Sarah Palin - the modern George Wallace without the focus on race?

[LVZ]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deepak-chopra/sarah-palin-spikes-the-te_b_452903.html

http://www.harpers.org/archive/2010/03/hbc-90006616

http://progressivenation.us/2010/02/26/is-sarah-palin-george-wallace-reincarnated/

http://bigthink.com/ideas/17306

http://services.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/st_20100227_4350.php

http://eforum.reviewjournal.com/lv/showpost.php?p=744722&postcount=91



Sarah Palin and George Wallace populism - Better articles, comparisons, discussions, links, etc. ??

[provis99]

1. George Wallace was prettier.

Other than that, they're about the same.

[LVZ]

9. Agreed - I never understood the right-wing fascination with her appearance. n/t

[madinmaryland]

2. No comparison. Wallace was able to organize his racist thoughts very well. Palin...

can't organize a simple thought without screwing it up.

[DavidDvorkin]

3. Wallace had a great change of heart.

[LVZ]

8. Yes, it seems that it required him to become a victim of violence himself before he changed ... n/t

[Raine]

13. Even that wouldn't change Palin IMO nt

:yoiks:

[bullwinkle428]

4. The race focus is still there, only a tad more subtle.

[MineralMan]

5. Palin's backers are racists enough for anyone.

[arbusto_baboso]

6. Precisely. It's just that they're now (barely) intelligent enough to conceal the racism.

At least to the casual observer.

[jpak]

7. Bullshit

Wallace could ride a bicycle backwards

I'd pay a dollar to see Palin do that.

yup

[Ikonoklast]

10. Wallace was a very astute politician, canny, and no dummy.

Palin is none of them

Vain, grasping, narcissistic, and, well, not so smart.

[upi402]

11. Wallace turned

Sarah Palin will go to hell as she is.

BushCo and all neocons can and will join her for all the misery they have created.
The blood on their hands wont wash off, even though thy made others bloody their hands on their behalf.
Their Jesus would be pissed, and they can twist that socialist's message all they want - it wont work.

[opihimoimoi]

12. Palin is an expidient Grifter Peterette