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white_wolf
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Thu Apr-07-11 05:06 PM Original message |
Huey Long. |
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Drale
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Thu Apr-07-11 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. He had good intentions but was crooked as hell |
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Sherman A1
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Thu Apr-07-11 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
2. Huey was a character to be sure, that doesn't mean that |
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Demoiselle
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Thu Apr-07-11 06:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. The older I get, the more I kinda like Huey Long.... |
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Sherman A1
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Thu Apr-07-11 06:15 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Agreed |
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H2O Man
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Fri Apr-08-11 09:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
20. I frequently |
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Vodid
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Thu Apr-07-11 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
3. The song; Every Man a King |
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The Magistrate
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Thu Apr-07-11 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
5. Rather Fond Of The Kingfish, Myself, Sir |
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ipaint
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Thu Apr-07-11 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
7. He did amazing things for the poor and working poor in Louisiana. |
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Poboy
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Thu Apr-07-11 06:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. He shook down big oil and put textbooks in the classrooms. |
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ipaint
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Thu Apr-07-11 06:27 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Yes. Another missed opportunity for the poor and working poor. |
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gratuitous
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Thu Apr-07-11 06:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. He was pretty shrewd |
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white_wolf
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Thu Apr-07-11 06:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Damn. I wish some of our politcans would run on |
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stevedeshazer
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Thu Apr-07-11 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
11. He is one of my heroes. |
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CrossChris
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Fri Apr-08-11 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
13. We need more like him today. Badly. He pushed FDR to the left & influenced the New Deal. |
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BobbyBoring
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Fri Apr-08-11 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
14. We need more Hueys |
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davsand
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Fri Apr-08-11 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
15. I once read a story about Huey P opening the doors to black nurses. |
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socialist_n_TN
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Fri Apr-08-11 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
16. I like his programs from what little I know......... |
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Bgno64
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Fri Apr-08-11 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
17. He didn't take ho sh*t, either |
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Jmaxfie1
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Fri Apr-08-11 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
18. Some good ideas, but he was personally corrupt and did tend towards demagoguery. |
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white_wolf
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Fri Apr-08-11 09:48 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. One of my political science teaches once said |
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Poboy
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Fri Apr-08-11 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
19. I kick for Huey. We don't have him as a topic nearly enough. |
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scarletwoman
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Fri Apr-08-11 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
21. Great thread! Thank you. k&r (nt) |
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musette_sf
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Fri Apr-08-11 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
22. I didn't like driving on his bridge very much |
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Poboy
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Fri Apr-08-11 10:39 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Would you be talking about 'fast Eddie'? Yeah. |
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