Goldwater was great in '64. Not so great once Reagan was elected, however.
Goldwater openly disowned alot of what Reagan was and did, in fact.
If he disowned so much of Reagan, I'm happy to know that Yash thinks Goldwater would find me to be someone to be disowned by Goldwater, as well.
I take that as a compliment, in fact. Looks like I stand in pretty good company with Reagan.
Reagan in part tried to appease him with the appointment of S.D. O'Conner to the USSC. Bad choice.
I passed out stickers for him in Kennedy's back yard - Rhode Island - in '64. By '81 I had already long disowned Goldwater.
Oh, and you did know he came out post Roe v. Wade as pro-abort, pro-gays in the military, pro-medical marijuana didn't you?
What? You mean you didn't know that?
I lived it, but you can look it up. As quoted from Conservapedia:
"Bill Buckley said of Goldwater: 'Conspicuous here was his defense of Supreme Court decisions involving abortion, gay rights, and the separation of church and state. Most followers of the senator were surprised, and abashed, especially at his defense of abortion.'" (National Review, Dec. 10, 2004)
Silly me, why should I think you'd know facts like that?
But then again you didn't even know that Allen West is a FReeper.
Here I am even assuming you're old enough to remember any thing about the '64 election, and even '80 for that matter.
I'm starting to think I'm likely granting you far to much credit for having any knowledge about anything.
And yet, still, you post.
Amazing.
You make it so easy, Yash. You just step in it every time.
You're like the Whack-a-Mole of the thread today!
