Comments on: I’ve never suspected Lou Dobbs of being smart… http://www.marginnotes.net/2007/05/02/ive-never-suspected-lou-dobbs-of-being-smart/ Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:04:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Michael http://www.marginnotes.net/2007/05/02/ive-never-suspected-lou-dobbs-of-being-smart/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Michael Wed, 02 May 2007 17:48:45 +0000 http://www.marginnotes.net/2007/05/02/ive-never-suspected-lou-dobbs-of-being-smart/#comment-88 Power-mad would-be-dictator that he was, Huey, despite his image of a buffoon (which was just that, an image) was far more eloquent than Mr. Dobbs, in my view. I always think of the speech that Long gave in the Cajun town of St. Martinville where, in Longfellow's famous poem, Evangeline waited for Gabriel back in the days of the Acadian migration to Louisiana. As someone who appreciates a nice turn of phrase, I always though it was one of the most eloquent public pronouncements of any American politician, no matter how warped Long eventually became. It did take quite a bit of guts to stand up to big oil and the Louisiana political machine at the time. "This oak is an immortal spot, made so by Longfellow's poem, but Evangeline is not the only one who has waited here in disappointment. Where are the schools that you have waited for your children to have, that never come? Where are the roads and highways that you send your money to build, that are no nearer now than ever before? Where are the institutions to care for the sick and disabled? Evangeline wept bitter tears in her disappointment, but it only lasted throughout one lifetime. Your tears in this country, around this oak, have lasted for generations. Give me the chance to dry the eyes of those who still weep here." Power-mad would-be-dictator that he was, Huey, despite his image of a buffoon (which was just that, an image) was far more eloquent than Mr. Dobbs, in my view. I always think of the speech that Long gave in the Cajun town of St. Martinville where, in Longfellow’s famous poem, Evangeline waited for Gabriel back in the days of the Acadian migration to Louisiana. As someone who appreciates a nice turn of phrase, I always though it was one of the most eloquent public pronouncements of any American politician, no matter how warped Long eventually became. It did take quite a bit of guts to stand up to big oil and the Louisiana political machine at the time.

“This oak is an immortal spot, made so by Longfellow’s poem, but Evangeline is not the only one who has waited here in disappointment. Where are the schools that you have waited for your children to have, that never come? Where are the roads and highways that you send your money to build, that are no nearer now than ever before? Where are the institutions to care for the sick and disabled? Evangeline wept bitter tears in her disappointment, but it only lasted throughout one lifetime. Your tears in this country, around this oak, have lasted for generations. Give me the chance to dry the eyes of those who still weep here.”

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