Comments on: Has It Been A Year Already?

By: Maitri

Maitri — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 06:38:34 +0000

Read this piece - it will answer a lot of your questions. Poppy's husband creates food available nowhere else on this planet.

By: jh

jh — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:10:22 +0000

Maybe I'm a bit cold but am I the only one who wishes Nagin and the other whiners from New Orleans would just shut up? I don't hear Mississippi whining. Why can't people just quietly rebuild and get on with their lives? They've gotten ridiculous sums of money to rebuild that city, which by the way wasn't exactly a jewel to begin with. Sure it's a great place to have fun, and the food was excellent, but so are any number of cities in this country.

Here's the real question, will all those people who were "failed by government" go on to vote for pols who insist on MORE government??

By: Al Mujahid for debauchery

Al Mujahid for debauchery — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 22:46:30 +0000

The Southern strategy still lives on though. All the Republican presidents since Nixon have relied in part on the Southern strategy to get elected. From Reagan's black welfare queen, to Bush Senior's black rapist to Bush Junior's favorite university, the legacy of the Southern strategy lives on.

By: Al Mujahid for debauchery

Al Mujahid for debauchery — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 22:11:54 +0000

I am sorry, I meant Barry Goldwater.

The origin of Southern strategy is in Kevin Phillip's book 'The Emerging Republican Majority' and was first used by Nixon. I dont think Goldwater came up with the Southern Strategy. So the architects of Southern strategy would have to be Nixon at the political level and Kevin Phillips at the strategic level.

By: Kush Tandon

Kush Tandon — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 22:08:51 +0000

ALM,

In 1964, Lyndon Johnson swept whole nation except southern states like, Louisiana. Here is an interesting break-up.

Goldwater was from Arizona. Only other states he won were deep South. Even though Louisiana prior to that was a Demorcrat stronghold since then a yoo-yoo.

By: Kush Tandon

Kush Tandon — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 22:00:51 +0000

What do you mean by that?

I am sorry, I meant Barry Goldwater.

My bad.

Often, deep south politics originates from Louisiana as Texas is not considered deep south - is a separate entity.

By: Al Mujahid for debauchery

Al Mujahid for debauchery — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 21:56:42 +0000

In Humphrey's Southern strategy, Louisiana was their first victory.

I mean I am not aware of Humphrey's 'Southern strategy'.

By: Al Mujahid for debauchery

Al Mujahid for debauchery — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 21:53:34 +0000

In Humphrey's Southern strategy, Louisiana was their first victory.

What do you mean by that?

By: Kush Tandon

Kush Tandon — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 21:39:18 +0000

Louisiana needs a new populist reformer Democrat"

Salil,

Yes, I meant sombody with clout on national level and thinking big. No doubt, Huey P. Long had dictatorial tendencies.

Maybe, Lyndon Johnson is a better example of king maker/ king.

But in today's US politics, are they king makers left anymore. Maybe, Bill Clinton among African Americans.

By: Salil Maniktahla

Salil Maniktahla — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 21:33:56 +0000

Kush, I assume when you say you mean LA needs a new Huey Long, you mean in the “Louisiana needs a new populist reformer Democrat” way, and not in the “Louisiana needs a corrupt dictatorial tyrant” way.