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sexycool Donating Member (79 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-01-04 01:40 PM
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5. I remember Goldie!
He almost got beat by a challenger in '88 I think it was. When they asked him if the closeness of the election would cause him to "work harder" back in Washington he said: "I'm not gonna break my ass" on live TV!

What a hoot!
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  -A Toast to the Opposition: Barry Goldwater born January 1, 1909 Jack Rabbit  Jan-01-04 01:16 PM   #0 
  - I never had any problems with him  Magic Rat   Jan-01-04 01:25 PM   #1 
  - To Barry....  Dookus   Jan-01-04 01:27 PM   #2 
  - I'm sure he would have looked upon the shrub admin. as a sham  Norbert   Jan-01-04 05:35 PM   #23 
  - Thanks for the thoughtful Post  Leilani   Jan-01-04 01:32 PM   #3 
  - one of the 2 great Arizona political figures  ZombyWoof   Jan-01-04 01:38 PM   #4 
  - Carl Hayden-Served longer in Congress than anyone...ever  sexycool   Jan-01-04 02:09 PM   #10 
     - I was speaking in terms of...  ZombyWoof   Jan-01-04 02:21 PM   #13 
        - Yes he was.  sexycool   Jan-01-04 02:44 PM   #16 
           - is it really that important?  ZombyWoof   Jan-01-04 04:36 PM   #19 
              - Then they are not political junkies like me then.  sexycool   Jan-01-04 05:18 PM   #21 
  - I remember Goldie!  sexycool   Jan-01-04 01:40 PM   #5 
  - Goldie liked to get real drunk too  sexycool   Jan-01-04 01:42 PM   #6 
  - Welcome to DU  breezygirl   Jan-01-04 01:44 PM   #8 
  - We had to read a portion of his book  breezygirl   Jan-01-04 01:44 PM   #7 
  - One other thing about Goldie  sexycool   Jan-01-04 01:51 PM   #9 
  - I've never thought of it that way  Jack Rabbit   Jan-01-04 02:13 PM   #11 
  - He never would have let it drag on like it did.  sexycool   Jan-01-04 02:20 PM   #12 
  - Goldwater cared too much about military people  Leilani   Jan-01-04 02:21 PM   #14 
     - Lie?  sexycool   Jan-01-04 02:32 PM   #15 
  - Might not have been in at all.  TreasonousBastard   Jan-01-04 03:31 PM   #17 
     - Yeah, Moyers is a real hypocrite.  sexycool   Jan-01-04 05:19 PM   #22 
  - Dignity, honor, service...  TreasonousBastard   Jan-01-04 03:38 PM   #18 
  - Another admirable quality of this man  GrandmaBear   Jan-01-04 05:07 PM   #20 
 

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