Volume 5 Issue 51…Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race…December 27, 2002

Barry Morris Goldwater (1909-1998)

Barry Morris Goldwater was born in Phoenix, Arizona on January 1, 1909 to a wealthy family. He attended Staunton Military Academy and the University of Arizona. After his father died (1929), Goldwater left school to work in the family department store business.

A World War II pilot, Goldwater became an Air Force reserve general. Elected to the Phoenix City Council (1949), he won his US Senate bid (1952) and reelection (1958). A Joe McCarthy supporter, Goldwater was one of 22 senators who voted against McCarthy's censure (1954). After the collapse of McCarthyism, a number of radical right organizations, such as the John Birch Society, claimed Goldwater as their national hero.

A states' rights advocate and fiscal conservative, Goldwater opposed Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and Harry Truman's progressive social policies. He soundly criticized Dwight Eisenhower's handling of trade unions, his failure to balance the budget and use of federal troops in desegregating Little Rock, Arkansas' public schools.

Considered too far right to challenge John F. Kennedy in 1960, Goldwater supported Richard Nixon. After Nixon's defeat, Goldwater became spokesman for right-wing Republicans. He received their presidential nomination in 1964. His acceptance address received thunderous applause when Goldwater proclaimed, "...extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And, ...moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."

Goldwater viewed federal welfare appropriations as socialistic and sought to curb public ownership of utilities. On Social Security, he believed it should be voluntary. Scorned for saying some day Social Security taxes would cost more than income taxes in most US households, Goldwater's prediction is true today.

Goldwater supported US military intervention in Vietnam and criticized efforts to achieve detente with the USSR. His extreme anti-Communist views frightened most Americans. In one televised interview, Goldwater explained his willingness to use nuclear weapons against communist forces in Vietnam. Foes called him too trigger-happy to trust with the nuclear button. Although his views on civil rights made him popular in the Deep South, Lyndon Johnson easily defeated Goldwater.

Despite his landslide defeat, Goldwater recast Republican Party politics and gave rise to the Southern strategy, which Richard Nixon effectively used in 1968. Goldwater returned to the Senate that year; he retired in 1986. He wrote The Conscience of a Conservative (1963), The Conscience of a Country (1970), The Coming Breakpoint (1976) and his autobiography, With No Apologies (1979). Notable Goldwater quotes include: "A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away," and "You've got to forget about this civilian. Whenever you drop bombs, you're going to hit civilians." Goldwater died May 29, 1998. (Source: http://encarta.msn.com/ and http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk) Back to the Bit of History Homepage

Code Words

Long before political correctness made the "N" word a no-no in polite company, code words were used to convey support for white supremacy. Barry Goldwater's Southern strategy deftly employed states' rights and opposition to equal rights. Every aspirant to the White House since Goldwater has used some aspect of his strategy to make inroads among southern whites.

Claiming the Confederate flag represents his heritage, George W. Bush campaigned on a platform of compassionate conservatism. Bush used code words like 'traditional family values' and 'strict construction,' his litmus test for judicial appointments, to telegraph his commitment to racial inequality. His campaign showed code words are still effective in the politics of division. Politics Y2K2 Homepage

By John Burl Smith

Participants in a Turnout 75 % poll identified institutionalized racism as the number one problem affecting slave descendants in the USA. They believe this nation's legacy of slavery is the root of racism. Giving whites total economic and political power over blacks, slavery structured US society to benefit whites, especially those willing to exploit, victimize, kill and generally treat blacks with utter contempt. For blacks institutionalized racism blocks their access to certain jobs, clubs or groups, justice, institutions of learning and other pursuits.

Connecting the dots, Southern slavery, segregation and sharecropping provided a legacy for whites based entirely on color (black and white signs). Whites used these policies to deny opportunities and access to blacks based on race. Legalized by Article 1 Section 2 of the US Constitution, discrimination based on color has never been repealed. A strict constructionist, George W. Bush's trip to Bob Jones University in South Carolina supported keeping the Confederate flag and the 3/5 Compromise intact; he telegraphed his support for white supremacy. Since the US Supreme Court stopped counting legally cast ballots and appointed Bush president, he has worked to implement Strom Thurmond's 1948 and Barry Goldwater's 1964 agendas.

The USA's dilemma is how to hide using legacy (white supremacy) to allocate opportunities, while denying race is relevant in the same evaluation. Whether entering school, becoming a firemen or seeking health care, your parents and their color are major determinants of one's socioeconomic outcomes. The fact that one's parents are doctors, lawyers or some other professionals create prospects and opportunities for their children.

Today, young blacks face the same relative economic conditions their parents struggled against in the 1950s. Having faced the aforementioned 3/5 Compromise barriers, black parents can only provide legacies of discrimination to their children. Their heritage of no education or segregated education and employment robbed them of the professional experiences whites share with their children. Parental exposure helps children get into college, pass bar exams and provide them contacts with access to corporate staff positions.

Legacy is the basis of economic advancement in America. As such, color remains the number one dis-qualifier for opportunities and advancement. When considering equality of opportunity and access, whites pretend that 300 years of slavery and 140 years of segregation have no impact on the conditions blacks experience today. Using legacy as a criteria in college admissions tilts the playing field in favor of whites, whose parents could attend the Universities of Georgia, Texas, Florida and Michigan. Graduate schools compound the disparities in higher education when legacy points are part of the criteria for admissions.

Bush's claim that white supremacy does not represent what this country stands for flies in the face of US and Republican Party history. He refuses to recognize that blacks have present day claims for reparations. In 1964, when Barry Goldwater developed the Republican Southern strategy, which telegraphed code words like legacy and heritage to hide their racist agenda, black and white signs covered the South. Bush says he is for equality, yet at Bob Jones, he embraced Confederate symbols as his heritage. Turnout 75 % believes repealing the 3/5 Compromise, the foundation of institutionalized racism in the USA, is the only way to make sure our votes are counted. Other Essays by John Burl Smith

Comments from the Bat Cave

The Dark Knight-Batman/White Ninja/Zorro brims with good cheer; it is the season little kids look forward to gift-getting. Informed one of his many readers sent well-wishes and expressed gratitude for all his 'precious' comments, the Dark One/Ninja/Zorro thought for a moment and said, "Thank-you and Happy New Year!" Back to the Bat Cave

Serena Williams

On the road to becoming the world's number one and undisputed champion of women's professional tennis, Serena Williams racked up 6,080 points in the WTA scoring system. Her closest rival, sister Venus, has nearly a thousand points less at 5,140 and the third ranked player, Jennifer Capriati has only 3,796 points.

Serena won three of the four grand slam tennis tournaments, i.e., the US Open, French Open and Wimbledon. In addition, she holds the 2002 titles in the State Farm Classic, Italian Open, NASDAQ 100 Open, Princess Cup and Sparkassen Cup. In amassing an impressive WTA record of 56-5, Serena played thirteen tour events. For her awesome display, Serena has earned the title "Female Athlete of the Year." Kudos! More Kudos

Smallpox Vaccination

In 1763, the Ottawa chief Pontiac rebelled against the British, capturing six of its nine forts west of the Appalachian Mountains. Desperate to stop Pontiac's Rebellion, British commander Jeffrey Amherst concocted a plan to infect Native Americans with smallpox. Scabs of smallpox pustules were ground into blankets and presented as gifts to the unsuspecting Indians. This early use of bio-terror proved effective; these tribes had little immunity. (Bit of History The DISH Vol. 5 No 7)

In 1980, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared smallpox eradicated. It documented the last natural case of the disease in 1977. Routine smallpox inoculations ended in the United States in 1971.

Since 9-11, smallpox and anthrax have emerged as diseases that could be used in possible terrorist attacks. Anthrax was used against the media and Democratic Party leadership in the early days after the 9-11 attacks; the culprits remain at-large. Earlier this month, the Bush administration announced military personnel and some first responders will be vaccinated for smallpox using a vaccine that dates back to the 1970s.

Preparations to address any possible threat of bio-terrorism has been a boom for the pharmaceutical, medical and military communities. Earlier this year, the US National Institutes of Health awarded Vanderbilt University, the University of Iowa, Northern California Kaiser Permanente and Baylor College of Medicine millions of dollars to conduct clinical trials and tests on the existing stockpile of the smallpox vaccine and new vaccines. The initial trials examined the safety and effectiveness of Dryvax, the smallpox vaccine, which has been stored since the 1970s. The researchers tested the effectiveness of the vaccine at full strength and diluted. Even diluted, Dryvax has been deemed safe and effective.

Dryvax is produced from calf lymph. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc. holds the license on the current stockpile. It recently applied for and received a license for a diluent, the liquid material used to reconstitute freeze-dried vaccine, and the bifurcated needles used to administer it. In addition to the US Defense Department's current stockpile of 15.4 million doses of Dryvax, the government has 75 million doses of vaccine made by Aventis Pasteur, Inc. and has ordered 209 million doses from partners Acambis PLC and Baxter International, Inc. The latter vaccines are not licensed. More News You Use

12 Scientists Dead

On December 9, a Nigerian doctor specializing in HIV/AIDS committed suicide. Dr. Hamza Brimah had just received a million dollar grant from the US government to provide primary healthcare to poor AIDS patients at his Greenwood, Mississippi clinic. Those who knew him and his work are mystified.

Dr. Brimah joins eleven other scientists that have mysteriously died in the past year. According to www.timenews.com.archive.htm (Scientists' deaths are under the microscope), the dead scientists were some of the world's leading authorities on the development of weapons-grade biological plagues, cures and theories of bio-terrorism. The article documents the suspicious deaths of eleven of the world's leading microbiologists.

The deaths began shortly after the 9-11 terrorist attacks. On November 12, 2001, Benito Que, an expert in infectious diseases and cellular biology at the Miami Medical School was reportedly beaten in a parking lot and died later. His body showed no signs of a beating.

Four days later, Don C. Wiley, an expert on how the immune system responds to viral attacks, such as the classic doomsday plagues of HIV, ebola and influenza, went missing. One of the foremost microbiologists in the United States, Wiley worked at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Harvard University. His body was found December 20. Investigators said he got dizzy on a Memphis bridge and fell to his death in the river.

From November 21, 2001 to March 25, 2002, Vladimir Pasechnik, Robert M. Schwartz, Nguyen Van Set, Victor Korshunov, Ian Langford, Tanya Holzmayer, Guyang Huang, David Wynn-Williams and Steven Mostow died under mysterious circumstances. Hood Notes Homepage

Disgruntled feels: Unconvinced! Orchestrated to make the gullible think they responded appropriately outraged over Trent Lott's insensitive comments on behalf of black people, the Bush machine stands poised to take credit for removing race as a pressing issue. It was just for show; those in the know are not convinced!

Disgruntled wants to know: Since 9-11, US citizens have been ruled by irrational fear. Easy prey, some eagerly await their cowpox inoculation. Yet, if some rogue nation or insane terrorists weaponized smallpox, wouldn't they take into account an old vaccine?

Disgruntled says: Permanently extending provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, as suggested by former US Rep. Cynthia McKinney, will not prevent another debacle like the one that occurred in Florida. To make every vote count in the election of the US president, the Constitution must be amended to abolish the Electoral College, i.e., repeal Article 1 Section 2 Clause 3. More Disgruntled Moments

A Lilly-White Frist?

Like Barry Goldwater, Tennessee Republican Senator Bill Frist flies his own airplane and hails from a rich family. A surgeon, he has held a heart in his hands and saved a life, even though he failed to extend a lifeline to Trent Lott in replacing him as Senate majority leader. According to our man on Capitol Hill, Peep City Barnabus, Dr. Frist can be ruthless. He steered his party's campaign committee and pulled out all stops to secure a Republican lock on the Senate. Like Lott, Frist expertly plays the race card. Rumored to be Bush's man, Frist entered politics to further a personal agenda.

HCA, Inc., the healthcare services company, is the base of the Frist family fortune. Comprised of 184 hospitals and 79 surgery centers in 23 states, England and Switzerland, HCA is the largest US hospital company. It recently agreed to pay more than a billion dollars in fines to settle a US Justice Department fraud lawsuit.

According to Capitol Hill gossip, Frist pinned the Homeland Security provision that shields Eli Lilly, vaccine makers and doctors from liability for vaccine-related injuries or deaths. Eli-Lilly makes thimerosal, a vaccine preservative that some people claim is a factor in autism. The Frist-Lilly provision makes it difficult for patients to sue manufacturers for compensation, because the government is now the sole defendant.

Frist is heavily vested in Eli-Lilly and HCA. He received more than a million dollars in campaign contributions from health professionals, hospitals, pharmaceuticals, and education industries, including Vanderbilt University. Frist may be a heart surgeon, but he is also a crafty politician. According to Peep City, if HCA pays the Justice Department fine, Frist will take money out of one pocket and put it into the other. Phantom Scribbler Homepage

Email toolgt@aol.com Genocide and vaccinations at gunpoint...I just read that they plan to vaccinate all the residents in DC by next year. First, they came for the Muslims. I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Muslim. They came to detain immigrants indefinitely solely upon the certification of the Attorney General, I didn't speak up because I wasn't an immigrant. They came to eavesdrop on suspects consulting with their attorneys; I didn't speak up because I wasn't a suspect. They came to prosecute non-citizens before secret military commissions; I didn't speak because I wasn't a non-citizen. They entered homes and offices for unannounced "sneak and peek" searches; I didn't speak up because I had nothing to hide. They reinstated CoIntelPro and resumed the infiltration and surveillance of domestic religious and political groups; I didn't speak up because I had stopped participating in any groups. Then they came for anyone who objected to government policy because it aided the terrorists and gave ammunition to America's enemies; I didn't speak up because...I didn't speak up. Then they came for me. By that time no one was left to speak. - Stephen Rohde

Email newtknight@mindspring.com On page 10-11, "Southern Partisan," 3rd Quarter 1994, "Obiter Dicta," a section of shorts, there is an item titled, "Tennessee Redeemed," concerning the election of Bill Frist and Fred Thompson. "Redeemed" in Southern history means the triumph of white supremacy and the end of civil rights for African Americans. "Nowhere was the Republican sweep of the South more obvious than in Tennessee, where the Democrats lost the governorship and two Senate seats." This time, according to the correspondents, "The Senators are not thin-blooded moderates like Howard Baker and Bill Brock, but genuine Southern conservatives."

Email www.clickitnews.com Now let me get this straight - there's no end of scare stories of children getting nvCJD (human form of mad cow), etc., if they consume beef products - and here they are injecting a culture grown on calf's lymph - they put it on the shelf for goodness how many years (well probably freezer!) and forget about it - suddenly remember it when they want another reason to frighten the public - and test it on children - why don't I feel so good about this?!!! Pat

Email atonce@hotmail.com According to a tape secured by News2Houston, a skit in which both George Bushes appeared has Jeffrey Skilling explaining how he could increase revenues 600 percent. "We're going to move from market-to-market accounting to something I call HFV, or hypothetical future value accounting. Ironically, his description mimics Enron's reality.

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