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...been withdrawn by YAF because in entering the Texas gubernatorial primary he might place himself in opposition to another conservative candidate, Shafto said. However, it is known that several influential conservatives, namely Senators Tower and Goldwater, lobbied for Walker's removal because of his ties with the John Birch Society...
Thus Feiffer himself must have winced during a skit entitled FCC, when the biggest laugh of the afternoon thundered down on an allusion to Robert Welch, that was neither funny nor original. The skit, however, met his demands for fresh commentary, as it turned the Birch Society's rise into the logical extension of Kennedy's plea for a unified, anti-Communist attitude during "this time of crisis...
...second striking thing about the Policy Statement is how reminiscent in mood and tone it is of the pronouncements of the radical right. The Birch Society people tell us that the terrors of the present situation could be magically eliminated if only spies and subversives could be rooted out from our midst. The Peace Marchers, too, seem to have turned to magic as an escape from the endless agonies of patient, careful, analytical weighing of risks, alternatives and interests on a principled basis. Both extremes seem unable to face the responsibilities of power...
What America needs are more crusaders like Dr. Schwarz. He and others like him, who are free from the subversive secrecy of organizations like the John Birch Society, will surely be most instrumental in the final victory over world Communism...
...Thunder on the Right," a special on U.S. right-wing conservatives, with John Birch Society Founder Robert H. Welch, Senator Barry Goldwater, Frederick C. Schwarz, founder of the Christian Anti-Communism Crusade...