They’re building a bridge over the Potomac for all the white liberals fleeing to Virginia.
Meaning of the quote
This quote suggests that some white people who have liberal political views are moving from the Washington D.C. area to the state of Virginia, and the government is building a bridge to help them do this. The speaker, George C. Wallace, seems to be criticizing or making fun of these people for leaving one place for another.
More quotes from George C. Wallace
They’re building a bridge over the Potomac for all the white liberals fleeing to Virginia.
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If any demonstrator ever lays down in front of my car, it’ll be the last car he’ll ever lay down in front of.
After much prayerful consideration, I feel that I must say I have climbed my last political mountain.
Sure, I look like a white man. But my heart is as black as anyone’s here.
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