Spike Lee on George Wallace

Lisa Kennedy asks Spike Lee about his interview with infamous Alabama Governor George Wallace at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, MD.

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[TheCaliCapitalist]

The fact ofthe matter is George Wallace was appealing to the prejudices conservative in America have that will never go away. Just like republicans do today. He may not have believed what he was saying but he knew that appealing to the bigotry that conservatives in Alabama had he would win. Just like today's republicans.

[MasterWooten]

@kalai131 Its sinful to hate anybody. My problem is with those who act as though it is the ONLY or WORST sin out there. Me thinks such persons are speaking from a point of personal interest and are sounding the "whoa is me" chord too loudly.

[xcalabur18]

And Idaho? You really are bringing that up? There're like 500 people that live there. Is it even still a state? You better start feeding your arguments some vitamins because they are beyond weak. Discussion over.

[xcalabur18]

@ kalai: wow looks like you have tons of time on your hands with which to respond to my comments. I, on the other hand, dont sit around and collect my free Obama money so all I'll say is: wow, you are naive. Wake up and look at the big picture. Oh wait, I guess in your mind I need to be sympathetic to a millionaire member of a race that brought us hip-hop, mainstream weed smoking and ghettos. Oh, and the peanut I guess too. Such valuable contributions to American society. Gimme a break. 

[kalai131]

@youngprofessor gun toting? they don't know what they're doing, they can't fight. those cowards put in no work, they wouldn't fuck with any hood in america, guaranteed, they'll get ambushed and picked off very fast.

[kalai131]

@MasterWooten it is sinful to hate anyone that has been through slavery, modern day lynchings and discrimination, that's why the civil rights movement came into play.

[kalai131]

@xcalabur18 150 yrs ago? huh? lol, go live in Iowa, Idaho, Wyoming, its happening today, there is no 150 yrs ago, because Muhammad Ali fought against racism as early as the 1960's, hell Larry Holmes hired security to protect his home because he got racist threats and someone bombed his mailbox in the 1980's. there is no 150 yrs ago bigot, if you got so much problems with race, get your ass to Idaho and eat pig shit for the rest of your life, you can rot there for all I care.

[kalai131]

@xcalabur18 how is it racist to be fighting back? its called being a renegade warrior, and being a counter bully. are americans racist for wanting justice after the terrorists attacked the world trade center during 9/11? you're just a racist suffering from elitism thinking that once you bark people are going to bow down, it doesn't work that way, you have to SEE YOURSELF in other people, They think just like you would if someone attacked your family and there was no justice.

[kalai131]

@xcalabur18 racist, eh? where is the accountability? the only white people in America that can say fuck you to anyone who talks about race is Russians, because they lost at least 10-12 million people from world war 2, and stalin's regime. but american WHITES, NEVER! boy NEVER! you guys started the KKK, Aryan Nation, and killed millions of black people through racism, you should be ashamed of yourselves, no human is stupid enough to keep taking punishment and not fight back, they are fighting

[kadees21]

@xcalabur18 Too late, I think people already paid to see his movies, he doesn't need anymore money. Oh and he's not a racist.