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McCain’s True Colors
Posted by Clif on 11/28/05 at 8:44 am
Category: Loathsome Republicans
If anybody truly thinks that John McCain is a different kind of Republican, they can now file that away with common misconceptions (perhaps next to the misconception that George Bush is an amiable dunce). Last week John McCain flew down to Alabama to campaign in three cities for George Wallace Jr., who is running for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama. Little George hasn’t fallen far from the tree because he has twice addressed a racist hate group — the Council of Conservative Citizens — most recently having addressed their 2005 convention. The CCC is classified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a “hate group.”
Wallace was unapologetic about his two appearances before the hate group. According to this article in the Montgomery Advertiser, Wallace had this to say:
He said he does not research every group that invites him to speak and that his speech is always the same, “about public service and our family’s legacy.”
Wallace’s claim that he didn’t research the CCC is, of course, completely disingenuous because anybody living in Alabama knows exactly who they are and what they stand for.
McCain, choosing not to offend racists everywhere, had no comment on why he was supporting someone associated with the racist group.
UPDATE: The good folks at The Progressive linked to this post. They also linked in the same post to über-bloggers Atrios, Shake’s Sis, and Pam’s House Blend, which puts me in more reputable company than I deserve.
