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The original is generally praised, the remake is held in very low esteem

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Road Warrior

In Reply to: RE: Achtung Roadie or any Luzzianan...."All the Kings Men" remake , , , posted by mr grits on October 17, 2011 at 16:45:24

Huey's legacy? That's a tough one. For the masses, I believe he's held in very high regard. But not so for those who've done even a modicum of research on the bastard. He ran the State for his own self, fambly, and cronies. If something positive got done that benefitted the citizens, then so be it. But that usually would have been a side effect of his wheelin and dealin.
I know you know a little bit about leasing lands for O&G exlporation. Texaco leased over a million acres in backroom deals under Huey and later his protegee OK Allen. The bonus/acre was negligible, even by the standards of the time. The State received a 1/8 royalty (common at the time) and his fambly and cronies got a 1/8th override. The lands went to Texaco thru a company some of his cronies ran called Win or Lose Oil Corporation. Texaco's center of domestic wealth in the 40's forward came from these lands. If you really want to get sick Google Win or Lose Oil Corp+W.T. Burton. His fambly and cronies received hundreds and hundreds of millions of $$booley$$.
Edwin Edwards is a punk who'll never see elected office again. Jindhal will win a new term next month. When the next election comes around Shiny will be fucking dead I hope. If not, he'll be closer to 90 than 80.

"I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"

Edits: 10/17/11 10/17/11 10/19/11

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Good stuff Roadster.....nothing more exciting than Luzziana politics.... - mr grits 20:04:26 10/17/11 (5)
when the sun hits it.
- the definitive book on Huey was a Pulitzer Prize winner - Road Warrior 20:55:53 10/17/11 (4)
  Huey Long, by LSU Professor T. Harry Williams.
  
  Got it sitting around here somewhere but haven't read it yet.
  
  "I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
  - Williams also authored 'Lincoln and His Generals' which is another great read...IMO. - Tony D. 21:36:55 10/19/11 (2)
    I thought his novel 'Huey Long' was also excellent...it makes a nice bookend with Robert Penn Warren's 'All The Kings Men'.
    
    Where are writers of that calibre these days?
    
    J.B.
    - Tony, you might wanna give a peek at a book by James Arnold about America's longest war, - Road Warrior 11:04:35 10/20/11 (1)
      "The Moro War"
      A nice tome about our battle against a Moslem insurgency in the Phillipines from 1902-1913. Well written but lacks the drama of the best historical novels. It does, however, obliterate some of the myths surrounding how Captain Pershing dealt with the Moslems. Obviously the story, if not exactly the tactics used, are relevant today.
      
      "I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
      
      Edits: 10/20/11
      - I've read a bit about the US war in the Phillipines but not "The Moro War". - Tony D. 20:15:58 10/21/11 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Tony, you might wanna give a peek at a book by James Arnold about America's longest war, posted by Road Warrior on October 20, 2011 at 11:04:35
        
        I'm going to correct that soon.
        
        Thanks.
  - I'm sure it's high on your bucket list. 8^) * - mr grits 22:51:36 10/17/11 (0)
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