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re: Former Gov Edwin Edwards has died at 93
Posted on 7/12/21 at 11:29 am to SPEEDY
Posted on 7/12/21 at 11:29 am to SPEEDY
I never got a chance to meet him. I met Mary Landrieu, Buddy Roemer, Clyde Holloway, Richard Baker, and I think Fox McKeithen, but never EWE.
He's the one politician I've always wanted to me and talk with.
He's the one politician I've always wanted to me and talk with.
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Posted on 7/12/21 at 11:34 am to KiwiHead
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I will tell you this. Back in 1992 running up to Andrew there was a flood control gate that was not up to snuff. When he was made aware of it. He was on the phone to the Orleans Levee Board telling the Head that if he liked his job, that gate would be working in 6 hours. That gate was working within 3 hours. He might have been corrupt, but incompetent was never a word I would put in the same paragraph with Edwin Edwards.
He could get things done and he could work the capital when Dems were the only party though with factions and wings. His downfall was Oil prices as it is for all Louisiana Governors. When gas prices are high you can spend money or cut taxes and that is what Democrats and Republicans do in LA respectively. The problem is when they go down and then the bills come due.
LA cannot go on being a petrostate, but no Governor or any LA politician wants to do that.
This post was edited on 7/12/21 at 11:35 am
Posted on 7/12/21 at 11:40 am to Ralph_Wiggum
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His downfall was Oil prices as it is for all Louisiana Governors
You sure it wasnt from taking bribes and stealing from the state?
This post was edited on 7/12/21 at 11:41 am
Posted on 7/12/21 at 11:43 am to lsuhunt555
RIP
Posted on 7/12/21 at 11:44 am to Ralph_Wiggum
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His downfall was Oil prices
His downfall had a lot more to it than that
Posted on 7/12/21 at 11:44 am to lsuhunt555
Wonder if Hell is hot enough.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 11:49 am to lsuhunt555
He had a photographic memory for people, places andd events. I went to his book signing a few years ago when he was well past 80. He did an impromptu 30 minute Q&A with the audience and was very sharp. When he signed my book i introduced myself by name and mentioned meeting him when I was a teenager. He recalled the event in detail.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 11:52 am to Jim Rockford
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He had a photographic memory for people, places andd events. I went to his book signing a few years ago when he was well past 80. He did an impromptu 30 minute Q&A with the audience and was very sharp. When he signed my book i introduced myself by name and mentioned meeting him when I was a teenager. He recalled the event in detail.
very charismatic man
Posted on 7/12/21 at 12:12 pm to lsuhunt555
Is there an Edwin Edwards statue anywhere in the state?
Posted on 7/12/21 at 12:13 pm to lsuhunt555
I guess this means Nick Saban is coming back to LSU
Posted on 7/12/21 at 12:15 pm to dukke v
quote:Is that the one you banged?
My SIL ended up in hospice and it was terrible… they had her on so much morifine she could not really even function.. but all of a sudden in the middle of the night she sat up in her bed talking about all sorts of crazy shite….. everyone is different and I would just rather die than be pumped full of drugs just to keep me breathing for a few days… what good does that do…
Posted on 7/12/21 at 12:27 pm to danilo
Statute in front of the courthouse in Crowley.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 12:31 pm to lsuhunt555
I never once voted for him. In 1992 I was in SoCal and opted not to vote absentee in the runoff.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 12:33 pm to CitizenK
Posted on 7/12/21 at 12:35 pm to NewBR
Ts there really a statute of him in Crowley? That would amaze me, and many many others.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 12:37 pm to lsuhunt555
Did EWE see any action during WWII? He served right at the end
Posted on 7/12/21 at 12:39 pm to dukke v
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My SIL ended up in hospice and it was terrible… they had her on so much morifine she could not really even function.. but all of a sudden in the middle of the night she sat up in her bed talking about all sorts of crazy shite….. everyone is different and I would just rather die than be pumped full of drugs just to keep me breathing for a few days… what good does that do…
That sounds extremely reminiscent of how Mepergan affected me. Demerol is similar.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 12:40 pm to The Boat
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Did EWE see any action during WWII?
he saw plenty of action
Posted on 7/12/21 at 12:59 pm to Tigahs24Seven
yeah like nursing homes sending people to hospice for multiple UTI's that should have been prevented to begin with by the nursing home.
In addition to that, having protein malnutrition due to the UTI and sepsis and them making sure they starve and dehydrate to death.
In addition to that, having protein malnutrition due to the UTI and sepsis and them making sure they starve and dehydrate to death.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 3:45 pm to 777Tiger
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F-4/F-15 during my era
Damn, baw. You a classic yourself!
Heard the F4 was like flying a brick. But all the pilots who flew them also seem to have loved it.
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