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Michigan Redneck is a former Republican Loyalist, who is now a Libertarian minded chick. She loves the USA and will do all she can to keep this republic a republic. She loves Rockabilly music, clothes, decor and Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer, but is not a hipster. She grew up in the Flint, Michigan area and is currently living in the Upper Peninsula. She is a blue collar worker who is eligible for many gubmint handouts who refuses to sign up for these programs. She pays her bills according to which utility threatens to shut her off first. She struggles was raised that to get what she wants and needs, work for it.
Her political views lean towards Fiscal Conservative. Believes the gubmint needs to get out of the way and let the free market work. Believes both of the two main political parties need to get out of the business of social issues. In this blog I will alert readers of what is going on around them in my outside the box way. I WILL call out hypocrites, from all sides of the aisle.
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Barry Goldwater was awesome! I highly recommend just buying “The Conscience of a Conservative,” instead of finding it at the library. It’s a book every conservative, heck, every American should own! Get a cheap used copy on Amazon.
While written almost 50 years ago, you’ll be amazed at how accurately it describes today’s politics. He talks about the moderate “me-too” candidates, and all the other mainstream topics of today. The book is as timely today, as it was when first published in 1960.
Barry was from the Old Right, where freedom and liberty trumped everything else. Goldwater spoke his mind, but wasn’t the radical he’s been painted to be. In fact, it was the Republican establishment who did most of the damage to him in his presidential campaign. They didn’t want him to win because they wanted another “me-too” candidate in office, regardless of party affiliation.
I also highly recommend Goldwater’s book “With No Apologies,” and for further perspective, read Phyllis Schlafley’s “A Choice Not An Echo.” Enjoy!
Actually, I think I may end up ordering from Amazon, or ebay. ‘Til then, I may just borrow a library copy, while I wait.
I have already read his acceptance speech from ‘64, twice. And it is so relevant today. Could we say that about McCain’s speech 45+ years from now? Prolly not. Too pop culture-y, trying to be “one of us.” I’ll take “freedom and liberty” as catch phrases over “family values” “it’s the economy stupid” and “hope and change”!
Anyways, thanx for the info.
Nope. Unfortunately, after his brave defense of our nation, he came home and became a Statist.
The Republican Liberty Caucus of Michigan addressed this same point re: Goldwater and the RINO definition. Too often “RINO immunity” is granted to politicians such as Thad McCotter is they receive the Right to Life endorsement. But, there is no fiscal equivalent currently to Right to Life to take politicians such as McCotter to task for his support of S-Chip (government health insurance for kids) and Card-Check.
Hi Dan,
Thank you for stopping by and giving your input. I am still learning about Barry Goldwater. From what I have been reading, and will soon post, there was no better Conservative the Republican Party has ever had! I have read that he was a strong opponent of welfare. I read the transcript of the speech where Ronald Reagan endorsed him. Ronald Reagan was strong against welfare. Say what you may about Richard Nixon, but when he was in Congress, he saw and spoke about the devastation of welfare. All these guys back in the day HATED government programs and nanny statism. How did the Republican Party get so soft?
I know that Goldwater was pro-choice. I myself am pro-life. I would like to see Roe v. Wade reversed. Then put the abortion issue back to church moral issues, in the church, not politics. I have nothing against Right to Life organizations. But it seems that if a Republican is not pro-life but fiscally conservative, he is called a RINO. But if he is pro-life but not fiscally conservative, he is a “true conservative.” The religious right talks about bringing the Republican Party “back to it’s Evangelical roots.” Problem is, the Republican Party existed over 100 years before the Evangalical movement into the party.
“To disagree, one doesn’t have to be disagreeable.”