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re: Is Louisiana's governor the worst governor in the history of the south?

Posted on 5/18/20 at 9:38 am to
Posted by RPC4LSU
Thibodaux, LA
Member since Jan 2006
2061 posts
Posted on 5/18/20 at 9:38 am to
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Yes he was a tyrannical dictator


So you call HPL a tyrannical dictator but don't want to lump him in with Edwin and Blanco because "he did some good"?!
That is like saying Mussolini was not that bad of a dictator because he made the trains run on time. Many of the states problems today can be traced back to that tyrannical dictator.
Posted by Choctaw
Pumpin' Sunshine
Member since Jul 2007
77774 posts
Posted on 5/18/20 at 9:38 am to
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Edwin Edwards was corrupt - that's Louisiana

tyranny is another category dude


i assure you...if EE was given the opportunity like JBE has gotten with this virus he would've taken it to a whole other level that no other state in this country has seen.
Posted by MightyYat
StB Garden District
Member since Jan 2009
25029 posts
Posted on 5/18/20 at 9:40 am to
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Bobby Jindal was a good guy.


You lost all credibility with this comment. Jindal was a giant POS when it came time to put this state first. He pandered to the national spotlight because early on in his career the GOP tagged him as their next big thing. Plus he wasn't white so they thought they had something extra special.

Turns out he raped higher ed and healthcare. He constantly stole from the rainy day fund to fill budget holes. He inherited a billion $$ surplus and turned it into an almost 2 billion $$ debt. He made deal after deal that did nothing buy handicap the state. He was a train wreck of a governor for this state.
Posted by Numberwang
Bike City, USA
Member since Feb 2012
13163 posts
Posted on 5/18/20 at 9:40 am to
Bill Clinton and 1980s Southern Democrats were closer to present-day Republicans than they are to present-day Democrats.
Posted by tigerdup07
Member since Dec 2007
22268 posts
Posted on 5/18/20 at 9:40 am to
no. not even close. louisiana had much worse than this fool
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
70538 posts
Posted on 5/18/20 at 9:41 am to
Louisiana has had worse. That’s not a compliment to John Bell, just an indictment of the kinds of tyrants this state has a penchant for electing.
Posted by Harry Rex Vonner
Foggy Bottom Law School
Member since Nov 2013
50542 posts
Posted on 5/18/20 at 9:44 am to
Bill Clinton was not a typical "southern Democrat"

you know that
Posted by Harry Rex Vonner
Foggy Bottom Law School
Member since Nov 2013
50542 posts
Posted on 5/18/20 at 9:46 am to
"tyrants" for lustful intent to inhibit people's freedom?

Prove it. You know that's not true. They stole money, okay, that's not "tyranny"

Who reveled in locking human beings down before this guy? Show examples.
Posted by DeafVallyBatnR
Member since Sep 2004
18926 posts
Posted on 5/18/20 at 9:46 am to
Jindal was terrible. He was Horrific and a prick (I met him twice) total prick.
Posted by mikeytig
NE of Tiger Stadium
Member since Nov 2007
7885 posts
Posted on 5/18/20 at 9:46 am to
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How do you go from Jindal to fricking Adolf Stalin Josef Hitler?


Orleans Parish
Posted by Harry Rex Vonner
Foggy Bottom Law School
Member since Nov 2013
50542 posts
Posted on 5/18/20 at 9:47 am to
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Jindal was terrible. He was Horrific and a prick (I met him twice) total prick.



Did he lock you in your house?
Posted by Erin Go Bragh
Beyond the Pale
Member since Dec 2007
14918 posts
Posted on 5/18/20 at 9:48 am to
Louisiana voters had a very clear alternative to Edwards in two elections. Can't let the voters off the hook.

Edwards will not forward Louisiana in any discernable way and that appears to be the way the citizens of the state prefer it.
This post was edited on 5/18/20 at 9:49 am
Posted by cyarrr
Prairieville
Member since Jun 2017
4243 posts
Posted on 5/18/20 at 9:49 am to
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obby Jindal was a good guy. How do you go from Jindal to fricking Adolf Stalin Josef Hitler?


Bobby talked a good game and when elected was thought to be a rising star.

However, by the end of his second term he was an absentee governor who sold off state assets to balance the budget.

By most accounts his job performance was terrible. I doubt he will ever be elected to a statewide office again.
This post was edited on 5/18/20 at 11:18 am
Posted by LeClerc
USVI
Member since Oct 2012
2841 posts
Posted on 5/18/20 at 9:51 am to
Did JBE lock you in your house?
Posted by Harry Rex Vonner
Foggy Bottom Law School
Member since Nov 2013
50542 posts
Posted on 5/18/20 at 9:59 am to
I'm not in Louisiana
Posted by salty1
Member since Jun 2015
5170 posts
Posted on 5/18/20 at 9:59 am to
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Turns out he raped higher ed and healthcare. He constantly stole from the rainy day fund to fill budget holes.


Forgive my ignorance...I was out of the country for most of his admin. Also, please note that I hate all politicians equally. I don’t see a true difference between most republicans and dems. I like Trump primarily because every other politician hates him. If all of the trash in DC hates your guts, you’re probably a good guy and a true patriot. I remember absentee voting for BJ, but that’s about it.

Explain to me how BJ “raped higher ed and healthcare” please. Also please explain the downside of using liquidity to cover budget shortfalls when needed. Again, I’m not being a smart arse...I’m honestly confused about the statement you made.
Posted by TrueTiger
Chicken's most valuable
Member since Sep 2004
82434 posts
Posted on 5/18/20 at 10:00 am to
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*Kathleen Blanco pops her head up to take a look around*


called from the grave
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
70538 posts
Posted on 5/18/20 at 10:00 am to
Do you even Huey Long, bro? We had a card-carrying communist dictator as a governor for a long time. He would have been president if he hadn't been assassinated!

He used the state's property tax system to systematically steal thousands upon thousands of acres of private land which he funneled to his family's own land corporation that leased it to oil and gas exploration companies and made a fortune. That's right, they stole entire homesteads and farms from families based on just a few cents in unpaid taxes, often based on an accounting error without ever notifying the families that they owed any money until they came to seize the land.
This post was edited on 5/18/20 at 10:04 am
Posted by LeClerc
USVI
Member since Oct 2012
2841 posts
Posted on 5/18/20 at 10:05 am to
Then what’s your problem?
Posted by 24nights
North of I10
Member since Apr 2012
5303 posts
Posted on 5/18/20 at 10:07 am to
Yes, next question
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