John Avlon : Tea Party 's roots in 1964 speech given by Reagan for Goldwater campaign . Both men upheld their oath to protect and defend the Constitution while helping our nation fight and ultimately defeat communism . In speech more civil than today 's , Reagan envisioned lost freedoms , he writes . Avlon says that time not as idyllic as some think and U.S. is more conservative today . Comment: Conservatives today would call Reagan , Goldwater , liberal on social views , taxes .
John Avlon : Tea Party 's roots in 1964 speech given by Reagan for Goldwater campaign . In speech more civil than today 's , Reagan envisioned lost freedoms , he writes . Avlon says that time not as idyllic as some think and U.S. is more conservative today . Comment: Conservatives today would call Reagan , Goldwater , liberal on social views , taxes .