![]() ![]() The perception of Long as a racial egalitarian was articulated by T. Many buildings at Louisiana State University or LSU ("Go in dumb, come out dumb too", said Randy Newman) are named for members of his administration. That charge fails to stand up to even cursory scrutiny.Įven his death could not stop the corruption and political framework he put in place it lasted for decades. More recent critics have accused him of anti-Semitism through what can only be described as guilt by indirect association, attributed to one of his acolytes being Nazi Gerald L. ![]() His supporters responded that he was no more corrupt than his counterparts in state governments outside the northern tier of states in the U.S. Long's opponents attacked him as being corrupt and dictatorial. They were correct to worry because he fully intended to soak the rich. His campaign slogan "Every Man a King" gave popular expression to wealth redistribution policies that they found distressing. Long's unabashed economic egalitarianism, cornpone humor and growing national popularity during the Great Depression rankled economic and political elites in both major political parties. ![]()
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