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stopbush

(24,396 posts) Tue Nov 6, 2018, 11:12 AM Nov 2018

Barry Goldwater on Christians and the R Party

“Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them.”
― Barry M. Goldwater

So true.

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Barry Goldwater on Christians and the R Party (Original Post) stopbush Nov 2018 OP

And we thought Goldwater was crazy... HopeAgain Nov 2018 #1

Saner than tRump isn't saying much MiniMe Nov 2018 #2

He would be run out of today's Republican party hvn_nbr_2 Nov 2018 #6

We've seen it recently too many times that he was correct. Yes, so many are all in for Trump/Rs lunasun Nov 2018 #3

He looks more wrong with every passing year Pope George Ringo II Nov 2018 #4

I kinda liked the guy Norbert Nov 2018 #5

When I was growing up, Goldwater was a synonym for Satan at our house. displacedtexan Nov 2018 #7

HopeAgain

(4,407 posts)

1. And we thought Goldwater was crazy...

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 11:15 AM

Nov 2018

He almost seems sane today.

MiniMe

(21,718 posts)

2. Saner than tRump isn't saying much

Reply to HopeAgain (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 11:22 AM

Nov 2018

hvn_nbr_2

(6,488 posts)

6. He would be run out of today's Republican party

Reply to HopeAgain (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 02:29 PM

Nov 2018

He would be run out of today's Republican party, as would Nixon and even Reagan, for not being sufficiently pure, i.e. crazy.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)

3. We've seen it recently too many times that he was correct. Yes, so many are all in for Trump/Rs

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 11:23 AM

Nov 2018

Pope George Ringo II

(1,896 posts)

4. He looks more wrong with every passing year

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 12:16 PM

Nov 2018

But he had principles and he genuinely thought he had a recipe to make America a better place. I can't say he was right because he wasn't, but I can't vilify the man simply for being wrong. I really think if he were alive today you could at least have a reasonable argument with him.

Norbert

(6,041 posts)

5. I kinda liked the guy

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 12:36 PM

Nov 2018

Mind you I disagreed with him on a number of things including a rapid escalation of the war in Vietnam. He definitely loved America more than fattening up his bank account.

He wasn't afraid of calling out Repugs that screwed up. I think it was Reagan during Iran/Contra that Goldwater said something like "Looks like he got his butt caught in a crack." If he was alive today he would be one Republican who would have balls enough to call the Orange Menace out and I bet he would do so repeatedly.

displacedtexan

(15,696 posts)

7. When I was growing up, Goldwater was a synonym for Satan at our house.

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 03:04 PM

Nov 2018

Today, he doesn't seem nearly as evil. Still evil, just not as evil as back then.

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