Barry Goldwater's Granddaughter Slams McCain, Endorses Obama

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from TPM: http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/astral66/2008/10/barry-goldwaters-granddaughter.php


October 23, 2008, 11:33AM

John McCain has long claimed conservative and one-time presidential candidate (he lost to LBJ in 1964) Barry Goldwater as one of his idols. Turns out that Goldwater's Arizona-dwelling grandchildren don't care much for McCain/Palin, or the current state of the GOP:

"Being Barry Goldwater's granddaughter and living in Arizona, one would assume that I would be voting for our state's senator, John McCain. I am still struck by certain 'dyed in the wool' Republicans who are on the fence this election, as it seems like a no-brainer to me.

Myself, along with my siblings and a few cousins, will not be supporting the Republican presidential candidates this year. We believe strongly in what our grandfather stood for: honesty, integrity, and personal freedom, free from political maneuvering and fear tactics. I learned a lot about my grandfather while producing the documentary, Mr. Conservative Goldwater on Goldwater. Our generation of Goldwaters expects government to provide for constitutional protections. We reject the constant intrusion into our personal lives, along with other crucial policy issues of the McCain/Palin ticket.

My grandfather (Paka) would never suggest denying a woman's right to choose. My grandmother co-founded Planned Parenthood in Arizona in the 1930's, a cause my grandfather supported. I'm not sure about how he would feel about marriage rights based on same-sex orientation. I think he would feel that love and respect for ones privacy is what matters most and not the intolerance and poor judgment displayed by McCain over the years. Paka respected our civil liberties and passed on the message that that we should conduct our lives standing up for the basic freedoms we hold so dear."

CC Goldwater goes on for a few more paragraphs and it's well worth reading the entire article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cc-goldwater/why-mccain-has-lost-our-v_b_137150.html

[babylonsister]

1. Wow. Rec'd. Arizonians for McBush, I hope you're listening. nt

[BrotherBuzz]

2. Major General Barry Goldwater would have slamed McCain

Goldwater never crashed an airplane, either.

[BamaLefty]

3. Very interesting article...

Barry Goldwater Jr. came to speak to my political science class here at the University of Alabama this past spring.

He was respectful and subtle in his criticism of Bu$h and the current crop of Republican thugs, but it was obvious that he was aware of the stark differences that exist between his father's party and the one that exists today.

Eisenhower and Goldwater's kids against McCain, eh? That should tell you something. Amy Carter, Chelsea Clinton, Vanessa Kerry, etc... none of them have slammed Obama.

[roguevalley]

6. Barry Goldwater hated McCain. He asked him to stop using his

name in his campaigns.

[mmonk]

4. Get 'em CC.

Goldwater/Miller '08.

[joeunderdog]

5. touche! nt

[Laelth]

7. A Reminder that Republicans ONCE stood for SOME true, American values.

The modern GOP is a totalitarian farce, only it's not funny because it's so darned dangerous.

-Laelth

[dhpgetsit]

8. I think we found a REAL Maverick! n/t