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Music Man

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12. Wonderful! I had missed this too.

Fri Mar 6, 2015, 11:12 PM

Mar 2015

It's always fascinated me that George Wallace came to regret his racist policies (at least publicly). He recanted his belief in segregation, sought the support of Civil Rights leaders, and made a record number of African-American appointments to his cabinet. In fact, during his comeback in the '80s, his re-election was partly due to strong African-American support.

In a different way, it reminds me of another prominent example of a complete turnaround in ideology, that of Max Eastman. Eastman was a liberal, pro-socialist activist from Greenwich Village who came to denounce socialism and communism, going so far as to support Joseph McCarthy's witch hunts and serve as editor of the "National Review." So interesting!

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Gov George Wallace's daughter on President Obama: [View all] Panich52 Mar 2015 OP

Remember this story bluestateguy Mar 2015 #1

thanks...hadn't seen this. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2015 #3

Mahalo for this story, bluestateguy.. excellent backdrop for the OP.. Cha Mar 2015 #5

That brought a tear to my eye.. mountain grammy Mar 2015 #6

What she has to say about Dubya is stunning -- recommend to read the whole thing, folks Hekate Mar 2015 #13

Love Iliyah Mar 2015 #2

Mahalo Panich Cha Mar 2015 #4

Beautiful mountain grammy Mar 2015 #7

forgiveness is a beautiful thing. Stellar Mar 2015 #8

Wallace started out as a good guy, then took a bad path to get power, then returned to the light: freshwest Mar 2015 #9

Many people forget/don't realize that Wallace saw the light after the shooting Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #11

I learned that some years ago. I read that some of his caretakers were black and he was humbled. freshwest Mar 2015 #17

True! The thought of him still makes my skin crawl. But that's just me. freshwest Mar 2015 #18

Yes. Wallace is an enigma. Drunken Irishman Mar 2015 #16

I think most politicians are opportunists and will seek votes where they need to. erronis Mar 2015 #19

There is hope for this country yet Hekate Mar 2015 #10

Wonderful! I had missed this too. Music Man Mar 2015 #12

Wallace was a complicated man Frances Mar 2015 #14

These later life conversions fascinate me. gordianot Mar 2015 #20

Here's a speech she gave introducing Michelle during a 2012 campaign rally. Drunken Irishman Mar 2015 #15