George Wallace's daughter on Obama---interesting commentary

[goodgd_yall]

She writes:

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George Wallace and other Southern governors of his ilk stood defiantly in the 1950s and '60s in support of racial segregation, a culture of repression, violence and denial of basic human rights.

Their actions and the stark images of their consequences that spread across the world galvanized the nation and gave rise to a cry for an end to the American apartheid. The firestorms that were lit in Birmingham, Oxford, Memphis, Tuscaloosa, Montgomery, Little Rock and Selma were a call to arms to which the people responded.

And now a new call to arms has sounded as Americans face another assault on freedom. For if the stand in the schoolhouse door was a defining moment for George Wallace, then surely the aftermath of Katrina and the invasion of Iraq will be the same for George W. Bush.

The trampling of individual freedoms and his blatant contempt for the rights of the average American may not have been as obvious as an ax-handle-wielding governor, but Bush's insidiousness and piety have made him much more dangerous.

Healing must come, hope will be our lodestar, humility will reshape the American conscience, and honesty in both word and deed will refresh and invigorate America, and having Barack Obama to lead will give us back our power to heal.

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More at:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/03/wallace.kennedy.obama/index.html

[BrklynLiberal]

1. I read an article about George Wallace that surprised me.

It said that he had started out his career as a much more moderate person...but after being whipped by a very Segregationist opponent he made a decision to become more fiery and anti-integration in order to further his career.
That is so sad at so many different levels..

[nomorenomore08]

2. Reminds me a lot of McCain - started out as a decent guy, became a Fascist for political expediency.

It is sad, indeed...