep 2015 #3

You mean "this tired old man that we elected king"? SusanaMontana41 Sep 2015 #10

+1 nomorenomore08 Sep 2015 #20

If Goldwater were alive today, the Republicans would call him a RINO. n/t radicalliberal Sep 2015 #4

If he were a Republican. n/t SusanaMontana41 Sep 2015 #13

I hadn't thought about that! ;) n/t radicalliberal Sep 2015 #34

"If" is the operative word. I believe Goldwater would be FUCKING APPALLED by what passes... Raster Sep 2015 #57

I was a Goldwater girl. juajen Sep 2015 #23

I was an eighth-grader in the fall of 1964. (Wow! What a long time ago that was! -- radicalliberal Sep 2015 #35

No shame, juajen. I was a Nixon girl SusanaMontana41 Sep 2015 #40

If Goldwater were alive today Hillary would be on his staff YabaDabaNoDinoNo Sep 2015 #42

I read somewhere that in '64 she was a Goldwater girl. radicalliberal Sep 2015 #61

Wow. zentrum Sep 2015 #5

This might interest/infuriate you ... eppur_se_muova Sep 2015 #52

Well I'm liberal but to a degree. Juicy_Bellows Sep 2015 #6

Props. vanlassie Sep 2015 #7

Cheers! Juicy_Bellows Sep 2015 #17

Still funny as hell, 50 years later. nomorenomore08 Sep 2015 #22

I kind of remember the days when republicans were not all deranged lunatics tabasco Sep 2015 #8

Let us not be revisionists. Goldwater was no Ike. The saying was, "In your heart, you know he's WinkyDink Sep 2015 #27

Revisionist? LOL. How about let's not be obtuse. tabasco Sep 2015 #30

I love that word Reter Sep 2015 #37

Oh, rly? I was paying attention in 1964: WinkyDink Sep 2015 #45

"In your heart, ... MgtPA Sep 2015 #54

I thought the Democratic response was: "In your guts, you know he's nuts." (eom) StevieM Sep 2015 #58

You ain't that damned old to remember the 1880s n/t Kennah Sep 2015 #56

I probably didn't agree with anything Goldwater was for but I always thought he was A Simple Game Sep 2015 #11

Neither are the Liberals...as far as I can see. nt clarice Sep 2015 #18

Many of the ones that call themselves liberals anyway. I haven't changed that much, A Simple Game Sep 2015 #25

They certainly wern't! juajen Sep 2015 #24

BG on abortion ErikJ Sep 2015 #12

".......Religion has no place in public policy" ErikJ Sep 2015 #14

K & R. Barry was foretelling about religion alright. appalachiablue Sep 2015 #15

Profound. SoapBox Sep 2015 #19

Remember... WiffenPoof Sep 2015 #21

Nobody remembers MFrohike Sep 2015 #33

It's all relative. Turbineguy Sep 2015 #48

That's depressing MFrohike Sep 2015 #59

no shit barry. your asshole party invited them in with open arms. spanone Sep 2015 #26

His dauther, CC is very cool. Kath1 Sep 2015 #28

Pretty sure you've got that backwards HuskyOffset Sep 2015 #50

Whoops! Kath1 Sep 2015 #60

As a WWII pilot he carried supplies to war zones frogmarch Sep 2015 #29

Wow, quite a story. Duppers Sep 2015 #43

Receiving a Goldwater Scholoarship frogmarch Sep 2015 #46

I imagine you have a story about how you met the nurses. Duppers Sep 2015 #62

He Did Move Left Steadily colsohlibgal Sep 2015 #31

They left him, not the other way around. hifiguy Sep 2015 #36

That is funny MFrohike Sep 2015 #32

But...but...AU H2O 64! pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #44

k and r...nt. Stuart G Sep 2015 #49

"Au H2O" I actually supported him in 1964. Binkie The Clown Sep 2015 #51

As was Hillary. Duppers Sep 2015 #63

My parents were Arizonans. snort Sep 2015 #53

Today BlueinOhio Sep 2015 #55