Talk:An Assassin's Diary

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This was added by AnAmericanThinker a few months ago (edit link):

However, other sources shed light on a different Arthur Bremer. Those examples are as follows:

A 113-page portion of Bremer's diary was published in 1973 as An Assassin's Diary; it covers the period from April 4, 1972—which, incidentally, was the day on which George McGovern won the Wisconsin primary—to the day before he shot Wallace and Bremer's subsequent arrest. The motive for Bremer's assassination attempt on Governor Wallace in 1972 can be inferred by his own words. Based on the racist ideologies that Wallace had at the time, Bremer wrote an entry in his diary that Wallace (had he been assassinated) would not have even been buried in Washington among those he called "snobs." Neither would an assassination of Wallace have interrupted television programs in Russia and/or Europe, due to his lack of notoriety. Another entry that Bremer made in his diary was about his admiration for an African-American woman named Velvalea Hortense Rodgers, known as "Vel" Phillips (February 18, 1923 – April 17, 2018). She was an American attorney, politician, jurist, and Civil Rights activist, who served as an alderperson and judge in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and as Secretary of State of Wisconsin (1978-1982).

Often, Vel Phillips was the first woman and/or African-American in her position. She was the first African-American woman to graduate from the University of Wisconsin Law School. Further evidence shows that the motive of Arthur Bremer in his assassination attempt on Governor Wallace was his reference to Wallace at his 1996 parole hearing. He referred to Wallace as a "segregationist dinosaur"[18] (in other words a brute) to commute his sentence. Moreover, Bremer kept a low profile before and after prison, and while in prison for 35 years, and he was a model inmate who worked as an educational aide. He also turned down offers before and after prison that would have made him rich and famous. Therefore, his motive to assassinate the governor was not for attention but conviction.

I removed this for being OR. Still, it would be good to include this if it has been seriously proposed, but it would have to be stated as an opinion (I believe a controversial one) and appropriately cited. —Toby Bartels (talk) 21:25, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

Relationship to Taxi Driver is coincidental

The article says that Bremer's diary was an inspiration for the main character in Taxi Driver, but Paul Shrader, the screenwriter, said this was not the case (Source: Q&A at the Tribeca Film Festival for the 40th anniversary screening, as seen on the Blu-Ray extras). I have added the inline "disputed" tag for now but I suggest this line be removed. - Quark1005 (talk) 02:19, 4 January 2024 (UTC)