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Dennis Donovan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 05:42 PM Original message |
The grandson of the alleged assassin of Huey Long is a Dr in my hometown... |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. Rather Fond Of The Kingfish, Sir.... |
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rampart (192 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 06:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. the kingfish was to the populist left of fdr |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 06:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Or Who Crusaded Against Big Business, Sir, And Got Huge Vote Totals For It...At The South.... |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 06:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Exactly right. |
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Dennis Donovan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 06:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. He's quite a paradoxical figure... |
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Demoiselle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
6. All I know is what I read (novels, history) and I kinda like the Kingfish. |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 06:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Leaders were frightened by the power Huey could acauire. |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
7. An interesting anecdote from his days as governor |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
8. My friend (who was also my neighbor) wrote a book and a play about it.... |
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Dennis Donovan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 06:34 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Long's autopsy showed bullet wounds of a caliber from a gun not possessed by Dr Weiss... |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 09:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. David Zinman doesn't believe Weiss killed Long. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 06:06 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Indeed. It was shots by his guards which almost certainly killed him. |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-29-10 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
11. K&R. Interesting post... |
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Dennis Donovan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 05:54 AM Response to Original message |
13. Kick for the morning crowd |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-10 06:01 AM Response to Original message |
14. Huey Long was the real deal. Recommend T. Harry Williams' book. |
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