tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post3113927081278548065..comments2023-10-19T10:34:33.030-05:00Comments on Praisegod Barebones: An Election-Day Eve Piece of Political TriviaBart Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-31896258640920854312008-11-04T16:33:00.000-06:002008-11-04T16:33:00.000-06:00Bart,I do think that LBJ stole the election in 194...Bart,<BR/><BR/>I do think that LBJ stole the election in 1948 which was about par for Texas politics back them. But in his "defense" O'Daniel also clearly stole the election in 41. After he lost in 1941, Johnson vowed never to lose a stolen election again.<BR/><BR/>I do agree with Brumbelow that LBJ gave JFK some much needed "help" against Nixon in 1960 with fraudulent votes from the Rio GrandeTaranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05254298451600085969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-55071338213463580772008-11-04T14:57:00.000-06:002008-11-04T14:57:00.000-06:00I've also heard that LBJ lost the 1960 election as...I've also heard that LBJ lost the 1960 election as VP. <BR/>I think those who say this believe he had a little help in Chicago and Duvall County. <BR/>David R. BrumbelowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-21086304182681288402008-11-04T14:30:00.000-06:002008-11-04T14:30:00.000-06:00Not just a little man....a little man with a broom...Not just a little man....a little man with a broom.<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>So what do you think, Taran? Did LBJ steal the 1948 primary away from Stevenson?Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-12455512213131137532008-11-04T13:54:00.000-06:002008-11-04T13:54:00.000-06:00He should have had a little man...lol. Wow, that ...He should have had a little man...lol. Wow, that one made me chuckle a little bit. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Davidvolfan007https://www.blogger.com/profile/15635929001030697924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-66646037192378378972008-11-04T08:49:00.000-06:002008-11-04T08:49:00.000-06:00My heart says McCain in the electoral college, but...My heart says McCain in the electoral college, but my head says it'll be a paddlin' situation. For some reason he had bad advisors telling him how to court the elect'rate. Maybe he should've gotten him a little man too.<BR/><BR/>Caro's trilogy is a masterpiece. My favorite part is from the first book (Means of Ascent) is a chapter called “Sad Irons” (available on Google). It’s a haunting Taranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05254298451600085969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-53536749574263260782008-11-04T08:14:00.000-06:002008-11-04T08:14:00.000-06:00And a final couple of questions to Taran:Today's e...And a final couple of questions to Taran:<BR/><BR/>Today's election...do you think it will be more of a paddling or a kicking sitcheeation?<BR/><BR/>Do you think that McCain's campaign should have gotten themselves some of that REform?Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-49253451659591864422008-11-04T08:11:00.001-06:002008-11-04T08:11:00.001-06:00Or should I say, Texas DEMOCRAT politics.Or should I say, Texas DEMOCRAT politics.Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-83195282752903757812008-11-04T08:11:00.000-06:002008-11-04T08:11:00.000-06:00BT,George Herbert Walker Bush lost more than one e...BT,<BR/><BR/>George Herbert Walker Bush lost more than one election in his lifetime.<BR/><BR/>Of course, one might take issue with my characterization of LBJs political record as well. Since Taran has been reading Caro, there's a good chance that he will point to Jim Wells County, Texas, in 1948 and suggest that Coke Stevenson also defeated LBJ, but just didn't get credit for it.<BR/><BR/>WelcomeBart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-710323966099075742008-11-04T07:27:00.000-06:002008-11-04T07:27:00.000-06:00Yes, Taran wins the prize. I think George H. W. B...Yes, Taran wins the prize. I think George H. W. Bush lost a race in Texas.Baptist Theologue (Mike Morris)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07474676457367164444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-55691496041233286322008-11-04T06:57:00.000-06:002008-11-04T06:57:00.000-06:00BT: Good guess. Nice try.But the winner is Taran!"...BT: Good guess. Nice try.<BR/><BR/>But the winner is Taran!<BR/><BR/>"We ain't one-at-a-timin' here; we're MASS COMMUNICATIN"Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-24152947352368749562008-11-03T22:43:00.000-06:002008-11-03T22:43:00.000-06:00The answer is (I'm pretty sure)President Lyndon Ba...The answer is (I'm pretty sure)<BR/><BR/>President Lyndon Baines Johnson<BR/><BR/>LBJ lost the special election in 1941 for the U.S. Senate to the sitting Governor of Texas: W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel <BR/><BR/>Menelaus "Pappy" O'Daniel was loosely based on the Texas governor in the vastly underrated "O' Brother Where Art Thou?" (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2000)<BR/><BR/>(I always knew those long hours Taranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05254298451600085969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-21311014375363171112008-11-03T22:41:00.000-06:002008-11-03T22:41:00.000-06:00Wow, this was tough. Here's my guess:"Name this P...Wow, this was tough. Here's my guess:<BR/><BR/>"Name this President." George Herbert Walker Bush<BR/> <BR/>"Name the man who defeated him in a run for office." Bill Clinton <BR/><BR/>"Name the fictional character based upon the man who is the answer to #2." Josiah Bartlett in The West WingBaptist Theologue (Mike Morris)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07474676457367164444noreply@blogger.com