I stopped at the Barry Goldwater Memorial a week or so ago to update my photos. I did a post about this statue before but it was way back in 2008. I think it's due for an update.
The statue was sculpted by Joe Beeler who happened to be a friend of Goldwater's when he was living in the town of Paradise Valley.
Goldwater served five terms as a US Senator and ran for President in 1964.
The statue sits in a small park in the town of Paradise Valley. Not many people stop here so when I was there taking photos I had it all to myself.
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Barry Goldwater... he's a blast from the past. Running for president he suggested using low yield atomic bombs in North Vietnam to defoliate forests. That statement messed up any chance of getting elected.
Afraid I have never heard of the guy but then when I was young I never took any notice of politics
Now here's a polarizing figure for sure. At least he lost monumentally -- as will, hopefully, his Republican successor in November.
The park is pretty, anyway!
You made some nice shots of the sculpture. I have a picture of a sculpture of Joe Beeler on my blog back on April 10, 2015. Kathy left a comment on that post that she was a personal friend of Joe Beeler and his wife. I miss Kathy's blog.
Oh gawd! I lived in Scottsdale when this guy was in his prime. I was part of a group supporting a new newspaper that was anti-Goldwater. Goldwater had enough power that he was able to stop almost all advertising in the new paper and it went under. He was not a nice man. Some people rode around town with a bumper sticker that showed a donkey and the caption, "Goldwater, my a..."
And then that Meacham guy (I think an auto dealer) was wanting to be a politician. He was even worse than Goldwater. You might say they were the antecedents of the present-day Tea Party Poopers.
Okay, I'm done now.
Thanks for the memories. I think. :)))
Thanks for the update as I did not know of Goldwater before!
Its a nicely placed sculpture
He certainly is a blast from the past. He looks rather warm there in the sun! ;-)
Strangely fitting given how chaotic this year is shaping up.
Lowell's memories are interesting to me since I remember that election pretty well, but living in AZ must have been fascinating during that time. AZ has produced some very strong politicians.
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