Your opinion of Orval Faubus

[Joe Republic]

Should be pretty one-sided, I hope.

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

Very horrible person, but like George Wallace - he wasn't the worst out there.  He was just a vote whore who lacked principle, not really a leading racist.

[Gabu]

Should be pretty one-sided, I hope.

Somehow I doubt that it will be.

[afleitch]

Horrible. At least Wallace recanted his position, one that was no where as near as bad as Faubus.

[© tweed]

Didn't Faubus come out of retirement in 1986 in an unsuccessful attempt to try to unseat Governor Clinton?

[Frodo]

Didn't Faubus come out of retirement in 1986 in an unsuccessful attempt to try to unseat Governor Clinton?

Not that I know of -there is no mention of him reentering politics after losing in the 1978 Democratic gubernatorial primary to Bill Clinton, according to this article.

[© tweed]

Didn't Faubus come out of retirement in 1986 in an unsuccessful attempt to try to unseat Governor Clinton?

Not that I know of -there is no mention of him reentering politics after losing in the 1978 Democratic gubernatorial primary to Bill Clinton, according to this article.

"Faubus was elected governor of Arkansas six times and served in the post for twelve years. After the 1965 Voting Act, making it easier for African Americans to vote, Faubus political career came to an end. Attempts in 1970, 1974 and 1986 all ended in failure. Orval Faubus died of cancer in December 1994."

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAfaubus.htm

[J. J.]

There was a spoof of "Rock Me Amadeus" called "Rock Me Oral Fabus" in 1986.

[WalterMitty]

horrible.

i heard a story once that late in his life an interviewer asked him if there was anything in his life he regretted all he could mention was once he accidently ran over one of his dogs with a car.

[Alcon]

Horrible.

[Frodo]

Didn't Faubus come out of retirement in 1986 in an unsuccessful attempt to try to unseat Governor Clinton?

Not that I know of -there is no mention of him reentering politics after losing in the 1978 Democratic gubernatorial primary to Bill Clinton, according to this article.

"Faubus was elected governor of Arkansas six times and served in the post for twelve years. After the 1965 Voting Act, making it easier for African Americans to vote, Faubus political career came to an end. Attempts in 1970, 1974 and 1986 all ended in failure. Orval Faubus died of cancer in December 1994."

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAfaubus.htm

If you knew the answer to your own question, why did you ask it?

[Gabu]

Hmm, okay, this is pretty one-sided after all.

[© tweed]

Didn't Faubus come out of retirement in 1986 in an unsuccessful attempt to try to unseat Governor Clinton?

Not that I know of -there is no mention of him reentering politics after losing in the 1978 Democratic gubernatorial primary to Bill Clinton, according to this article.

"Faubus was elected governor of Arkansas six times and served in the post for twelve years. After the 1965 Voting Act, making it easier for African Americans to vote, Faubus political career came to an end. Attempts in 1970, 1974 and 1986 all ended in failure. Orval Faubus died of cancer in December 1994."

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAfaubus.htm

If you knew the answer to your own question, why did you ask it?

I didn't, I found that link after I asked the question.

[jokerman]

He was a great man -a man of the people.  He initiated some very progressive reforms and greatly improved the state of Arkansas' healthcare system.

Unfortunately the yankee propaganda is prevailing in this thread.  Where is StatesRights?

[Emsworth]

He was a great man -a man of the people.

A man of the white people, you mean.

[jokerman]

He was a great man -a man of the people.

A man of the white people, you mean.

His Populist Economic programs helped all people of all races.

[Emsworth]

His Populist Economic programs helped all people of all races.

One cannot simply ignore his support of segregation.

[Joe Republic]

Unfortunately the yankee propaganda is prevailing in this thread.  Where is StatesRights?

I don't think can anybody can help you now.  You're just going to have to go ahead and defend your comments yourself.

[Max Power]

Horrible, horrible, horrible man. Unfortunately, we had had to put up with trash like him for much of the 1870s-1970s.

[Jake]

Pretty much the biggest freedom fighter ever.

[Alcon]

Cosmo Kramer and Jake -

So, folks, how are we defending racism in the name of economic progressivism today?

[??????????]

He was a great man -a man of the people.  He initiated some very progressive reforms and greatly improved the state of Arkansas' healthcare system.

Unfortunately the yankee propaganda is prevailing in this thread.  Where is StatesRights?

Well I don't know lots about the man, never really studied him. But if the first part you say is true my opinion of him shot up quite a bit. I voted option 1 for the record.

[Alcon]

He was a great man -a man of the people.  He initiated some very progressive reforms and greatly improved the state of Arkansas' healthcare system.

Unfortunately the yankee propaganda is prevailing in this thread.  Where is StatesRights?

Well I don't know lots about the man, never really studied him. But if the first part you say is true my opinion of him shot up quite a bit. I voted option 1 for the record.

He was a socialist and you like him for that?

OK.

[Sam Spade]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orval_Faubus

[??????????]

He was a great man -a man of the people.  He initiated some very progressive reforms and greatly improved the state of Arkansas' healthcare system.

Unfortunately the yankee propaganda is prevailing in this thread.  Where is StatesRights?

Well I don't know lots about the man, never really studied him. But if the first part you say is true my opinion of him shot up quite a bit. I voted option 1 for the record.

He was a socialist and you like him for that?

OK.

Not really a socialist. He improved the overall state of Arkansas with these measures and I generally do not oppose such things at the state level.