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I remember sitting in the kitchen of my father’s family home with his parents when Goldwater was running for President. At the time, he was thought to be ultra-conservative.
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Things have changed so much since then. I was young, and I did not understand much about politics other than that my family wanted him to win. And, I remember the cans of some kind of soft drink, maybe ginger ale, labeled as Goldwater.
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Here’s an excerpt from the article from the article by his granddaughter C.C.Goldwater:
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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.
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Oh yeah. My parents had the AU H2O campaign buttons. I remember that election pretty well, considering I was about 3.
C.C.Goldwater’s film is excellent. You should see it.