Increases in education, the establishment of Community Colleges around the state that would be accessible to individuals who cannot afford to go to the university of alabama, but they could attend the Community College for a couple of years, maybe get a tech degree or whatever. Education was a big part of it. The underlying force of this passion for governor wallace was, at least in the 1960s, was the race issue. Our first call on George Wallace comes from michigan. You are on the contenders. We are live from montgomery alabama. Thank you very much. What appeal did governor wallace have to white ethnic, and religious groups like jews, catholics, etc. , outside of the south and the urban areas . Also, what did he take of senator goldwater . Senator goldwater was also against the civil rights stuff. Thank you very much. He did have a remarkable appeal to ethnic, particularly first generation, eastern europeans. He did not have the baggage of being antisemitic and of being antiforeign. Wh
I love you, too. I sure do. Oh. I thought you were a she. Youre a he. Oh, pie goodness. When he was in california, anarchists laid down and threatened his personal safety. The president of the United States. I want to tell you if you elect me the president and i go to california, or i come to arkansas, and some of them lie down in front of my automobile, it will be the last time they want to lie down in front of it. Were joined here in the Governors Mansion, in front of the Governors Mansion, in montgomery, alabama, two miles south of downtown montgomery by dan carter. Biographer of George Wallace the politics of rage, his book. Dr. Carter, in your book, you describe George Wallace as the most influential loser of the 20th century. What do you mean by that . Well, certainly of the 20th century, and the period since world war ii, to the rise of conservatism, i cant think of anyone who was more influential, not so much in creating ideas but as showing that there was a tremendous amount o
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Carl elliott came through. He was many things. He was a president. He was a congressman from 1948 until 1964. Carl elliott was born very poor in northwest alabama. At the depths of the depression, he came to the university with two dollars . 60 and his property and a 25 check he had been given. When he arrived and presented himself to the president and said you said anybody could come here, the president looked at his finances and said not you. Nightt out and spent the under a truck. They found him the next day and took him back to the president and the president said if you wanted that badly, we will find a way for you to get an education. President of the student body and got a law degree. The first of his family to receive a college degree. He actually ran for accounting judgeship and lost. In 1948, he ran against the fourtime incumbent congressman and defeated the fourtime incumbent congressman. He began his congressional career. Very few members of the house of representatives eve
Executive amnesty. In a showdown house vote 51 republicans said no to their speaker and the threeweek plan failed worrying gop moderates. The biggest danger is if somehow dhs closes and we have some sort of terrorist incident and then people blame the republican party. Reporter democrats are already calling republicans reckless. You dont like an executive order, oppose it. Do not undermine the safety of the american people. Reporter but a dhs disruption now looks inevitable. Speaker boehner told house members to stay in town. Senators are still around. But what they can or will do before or after midnight remains unclear. Im Steve Handelsman news4. Meet the press Moderator Chuck Todd zwroins s joins us to explain. What does this mean . Its not midnight let yet. I think the house leaders have said prepare for more votes tonight. They dont have a plan c, though. Plan a was to try to jam the president , that didnt work and jam the senate. Plan b was the threeweek extension, which i unld w