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    Number of black GOP delegates at a marked low, survey finds  Sep 5, 2008
    Convened at the height of the civil rights movement, the event had presidential nominee Barry Goldwater calling for law and order against protesters in the streets. "It's interesting, because Goldwater was from Arizona," like current GOP nominee John McCain, Bositis said. (Boston Globe)

    Delegate's diary: Job done  Sep 5, 2008
    Often on the campaign trail, McCain ticked off a list of failed Arizona presidential candidates (Barry Goldwater, Mo Udall, Bruce Babbitt) and joked that Arizona was the one state in the Union where parents didn't tell their children they could grow up to be president. With the polls starting to reflect the convention bounce the GOP has been hoping for and counting on this entire year, McCain might have helped his cause of ending the 48th state's losing streak in presidential elections. (BBC News)

    A GOP star is born in St. Paul  Sep 5, 2008
    Ronald Reagan in 1964, when he spoke on behalf of Republican candidate Barry Goldwater. It's a moment many mark as the beginning of Reagan's transformation from actor to politician. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Nasty political ads prove to help win elections  Sep 5, 2008
    The most famous and effective ad in American Presidential politics was employed by the Lyndon Johnson campaign against Barry Goldwater in 1964 ... The ad depicted the not too subtle allusion that Barry Goldwaters temperament and volatility made him unstable, untested and likely to deploy an atom bomb at the drop of a hat. (Atmore Advance, AL)

    McCain says he, Palin will fight to improve America  Sep 5, 2008
    Barry Goldwater was the first in 1964, also accepting the Republican nomination. My heartfelt thanks to all of you, who helped me win this nomination, and stood by me when the odds were long. I won t let you down, McCain said amidst cheers and applause. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)

    Hot-button political issues  Sep 5, 2008
    An orange bumper sticker from 1964, AU H20, for Arizona's Barry Goldwater, didn't stump them, either. "You can narrow your focus by just collecting one candidate," he said. (Dowagiac News, MI)

    None of the Above  Sep 4, 2008
    Welch reports that McCain had to be shamed into sharing the proceeds of a salute to Barry Goldwater with the Arizona Republican Party. McCain had originally intended for the event to be a fundraiser for his 1992 Senate re-election campaign, but agreed to give half the money to the state GOP when Goldwater objected. (The American Conservative)

    Sam Tanenhaus  Sep 4, 2008
    From Barry Goldwater to John McCain ... The inflamed young netroots organizers who propelled Howard Dean to national prominence in 2004 and damaged Joseph Lieberman's campaign in 2006 consciously modeled their styles of protest politics on the insurgent campaigns of Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan ... His first book, Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus, was a genial, absorbing, incident-thick chronicle of Goldwater's long-shot presidential campaign of... (Harper's Magazine)

    LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 3, 2008  Sep 4, 2008
    Barry Goldwater Jr(who drated The Privacy Act of 1974)and former two-term New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson. Entertainers on hand were country star Sara Evans, pop singer Aimee Allen, and Texas blues guitarist Jimmie Vaughan (older brother of Stevie Ray and founder of The Fabulous Thunderbirds). (North County Times)

    Paul, thousands hold counter rally  Sep 3, 2008
    Other speakers included Gary Johnson, former Republican governor of New Mexico; Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform; Barry Goldwater Jr., former Arizona congressman; and John McManus, president of the John Birch Society, who said there are plans to merge the United States, Canada, and Mexico into a "North American Union" and then join with the European Union. Organizers said they sold more than 10,000 tickets to the event in the arena that is home to the NBA's Minnesota... (Boston Globe)

    Paul supporters have own rally, applaud Ventura  Sep 3, 2008
    Paul was introduced by Barry Goldwater Jr., son of the late Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater, the 1964 GOP presidential candidate and a conservative who set what became the party tone many years later. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    It Is the Character, Stupid  Sep 3, 2008
    In 1964, a partially successful attempt was made by the campaign of Lyndon Johnson to portray Barry Goldwater as unbalanced. Curious in that LBJ was a notorious womanizer, boozer, racist and nest liner. (Townhall.com)

    Ron Paul draws 10,000 fans to convention of his own  Sep 3, 2008
    Jesse Ventura, the shaven-headed professional wrestler who served a term as governor of Minnesota, was on hand as were anti-tax campaigner Grover Norquist and onetime congressman Barry Goldwater Jr., son of the conservative icon. There was no mistaking this for an ordinary political rally. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    GOP Delegates Make Most of Hiatus  Sep 3, 2008
    Taylor said he also used the spare time on Monday to learn more about the "Campaign for Liberty," a conservative GOP movement to the right with guidance from such diverse quarters as Ron Paul and Barry Goldwater Jr. A Sunday event attracted an attendance of 600, and other activities were held Monday. A Rally for the Republic followed on Tuesday. (The Pilot Newspaper)

    A Rebel...With a Cause  Sep 3, 2008
    Lieberman simultaneously appealed to the conservative base, who, in the spirit of Barry Goldwater and other cowboys like him, can appreciate and prize the rogue independence and irreverence of the Republican of yesterday. And he appealed to independents and undecideds, who should appreciate McCain's oft-criticized departures from Republican policy, whether it's been his stance on immigration, campaign financing, or domestic drilling. (Human Events Online)

    Grand Old Party seeks fresh faces  Sep 3, 2008
    "I don't think that either Ronald Reagan or Barry Goldwater could get elected in the Republican Party today," he said. Posted. (USA Today)

    What happened to GOP's 'big tent'?  Sep 2, 2008
    Moderate Observer wrote on Aug 27, 2008 12:13 PM:" In some parts of the country, the Republican Party has some self-destructive tendencies. One of them is the takeover of the Religious Right (Iowa). There is a difference between Social Conservatives and the Religious Right. I have no problem with Judeo-Christian values, but the Religious Right wants a theocratic party (Protestant Fundamentalists) which is doomed to failure. Unfortunately, some of these people would rather "fall on their swords,"... (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    A Selection of Notable Quotes from Past Republican Conventions  Sep 2, 2008
    Barry Goldwater, 1960, Chicago: "Let's grow up, conservatives ; we can take this party back.". Barry Goldwater, 1964, San Francisco: I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. (Human Events Online)

    Miss Conceptions  Sep 2, 2008
    Barry Goldwater: Joanne was , and Peggy was 20. Vice-presidential nominees. (Slate)

    The GOP battle over identity  Sep 1, 2008
    That man was Barry Goldwater, the man McCain succeeded in the Senate. Republicans were thought to have a good chance to recapture the presidency; after the departure of Harry Truman, the GOP had won two of the next three presidential elections by wide margins and had only narrowly lost the other. (Boston Globe)

    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)

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