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Erose999

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11. wallace was an opportunist. He used the race issue to gain votes, but once it started losing

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 09:14 AM

Jan 2012

traction with voters he changed his course and started trying to make amends with the Black community. He appointed more Blacks to gov't positions than any other governor in Alabama history.

Newt is also an opportunist. He will say or do whatever it takes to win. He will trash the 99% and the OWS movement in one breath, and then adopt their language to make an ad trashing his opponent in the next. He has no principles at all. He's a stranger in the bushes.

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It just hit me - Gingrich is George Corley Wallace [View all] rurallib Jan 2012 OP

Not really. Wallace was big on government spending on public goods eridani Jan 2012 #1

My memory fades as I age - thanks for filling in that miss. rurallib Jan 2012 #5

Yep, barely veiled racist demagogue. crazylikafox Jan 2012 #2

I think he is closer to the evil little man with a mustach. DCBob Jan 2012 #3

Wallace was more honest. hobbit709 Jan 2012 #4

Wallace was less deluded. immoderate Jan 2012 #6

1962 Wallace ThoughtCriminal Jan 2012 #7

Pro-Segregation......Jeez. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2012 #12

who does he remind me of????? oh........... hello Newton Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2012 #8

The politics of racism . . . Major Hogwash Jan 2012 #9

Not to mention birtherism and "Anti-Sharia law" measures. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2012 #13

Wallace actually apologized for his role in attempting to preserve Jim Crow eridani Jan 2012 #10

wallace was an opportunist. He used the race issue to gain votes, but once it started losing Erose999 Jan 2012 #11

George Wallace, what a piece of work madokie Jan 2012 #14