In Your Heart, You Know He's Right: Trump and Muslim Immigration

He was a strong proponent for abortion.

Strong proponent for homosexuals in the military.

Very critical of Reagan and social conservatism.

He was more liberal than todayâ€™s GOPe.

That was later. He was not like that in 1964. As the Liberals say, "he grew."

It wasn't "failed", it was murdered - by the murderer of the former president. Were you there? I was.

My understanding is that this is true. Kennedy was in political trouble. Apparently the nation didn't think it was so great that he nearly got 60 million of us killed by being a complete idiot regarding Cuba. Projections were that Kennedy was going to lose the election, and that is one reason why he was in Dallas. He was campaigning to try and shore up his support for the next election.

Had Oswald not shot him, he would probably have lost re-election to Goldwater. Making him a Martyr saved the Democrats from a Presidential loss.

And DiogenesLamp, you are wrong. Poppy traveled with him; he did not support him.

I didn't say that. The other guy said that, but I find it completely plausible that the Wealthy elite Republicans of the Nation considered Goldwater to be a populist vulgarian, and supported him only so far as it was perceived that they had to. Their heart certainly wasn't in it.

“That was later. He was not like that in 1964. As the Liberals say, “he grew.””

Maybe but I’m not so sure. Those things weren’t really issues in 1964.

Thanks for the reply, but Oswald wasn’t what I meant. Had Kennedy run again, LBJ would have been dropped from the ticket. Yes, he might have lost to Goldwater. Instead we got “All the way with LBJ”, didn’t we? And you’re right, the Democrats got saved - so convenient.

Sorry for messing up on which Freepers when I tried to answer too many at once!

Nice to meet you. :-) I wasn’t much older than you, but I could vote and work precincts and go to the State Convention (that’s what we had in those days) as an alternate delegate.

I had buttons that said AuH20, too. In fact, I still have them. I never gave up my Goldwater stuff.

Yup, nuts.

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