Wallace 1968

[Bush92]

Wallace took the oath of office on January 14, 1963, standing on the gold star marking the spot where, nearly 102 years earlier, Jefferson Davis was sworn in as provisional president of the Confederate States of America. In his inaugural speech, Wallace said the line for which he is best known:

“ In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.[17][18]"

George Wallace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wallace proposed at the meeting with Martin to switch parties if he could be named as Goldwater's running-mate, a designation later given to U.S. Representative William E. Miller of New York. Goldwater reportedly rejected the overture because of Wallace's lack of strength outside the Deep South.[27]

And he also directed his comment toward Wsahington DC and JFK 's chances of carrying electoral votes of South in 1964|https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A1G5lZcAznM

Wallace was a Conservative Southern Democrat who was willing to run as a Republican with Goldwater.

Valid for that time. Obama was an extremist from other side of political spectrum, but he was considered legit in 2008.

 

[Bush92]

I'm not a "Nam vet." I am a Veteran of the War on Terrorism. Hindsight is 20/20. I don't believe anyone could have done better with Vietnam due to a hostile domestic populace and a disgraceful conscripted Army.

Woa,woa,woa, fella...the Army that fought in Vietnam a not disgraceful. For the record I am a Marine infantry combat veteran...I had kin folk in Vietnam. Flying enemy colors by hippies during the war was wrong. 100% wrong.

I wasn't there. Merely paraphrasing my father. A career Officer with a CIB and first hand experience in 65, 68, and 73. He always blamed a non professional, ill disciplined Army for the debacle that was the Vietnam War.

Very true. Post Tet and LBJ quitting with troops in the field...who wanted to be, "the last guy to die in Vietnam"

 

[Vandalshandle]

Our current politics can be traced back to 1968. George C. Wallace was a spot on candidate that was vilified by the liberal media as a racist. He was an anti big government conservative. He had to take stands that made him look racist, because he believed in states rights. His daughter or granddaughter as I recall voted for Obama in 2008' and he won reelection As Alabama Governor in 1982 with the endorsement of Jesse Jackson (something I find disconcerting ). But, listen to his words. A very intelligent man.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DcNv4aQI_QQhttps
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A1G5lZcAznM

When I saw that Ann Coulter was idolizing Joe McCarthy, I knew that it was just a matter of time before someone started shoveling this shit....

 

[Political Junky]

And he also directed his comment toward Wsahington DC and JFK 's chances of carrying electoral votes of South in 1964|https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A1G5lZcAznM

Wallace was a Conservative Southern Democrat who was willing to run as a Republican with Goldwater.

Valid for that time. Obama was an extremist from other side of political spectrum, but he was considered legit in 2008.

Huh?

 

[Bush92]

Reagan takes similar stance on states rights in 1980: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A1G5lZcAznM

 

[Political Junky]

It was right after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, that Wallace and Goldwater opposed, when Conservative Southern Democrats began switching to the Republican Party ... LBJ said they would when he signed it.

 

[Bush92]

Wallace was a Conservative Southern Democrat who was willing to run as a Republican with Goldwater.

Valid for that time. Obama was an extremist from other side of political spectrum, but he was considered legit in 2008.

Huh?

Exactly my point and you validated it with your confusion. Why is it that politicians from the far right are vilified in history, but left wing extremist like Obama are acceptable. In 1968 Wallace had a strong following. In 1968 there were riots, assassinations, Weather Underground and SDS terrorist blowing up buildings. In that time his views were a reflection of a large segment of the population. In 1972 he was winning the Democratic Party nomination for president until Maryland shooting. He had softened his racial views by then and was winning primary after primary. But when an extremist like Obama comes along the liberal press builds it as a history making moment. Bernie Sanders, an acknowledged socialist, sits in the US Senate and the press says nothing. how would they react if a fascist were elected to the Senate? Why this double standard?

 

[bendog]

Look, a UNICORN!

 

[WinterBorn]

Uh. I'm from Alabama. I stood on the same steps that Wallace did at Foster Hall at the University of Alabama. I grew up in Montgomery. I knew people that had fire hoses turned on them. Lets call a spade a spade. Saying George Wallace wasn't racist is like saying the Civil War wasn't about slavery, George Wallace was a racist mother fucker.


Now go ahead and call me a liberal for saying it.

Thank you.

Wallace was also the ultimate politician. He was a racist, but he also could convince people he had their best interest at heart, while he was doing whathe wanted done anyway.

I too am from Alabama. I too have walked the steps where he stood. I remember the fire hoses and the church bombings.

And Wallace's biggest talent was building his "Good Ol' Boy" network that ruined Alabama politics for decades. It was cronyism at it's worst.

 

[g5000]

Our current politics can be traced back to 1968. George C. Wallace was a spot on candidate that was vilified by the liberal media as a racist. He was an anti big government conservative. He had to take stands that made him look racist, because he believed in states rights. His daughter or granddaughter as I recall voted for Obama in 2008' and he won reelection As Alabama Governor in 1982 with the endorsement of Jesse Jackson (something I find disconcerting ). But, listen to his words. A very intelligent man.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DcNv4aQI_QQhttps
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A1G5lZcAznM

Yes, please listen to him. As you can see, this Southern segregationist was a big time conservative. In the first video, he discusses freedom and the Constitution and a strong defense and anti-communism. In the second video, he outlines what the Republican Party would turn into the Southern Strategy.

Many of the bigoted Republican conservatives today are direct political descendants of this Southern Democrat.