Oliver Willis spins for Salon after George Wallace shown as Republican
http://twitter.com/#!/DavidRutz/status/510427304053710848
This is a new article at Salon:
It's disgusting, and it's still about race: Southern Republicans simply don't want minorities to vote http://t.co/w4MfBYaTLI
— Salon.com (@Salon) September 12, 2014
In the photo above the story at the link, one of the “Republicans” pictured is George Wallace, former governor of Alabama and segregationist who was a Democrat. Wallace ran for U.S. president four times — three as a Democrat and once as an independent. Wallace was never a Republican, but don’t tell that to Salon:
@Salon – Hey uh. George Wallace was a Democrat. Might want to find a new picture. https://t.co/wmZYGtnnLL pic.twitter.com/oSoUumz2AV
— Trinitromethylbenzen (@smittie61984) September 12, 2014
Umm, George Wallace ran for President in 1976 as a Democrat, but I guess history is weird or something. pic.twitter.com/ZM7FqULF7W
— Matthew (@Matthops82) September 12, 2014
@Salon @owillis Ya….. "Republicans" —-> pic.twitter.com/udlzLguTfk
— EducatédHillbilly (@RobProvince) September 12, 2014
Media Matters’ Oliver Willis to the rescue:
@RobProvince i like that your sole takeaway is one democrat turned independent is in the picture and you learned nothing else
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) September 12, 2014
@owillis You keep track and point out dishonesty on one side if the media. I cover the other. ;).
— EducatédHillbilly (@RobProvince) September 12, 2014
@RobProvince yes but youre not even doing it right
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) September 12, 2014
“Doing it right” defined as allowing the Left to insinuate Wallace was a Republican?
@owillis Salon…. totes honest.
— EducatédHillbilly (@RobProvince) September 12, 2014
@owillis I'm 100% sure if a RWNJ wrote and article slamming Dems and used a Republican in the article you'd point it out.
— EducatédHillbilly (@RobProvince) September 12, 2014
@RobProvince wallace was a conservative dem who by the end had more in common w gop than dems but yolo
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) September 12, 2014
Got that? George Wallace was never a Republican but it’s acceptable to re-write history as long as it helps Dems force home a point.