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To: Sasparilla; doldrumsforgop; DiogenesLamp

It wasn’t “failed”, it was murdered - by the murderer of the former president. Were you there? I was.

You remember, doldrums.

And DiogenesLamp, you are wrong. Poppy traveled with him; he did not support him. His cold icy-blue eyes at every event showed he did not support Goldwater.

Whoever said Goldwater didn’t like Reagan is nuts. He asked Reagan to give “the Speech” for him, which Reagan did and I heard.

To all: Don’t try to rewrite 1964 fifty plus years later. I was there.


32 posted on 01/08/2016 9:12:01 PM PST by CatDancer (I'm too old to be a Trumpette, so I'll be a Trumpa-Gram.)
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To: CatDancer
It wasn't "failed", it was murdered - by the murderer of the former president. Were you there? I was.

My understanding is that this is true. Kennedy was in political trouble. Apparently the nation didn't think it was so great that he nearly got 60 million of us killed by being a complete idiot regarding Cuba. Projections were that Kennedy was going to lose the election, and that is one reason why he was in Dallas. He was campaigning to try and shore up his support for the next election.

Had Oswald not shot him, he would probably have lost re-election to Goldwater. Making him a Martyr saved the Democrats from a Presidential loss.

And DiogenesLamp, you are wrong. Poppy traveled with him; he did not support him.

I didn't say that. The other guy said that, but I find it completely plausible that the Wealthy elite Republicans of the Nation considered Goldwater to be a populist vulgarian, and supported him only so far as it was perceived that they had to. Their heart certainly wasn't in it.

42 posted on 01/09/2016 10:35:28 AM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: CatDancer

...were you there? I was...

I was a high school junior in 64. My parents were AuH20 contributors and voters.


44 posted on 01/09/2016 8:03:10 PM PST by Sasparilla
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