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Dem Leaders in 1965: "Filibuster Threat Is Too Daunting -- So Let's Just Drop This Civil Rights Crap"

Martin Lewis | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Profiles-in-Cowardice, John McCain, Fear, Civil Rights Movement, Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, President Obama, Filibuster-Proof Majority, Filibuster, President Johnson, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Lbj, Democratic Majority, Lyndon B. Johnson, Health Care Reform, Lyndon Johnson, Barry Goldwater, Health Care, Politics News
Martin Lewis

It's March 16, 1965. We have a Democratic President. We have large Democratic majorities in both the House and the Senate. It's long been part of the progressive and liberal platform...

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Sam Tanenhaus, The Death of Conservatism (Review)

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 10.06.2009 | Books

Read More: The Death of Conservatism, Sam Tanhenhaus, Civil Rights Movement, Joe Mccarthy, Ronald Reagan, Edmund Burke, Willam F. Buckley Jr., Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Sarah Palin, Communism, Martin Luther King, John Birchers, Tom Brokaw, Vietnam War, Benjamin Disraeli, New York Times, African Amercans, Rick Perry, Barry Goldwater, Newt Gingrich, Soviet Union, Books News
Joseph A. Palermo

Although a masterful writer, Tanenhaus gives his readers disembodied voices plucked from historical context, where the nexus of thought and action, theory and praxis, is either broken or simply ignored.

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Because Bipartisanship Is Dead Until 2011: A Defense of Senate Moderates

John R. Bohrer | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ronald Reagan, Earl Warren, John Tower, Senate Republicans, 1964, Moderate Democrats, Joe Biden, Dscc, Bipartisan, 2011, Barack Obama, Thomas Kuchel, Economic Stimulus Package, 2010, Moderates, Bob Menendez, Joseph Alsop, 1965, Orrin Hatch, Bipartisanship, Lbj, Lyndon Johnson, Republicans, Barry Goldwater, Health Care, Politics News
John R. Bohrer

The GOP cannot even claim credit for bringing the bills to the middle of the road -- the Democrats are hogging all of it. And that is a good thing, despite what some may think.

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When Will GOP Leaders Denounce the Pyromaniacs?

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: 1960s, Faux News, Rightwing Extremists, Lady Bird Johnson, Fox News, Kennedy Assassination, Glenn Beck, Lyndon Johnson, Barry Goldwater, Republican Party, Barack Obama, John Birch Society, Obama Assassination Threat, Extremism, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

The parallels between the hate speech of the early 1960s and today are numerous and disturbing. But there are also important differences. So, where does the Republican leadership stand on playing with matches?

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Did the Inglorious N.O.P. Bust a Cap in Health Care Reform?

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nazi Germany, President Obama, Ronald Reagan, G.O.P., Eisenhower Era, Civil Rights, Evangelicals, Chuck Grassley, Hate Mongering, Abraham Lincoln, Republican Hypocrisy, Hate Speech, Medicare, Republican Party, Caribou Barbie, Right-Wing-Echo-Chamber, Big Tent, Senator Charles Grassley, Rush Limbaugh Republicans, Rush Limbaugh, Chuck Grassley Death Panels, D.W. Griffith, Democrats, Barack Obama, Equal Rights Amendment, The-Birth-of-a-Nation, Soviet Russia, Sarah Palin, Health Care Reform, Iraq War, Glenn Beck, Bush Cheney, Grand Old Party, Barry Goldwater, Jim DeMint Waterloo, Ghw-Bush, Steven Colbert, Jon Stewart, Politics News
Kimberly Krautter

From a branding perspective, is this really how the Republican Party wants to be defined? Hate speech -- true hate speech -- should never be tolerated in any form.

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Chris Matthews' Race Problem

Mark Joseph | Posted 09.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Baseball, President Obama, Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater, Hardball, Health Care Protesters, Canada, Chris Matthews, Alan Keyes, Msnbc, Apple Pie, Panama Canal, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Birthers, Racism, Mom, Hawaii, Chester Arthur, John McCain, Media News
Mark Joseph

Every night, Chris Matthews raises race as the reason President Obama is encountering so much opposition. But he's wrong. And though he may not intend it, he's the one who is injecting race into these debates.

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Chris Matthews: A Deeply Closeted Birther?

Mark Joseph | Posted 08.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Birthers, Birth Certificate, Kenya, Barry Goldwater, Usa, Hawaii, Chester Arthur, Chris Matthews, Barack Obama, John McCain, Media News
Mark Joseph

Everyday I drive home from work, walk in the door and ask my four kids under the age of 8 "guess what time it is?" to which they groan in near unison ...

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The GOP Shall Rise Again! (Or Not)

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Neoconservatives, Gop, Lyndon Johnson, Conservatives, 1968, Barry Goldwater, Republicans, Politics News
Robert J. Elisberg

Republicans must not take comfort from 1968. They must take it as a warning sign.

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Conspiracy Theory Conservatism

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tax Day Tea Party, Glenn Beck, Barry Goldwater, Republican Party, Right Wing Media, Wingnuts, Rush Limbaugh, Right Wing, Tea Parties, Politics News
Jeffrey Feldman

Should it come to pass that conspiracy theory conservatism wins out once and for all over Goldwater conservatism, the Republican Party will be doomed, broken, kaput.

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Bailing Out the Neo-Cons

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Dan Quayle, Neo-Conservatives, Lyndon Johnson, Newt Gingrich, Barry Goldwater, Barack Obama, Politics News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

We're now witnessing the neo-carnage that has resulted from neo-cons Newt Gingrich and his "Contract on America," and Ronald Reagan's buyout by Barry ...

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Neo-Confederacy Erupts with Governors' Rejection of Stimulus Money

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Southern Republicans, Mark Sanford, George W. Bush, Confederate Flag, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, Reconstruction, Attorney General Eric Holder, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Representative James Clyburn, Sarah Palin, Budget Deal, Governors Reject Stimulus Aid, Rick Perry, Bill Frist, Arlen Specter, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, Republican National Committee, John McCain, State Budget Cuts, Bobby Jindal, Haley Barbour, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, President Barack Obama, Economic Crisis, President Andrew Johnson, Gary Coleman, Opposition to Stimulus Bill, Southern Governors Reject Stimulus Money, Recall Election, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Susan Collins, Opposition to Receiving Stimulus Money, Olympia Snow, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Texas Governor Rick Perry, Tom Delay, Council of Conservative Citizens, Barry Goldwater, Stimulus Bill, Southernizing the Republican Party, Neo-Confederacy, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

Today, the Neo-Confederacy obstructs the federal government's attempt to alleviate some of the suffering of the descendants of those slaves even while the nation endures its worst economic disaster in 70 years.

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The Progressive Dilemma

James Block | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Barack Obama, Counterculture, Ronald Reagan, Obama Presidency, Progressives, Progressive Movement, Barry Goldwater, Ronald Inglehart, Chicago News
James Block

Many progressives are anxious and even skeptical about the emerging Obama administration. As a card-carrying devotee of the (cardless) progressive movement, I sympathize.

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The Morning After: A Reflection

Dr. Leo Rangell | Posted 12.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Psychiatry, John McCain, Mental Health, 2008 Presidential Race, George W. Bush, Barry Goldwater, Barack Obama, Living News
Dr. Leo Rangell

Let's get the most out of it. Every Monday morning quarterback looks to see what we learned. What did that, big Tuesday game of Nov. 4 teach us? Where are we now? What's different?

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The Morning After

Jan Herman | Posted 12.06.2008 | Media

Read More: Conservative Media, Liberal Media, Right Wing Media, John McCain, Thomas Frank, Obama Wins, Obama Election Day, President Obama, Conservatism, Right Wing, Sarah Palin Media, Election Results, Retro Politics, Mccain Campaign Tactics, Wall Street Journal, Barack Obama, Election, 2008 Presidential Election, Presidential Results, Michele Bachmann, Bill Kristol, Obama Presidency, Sarah Palin, Obama Thomas Frank, Obama Campaign Tactics, Barry Goldwater, Presidential Election, Obama President, Media News
Jan Herman

It is the Journal, in a column this morning by Thomas Frank, an addition to the Journal's opinion pages to balance all the resident right-wingers, that puts Obama's victory in proper perspective.

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Hope. Not Faith.

Marc Cooper | Posted 12.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Marc Cooper, Democratic Majority, Democratic Congress, Hope, Presidential Race, Barack Obama, Republicans Fear, Ronald Reagan, New Deal, President Obama, Obama Administration, Election Results, First Black President, Mccain-Palin Campaign, Chris Matthews, Seinfeld Strategy, Vietnam, Election 2008, Barry Goldwater, New Deal Coalition, Caribou Barbie, Home News
Marc Cooper

Hope, says the dictionary, is about our desires. Faith, on the other hand, is about confidence. I've got tons of the former, and damn near none of the latter. So if Obama offers hope, I'll take what I can get.

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The Christian Right Killed the Republican Party

Jane Devin | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home

Read More: George Bush, Religion, Michele Bachmann, James Dobson, Pat Robertson, Christian Right, Ethics, Barry Goldwater, Jerry Fallwell, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Bank Nationalization, Home News
Jane Devin

Under the thumb of right-wing religion, the Republican party became a bloated fool, stuffed with hypocrisy, greed, and anti-intellectualism. The price is now being paid through lost elections and a loss of public trust.

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Why Barry Goldwater Couldn't Support Obama

Barry M. Goldwater, Jr. | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Fiscal Conservatives, Conservatives, Liberals, Arizona, Barry Goldwater, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Family, Goldwater Obama, Goldwater, Politics News
Barry M. Goldwater, Jr.

In a previous post my niece CC implied that the Goldwater family would support Obama. I don't resent my niece's beliefs -- she is entitled to the freedom of choice. However, I do resent what she has done.

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Why McCain Has Lost Our Vote

CC Goldwater | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Conservatism, John McCain, Conservatives, Barry Goldwater, Barry Goldwater Politics, Mccain Goldwater, Republicans, Goldwaters Endorse Obama, Goldwater Family Endorsement, Goldwater Endorsement, Goldwater Obama, Cc Goldwater, Goldwater Endorses Obama, Cc Goldwater Obama, Goldwater, Goldwater Endorse Obama, Politics News
CC Goldwater

Being Barry Goldwater's granddaughter and living in Arizona, one would assume that I am voting for John McCain. However, nothing about McCain compares to the ideology my grandfather stood for.

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Race Enters Race, Stage Right

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Barack Obama, Politics News
Michael Fauntroy

McCain and Palin have provided safe harbor to those racists among the electorate who are looking for a way to express their twisted view of people that don't look like them.

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The More Things Change: Norman Mailer and the 1964 Republican Convention

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 11.13.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: 1964 Civil Rights Act, The New Yorker, Fidel Castro, Barack Obama, 1964 Republican Convention, The New York Times, William F. Buckley, Barry Goldwater, Republican Convention, Norman Mailer, John McCain, Entertainment News
Erik Lundegaard

Goldwater lost that election, of course, he lost big, but in later years even the much-hated media would see that convention, and that loss, as the birth of the modern Republican party.

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McCain And Goldwater Growing More And More Similar

Lynne Glasner | Posted 11.08.2008 | Home

Read More: Goldwater Mccain, McCain Obama, Senator McCain, Social Security, Barry Goldwater, Election 2008, John McCain, Campaign 2008, Home News
Lynne Glasner

Barry Goldwater adamantly railed against large government and supported tax cuts (sound familiar?). He advocated making Social Security voluntary and selling off the TVA, neither of which garnered him many votes in 1964, a time of economic expansion.

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Reminders of the Goldwater Campaign

Murray Fromson | Posted 08.07.2008 | Media

Read More: Eastern Press Establishment, John McCain, Barry Goldwater, Straight Talk Express, Media News
Murray Fromson

I was the CBS News producer responsible for coverage of Goldwater's 1964 campaign when he and his aides maintained a steady barrage of complaints about their unfair coverage from "the Eastern Press Establishment."

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The Big Bang of Attack Ads

Steve Cone | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Negative Ad, Television, Lbj, Negative Attacks, Political Ads, Lyndon Johnson, Daisy, Barry Goldwater, Politics News
Steve Cone

In memory of its creator, I think it is high time we understand that the 1964 Daisy ad was not about being negative but rather truthful.

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