Goldwater was the victim of a smear by the Misleadia. I think that's when they realized they could lie about a candidate and swing an election, and get away with it. They've been doing it every election since then.

Goldwater was the farthest thing from a racist:

• He was a member of the NAACP (back in the 50's before they went hard left).

• He desegregated his family's Phoenix department store in the 1930's, leading even similar businesses in the North.

• As commander, he desegregated the Arizona Air National Guard.

• He made a large contribution to the NAACP's lawsuit against segregated schools in Phoenix. They won that suit in the Arizona Supreme Court, a year before Brown vs. Board of Education.

I can't quickly find the cite, but I don't believe Goldwater opposed anti-discrimination in government. His opposition was against anti-discrimination laws imposed on private businesses, because he didn't believe that was within the power of the federal government. He believed that power was reserved to the state/local governments, and I think he even voted for anti-discrimination measures as a Phoenix city councilman.

Goldwater was the victim of a smear by the Misleadia. I think that's when they realized they could lie about a candidate and swing an election, and get away with it. They've been doing it every election since then.

Goldwater was the farthest thing from a racist:

• He was a member of the NAACP (back in the 50's before they went hard left).

• He desegregated his family's Phoenix department store in the 1930's, leading even similar businesses in the North.

• As commander, he desegregated the Arizona Air National Guard.

• He made a large contribution to the NAACP's lawsuit against segregated schools in Phoenix. They won that suit in the Arizona Supreme Court, a year before Brown vs. Board of Education.

I can't quickly find the cite, but I don't believe Goldwater opposed affirmative action in government. His opposition was against affirmative action imposed on private businesses, because he didn't believe that was within the power of the federal government. He believed that power was reserved to the state/local governments, and I think he even voted for affirmative action measures as a Phoenix city councilman.