MSNBC Why Is This Happening Live With Chris Hayes Rachel Maddow June 4, 2024 02:10:00
Louisiana under huey long. >> why bother voting. >> yes. >> we all agree. >> yes. >> yes, that was kind of his line. i mean it is amazing too that louisiana under huey long was routinely described as a dictatorship. and not like people were throwing this as an epithet. like in court it was described as a dictatorship. it was a defense actually used by people who were put on trial in federal court for having been part of his immensely corrupt graft schemes in louisiana. judges would say, like, well, you weren't long. so you didn't have a choice in the party. this is a dictatorship you actually ...