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22. No, not at all

Thu Nov 26, 2015, 08:41 PM

Nov 2015

George Wallace was a perfectly genial and polite racist.

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

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

Wallace would rationalize that segregation no_hypocrisy Nov 2015 #7

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

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