A while back I watched the Ken Burns documentary of Huey Long, Louisiana’s 40th Governor embodied in what we know today as the corrupt politician and model of the Democratic Party who we see as very much the party of corruption where little has change from then and now. Long who sought nothing but power was a compelling figure in American history and to question how one man destroyed the state due to his corruption and his penchant to destroy lives that got in his way of his ambitions is a tale that rings true in the dirty politics of today. (Hello Hillary) He no doubt made many enemies along the way and the lasting irony of this man’s legacy is now being revealed who he really was as the son of the man who was accused of assassinating Long would reveal the actual truth on what actually happened. Huey Long known as the “Kingfisher” was Louisiana’s populist 1930s dictator was shot by his own security guards, not a political opponent as they corroborated a fake story! Hmm Seth Rich, I hope you are lurking somewhere to seize on an opportunity for exact revenge.
National review article is an interesting read.
