David E. Powell wrote:
> On Oct 25, 12:05 am, "John W. Kennedy"
 wrote:
>> Josh Hill wrote:
>>> But the smart ones can see the
>>> truth. They do what they do knowingly, which means they're evil.
>> In 1964, a man walked up to Barry Goldwater and asked "What do you
>> want?" and got the reply "a new voting bloc".
America's been paying for
>> it ever since.
> 
> No. I could see you arguing that on the politics of the post-
> Reconstruction era, or even when arguing against Nixon's Southern
> Strategy. Goldwater, though, no. He was much too libertarian for that.

On the contrary, it was Goldwater that initiated the Southern Strategy 
in 1964. I'm old enough to remember it, and the sense of betrayal that I 
felt at the time.


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John W. Kennedy
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