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In Reply to: RE: Maybe you're..... posted by afilado on August 27, 2007 at 13:32:24
And "headlines"? The guy's been dead for ten years. Surely that's enough time for a little historical perspective. And that perspective shows that he ran his political career on a racist, states-rights platform that worked well enough in backwoodsGeorgiaAlabama in the 60's, but he was either too ignorant or politically blind to see that it wouldn't play on a national stage. Only when he was physically brought to a condition where he had to constantly feel smaller than those around his was he able to admit that perhaps that line of reasoning wasn't, perhaps, the best way to go.I suppose south of the Mason/Dixon line there are people still holding up GW as an icon of intellectual thought. I imagine, within certain circles, Jeffrey Dahmer is looked upon as a top-flight gourmet. But for the rest of us, George Wallace was a dumb-ass cracker bigot, who we'd no more use as an example of advanced intellect than we would a tree stump.
'The smartest man in the room'. L-O-friggin-L. GW in a room full of dogs wouldn't hold that title.
Edits: 08/27/07Follow Ups:
"Only when he was physically brought to a condition where he had to constantly feel smaller than those around his was he able to admit that perhaps that line of reasoning wasn't, perhaps, the best way to go."
Perhaps he knew he was closer to meeting his maker, and wanted to "clear" some things off the record.
And btw, I agree with your post. Amazing the power of humility, eh?
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And I offered many times to overcome that.
...butt. Not THAT George Wallace!! You crack me up! You are so naive and slight in the brain you're now off in a world of mistaken invention.
However, It is sad matter that you talk so approvingly about THE OTHER man's assassination. Calling it "physically brought to a condition..." is Powermatically prejudicial and exceedingly insensitive.
He was shot seven times and crippled. He lived for years in constant, agonizing pain. You and Powermatic revel in that, huh? You think he deserved that for thinking differently from you? You might be as deserving in the minds of some. It's a kindness to call you hippokrit.
That's the prejudice I was speculating about in Powermatic. It now shows itself as fact for both of you.
George Wallace, the politician, did finally see the light, renouncing his meanness and stupidity, something that yet neither of you have been thoughtful enough to do.
Powermatic spewed off for paragraphs on the WRONG man and then demeaned the whole of everyone below the Mason-Dixon line. Now that's prejudice! And he did it all so eagerly under a high-minded false assumption. Unbelievable.
And that stuff about cannibals. Bizarre! That could only come from a mind that is crippled. And I bet he's never been shot in the head. It's natural for him. Yeah, his criticism of the south really can be taken seriously. By people like you. Only.
You two bozos are truly monkeys in your own little worlds. You live in a pain of your own making. In a world of oblivion. In the ghettos of your minds.
I retract my offer of friendship with you. I won't be friends with such an ugly-spirited person.
By the way, for your benefit and Powermatic's the real George Wallace who said he was the "smartest man in the room" is George Wallace the BLACK comedian. LOL. I use that story to expose racists such as you and your sorry buddy. Get it? Two George Wallaces. One white, one black.
For your information, I am a black man. The two George Wallaces and I are all smarter and profoundly more egalitarian than you and your inadvertent, lobe-light acquaintance, Powermatic. You two deserve each other. You are pitiful. Pitiful. Did I say pitiful.
Now, in honor of this forum, I will say that I am doing research for a screenplay about the nature of your kind on the internet.
Give me more material, sucker. Hey, where's my tea?
Powermatic was discussing the George Wallace of the South. Frankly, I could care less which one you were discussing. I believe that he and I are free to discuss whatever George Wallace we could like. Don't you hate those people who butt in to conversations?
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fool me. Not the 10-year-old-girl "gotcha" (which, until proven otherwise, I'll assume is bullshit-I mean, who asks a comedian, "sarcastically" or otherwise, if 'he thinks he's the smartest man in the room'), but that it took me this long to realize you're a delusional psychopath. That post was beyond odd-that lil' baby went roaring across the border and straight ahead to Bizzaroville.I could go on and on about the weird, out-of-context, assumptions you're bullying out of my Wallace facts and opinions, or that you're either unable or pretending not to see the link between my Wallace-as-genius, Dahmer-as-food-critic comparison, but frankly, this is entering the world of the bizarre and mentally unstable. Sort of like Polanski's 'Tenant'-and man, you are the 'tenant'. Sorry, but I've got a nice life in the world of reality, so I really don't have time for this. Just imagine me backing verrry sloowwwly awwaaay. Wow........
Oh, but good luck on that "screenplay". Really looking forward to that. Have your people call my people-love to hear your pitch! Ciao!
Maybe I could have given a more objective reading to your original comment. Sorry for that.Your analysis is faulty but it is yours. I still disagree with some specifics from you.
You got caught up in my efforts to rid myself of the others. I admitted to using excessive means, even though I repeatedly tried to turn it all towards higher ground. It became an compounded absurdity, all the original contexts becoming lost as new people became involved.
I regret that it was unattractive to readers.
Well, thanks for your measured corrective. I'll use it for my own withdrawal from the situation.
You.
Not THAT George Wallace, doofus. Trap sprung. LOL.
Besides, I'm talking about one statement which you can only fluster about. Address that or shut up. Always stick to the subject and you'll appear more credible.
Metaphor. Look it up. And go to a real dictionary, not your usual Wiki trip.
Let's see now: YOU, jamesgarvin, clarkjohnson and EBerlin. Against poor little me. And I'm still typing with one hand behind my back. This hilarious. I'm beginning to be entertained.
By the way, I enjoyed your comments about "Rescue Dawn". I think Christian Bale is becoming a big league film actor. He's in this new western "3:10 To Yuma". I'm ready for a good western, how about you?
"You"
Yeah, I'm the one using a late, unlamented racist southern gov to shore up my arguments.
"Not THAT George Wallace, doofus. Trap sprung. LOL."
I am here to learn. Just who is this mental giant with the unfortunate luck to be saddled with the same moniker as one of the most despicable politicians of the twentieth century. And, apparently, had the wherewithal to rise above that sad happenstance. Somehow, I feel you're trying to toss clinkers on the coal pile with words like "trap sprung", LOL, and of course, "doofus".
And speaking of "doofus", come on. What's next, meeting out by the bike racks after school?
"Besides, I'm talking about one statement which you can only fluster about. Address that or shut up. Always stick to the subject and you'll appear more credible."
Are you sure you know how this whole 'internets' thing works? I was referring to your statement quoted here:
"As to displays of superiority, intelligence and so on, I'm reminded of a George Wallace story when he faced a room full of reporters. One asked him, sarcastically, if he felt he was the smartest man in the world. Wallace replied, "No, but I am sure as hell the smartest man in this room."
Credibility, yes indeed, as in taking responsibility for your own writing.
Try it, it'll feel oh-so-good.
"Metaphor. Look it up. And go to a real dictionary, not your usual Wiki trip."
Maybe I need a little more context, or a bit of explanation, but are you now saying that you see George Wallace, not just the man but the name alone as a metaphor for a higher realm of thinking? As in, to paraphrase L. Frank Baum's Scarecrow, "If I only had a George Wallace"?
We are still talking about your GW quote,right?
Or do you mean my Dahmer reference. Actually, more of a simile. Sorry.
Or, is this just your helpfully supplying me with a list of new words, in an effort to 'increase my word power'. If so, thanks for the kind consideration, but I'm good to go, I try to work the Times crossword several times a week (and, yes, I'll admit, usually Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. What can I say, doing the best I can)
As far as "Wiki trip", is that a nice beach to go to when you get to Hawaii?
"By the way, I enjoyed your comments about "Rescue Dawn". I think Christian Bale is becoming a big league film actor. He's in this new western "3:10 To Yuma". I'm ready for a good western, how about you?"
Thanks. Let's get this bullshit settled and we can talk about actual movies. Who knew that the kid from 'Empire of the Sun' would end up being noticed, not for being passed-out drunk in front of The Viper Room, but for studying his craft? (As an aside, "Empire..." was a greatly underrated movie.)
And I'd enjoy a nice conversation about "3:10 to Yuma". You know, one of the great western titles (tells a story in four words), a really good Western in it's first iteration (Glenn Ford as a bad guy, and of course the steady Van Heflin, who apparently was Hollywood's go-to guy when you needed a salt-of-the-earth, high-morals dirt farmer) and, yeah, has me looking forward to the new one. I'm not saying I'm as giddy as clarkjohnsen in a new communion dress, but I'm pretty excited nonetheless.
vaya con dios
You're much smarter than I could ever dream of being! I give up.
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