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re: RIP Cokie Roberts
Posted on 9/17/19 at 10:36 am to Jim Rockford
Posted on 9/17/19 at 10:36 am to Jim Rockford
Her father, Hale Boggs, was House Majority Leader when his plane disappeared over Alaska in the early 70’s.
That incident is still one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history. His death was also a blow to Louisiana political power in D.C.
That incident is still one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history. His death was also a blow to Louisiana political power in D.C.
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Posted on 9/17/19 at 10:37 am to tonydtigr
Coincidence?
Yeah, probably.
But damn!
Yeah, probably.
But damn!
Posted on 9/17/19 at 10:37 am to Jim Rockford
Her father was instrumental in getting the NFL to give New Orleans a franchise. The merger of the AFL and NFL was blocked by antitrust laws. Hale Boggs and Russell Long stepped in and slid an antitrust exemption for the NFL into legislation that was up for a vote. Rozelle told Boggs that New Orleans "might" get a franchise. Boggs told him that New Orleans would get a team or there was no exemption for the NFL.
Posted on 9/17/19 at 10:42 am to Ghost of Colby
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His death was also a blow to Louisiana political power in D.C.
yep, and the retirement of Bennett Johnston sort of ended our run of clout on the Hill, La used to carry a lot of sway, hard to imagine now
Posted on 9/17/19 at 10:45 am to genuineLSUtiger
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Doubt it
I bet you do.
Posted on 9/17/19 at 11:02 am to Ghost of Colby
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Her father, Hale Boggs, was House Majority Leader when his plane disappeared over Alaska in the early 70’s.
That incident is still one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history. His death was also a blow to Louisiana political power in D.C.
I talked to an Alaskan old timer about that one time. He said the weather was marginal but the pilot was an Alaska aviation pioneer who thought he could do anything. Took one too many risks and his luck finally ran out. Didn't seem to think there was any mystery to it.
Posted on 9/17/19 at 11:06 am to Jim Rockford
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an Alaska aviation pioneer who thought he could do anything. Took one too many risks and his luck finally ran out.
has happened a shite load of times over the decades, this one just made the news because of Boggs, remember Will Rogers/Wiley Post? same
Posted on 9/17/19 at 11:15 am to 777Tiger
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yep, and the retirement of Bennett Johnston sort of ended our run of clout on the Hill, La used to carry a lot of sway, hard to imagine now
Johnston and the Boggs clan are some sort of cousins, or maybe his wife is. The Boggs family is also descended from William C.C. Claiborne, first American governor of Louisiana.
Posted on 9/17/19 at 11:19 am to Jim Rockford
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Johnston and the Boggs clan are some sort of cousins, or maybe his wife is. The Boggs family is also descended from William C.C. Claiborne, first American governor of Louisiana.
yes, there is definitely a north La connection there, I'm sure my Dad knew the story, he knew Boggs and Johnston was a very close friend, we had a Boggs from Shreveport that was a pilot for us, knew him casually, he's retired now
Posted on 9/17/19 at 11:22 am to Jim Rockford
born Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs,
Damn that's a long name.
Damn that's a long name.
Posted on 9/17/19 at 11:25 am to Jim Rockford
RIP Cokie but,
Carville's LSU commencement speech >> Cokie's
Murphy Brown >> Cokie Roberts
Carville's LSU commencement speech >> Cokie's
Murphy Brown >> Cokie Roberts
Posted on 9/17/19 at 11:45 am to MojoGuyPan
Hale was also on the Warren Commission. I wonder if he ever told her any of the secrets?
Posted on 9/17/19 at 11:50 am to Jim Rockford
Well, she has only been called a "bitch" once in the PoliBoard thread about her, so I guess that thread can be considered tame.
Posted on 9/17/19 at 11:54 am to Ghost of Colby
Meant to up vote.....
Posted on 9/17/19 at 12:00 pm to tonydtigr
quote:hmm
Her daddy was Hale Boggs who went missing with no trace after his plane disappeared over Alaska. Coincidentally (really) Bill Clinton dropped him off at the airport that day
Posted on 9/17/19 at 12:05 pm to Jester
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I know she was a hometown girl and I used to like her too, but let’s face it. She was just another DC media insider political hack. I hope she’s at peace and her loved ones are too.
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She was a far better human being than Donald Trump. Deal with it.
Jester, why are you usually such a dickwad? The original comment was very respectful, very decent, with a pinch of honest critique.
Your response to it was designed to turn this thread into an argument about Trump. The true mark of someone suffering from Stage III Trump Derangement Syndrome.
YeeeHaw, Jester's a dickwad!!
Posted on 9/17/19 at 12:23 pm to Jim Rockford
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Johnston and the Boggs clan are some sort of cousins, or maybe his wife is.
It's tenuous. Johnston's wife and the wife of Hale Boggs' younger brother were first cousins, and descend from the same plantation family in North LA.
Posted on 9/17/19 at 12:41 pm to tonydtigr
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Her daddy was Hale Boggs who went missing with no trace after his plane disappeared over Alaska. Coincidentally (really) Bill Clinton dropped him off at the airport that day.
He was the lone dissenter on the Warren Commission.
Posted on 9/17/19 at 12:46 pm to Fewer Kilometers
quote:Rozelle also insisted that there would be no racial segregation in the seating for a NOLA NFL franchise.
Rozelle told Boggs that New Orleans "might" get a franchise. Boggs told him that New Orleans would get a team or there was no exemption for the NFL.
Posted on 9/17/19 at 2:00 pm to JPinLondon
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The original comment was very respectful, very decent, with a pinch of honest critique.
bullshite. That was an unsubtle dash of Trumpian media-bashing from an unapologetic Trumptard about a decent person who just died.
This post was edited on 9/17/19 at 2:01 pm
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