Would George C. Wallace Have Voted for Obama?

Posted by Staff, AlterNet at 3:12 PM on November 5, 2008.

Peggy Wallace Kennedy: my dad, George Wallace, might have backed Barack Obama.

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Interesting commentary by Peggy Wallace Kennedy, the daughter of George C. Wallace over at CNN:

After a few moments, the woman leaned into me and spoke almost in a conspiratorial whisper. "I never thought I would live to see the day when a black would be running for president. I know your daddy must be rolling over in his grave."

Not having the heart or the energy to respond, I gave her bony arm a slight squeeze, turned and walked away. As I put the remnants of the graveyard spray in the trunk of my car, I assumed that she had not bothered to notice the Barack Obama sticker on my bumper.

When I was a young voter and had little interest in politics, my father would mark my ballot for me. As I thought about the woman in the cemetery, I mused that if he were alive and I had made the same request for this election, there would be a substantial chance, though not a certainty, that he would put an "X" by Obama's name.

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Your Father has been redeemed [Report this comment] Posted by: Prairie Waif on Nov 6, 2008 9:41 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] As a daughter, you watched the evolution of your Father's heart, the woman who whispered in your ear, was not there to see that change. It is sad that her heart has not grown or changed; sad that so much of The United States of America feels the same way. Please continue to spread your family story and that hope of change is available for even the hardest hearts and stubborn minds. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] A 50 year old (or thereabout)... [Report this comment] Posted by: Bbear41 on Nov 7, 2008 10:12 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] ...Neibor declared that he culdn't vote fr a n****r. His circa 80 parents vted for Obama [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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