Posted on 02/21/2014 2:43:38 PM PST by Biggirl
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At the 1964 Republican National Convention in San Francisco in July, Rockefeller was given five minutes to speak before the convention in defense of five amendments to the party platform put forth by the moderate wing of the Republican Party to counter the Goldwater plank. Right wing delegates booed and heckled Rockefeller for 16 minutes while he stood firmly at the podium insisting on his right to speak. Rockefeller refused to support Goldwater in the general election.
This conflict between Rockefeller and Goldwater would have lasting effects as Goldwater would subsequently vote against Rockefeller’s confirmation for the Vice Presidency in 1974 and then as a key player in blocking Rockefeller from being on the 1976 presidential ticket.
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RE: "Right wing delegates booed and heckled Rockefeller for 16 minutes while he stood firmly at the podium insisting on his right to speak."
Yes I remember that. I also remember the photo of Rockefeller at the podium with a sh*t-eating grin giving the Goldwater delegates the finger.
Go to bed!
LOLMAO! Priceless!
Yes it's the NY Times but it's like what I remember.
The "moderate Republicans" back then used the same kind of language against us that James "Scotty" Reston used to denounce the "climate of hate" that conservatives created, he lied, which led Oswald to assassinate JFK.
Well not as good as the kittys..............
I’m gone. HAVE a grate night.........
Good aim! Yuk.
Coulda been a goose with ‘loose springs’... poor kitty!
The only thing bigger n Wills ego is his asshat
Urban Dictionary: hippiecrite: A portmanteau of the words hippie and hypocrite, used to point out typically wealthy liberal elitist persons . . . .
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Thank you, Mark and crew, for your armed forces tribute.
Thank you for including all of the different branches, including the Merchant Marines.
My dad served with them on board Liberty ships from 1943 - 1945.
The contributions of the Merchant Marines are often forgotten by history.
Good night, everybody.
May God bless America.
May God save the Republic.
May God bless you all.
G’nite!
Have a good and blessed weekend! God Bless America and God Bless all the animals, still with us and those who have gone home to the Rainbow Bridge!
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