Word: goldwaterism
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The film was not shown because, when Goldwater saw it for the first time, he strongly objected to its emphasis on Negro demonstrators. "This," he snapped, "is a racist film."
Bombshells. To be sure, Goldwater began with a disadvantage. He had to run against peace, prosperity and an in cumbent President who, many thought, probably deserved a full term of his own. Thus, from the very start, Goldwater was told by the pollsters that he had little chance of winning...
His imprecise use of the language often made it difficult to know just where he stood, as did his offhand treatment of serious subjects. It also laid him open to misinterpretation. Is Goldwater really anxious to plunge the world into nuclear war? Of course not.
But if Goldwater togged up the campaign, Johnson filled it with pettifoggery. Confident of victory, he had a readymade opportunity to set forth national policies and win a mandate for them. But he put off any action that might possibly prove embarrassing until after Nov. 3, and talked about, urgent...
Bestsellers. Thus, what the campaign has really come down to is a back-alley fight featuring such pejorative words and phrases as "liar," "demagogue," "socialist," "irresponsible," "reckless," "soft on Communism," and "fascist." Scurrilous paperback books about both candidates have become bestsellers. Vicious television commercials have depicted Goldwater as a man...