Bernie loves George Wallace? Not really

First, the story from the Brattlesboro, Vermont, paper in 1972 that was breathlessly broadcast by the Washington Examiner?

Contra wingnuts on one side, and Hillbots and ConservaDems on the other, it doesn't say what it's claimed to say. He offers SOME praise to Wallace and none for his racial stances. Second, even that "some" is offered within the context of larger political issues.

Second, I'm not sure of the exact date of this video clip, but it's clearly sometime early-mid 70s, and Bernie explicitly calls Wallace a racist.



So, I'd say "let's stop this nonsense," but it won't.

The Examiner piece also mentioned some past background of Biden, so it's clearly just trolling to murk up Democratic waters.

BUT? The Hillbots, ConservaDems and DNC establishmentarian warriors were the ones most touting it.

So, as I said on Twitter last night, Bernie needs to invest some money into hiring some staff for self-directed oppo research. More of this stuff is going to get hauled up. That said, he quickly addressed this one soon after it popped up.

And, the story earns the Bernie of the 1970s an additional kudo. Like me today, he was back then calling NOT just for single payer, but a full-blown British style National Health Service.