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msongs

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8. went to a wallace rally in '68. whatta show it was for all.,..

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Thu Nov 26, 2015, 03:57 PM

Nov 2015

in a high school gym surrounded by riot cops, helicopters overhead, search lights like those at a movie premier. big mobs of pro and anti wallace people shouting at each other. and that was just outside. inside he was the total demogogue and he was really loving it all, never saw a politician smile and bait the crowd so much! great theater. he lost tho lol

difference tween him and trump is that wallace actually believed what he was promoting

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Was prez. candidate George Wallace as nasty as prez. candidate Trump? [View all] jpak Nov 2015 OP

He wasn't as much of a narcissist. Unfortunately, that's a YUGE part of Trump's appeal. pnwmom Nov 2015 #1

But Wallace could ride a bicycle backwards jpak Nov 2015 #2

I attended a George Wallace for President rally in 1968 PufPuf23 Nov 2015 #3

Good on you! jpak Nov 2015 #4

PufPuf: I remember what you say in your 1st paragraph SCantiGOP Nov 2015 #11

I did not know about Turnipseed. Cool name. PufPuf23 Nov 2015 #14

Turnipseeds SCantiGOP Nov 2015 #16

George Wallace definitely more of a gentleman than Trump. I would not really call him LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #5

Wallace would rationalize that segregation no_hypocrisy Nov 2015 #7

Wallace actually started out as a liberal populist. There was a PBS program ... eppur_se_muova Nov 2015 #12

And when you do a search of Oval Faubus of Arkansas (of the 101st Airborne fame) LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #13

Lester Maddox was governor of Georgia, immortalized in Randy Newman's song "Rednecks" Art_from_Ark Nov 2015 #15

Absolutely correct! I can't think of anything bad about Barnett of that time in Mississippi. LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #17

It was Lester Maddox who had the (pick)axe handles Art_from_Ark Nov 2015 #18

Ok, had him right just the wrong state. The gov of Mississippi did over look all the students that LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #19

Yes, Wallace was a populist in the beginning. Then he lost to John Patterson. trof Nov 2015 #20

Yeah, that was just a few paragraphs after the ones I posted. eppur_se_muova Nov 2015 #23

Wallace saw the light before he died DavidDvorkin Nov 2015 #6

went to a wallace rally in '68. whatta show it was for all.,.. msongs Nov 2015 #8

Wallace started out as a liberal, lost an election, and then sold his soul struggle4progress Nov 2015 #9

I agree with both your comments. elias49 Nov 2015 #10

No, I don't think he was as bad. Blue_In_AK Nov 2015 #21

No, not at all jberryhill Nov 2015 #22