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How did Louisiana get a Senator like Kennedy?
Posted on 1/29/20 at 5:51 am
Posted on 1/29/20 at 5:51 am
Louisiana had statesmen senators who, whether you agreed with them or not, were giants in the Senate. Russell Long was an especially powerful senator and J. Bennett Johnson, too. John Breaux was a highly effective conservative Democrat.
Edward Livingston was the brother of Robert Livingston, who negotiated the Louisiana Purchase. He was perhaps the most influential senator the early state had, as he wrote the Napoleonic civil code so unique to Louisiana. He also negotiated the amnesty he got for Jean Lafitte and his band of pirates for their support to defend New Orleans against the British. He later became US Secretary of State and at one point was Mayor of New York.
All through the years, for some reason, Louisiana had some very learned, capable and highly regarded senators like Allen J. Elendor. Then suddenly, we got political clowns like Mary Landrieu, who at times were effective but equally divisive and more liberal than the state as a whole.
Now we have Cassidy and Kennedy. Cassidy seems to be developing into an effective senator but Kennedy comes across as a rube when he's on television. I moved to Texas back 20+ years ago, so wasn't in state to watch his rise to the position.
Whenever I see him on TV being interviewed he comes across as the caricature of everything that people poke fun at about southerners. Is he really so popular there that he would be re-elected easily?
Edward Livingston was the brother of Robert Livingston, who negotiated the Louisiana Purchase. He was perhaps the most influential senator the early state had, as he wrote the Napoleonic civil code so unique to Louisiana. He also negotiated the amnesty he got for Jean Lafitte and his band of pirates for their support to defend New Orleans against the British. He later became US Secretary of State and at one point was Mayor of New York.
All through the years, for some reason, Louisiana had some very learned, capable and highly regarded senators like Allen J. Elendor. Then suddenly, we got political clowns like Mary Landrieu, who at times were effective but equally divisive and more liberal than the state as a whole.
Now we have Cassidy and Kennedy. Cassidy seems to be developing into an effective senator but Kennedy comes across as a rube when he's on television. I moved to Texas back 20+ years ago, so wasn't in state to watch his rise to the position.
Whenever I see him on TV being interviewed he comes across as the caricature of everything that people poke fun at about southerners. Is he really so popular there that he would be re-elected easily?
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Posted on 1/29/20 at 5:54 am to HubbaBubba
Kennedy is no rube. He is a calculating, pay for play politician.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 5:55 am to HubbaBubba
Don’t let his persona fool you. He is and has become one of the most revered senators in the country.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 5:58 am to HubbaBubba
Posted on 1/29/20 at 5:59 am to 3rd Try Tiger
Not saying he IS a rube, just how he appears as one. It can be an act to make others underestimate you. I get that.
But how did he get there? Is he that popular? Looking in from outside he just seems so goofy.
But how did he get there? Is he that popular? Looking in from outside he just seems so goofy.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 6:01 am to HubbaBubba
Kennedy has bided his time since about 1995.
He was originally an adviser to Buddy Roemer’s failed campaign in 1995 and turned that into an appointment to head of LA Department of Revenue under Mike Foster. He eventually turned that into a spot as Treasurer then, despite a few false starts, was able to turn that into a Senate seat.
He effectively played the long game by moving up incrementally and using it to build name recognition for bigger goals.
He was originally an adviser to Buddy Roemer’s failed campaign in 1995 and turned that into an appointment to head of LA Department of Revenue under Mike Foster. He eventually turned that into a spot as Treasurer then, despite a few false starts, was able to turn that into a Senate seat.
He effectively played the long game by moving up incrementally and using it to build name recognition for bigger goals.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 6:02 am to HubbaBubba
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Kennedy comes across as a rube when he's on television
Posted on 1/29/20 at 6:05 am to HubbaBubba
Would you ratha he tawlked like some otha Kennedys from the grreeeet Commonwealth of Moss uh chew sits?
Posted on 1/29/20 at 6:06 am to HubbaBubba
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How did Louisiana get a Senator like Kennedy?
Don’t let his schtick fool you.
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Sen. Kennedy graduated magna cum laude in political science, philosophy and economics from Vanderbilt, was president of his senior class, and elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was an executive editor of the “Virginia Law Review” and elected to the Order of the Coif. He earned a Bachelor of Civil Law degree with first class honours from Oxford University (Magdalen College) in England, where he studied under Sir Rupert Cross and Sir John H. C. Morris.
Sen. Kennedy has written and published the following books and articles: “Louisiana State Constitutional Law,” “The Dimension of Time in the Louisiana Products Liability Act,” “The Role of the Consumer Expectation Test Under Louisiana’s Products Liability Doctrine,” “A Primer on the Louisiana Products Liability Act,” “Assumption of the Risk, Comparative Fault and Strict Liability After Rozell” and “The Federal Power Commission, Job Bias and NAACP v. FPC.”
He's definitely no dummy.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 6:09 am to HubbaBubba
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Whenever I see him on TV being interviewed he comes across as the caricature of everything that people poke fun at about southerners.
So a Mark Twain type politician? That's refreshing to me.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 6:11 am to teke184
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Kennedy has bided his time since about 1995.
He was originally an adviser to Buddy Roemer’s failed campaign in 1995 and turned that into an appointment to head of LA Department of Revenue under Mike Foster. He eventually turned that into a spot as Treasurer then, despite a few false starts, was able to turn that into a Senate seat.
He effectively played the long game by moving up incrementally and using it to build name recognition for bigger goals.
This is correct.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 6:13 am to t00f
Speaking of Buddy Roemer, is he still in-state or did he settle into a DC legal firm?
Posted on 1/29/20 at 6:14 am to teke184
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He effectively played the long game by moving up incrementally and using it to build name recognition for bigger goals.
AKA career politician, which pretty much makes him the scum of the earth.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 6:15 am to HubbaBubba
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How did Louisiana get a Senator like Kennedy?
The posters have covered it but he has an aw shucks personality and is self-deprecating. I used to live in Louisiana so when he first emerged as a senator he intrigued me and I looked him up. He has stellar educational bona fides. He's undoubtably a sharp guy. Don't fall into the "he's a rube" trap.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 6:16 am to HubbaBubba
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Not saying he IS a rube, just how he appears as one.
how he 'appears' is no accident
Posted on 1/29/20 at 6:16 am to HubbaBubba
Last I heard of him, he was sitting at Barnes And Noble all day every day talking with whoever would show up. But that’s been years.
And not counting all the time spent getting his son out of trouble, such as when he shattered a friend of mine’s jaw in a soccer game with a running punch.
And not counting all the time spent getting his son out of trouble, such as when he shattered a friend of mine’s jaw in a soccer game with a running punch.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 6:19 am to HubbaBubba
I’d take him over Jeff Sessions and Tommy Tubberville all day and twice on Sunday’s.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 6:27 am to t00f
Very interesting. I always enjoy his interviews on tv. He’s definitely unique.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 6:29 am to HubbaBubba
Kennedy is likely the most intelligent and well educated person in the Senate.
Posted on 1/29/20 at 6:31 am to HubbaBubba
Kennedy is a shrewd politician. He leans into the bumpkin persona, so don’t let his accent fool you.
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