KatDawg wrote: Just finished Diana, In Search of Herself. I highly recommend it. The woman was bat **** crazy. Great book for anyone dealing with a borderline personality person. Really brings the disorder to life.

Just started All In, which is a book about corporate culture change.

1) no guy would or should be caught reading that

2) I can think of several in the rant that should

olecowboy wrote:

TheShank wrote:
Things were much different in the early 70's as you know. There was still segregation in the south and a lot of resistance to intergration. The Black Civil Rights movement was relatively new .

(ahem!) there was more resistance to desegregation in Boston and Philadelphia than almost anywhere in the "South," as you put it.

read you some history, son, then we'll talk.

Yes there was resistance to busing nationwide and intergration. But none more so than in states like Alabama. I think the point I was trying to make is , in the late 60's and early 70's, the old south was very much alive and well. Much more , than now.
In the context of To Kill a Mockingbird.

Civil unrest was on the news everynight. So we can agree no , that today's kids live in a much different world then those who grew up in those times ? Yes though, you are correct, there was strong opposition to intregration in the north also. But imo, more-so related to federal government imposing its will on states. I think the reasons in the south leaned more toward historical reasons, than to simply intregration.

In the words of Governor G. Wallace ."In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever."  Inaugural speech in 1963 given standing on a star where Confedrate president Jefferson Davis was sworn in 102 years earlier.

And 9 years later this "crazy cracker" was a viable Democractic presidential candidate.

I say viable because against George McGovern, Hubert Humphrey, John Lindsay and a gaggle of pretenders the bar is set pretty low.  Bonzo the chimp would be viable in that field.

Of course being gunned down by Artie Bremer brought that to an untimely halt but Wallace was actually polling well up to that point.

Sometimes you just don't realize how much the world had changed over 40 years.

brett wrote: I'm finally finishing up the The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series.  I'm about 30 pages away from the end of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest.

I couldn't finish that book.  I don't get what people see in it?

The Bible and Killing Kennedy by Bill O'Reilly.Just finished Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly(movie is on National Geographic Channel @8:00pm tomorrow )

HarleyD wrote: And 9 years later this "crazy cracker" was a viable Democractic presidential candidate.

I say viable because against George McGovern, Hubert Humphrey, John Lindsay and a gaggle of pretenders the bar is set pretty low.  Bonzo the chimp would be viable in that field.

Of course being gunned down by Artie Bremer brought that to an untimely halt but Wallace was actually polling well up to that point.

Sometimes you just don't realize how much the world had changed over 40 years.

Pretty much was crazy stubborn. I will give him this. He had a belief that ran contrary to what most of America thought was right. But he stuck to his guns. And I don't think anyone could accuse him of being dishonest or chicken sh.t. 

He was quote gold , the citizens of Alabama loved him. Black and white. Well..maybe not so much the black. I still remember him standing in the door-way blocking it. Not moving until the Attorney General informed him he was ordered to stand down by President Kennedy.

The Joy of Hate by Greg Gutfeld.

HarleyD wrote: And 9 years later this "crazy cracker" was a viable Democractic presidential candidate.

I say viable because against George McGovern, Hubert Humphrey, John Lindsay and a gaggle of pretenders the bar is set pretty low.  Bonzo the chimp would be viable in that field.

Of course being gunned down by Artie Bremer brought that to an untimely halt but Wallace was actually polling well up to that point.

Sometimes you just don't realize how much the world had changed over 40 years.

I thought he ran as an independent with the American Independent Party.

Just finished The Last Boy.........about Mickey Mantle. I thought it was very well done. I came away appreciating his talent...........and also the impression that he was a pig. Treated women terribly and was backwards in society.

bankone wrote:

HarleyD wrote: And 9 years later this "crazy cracker" was a viable Democractic presidential candidate.

I say viable because against George McGovern, Hubert Humphrey, John Lindsay and a gaggle of pretenders the bar is set pretty low.  Bonzo the chimp would be viable in that field.

Of course being gunned down by Artie Bremer brought that to an untimely halt but Wallace was actually polling well up to that point.

Sometimes you just don't realize how much the world had changed over 40 years.

I thought he ran as an independent with the American Independent Party.

That is correct , in 1968 he ran under the independent party.After that he ran on the democratic ticket twice, 1972,1976.