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re: Tell me about earl long and blaze starr
Posted on 1/19/15 at 8:20 am to AthensTiger
Posted on 1/19/15 at 8:20 am to AthensTiger
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I also remember a strange story about Uncle Earl but I do not know if it is true and will not put it on here. I don't remember anything about Blaze Starr from back then.
I recall a story that Earl left the state with Blaze and while he was gone his wife had him declared insane. But when he came back he fired the Health Dept head and appointed a new one who declared him to be sane. After that he would assert he was the only politician in the state who could prove he wasn't crazy.
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Posted on 1/19/15 at 9:33 am to ChineseBandit58
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I recall a story that Earl left the state with Blaze and while he was gone his wife had him declared insane. But when he came back he fired the Health Dept head and appointed a new one who declared him to be sane. After that he would assert he was the only politician in the state who could prove he wasn't crazy.
That is from the movie Blaze. And it is not historically accurate.
Earl was committed by his wife but he did not fire the head of the Health Dept to get out. His lawyer got him released.
Earl was very eccentric (believed by many to be Bi-polar) but was great at campaigning. With his brother's popularity and his campaigning skills he was a political force, but not that great of a governor.
They were both dirty but Huey did much more for the state.
This post was edited on 1/19/15 at 9:35 am
Posted on 1/19/15 at 10:16 am to ChineseBandit58
The way I heard it, he ordered the director of the institution to release him, the director said "sorry, governor, you just aren't well enough to release." Uncle Earl said "you're fired." He brought in the second in command and said "congratulations, on your promotion, will you release me?" He said the same thing as his former boss. Uncle Earl said "you're fired too." By the time the third guy in line comes in he says "Governor, you are cured, here are your release papers." 
Posted on 1/19/15 at 11:28 am to ChineseBandit58
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I recall a story that Earl left the state with Blaze and while he was gone his wife had him declared insane. But when he came back he fired the Health Dept head and appointed a new one who declared him to be sane. After that he would assert he was the only politician in the state who could prove he wasn't crazy.
That's in books I've read. How in the Hell did anyone abide by a firing from a man in an institution that virtually had no power. The acting department of Health had to be as crooked as any appointment in Louisiana history.
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