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Jake Stern

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5. George Wallace is far more respectable than Donald Trump

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Jul 18, 2019, 05:31 PM

Jul 2019

By his own admission, Wallace's segregation schtick was to win votes:

"I tried to talk about good roads and good schools and all these things that have been part of my career, and nobody listened. And then I began talking about ni***s, and they stomped the floor."

Plus he openly apologized for his past views and sought forgiveness from African Americans: "I know I contributed to that pain, and I can only ask your forgiveness."

"I was wrong. Those days are over, and they ought to be over."

Could you ever imagine Trump going into a black church and uttering those words?

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Trump Is No George Wallace. He's Worse. [View all] DonViejo Jul 2019 OP

I remember during the 2008 campaign that his daughter was an Obama supporter Rhiannon12866 Jul 2019 #1

You knew where Wallace was coming from, standing in front of a confederate flag and all, but Hoyt Jul 2019 #2

trump is very up front about his racism rampartc Jul 2019 #3

Wallace was horrendous. BigDemVoter Jul 2019 #4

George Wallace is far more respectable than Donald Trump Jake Stern Jul 2019 #5