tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597399695555911907.post6543228855528490133..comments2023-10-19T08:49:29.919-05:00Comments on The Pink Elephant: A Tale of Two Closets: The Conscience of a ConservativePink Elephanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17031605616491979253noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597399695555911907.post-82073935213164270442007-08-15T23:39:00.000-05:002007-08-15T23:39:00.000-05:00I just bought the book. Finally. I'm going to tr...I just bought the book. Finally. I'm going to try to take it to Europe with me if it comes in time.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191303334040462565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597399695555911907.post-9757018657648567392007-07-27T08:45:00.000-05:002007-07-27T08:45:00.000-05:00yep, just work.yep, just work.Pink Elephanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031605616491979253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597399695555911907.post-29142165106933032012007-07-27T04:53:00.000-05:002007-07-27T04:53:00.000-05:00You've fallen off the radar, Pink. Everything oka...You've fallen off the radar, Pink. Everything okay?Tim in the Southhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477751212111695867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597399695555911907.post-82481015670563693712007-07-26T07:00:00.000-05:002007-07-26T07:00:00.000-05:00Pink:I wonder if Barry would be a member of today'...Pink:<BR/><BR/>I wonder if Barry would be a member of today's GOP if he were still alive. He had such strong convictions and never minced words. It's fun to imagine what he would say if he were up there with Mitt and Rudy in a debate.<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, to add to what you said about Goldwater and gays, here is some more:<BR/><BR/>-In July, 1994 he signed on as honorary co-chair of proposed Federal law to prevent job discrimination against gays.<BR/><BR/>-In the early 1990's, he championed gays serving in the military.<BR/><BR/>-Great quote: "You don't have to agree with it, but they have a constitutional right to be gay." (Wonder what that neandrathal Scalia would say about that!)<BR/><BR/>-"When you say 'radical right' today, I think of these moneymaking ventures by fellows like Pat Robertson and others who are trying to take the Republican Party away from the Republican Party, and make a religious organization out of it. If that ever happens, kiss politics goodbye." ....Washington Post, 1994<BR/><BR/>--Hillary was a Goldwater supporter in 1964. Go figure.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this post...he makes everyone currently running for prez look like a complete midget.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597399695555911907.post-59611552760300561762007-07-25T14:31:00.000-05:002007-07-25T14:31:00.000-05:00That is one of the better posts I've seen online. ...That is one of the better posts I've seen online. It said what it had to say, it let BG speak for himself, it was funny, it was inspirational. Bravo! <BR/><BR/>Although I am basically inclined to agree with him anyway, it sorta concerns me that I like him more because of his "gay credibility." I can't figure out whether that's a legitimate reason to like a person. I know being anti-gay is plenty of reason for me NOT to like a person (ahem, Mitt Romney) but I can't tell if it's legitimate the other way around. <BR/><BR/>I guess it doesn't matter in Goldwater's case. <BR/><BR/>Maybe I'll read the book in Hawaii.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191303334040462565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597399695555911907.post-45880313183597337552007-07-25T12:08:00.000-05:002007-07-25T12:08:00.000-05:00I wish our Arizona Senator, who is running for Pre...I wish our Arizona Senator, who is running for President, was a conservative like Goldwater or Reagan. Great comment about gays from this conservative. I have an old Goldwater bumper sticker from the 1964 election. The Republican party needs a strong conservative candidate for '08. PE, since you are out of school...would you please run?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597399695555911907.post-3814706583249390712007-07-25T11:06:00.000-05:002007-07-25T11:06:00.000-05:00I think Goldwater is one of the great unsung heroe...I think Goldwater is one of the great unsung heroes of the Republic. He dwarfs Ronnie in his respect for the Constitution, individual rights and in his warnings to the party about the Christianist. If all of our politicians were as forthright and honest as BG was throughout his public life, we would be in much better shape today.<BR/><BR/>I am both heartened and impressed that you have such respect for this great man. Will you marry me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com