McCain channelling George Wallace for the "base?" Seems he's well acquainted with the strategy. Remember this?
November 18, 2005
McCain and George Wallace, Jr.
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As part of his tour of the Deep South, Sen. John McCain is set to endorse AL LG candidate George Wallace, Jr. (R). Those unfamiliar with Wallace will wonder: is the younger man a chip off the father's block? So is McCain campaigning for a guy who holds controversial views on race?
The liberal Southern Poverty Law Center says Wallace recently addressed the Council of Conservative Citizens, a group that skirts the boundary of polite discourse on race (to say the least.)
Wallace told the AP: "There is nothing hateful about those people I've seen."
Here are two mission statements from the CCC's website: "We believe that the United States derives from and is an integral part of European civilization and the European people and that the American people and government should remain European in their composition and character. We also oppose all efforts to mix the races of mankind, to promote non-white races over the European-American people through so-called "affirmative action" and similar measures, to destroy or denigrate the European-American heritage, including the heritage of the Southern people, and to force the integration of the races."
...... Observers of the state politics say he's been a careful steward of his father's legacy, warts and all.
John Weaver, a top McCain adviser, tells us: "George Wallace Jr., is an enlightened progressive leader who always speaks of tolerance and carries forth his father's views at the end of his life. He has strong support across the racial and political spectrum." [MARC AMBINDER]