Transcript: John McCain on 'FOX News Sunday' Sep 1, 2008
" Your response. MCCAIN: Oh, I have great respect for former President Carter. But it's not the first time we've disagreed, his statements about Israel and the Palestinians. And the way he conducted his presidency I respect. But I vigorously disagree with many of the things that activities that he has had since. I think he's a man of very good heart and very... WALLACE: But are you offended by his suggesting that you're milking your POW? MCCAIN: Oh, no. Look, I have respect for President Carter,... (Fox News)
Obama has shot at carrying Arizona, Dem leader says Sep 1, 2008
That hasn't happened since Barry Goldwater in 1964 ... Let me remind you that the beloved Barry Goldwater almost lost Arizona. (AZCentral -- News)
What Can Conservatives Expect at the RNC? Sep 1, 2008
What Can Conservatices Expect at the RNC. What Can Conservatives Expect at the RNC. (Human Events Online)
Can McCain overcome GOP's identity crisis? Aug 31, 2008
Meanwhile, another comparison beckons, and that's with the only other Arizona Republican to win his party's nomination: the late Barry Goldwater, a.k.a. "Mr. Conservative." It was Goldwater, the man McCain eventually would replace in the U.S. Senate in 1986, who came to San Francisco in 1964 and told that year's GOP convention: "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice ... moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.". Goldwater supporters were absolute and inflexible in their... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
McCain must polish maverick image but remain loyal to GOP Aug 31, 2008
Ultimately, McCain, a four-term senator and the first major-party presidential nominee from Arizona since Barry Goldwater in 1964, must make his case with the voters. His opponent, Obama, is a first-term senator from Illinois whose passionate advocacy for "change" has generated intense enthusiasm from his supporters. (AZCentral -- News)
Ron Paul Convention Hits Minnesota Aug 31, 2008
Barry Goldwater Jr., political commentator Tucker Carlson, former two-term New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson and the baby-delivering doctor supporters call Dr. Paul. A few entertainers also are joining in, such as country star Sara Evans; pop singer Aimee Allen, known for the song "Cooties" from Hairspray but whose favorite song among rally-goers is "Ron Paul Anthem"; and Texas blues guitarist Jimmie Vaughan. (Time.com)
Obama Doubles Down Against History Aug 29, 2008
Those races were: 1960 Vice President Richard M. Nixon v. Senator John F. Kennedy; 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson v. Senator Barry Goldwater; 1972 President Nixon v. Senator George McGovern; 1996 President Clinton v. Senator Bob Dole; and 2004 President Bush v. Senator John Kerry. Of those five races, the sitting senator lost four out of five races, or 20. (Townhall.com)
42 comments Aug 29, 2008
"I think so," replied McGovern, who enjoys a stature among the Democratic left that Barry Goldwater enjoyed among the Republican right years after his own landslide defeat. "But, look, we're a pretty ornery party and we're never really 100% united." As for Clinton himself, who had helped organize Texas for McGovern in 1972, the grand old man of Democratic liberalism said: "I think he's coming around fine." He added that "Bill will give a barnburner of a speech tonight.". (Human Events Online)
Arizona delegates enjoying Democratic Convention Aug 28, 2008
From Barry Goldwater, to Mo Udall, to Bruce Babbitt, there s a pattern here. Each of them ran for President, and each lost. (FOX 11, AZ)
Only Obama Can Make the Sale Aug 28, 2008
Barry Goldwater couldn't do it in '64. Nor could Hubert Humphrey in '68, Gerald Ford in '76 or Jimmy Carter in '80. (Townhall.com)
Governor Napolitano speaks at convention Aug 27, 2008
Barry Goldwater ran for President and he lost, she said. Mo Udall ran for President, and he lost. (FOX 11, AZ)
LETTERS: NCT, Aug. 26, 2008 Aug 27, 2008
" Some are gearing up for the inevitable. Love, She Said Chuck wrote on Aug 26, 2008 7:11 AM:The news is cackling that not even brain cancer can stop Ted Kennedy. Not much of a suprise, neither could MaryJo Kopeckne Ron wrote on Aug 26, 2008 7:16 AM:Douglas Crews reminds me, speaking of scrutiny of his policies and the words that come out of his mouth.Given the Obamaman's problem's with staying on track.. FISA, Campaign Finance, Iraq, Diplomacy with Terrorists, Gay Marriage... it is endless.And... (North County Times)
Hillary Launches Her 2012 Campaign Aug 27, 2008
I remember Ronald Reagan s breakthrough speech in support of Barry Goldwater in 1964. I was riveted watching the riots in the streets of Chicago in 1968. (Human Events Online)
More of this story Aug 27, 2008
Arizonans are also proud of their political tradition, from Barry Goldwater to Mo Udall to Bruce Babbitt. There's a pattern here, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano told delegates Tuesday as part of the chorus eviscerating McCain. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Rich lobbyists are bullying out regular voters Aug 27, 2008
Joe Guzzardi cast his first presidential vote for Barry Goldwater ... wtf wrote on Aug 23, 2008 9:14 AM:" Since you cast your first vote for Barry Goldwater, you might be interested to know that Barry Goldwater, Jr. endorsed Ron Paul when he was running and is currently involved with the Campaign for Liberty and the Rally for the Republic.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7r27Az_Mnshttp://rally.campaignforliberty.com/performers/?first_name=Barry&last_name=Goldwater%20Jr. ". (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Alzheimer's vs. Dementia? Subtle Difference Aug 27, 2008
Other powerful figures who suffered from dementia were Hollywood icon and Reagan friend Charlton Heston, as well as 1964 Republican presidential contender Barry Goldwater and professional boxer Sugar Ray Robinson. "Ronnie's long journey has finally taken him to a distant place where I can no longer reach him," said Reagan's wife, Nancy, just a month before he died in 2004. (ABC News)
Pew Finds Media Credibility Plummets to All-Time Lows Aug 26, 2008
TODD: -like Reagan, Alan Simpson, Barry Goldwater, these guys didn't talk, Richard Nixon, these guys didn't talk about their faith in public. It's just not what they did. (MediaResearch.org)
Silly season Aug 26, 2008
"In your guts, you know he's nuts," was used against Barry Goldwater. Sit tight, we're getting to the good stuff. (CNN -- US)
Obama-Biden team: significant for Canada? Aug 25, 2008
Mr. Biden has served in the U.S. Senate during seven presidencies, working with prominent Democrats that include Sam Ervin, Barry Goldwater, Hubert Humphrey, Jacob Javits, Scoop Jackson and Daniel Patrick Moniyhan. The American people are looking for us as Democrats, he said recently. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Theme for the Barackathon Aug 25, 2008
Before this week ends, the Democrats will have convinced themselves that John McCain is a combination of George W. Bush and Barry Goldwater. One of the major themes of the Denver Barackathon was tipped yesterday by the Dems think tank, the New York Times. (Human Events Online)
Socialism and the Cold War circa 2008 Aug 25, 2008
Who is the next Jesse Helms or Barry Goldwater. The New Cold War. (Human Events Online)
MCCAIN CAMPAIGN SLAMS VP PICK... Aug 24, 2008
Today's Top Political Stories. Politics Newsletter (M-F). (The Drudge Report)
Miss. group helped lay groundwork Aug 24, 2008
He said the key date to him in 1964 was June 19, when Republican candidate Barry Goldwater announced his rejection of civil rights legislation, leading to the expulsion of the "black and tan Republicans," including baseball great Jackie Robinson. Freedom Democratic Party delegate Charles McLaurin of Indianola recalled the courage of his close friend, Hamer, who was fired from the plantation because of her voting rights work. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Pointless party conventions in the U.S. Aug 24, 2008
Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona used the 1964 Republican convention to argue that "extremism in the defence of liberty is no vice" and that "moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.". But in the past generation, the most memorable speeches have been given by politicians who were not their parties' nominees: Senator Edward Kennedy, who in New York in 1980 vowed that "the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dream shall never die," and, four years later,... (Globe and Mail)
Kennedy speaks up when it matters Aug 24, 2008
He used selected quotations from Republican heroes such as Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Barry Goldwater to criticize the Bush administration's use of torture in the war on terror and rollback on environmental protections -- and to paint corporate America as an enemy of democracy. And Kennedy relishes in pointing out, as he did again Saturday, that he was chosen to write a new afterword for last year's reissue of Goldwater's manifesto, "The Conscience of a Conservative."Kennedy also... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Rich lobbyists are bullying out regular voters Aug 23, 2008
Joe Guzzardi cast his first presidential vote for Barry Goldwater. The ultimate political skeptic, Guzzardi says that he does not believe one word uttered by either John McCain or Barack Obama. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
• Barack Obama courts middle-class Virginians with tax strategy Aug 21, 2008
Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz). "We do see this as winnable state," said Kevin Griffis, an Obama spokesman in Virginia. (Q13.com, WA)
One hand on her job, the other across the aisle Aug 20, 2008
The state has voted Democratic in presidential elections just once in the last 72 years, choosing Lyndon Johnson over Barry Goldwater in 1964. Today in Americas. (International Herald Tribune)
Letter from America Aug 18, 2008
For raw, crushing smear power, the "Daisy" ad, made for President Lyndon Johnson's 1964 campaign and suggesting that the election of the Republican candidate, Barry Goldwater, would mean the end of life on earth, has never quite been equaled. Today in Americas. (International Herald Tribune)
The Fives: As political conventions approach, a nation yawns Aug 18, 2008
The godfather of the conservative movement in the Republican party, Barry Goldwater faced the battle of a lifetime in his own primary. Political icon Nelson Rockefeller, whose popularity with moderates and liberals in the Republican party was unquestionable, seemed like the perfect fit for the 1960s. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
* The legacy and failures of the US liberal hour in the 1960s Aug 17, 2008
The first was Barry Goldwater. Without his disastrous loss in the 1964 presidential election, the Democrats would never have achieved the overwhelming congressional majorities that enabled Johnson to ram through measure after measure. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Young mathematician earns AIM fellowship Aug 15, 2008
A Westinghouse Science Talent Search scholarship and a Barry Goldwater fellowship provided support for his studies at Harvard University. Following his Harvard graduation, Schedler spent a year in Paris, where he honed his francophone skills. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Polls show landslide scenario unlikely in November... Aug 14, 2008
Polls show landslide scenario unlikely - David Paul Kuhn - Politico. " -Thomas Jefferson Party: Independent Reply #4 Date: Aug. 13, 2008 - 5:34 AM EST I dunno...I can see a landslide for McCain, considering that the media and the pollsters are pulling so hard for Obama and the voters clearly learned in the past 16 years that the media doesn't usually promote the best people....After all, the GOP hasn't begun to fight. They are still holding their ammunition until they are sure the authentic... (The Drudge Report)
Bullying law should be specific Aug 14, 2008
Bill Lindau wrote on Aug 13, 2008 10:09 AM:" Bocephus, I'm sure you'd change your tune if any of your friends or relatives ever outed himself/herself. Dick Cheney and Barry Goldwater did. I certainly did. It's not a conscious choice, any more than the colour of your eyes. ". Samuel wrote on Aug 13, 2008 11:33 AM:" Whether anyone likes it or not, God's Word calls sodomy an abomination. It doesn't matter one iota whether you believe that or not, it doesn't matter whether you believe in God or not.... (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
The Fives: Hillary's switcharoo, and Ronald Reagan, too! Aug 13, 2008
Reagan went on to work for arch conservative and the godfather of the conservative movement, Barry Goldwater, in the 1964 presidential campaign ... She later volunteered to campaign for the godfather of the conservative movement Barry Goldwater in his 1964 presidential election. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
McCain's office Aug 12, 2008
Here, his Barry Goldwater bobblehead, among other things. Susan Walsh/AP. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
(?) 'Straight Arrow' Governor 'Eliot Ness' Spitzer (?-NY) Aug 12, 2008
Smith went on to compare the Clinton ad to Lyndon Johnson's infamous "Daisy Ad" against Barry Goldwater in 1964: "It's similar to Lyndon Johnson's famously successful Daisy Ad in 1964. An ad that played to Cold War fears of a nuclear holocaust." Smith did not include these Democratic ads in the "low road" category. However, Smith did later observe that the Clinton ad did use fear tactics: "How interesting, though. Part of an interpretation on fear. Because fear, let's go back to Hillary Clinton,... (MediaResearch.org)
Offices tell tales about presidential candidates Aug 12, 2008
The desktop is a repository for this and that: a Barry Goldwater bobblehead, a stuffed Teddy Roosevelt, foam dice, a mug full of bird feathers, a stuffed green witch with Army written on her hat, a bracelet bearing the name of a soldier killed in Iraq, various patches, rocks, coins, pins. A note scrawled by a young constituent reads, Please call us or We ll call you. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Veep choice not just politics Aug 11, 2008
Some candidates had odd reasons for their choices, none more so than Republican Barry Goldwater, who selected little-known and acerbic New York Rep. William E. Miller in 1964. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Home state racial issues test McCain Aug 10, 2008
"He helped bridge the gap that we Republicans have with the black community and aided me in establishing an effective dialogue which transcends notions of party and race," McCain wrote to then-Senator Barry Goldwater, according to correspondence recently unearthed by the Arizona Republic. Despite such relationships, African-American activists say McCain rarely demonstrated the same sensitivity to the delicate politics of civil rights when it came to their issues as he did with Latino and Native... (Boston Globe)
New battleground: New Hampshire Aug 10, 2008
From 1948 to 1988, the Republicans won New Hampshire in every presidential election except for the 1964 Lyndon Johnson landslide, when no Northern state went for Barry Goldwater. That record was built in the face of two elections in which Massachusetts politicians, Kennedy and Mr. Dukakis, were the Democratic nominees. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Morning Dawns Over the Silly Season Aug 7, 2008
As the parties have become more polarized, thanks in part to Barry Goldwater in 1964 and George McGovern in 1972, the tickets have become closer ideologically. Still, the GOP has its more conservative elements and its more moderate elements. (Townhall.com)
Chill, everybody. Paris Hilton's no Willie Horton Aug 7, 2008
A real attack ad juxtaposes a girl picking a daisy with a nuclear explosion: Barry Goldwater will blow up the world. A real attack invokes rapist and murderer Willie Horton: Michael Dukakis will let criminals roam the streets. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Dems say Obama's N.D. campaign has a chance Aug 4, 2008
No Democratic presidential candidate has carried North Dakota since Lyndon B. Johnson's landslide victory over Republican Barry Goldwater in 1964. George W. Bush won North Dakota handily in the last two elections, with Gore getting 33 percent of the vote and Kerry 36 percent. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Politics: POW status was key factor in McCain's first race Aug 4, 2008
Barry Goldwater, out of the country at the time, sent a telegram to McCain's opponents saying he was responsible for the contract. One of McCain's Washington friends, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John Tower, R-Texas, stepped in to support McCain. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Political trinkets not what they used to be Aug 3, 2008
And presidential nominees in the 1960s had their names emblazoned on juice cans, including Barry Goldwater s gold water The right drink for the conservative taste. It wasn t all witch-hunting and thirst-quenching; there was plenty of potty humor, too. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Mo. Republicans Battle in Gubernatorial Primary Aug 3, 2008
Steelman, 50, of Rolla, is the daughter of a pair of Barry Goldwater Republicans who promoted political talk at the kitchen table and ran a conservative bookstore in Jefferson City. She married David Steelman, a former Republican state lawmaker who ran unsuccessfully for attorney general in 1992 and whose father was a former state Republican Party chairman. (Newsmax)
Anne Armstrong, GOP stalwart, ex-ambassador Jul 31, 2008
Barry Goldwater that the scandal was hurting the GOP. But she maintained that Nixon was taking steps "to see that we get to the bottom of this.". In 1978, journalist Clayton Fritchey, in a column for The Washington Post, made the case for Armstrong to be the GOP's presidential candidate in 1980. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The Engine of Conservatism Jul 28, 2008
Conservatism flourishes because a few pivotal individuals stepped forward and used their unique vision and gifts to champion the cause: William Buckley, Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan and Rush Limbaugh. In the talk radio business, there is Rush Limbaugh and then there s everyone else. (Human Events Online)
Where the Ducks Are Jul 28, 2008
The successor to Barry's Senate seat apparently believes that ducks come from Mexico and speak Spanish. For in July alone, John McCain made three separate appearances before Hispanic groups. (Human Events Online)
McCain Passes the Test Jul 28, 2008
" These are dangerous times. A recalcitrant Iran continues to rattle sabers and pursue nuclear weaponry. North Korea, despite diplomatic metsubushis, remains untrustworthy and dangerous. China, in spite of the Olympics and tsunami like economic development remains bent on global hegemony. Russia may be a slumbering bear, but it remains a big, bad bear. I am not an apologist for Sen. John McCain. He would not be my first choice for president. However, Thomas Jefferson is dead, and Ron Paul or Bob... (Newsmax)
McCain, Obama rally efforts in up-for-grabs Va. Jul 22, 2008
Virginia hasn't voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1964 when Lyndon Johnson thumped Barry Goldwater. Even in 1976, when Jimmy Carter won 10 of the 11 states of the old Confederacy, Virginia was the only holdout. (AZCentral -- News)
Aide calls Alaska battleground state Jul 19, 2008
Alaskans last chose a Democrat for the presidency in 1964 when they backed Lyndon Johnson at a 2-to-1 margin over Barry Goldwater. Since 1980, the state has sent an all-Republican congressional delegation to Washington, D.C. ARTICLE LINKS: | | Reader Comments Disclaimer ng: These comments do not represent the Juneau Empire's views. (Juneau Empire)
Did Obama Plant Bogus Dowd Column to Victimize Himself? Jul 17, 2008
The blog biography depicts Moore as "a retired journalist/technical writer/illustrator" and an avowed Barry Goldwater fan. PolitiFact then reports that another blogger, David Lane, a self-proclaimed Obama supporter, got into the fray challenging the authenticity of Moores blog entry. (Townhall.com)
Libertarians: A (Not So) Lunatic Fringe Jul 15, 2008
Growing up as a Mormon in Salt Lake City, Parshall was a Barry Goldwater Republican. Now he's the kind of voter who should scare the GOP most--and he's not alone. (Time.com)
The land Richard Nixon left us Jul 15, 2008
The author, now a senior fellow at the left-leaning Campaign for America's Future in Chicago, considers the book a sequel to his earlier work, a biography of Barry Goldwater and the rise of the conservative movement. Don't Miss. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Road strategy spares area's tribal lands Jul 13, 2008
The Hidden Valley Transportation Framework Study area is an irregularly shaped district, the southeastern most portion originating from the Eloy-Arizona City area (Battaglia and Sunland Gin roads) north to just shy of Queen Creek and Chandler, west along the southern edge of Phoenix South Mountain Park, through the city of Avondale, then just north of Goodyear and Buckeye to the northwestern edge of the Gila Bend Mountains at 459th Avenue; the southwest corner cradles the future site of the... (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
High-stakes fundraiser dons diplomat's hat Jul 13, 2008
Barry Goldwater, he was fascinated with politics. As a young man, he was active in the Young Republicans organization, managed the successful 1968 election campaign of Congressman Vinegar Bend Mizell and threw himself into the 1972 election of Jim Holshouser, who was North Carolina's first 20th-century Republican governor. (News & Observer)
Fineman: A new McCain? Jul 8, 2008
Here in the West, in the battleground state of Colorado, McCain presented himself as the son of Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater. He was regular chip off the tax-cutting lobe of George W. Bushs brain. (MSNBC -- Politics)
The Comeback of Richard Nixon Jul 8, 2008
Nixon attempted to gain his party's nomination - taking the reigns from Barry Goldwater (the previous standard-bearer of conservatism), and opposing his primary rival to the nomination, Ronald Reagan. Nixon was able to solidify himself with the right thanks to fervent opposition to his nomination by President Johnson himself, and Nixon was able to sew up the nomination (and Reagan dutifully threw his political weight behind him), moving on to the difficult general election, with... (Suite101.com)
Don't Misunderestimate Obama Jul 8, 2008
Reagan was no Barry Goldwater. He knew when to "hold 'em," and he knew when to "fold 'em." Yet, America still knew who Reagan was. (Human Events Online)
Former US senator Jesse Helms dies Jul 6, 2008
"Along with Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan, he helped establish the conservative movement and became a powerful voice for free markets and free people," he said. He co-sponsored the Helms-Burton Act in 1996 that punished foreign companies, including Canadian ones, that did business with Cuba. (CBC.ca)
Defiant Helms drove South's GOP Jul 6, 2008
Robert Taft and Barry Goldwater, President Reagan and House Speaker Newt Gingrich. "Jesse Helms was absolutely indispensable," said Lee Edwards, a historian at the Heritage Foundation who has written about the conservative movement. (News & Observer)
Jesse Helms, GOP icon, dead at 86 Jul 5, 2008
Barry Goldwater, Republican of Arizona, and the founding father of the New Right, alleged that Mr. Helms "has not helped the conservative cause one bit." His ideological opposite, Senator Alan Cranston, Democrat of California, said in the early '80s, "Since Jesse Helms started his warfare against those who disagree with him, there's a meanness in the Senate now that I don't think has been seen since the days of Joe McCarthy.". Such attacks left Mr. Helms unfazed. (Boston Globe)
Obama marks birthdays of daughter, U.S. Jul 5, 2008
Only two Democratic presidential candidates have carried Montana and its three electoral votes since 1948: Lyndon Johnson in 1964, when he trounced Barry Goldwater, and Harry Truman, in 1948. "It's unprecedented for a Democrat to come in and say that Montana is one of the 15 states we can win," said political scientist Craig Wilson, a longtime observer of Montana politics. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
