Sunday, July 6, 2008

Mute Monday: Patriot

“It's a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president . . . except me.”

22 comments:

h said...

GMTA! Wow! Did you have as much trouble finding photos of Colonel Goldwater in uniform as I did?

Happy Mute Monday!

Karen said...

Oh dear...I have no idea who that is but I love the quote. Happy Mute Monday.

Jenny said...
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Jenny said...

another fabulous Libertarian. Honestly, we just don't make them like that anymore.

Great pick and Happy MM!

czar said...

Au H20!

We need more national leaders with that nice combination of intelligence and a sense of humor . . . regardless of their politics.

Joanna Cake said...

Like Gypsy, I have no idea who he is but very much like the quote. HMM x

Anonymous said...

They don't seem to make that model anymore...more's the pity.

Happy MM!

Gnomeself Be True said...

Not only don't they make them like that anymore...the young'ens have no clue who he was.
BTW, he was a far better than average photographer too.

moi said...

Sorry. For Moi's homies across all the ponds: That's Barry Goldwater. Fascinating man. Great politician. Complete patriot in all senses of the word.

MommyHeadache said...

never heard of him. Will look him up on wikipedia. happy mute monday

Unknown said...

LOVE IT! Perfect MM!

Doris Rose said...

That was the first presidential vote I cast. surprise.

Aunty Belle said...

Ho!!

Oddly, his is the first presidential campaign I recall--NOT that Aunty was able to vote--but I 'member mah daddy sayin' "not in a century of Sundays"...an' he meant folks was too blind to see what was comin' round the mountain.

Happy MM!

Vixen said...

Happy Monday.

Bunny said...

Interesting choice

Happy MM!

sparringK9 said...

good choice. i only know about him waaaaaaay after the fact. but his loss was a portent of what was to come. too bad too. nice and economical MM.

shout out to you in the yard today.

Happy MM!

Meghan said...

That election was 10 years before my time, but I Googled to find out a bit more about Mr. Goldwater.

It's funny that I am, and always have been, a Democrat... but I lean STRONGLY toward many libertarian ideals.

the Dread Pirate Rackham said...

he's a good lookin' man in that picture. when did he go south and turn into the troll he is now?

The Poet Laura-eate said...

I'd settle for Martin Sheen as President though.

He's just the best! And he fights for what he believes in and has even gotten arrested for it - how many politicians can say that?

Gnomeself Be True said...

"the Dread Pirate Rackham said...
he's a good lookin' man in that picture. when did he go south and turn into the troll he is now?"

Well, being 10 years dead will tend to send you a bit South.

moi said...

Well, you know what they say about the only good politician being a dead politician. But, seriously, the only time I wish one would actually rise from the dead.

the Dread Pirate Rackham said...

oh yeah, huh!