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10-01-2006, 11:29 PM | #1 |
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Felony conviction not enough to keep Shyne off City Council
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Edwards for Governor!!
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What is wrong with the people in Shreveport electing a convicted felon to a public office? You reap what you sow!
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10-04-2006, 11:34 PM | #5 |
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I think it is pathetic! Green seemed like a pretty decent guy and they go for Shyne who reminds me of a junior version of Al Sharpton. But then, I never understood how Marion Berry kept getting elected in D.C., even after smoking crack on video for all to see. Could someone in the Black community please explain this phenomenon?
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I don't know ANYTHING about Shyne.. but the one difference between him and some other "politicians" is that he got caught ! LateNight. |
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Edwards wasn't ever elected after his conviction.
He wouldn't have been elected the fourth time except for the fact that his opponent was David Duke. |
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And didn't David Duke go on to be elected as a congressman or something ??? |
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Duke's political career
He's run for a bunch of stuff (US Senate, LA Governor, US President, etc.) but the only thing he ever won was LA State House of Representatives, and that was before his governor run.
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10-05-2006, 03:13 PM | #11 |
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He probably wouldn't have been that bad as far as the actual functions of a governor go because there's not really much he could have done to hurt us (it's not like the governor has the power to pass legislation or repeal civil rights judgements) but if you thnk LA isn't respected by other states now, imagine how we would be viewed with David Duke as our elected governor. I'd much rather have the felon we got.
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Edward is just a peg in the "Long" age of LA Politics
Our fine state has been up to there noses in under the table politics going
back decades. Our French Parish system has always been blind to the fact that there is a "North LA" now that Katrina has come the covers have been pulled back and my what a mess. Moral decline is the norm in politics in LA and that includes Shreveport too. Our history serves us well as it repeats itself all too often. |
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"Long" age of LA Politics
As a teenager, my mom took me on a week long tour of Louisiana, one of the most memorable trips of my life. If nothing else, I felt that our state is rich with history. This was over 30 years ago. One place I vividly remember was sticking my fingers in the bullet holes at the steps of the state capital where Huey Long was shot. I am sort of surprised that there hasn't been a modern day box office movie made on this flamboyant character.
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