[Magdalen] Political stance

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

"Of course he CLAIMED something....

We, of course, KNOW what he was."

spoken by a member of WASPs for keeping America pure.



James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 12:29 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes he was, hence the joke, "You always knew the first Jew to run for
> president would be an Episcopalian!" Somewhere along the line some
> Goldwasser changed the name and someone converted.
>
> On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 12:20 PM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > And he was an Episcopalian IIRC.
> > -M, who loathed the man despite his affiliations
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 12:13 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > LOL, Jim. I opposed Goldwater, but if he were running today, I might
> > > actually consider him. He would certainly be head and shoulders above
> any
> > > of the crowd of wanna-be's in the GOP!
> > >
> > > > On Aug 3, 2015, at 7:02 AM, "Jim Guthrie" <jguthrie at pipeline.com>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > >> In the current political climate in the United States, i find myself
> > > drawn to extremism toward the left. I'm not sure things is healthy.
> > > >
> > > > A friend on FB who has known me for nearly 60 years remembered that I
> > > was a fan of Barry Goldwater and then was a volunteer in the Buckley
> for
> > > Mayor campaign.
> > > >
> > > > He asked how my views had changed so radically. I told him they
> haven't
> > > changed at all, but in today's political climate Goldwater (and the
> > Buckley
> > > of 1965) would be considered by many to be on the far left <g>.
> > > >
> > > > BTW, Hillary Clinton was active in youth for Goldwater, so maybe
> we're
> > > in the same boat?
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Jim
> > >
> >
>