Milwaukee, Wis. — In an interview with National Review Online, Reverend Jesse Jackson called Governor Scott Walker an “Old South” politican and compared him to former Alabama governor (and Democrat) George Wallace, who was known for his segregationist views. “This is Old South politics,” he said of Walker’s reforms. “These two men assumed the same position on attacking voting rights, on right to work laws, and on tax cuts for the weathly. That’s the way things were done in the Old South.”

He added that he does not believe that Walker is a racist — “that would be an irresponsible thing to say.”

Indeed.