LCV Cities Tour - Baton Rouge: Gov. Huey Long
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- We visit the state Capitol built by Governor Huey Long with Former Louisiana Speaker of the House, Hunt Downer. He shows us where the Governor was gunned down, explains what may have happened that day, and tells us why the Governor was such a controversial politician.
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The Kingfish was, of course, corrupt, but was genuinely populist. He fought for better education for the poor, the right to organize labor unions, and he pushed adult literacy, which mainly benefited African-Americans. His public works projects employed thousands and built hundreds of roads and bridges. He fought the entrenched and powerful interests in favor of the common man. RIP
I disagree that The Kingfish himself was corrupt. Throughout his political career he fought the corrupted aristocracy and large corporations. In order to beat them, he was forced to fight fire with fire. He stated he wished it did not have to be this way, but he realized what it took to gain the power necessary in order to help the average man. He was a brilliant Governor and Senator. It is very possible he would have beaten FDR in '36 for the presidency. Personally, FDR fought The Kingfish anyway he could because he realized how popular Huey was.
Everybody now remembers how FDR used his "fireside chats" to help the American people through the war. The Kingfish was making nationwide radio speeches long before FDR and the people were mesmerized by him. It is not difficult to project that if The Kingfish had been elected president in '36 the U.S. would never have fought in WWII. Huey hated foreign entanglements with European countries. He was a great man cut down by right-wing adversaries. There is much more to the assassination than what is presented in this simplistic vid.
Maliheh Banoo HIS OPPONENTS WERE CORRUPT. HUEY BLOCKED THEIR CORRUPTION USING THE STANDARDS THEY ESTABLISHED. THOSE DIRTY DOGS ARE STILL EATING HIS CORPSE. GOD BLESS HUEY PIERCE LONG AND SAVE LOUISIANA FROM THEM.
@@MarkRoberts-bj2me I've looked into Huey Longs ideology, and he has several ideas from left and right. But his ideology is quite a complicated ideology if I say so myself
@@wildcard9010
What would you say his contemporary right wing beliefs were?
Huey was too good a guy,, and God Bless him he paid for it with his life,,,,
He did more for his state than any Governor before or since!!!
Amen!
Huey's campaign style was a juggernaut. The fictional treatment of this was of course Red Warren's 'ALL THE KINGS MEN'. And Willie Stark. In real life of course, many thought Huey Long was going to run for President. He did indeed pull Louisiana out of terrible conditions - bad roads, appalling poverty, nothing for African Americans, no bridges and roads, no education for many. He did a great deal that was positive, but his methods were often questionable. He had no hesitation about 'going after' anyone who opposed him; this he must have made many enemies along the way. Among them, the Dr. who shot him.
Cynthia Hawkins HIS METHODS WERE MUCH BETTER THAN THE ONES WHO PRECEDED HIM. THOSE DIRTY DOGS HAD US ALL ENSLAVED TO ENRICH THEMSELVES!!!
There has never in the history of America been more of a DICTATOR, more of an enemy of DEMOCRACY, then Huey P. Long.
And that, my friend, is a fact.
The real DICTATORS are the ones that starve our children to get richer while "serving" the people. The ones before and the ones since Huey.
Great presentation by Mr.Downing. All on location too. Great stuff. Thanks
WHEN was this video made, though?
From my extensive research on the life and history of HPL over the years, I only spotted one inaccuracy in this video. After he was shot, Huey did not stumble into the arms of his "personal bodyguard" down the hallway, but into the arms of Louisiana's Secretary of Transportation (down the hallway), to whom he remarked his famous, "why the *&&) did he shoot me?" .. For his personal bodyguard to say otherwise to the person in the video, makes me wonder about the veracity or accuracy of anything else he may have said to him.
This was fascinating ... the story about it being "not uncommon" for people to take potshots at Huey's car (12:30) reminded me of how a custom automobile (a Cord 810) supposedly commissioned by the Louisiana government for Huey recently turned up in British Columbia. A guy named Gary Morgan had purchased it and was disassembling it for restoration, and was surprised to find 3/8" steel plating fitted inside the doors and behind the back seat. Production delays (plus the custom work) may have explained why the car wasn't delivered to Louisiana until after the assassination.
There was a debate on a vintage cars forum about how credible the origin story of the Cord was, and the skeptics were claiming that a) that model wasn't officially unveiled until the NY auto show a couple of months after Huey's death, b) Huey wasn't known as a "car guy" so he probably wouldn't have been interested in anything so lavish, and c) armour plating would have been a bit extreme for the time. But the gunshot story suggests that this was a credible threat and hence the armour plating may have been viewed as a reasonable precaution, even if it slowed the vehicle down (Morgan claimed that it added 400 lbs).As for the other points, I'm thinking that there was probably a fair amount of advance publicity about the Cord since it was an innovative and flashy new design, so people may have heard about it months before the show. From what I've read about Huey, he liked things that would get him lots of attention, plus he wasn't hesitant about embracing new technology -- and he was known for driving right up to speaking platforms in a shiny new car (painted blue to stand out from the usual black). He'd said that it helped his image, to show that he wasn't afraid to be different. He learned how to drive and campaigned by car in 1918 even though more experienced politicians warned him that it would antagonize rural voters.
If you ain't from Louisiana then you can't really understand what Huey and his brother Earl did, how we still benefit today.
Every man a king, but no one wears a crown.
God bless 'em
That bullet hitting the column there seems odd another magic bullet ????
My favorite Democrat of long ago,
ahinama36 POPULIST PLATFORM.
Is it just me or was that reporter fishing for dirt to try and make him look bad? Thankfully that lovely curator wasn't falling for it.
Interesting Sir, thank you for sharing this information with us.
Thank you so much!
That was very well done.
I visited that place .. that cabinet wasn't there ...when went there ..we even got followed up ...to the viewing balony area ..looking over Louisiana..
Hail Huey Long
Every man a king
damn i wasn't expecting to see Weiss's body. that snuck up on me. that was too real.
He was at odds with Judge Ben Pavey , I saw this on unsolved mysteries
The story about the bodyguard is BS- the shooting was very well documented- many stories about being with Huey when he was shot- only 1 man was with him in the car going to the hospital
We march north as traitors, but we will come home as kings.
American National Socialism... why they steer you from ww2 truth. what he did was national socialism... A.H. said national socialism was for all races, and all nations. it is all about balance, and harmony with nature.
so true
This guy is a liar, just more propaganda, for one he obviously does not approve of Huey Long constantly reminding us that he was not the governor but kept acting as he were, secondly how Huey was a "criminal" and his murderer was a "mild mannered nice doctor", thirdly his version of the murder leaves out the fact that the murderer, Carl Weiss, was shot 60 times by Huey's body guards killing him, a very important fact to leave out.
and the murderer of Huey Long was a J..
Austria in the thirities was fascist, not socialist!!!
Fascism is a right wing socialism, so the video isn't that wrong
@@wildcard9010
This is just entirely untrue.
@@nomountains1082 lmao 'but nazis were national SOCIALISTS they were just commies that were mean'
@@xatnu and national socialist philosophy of socialism is polar opposite of marxian socialism... but you wouldnt know that since its almost impossible to look into it. literally illegal in over 30 countries, unless it is edited and okayed by (THEM)... but keep regurgitating ((communist)) drivel. good shabbos.
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that scared me. they didn't have to shoot that man that many times.
te4888 I WOULD HAVE. AFTER THE FIRST SHOT WEISS' GUN JAMMED. HE WAS STILL PULLING THE TRIGGER.
Maybe if they hadn't shot so much, Long would be okay. I was told the bullets ricocheted off the marble walls & hit Long.
Campaign corruption
Interesting Weiss was a Jew. Makes sense now.
@Mister E. They were Jews which converted to Catholicism.
@Mister E. I only care about facts.
@Mister E. What is that?
Zappruder propped up in the cat bird seat-
Epstein “Got Off”
Bernie “Made-off”
Larry Fink Blackrock Traitor
Weinstein- Stooge to take the fall for Deep State killing Huey Long
See a Pattern yet?
@@LaGrandeBayou Give me a break. The only pattern I see is that you're a dipshit. They were also guys; are guys engaging in a conspiracy? Watch out for guys, things seem to always go their way, ooh, spooky!!
Dr. Carl Weiss was a Catholic, for
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