Posted on 06/04/2020 2:54:55 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
In his later life, George Wallace repeatedly repented for his segregationist sins. And many, including some of his former foes, were willing to accept his apologies. Thus, for example, after Wallace's death, civil rights activist, former Freedom Rider, and now congressman John Lewis wrote a New York Times column entitled, "Forgiving George Wallace," which concluded with these words: "George Wallace deserves to be remembered for his effort to redeem his soul and in so doing to mend the fabric of American society."
But CNN commentator Bakari Sellers, it seems, is not the forgiving sort. On Tuesday's New Day, speaking of the use of force to clear protesters prior to President Trump's appearance in front of St. John's Episcopal Church, Sellers said:
"The only thing I could think of was George Wallace is probably looking 'up' at him with a smile."
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Lewis is a sell out... he's been betraying the movement for years.
It was LBJ who called in the National Guard to protect blacks over the objections of George Wallace
Dont confuse the issue with pesky facts. All that matters is George Wallace was white and was bad and Trump is white and is bad and military uniforms are bad especially white people in military uniforms, bad. Very, very bad.
Lewis helped usher in 'thug rule' in the black community by elevating ALL people who had been arrested - NOT just civil rights workers who were arrested on principle.
Big difference between non-violent resistance of the MLK variety and robbing a bank... or beating up a little old lady going to the bank to cash her Social Security check...
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