Making George Floyd’s death meaningless

I watched both the Republican and Democratic prime time conventions in their entirety. After watching the Republicans I was full of dread:

I just finished my first Reader Column since my own protest of Pete Stauber’s campaign. I had been feeling hopeful for America but the rioters have given our Showman-in-Chief his Nixon moment. That was the topic of my column. When I finished the rough draft my wife called me over for a blast from the past courtesy of historian Michael Beschloss’s twitter feed. It was this 1968 Nixon ad.

As I told a fellow on Facebook today I lived through Hubert Horatio Humphrey’s loss to Richard Nixon in 1968. Nixon prevailed on the strength of his criticisms of rioting. I saw the ad above many times through October. I explained that Nixon won despite having to run against George “segregation today, segregation tomorrow, Segregation forever” Wallace. Then I added: Donald Trump doesn’t have to worry about losing any votes to George Wallace.

About the author

Harry is a ferociously good natured eccentric in Duluth Minnesota who detests traitors dressed up as Uncle Sam. You can find somewhat better edited writings of his at the Duluth Reader "contributors." page. The URL is:

https://duluthreader.com/contributors/h/84/284-harry-welty