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Re: What does a Republican have to do to cause outrage? [was Re: Not embarassed to be a Canadian...]
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Wed, 11 Dec 2002 13:54:00 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> > Some background on Thurmond [From Irish Times]:
> > http://flag.blackened.net/daver/misc/thurmond.html
> > ==+==
> > When he was governor of South Carolina in 1948, Thurmond ran for
> > President on a
> > "states' rights" (code for "white power") ticket, advocating "segregation of
> > all the races". In 1964 Thurmond stumped the south for the blatantly racist
> > presidential campaign of Barry Goldwater (as, of course, did the independent
> > counsel Kenneth Starr). Ever since, in his deplorably long political career,
> > Thurmond has continued to appeal to the racial prejudice of an
> > electorate which
> > has rewarded him with an eternal place in the Senate.
> > ==+==
> Everything I read about this issue tells me that Strom 'renounced' his
> segregationalist views, that he became more moderate thru the years.
>
> Times changed and so did Strom. Lott, on the other hand, still hasn't
> clarified what he meant by "All these problems thru all these years" and
> that two line apology isn't gonna cut it.
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> This, as far as I can see, puts the 'moron' quote waaay down the scale of
> political slips.
>
> Dave K
I have no love for Lott and certainly not for Thurmond.
I just have one question, where does the "blatantly racist" charge come from
with respect to Goldwater's campaign? I'm wondering if that reveals a
tendency for the Guardian to play loose and fast or whether there's
something else here going on. Remember that there is a difference between
racists supporting a candidate and the candidate (or their campaign) being
racist.
Here's a book review from Reason that has some thoughts on this topic
http://reason.com/0203/cr.gg.he.shtml
and here's something from a fan site
http://www.barrygoldwater.org/king.htm
(these are not necessarily the best cites from the best sites)
One of my favorite BG quotes:
"You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be
able to shoot straight."
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