Opinion of George Wallace

[JerryArkansas]

What do you think of George Wallace.  I will do a FF, since he renounced all of his views, but he should not have done what he did for the reasons he did them.

[7,052,770]

Still an HP, even though most segregationists are much worse.

[Goldwater]

Still an HP, even though most segregationists are much worse.

[SWE]

Still an HP, even though most segregationists are much worse.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Love that guy.

[MATTROSE94]

Still an HP, even though most segregationists are much worse.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Lean HP, due to leaving a certain legacy behind. Of course his apology is a redeeming factor.

[TDAS04]

Still an HP, even though most segregationists are much worse.

Yes, including Thurmond. 

[Phony Moderate]

He was never really a segregationist at heart; it was an attention-whoring phase he went through during the 60s. I suppose, in a way, he can be seen as an American Enoch Powell - not the monster he's often made out to be but still an HP overall.

[All Along The Watchtower]

Generally not a fan of racist political opportunism.

[Miles]

FF.

[Wake Me Up When The Hard Border Ends]

Better than Thurmond, still an HP though.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

HP (sane).  He may have repented, but that doesn't mean much to me.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Horrible person. He wasn't always a racist-he ran in 1958 as a moderate and in 1962 changed his tune. He was a filthy fire breathing opportunist.

[Dr. Cynic]

He was an asshole.

[ElectionsGuy]

Horrible

[nolesfan2011]

Still an HP, even though most segregationists are much worse.

He had other repugnant views besides racism, like opposing hippies

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Still an HP, even though most segregationists are much worse.

He had other repugnant views besides racism, like opposing hippies

I'm wearing a Grateful Dead shirt right now, and even I hate hippies (at least the political ones...)

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Pandering to racists is itself an HP thing to do even for people who aren't uniquely racist themselves. His repentance mitigates it, but not by nearly enough.

Still an HP, even though most segregationists are much worse.

He had other repugnant views besides racism, like opposing hippies

'Opposing hippies' is really not a 'repugnant view' in the same way that racism is.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Still an HP, even though most segregationists are much worse.

He had other repugnant views besides racism, like opposing hippies

Because hippies are objectively good and if we don't like them, we're bad. Boo frickety hoo.

[Maxwell]

Generally not a fan of racist political opportunism.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Still an HP, even though most segregationists are much worse.

He had other repugnant views besides racism, like opposing hippies

Because hippies are objectively good and if we don't like them, we're bad. Boo frickety hoo.

Gotta admit they had good music tastes though.

[RogueBeaver]

Generally not a fan of racist political opportunism.