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— Ryan Long (@ryanlongcomedy) July 20, 2020
Hattip to commenter Nate Winchester. For Democrats George Wallace looks increasingly like a prophet:
Brilliant
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
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If one is to bring up Wallace, except to point out he was an imperfect man, tell it all. He renounced his segregationist past; was engaged in a serious campaign for President until an assasination attempt left him paralyzed; and received the majority of black votes in Alabama post voting rights act in governors race. Leaving aside his segregationist past, for which he repented, his positions would be admirable. Deceased such as Mr. Lewis’s support for socialism and child murder are overlooked, at least Wallace repented.
I’ve always thought the woke and racists were pretty much the same folks.
tell it all
That he was a Democrat political hack pretty much says it all. His views altered simply because the politics demanded it, just as the politics demanded that he be an avatar of segregation earlier in his career. He was a colorful character I will grant you, part of a long line of colorful Southern politicians. I think his second wife Cornelia, nicknamed the Jackie Kennedy of the Rednecks, after their bitter divorce best summed up the man: “I don’t believe George needs a family. He just needs an audience. The family as audience wasn’t enough for his ego.”
I lived in Alabama during the tenure of Gov. Wallace and found it a most interesting place as my native state is Illinois. As far as policy is concerned, except for the early racial thing, there was little difference in his approach to government from the average Chicago politician. In fact, he was rather more up front and honest about his objectives. When comparing the condition of the two states today, it would be difficult to argue that the one with the most promise in 1964 had lived up to expectations.
Wallace early in his career had a reputation of being a racial liberal, as well as an economic liberal. When he ran for governor in 1958 he was endorsed by the NAACP and his opponent for the Democrat nomination was endorsed by the Klan, a group Wallace had opposed. When he lost the nomination he swore that he would never be out “negroed” again. Wallace was simply an ambitious pol who went with prevailing public opinion to win elections.
His treatment of his 1st wife was frankly gruesome. He was a bad man in a rather atypical way.
Alabama is notable for having what’s just about the most overbuilt system of higher education in the country. (Montana and West Virginia are competitors for the title). Not sure who’s to blame for that. Hasn’t worked out for them. The state’s economic performance is still under par. They’re underperforming on crime control as well, especially in Birmingham.