That's a blatant lie. As I posted in another thread about this, Zell was Georgia state senator from 1961-1965; then was out of politics until 1975, when he was elected lieutenant governor. Lester Maddox was elected governor in 1966, and served one term, then one term at lieutenant governor until 1974. So they weren't even in office at the same time!
Could he have meant that Zell "learned at Maddox's knee," so to speak?
This moderate Pubbie thinks Gergen is a useful idiot for the Left. He frankly really isn't very bright. Sad really.
"idiot Gergen says Zell's speech was close to "hate speech" and that Zell used to work for Lester Maddox, a man of hate."
Gergen is a "Rockerfellah" republican that always kowtowed to the Liberals and meet them for drinks afterwards. He and they secretly resents Reagan, Gingrich and W.'s sucess at winning the he presidency and congress.
Zell is the kind of man these country clud types run to when the fighting breaks out and whine when the "girl" runs to the hero instead of them.