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even without going there... he was a segregationist...a racist.... THAT certainly wasn't progressive. they are simply insane.
And just so people know what an unbelievable son of a bitch that mofo Wallace was, he was term limited, so he put up wife wife, Lurleen Wallace - WHO WAS DYING OF CANCER - and she "served" after him for about 400 days and died in office. Of course, he controlled the strings of power and only used her name in order to maintain power.
Alabama law said that you couldn't serve consecutive terms, so in 1971, after having been Governor from 1963-1967, Wallace was back for 8 years, till 1979, and in 1983, he was back again.
Fob James, another Alabama Governor, also a dyed-in-the-wool racist, played the same game. He switched to the GOP in his second term.
He was an absolute son of a bitch.
I presume "he" refers here to Wallace, not James... if it doesn't, it will after this:
George Wallace knew Lurleen had cancer when he put her up to it -- and she herself didn't. George and the doctor agreed to keep it from her. And when she found out, she was pissed.
Yes, [MENTION=41527]Pogo[/MENTION] - I meant George Wallace, and yes, your accounting of that part of the story is correct. Pearlman, in his book "Nixonland", recounts the whole thing in great detail, with private letters and official documents and tape recordings as his evidence. I was hoping that someone would add this detail. Not surprised that a smart guy like you were the one to do it.
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