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Who will be donald trump's Barry Goldwater? It would add a touch of irony... (Original Post) George II Aug 2017 OP
nixon listened to goldwater because he respected goldwater unblock Aug 2017 #1
Ditto! BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #2
Or Jeff Flake of AZ, who models himself after Barry G. VOX Aug 2017 #3
For those who are unaware, Barry Goldwater voted against the Civil Rights Act. McCain voted against still_one Aug 2017 #4

unblock

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1. nixon listened to goldwater because he respected goldwater
Fri Aug 25, 2017, 04:12 PM
Aug 2017

in donnie's case, they'll need to rig his mirror to tell him to resign.

VOX

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3. Or Jeff Flake of AZ, who models himself after Barry G.
Fri Aug 25, 2017, 04:14 PM
Aug 2017

Or so he claims. Flake even borrowed BG's title, "Conscience of a Conservative" (oxymoron?) for his own book.

still_one

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4. For those who are unaware, Barry Goldwater voted against the Civil Rights Act. McCain voted against
Fri Aug 25, 2017, 05:07 PM
Aug 2017

setting aside a public holiday honoring MLK

There is absolutely no excuse to justify those votes

My point being, while they may have evolved on some things, both were hard core conservatives

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