Historically speaking, who SHOULD have been elected President? (but wasn't)

U.S. Election Altas ^ | September 5, 2001 | Billyboy

[Snow Bunny]

I voted for Bush and because I also realize that NO politican is going to do everything I think he should , on the whole picture I am ok with the things he has done. NOT ALL ! But most of the things Bush has done so far.

BUT, if I could vote for Rush Limbaugh that would be the very BEST man for the job.

[mafree]

Thanks for the ping BB.

Before more fully embracing conservatism I would have said that I wished Humphrey and McGovern had been elected president. Now, I'm starting to wish Goldwater and maybe even Wallace had won.

[BillyBoy]

I'm glad you've seen the light, and I agree with Goldwater...but I can't see why a black American would consider George "the racist Democrat" Wallace. This is the guy who stood in the front of the doorway of the University of Alabama in 1963 trying to deny enterance to black students who were LAWFULLY admitted to the school. He did "apologize" later, but that was just to get back support from the national DNC when he returned to office in the 70s and 80s. Wallace actually got increasing liberal over the years (then again, so did Goldwater, but for difference reasons-- ol' Barry remarried and his younger liberal wife turned him in a wussy old man. ;-)

[TKEman]

Ah. I think Henry Clay was far and away the better man in 1836 and for the other years he ran for President. Webster? The man had no chance whatsoever outside of New England.

[BillyBoy]

One quick evenin' BUMP if anyone is interested is still interested in this thread.

[mafree]

...but I can't see why a black American would consider George "the racist Democrat" Wallace. This is the guy who stood in the front of the doorway of the University of Alabama in 1963 trying to deny enterance to black students who were LAWFULLY admitted to the school. He did "apologize" later, but that was just to get back support from the national DNC when he returned to office in the 70s and 80s...

I think I'm more inclined to support Wallace now in part because I did take his "repentance" at his word. More importantly, he was saying some things about busing and other aspects of forced integration that should have been better heeded at the time. I'm simply not an integrationist and feel that folks should be free to associate with whoever they will.

[M Kehoe]

I think I'm more inclined to support Wallace now in part because I did take his "repentance" at his word. More importantly, he was saying some things about busing and other aspects of forced integration that should have been better heeded at the time.

I'm not trying to offend my friends in Alabama, but George Wallace was a racist. I couldn't believe when he, as the governor of a state in this republic, denied admission to blacks at a public school.

I'm simply not an integrationist and feel that folks should be free to associate with whoever they will.

Of course. Because we are a free, market oriented, constitutional republic which is the reason diverse cultures and peoples can become great as one.

Now, if only the sheeple would learn economics.

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[BillyBoy]

Most southern DEMOCRATS (note the disclaimer, I didn't say most southerners) have historically been racists.

FORCEING blacking people to "intergrate" to white schools via busing is one thing-- it should not be allowed.

VOLUNTARY intergration is quite another. To deny people to voluntary intergate with whomever they want is violating the U.S. constiution.

This is also why I would vote for Strom Thurmond if he was running for President today, but not if he were running in 1948.

[BillyBoy]

>> The other thing is the men who never got to run. Robert Taft comes to mind. <<

Maybe we start a whole new thread: "Historically speaking, who SHOULD have been NOMINATED for President? (but wasn't)" ;-)