Sunday, June 22, 2014
Piyush channels his inner Huey Long
Those who are familiar with the history of the US, know that there was a real fear in Washington during the Depression that "The Kingfish" Huey Long, a clever politician and spellbinding orator was preparing a populist uprising to take over the government. Nowadays, Louisiana gives us the Mud Skipper, Piyush Jindal, who wants to rekindle those fears and ride them to the White House.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal on Saturday night accused President Barack Obama and other Democrats of waging wars against religious liberty and education and said that a rebellion is brewing in the U.S. with people ready for "a hostile takeover" of the nation's capital.There is a big difference between The Kingfish and The Mud Skipper. Huey Long was a smart man who used genuine populist politics, caring for people damaged by the Depression, to build a power base. Piyush is a small desperate man trying to climb aboard any train that passes him by. And he has yet to realize he has gone as high as he ever will.
Jindal spoke at the annual conference hosted by the Faith and Freedom Coalition, a group led by longtime Christian activist Ralph Reed. Organizers said more than 1,000 evangelical leaders attended the three-day gathering. Republican officials across the political spectrum concede that evangelical voters continue to play a critical role in GOP politics.
"I can sense right now a rebellion brewing amongst these United States," Jindal said, "where people are ready for a hostile takeover of Washington, D.C., to preserve the American Dream for our children and grandchildren."
The governor said there was a "silent war" on religious liberty being fought in the U.S. — a country that he said was built on that liberty.
"I am tired of the left. They say they're for tolerance, they say they respect diversity. The reality is this: They respect everybody unless you happen to disagree with them," he said. "The left is trying to silence us and I'm tired of it, I won't take it anymore."
Earlier this week, Jindal signed an executive order to block the use of tests tied to Common Core education standards in his state, a position favored by tea party supporters and conservatives. He said he would continue to fight against the administration's attempts to implement Common Core.
"The federal government has no role, no right and no place dictating standards in our local schools across these 50 states of the United States of America," Jindal said.
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Huey Long is turning over in his grave over you comparing him to Piyush. Huey Long created Louisiana's charity hospital system and wrote a guarantee of free medical care for all Louisianians into the Louisiana constitution. Piyush destroyed Louisiana's charity hospital and turned over its burning remains to private enterprise. Big Charity, which Huey Long built in New Orleans, is to be demolished soon to make room for loft apartments for yuppy Disneyland New Orleans denizens. Poor New Orleanians who need medical care, meanwhile, are left dependent on the kindness of private hospitals with free beds willing to accept the reduced Medicaid payments that are available because Piyush didn't accept the Medicaid expansion.
Piyush is the Anti-Long.
That is all.
Piyush is the Anti-Long.
That is all.
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