Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great shot, and he was undoubtedly a gentleman from what Sonny writes. But wasn?t he also a deeply corrupt politician? That is anyway how he has been described in various obituaries that I have seen, e.g. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/12/us/politics/edwin-edwards-dead.html Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA "I?m not arguing, I?m just explaining why I?m right" > On 13 Jul 2021, at 14:07, RicCarter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > He was a super politician, a true talent. > > Wonderful memories for you. > > ric > > > >> On Jul 12, 2021, at 10:50 PM, Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at >> leica-users.org> wrote: >> >> I covered Edwin Edwards extensively in his Congressional years and the >> first two terms as Louisiana's Governor. Traveled with him to Mexico after >> his first win, rode with him to a crawfish boil at Hale Bogg's house in >> D.C., stayed in the Governor's mansion one night after some unrest at >> Southern University to work on a live shot for CBS Morning News. He was >> the >> subject of my first magazine cover. Always interesting, always candid; if >> you called him to ask a question, he would often call you back himself >> with >> his answer. This shot was in 2011 at a party in Marthaville thrown by >> Robert and Laurie Gentry >> <https://www.facebook.com/laurie.gentry.3?__cft__[0]=AZVw2iFXJk_dcj1Sm1KbII4unqexqcarcJttRIT9yHh7e1EEmpN7h3j3vAmbBlw_jli7lKyneCUbtf-lR4o0QivXq1lDShP_sdxE4F7g5btb1Ug9asFtdwAoP3COZ1ivux8&__tn__=-]K*F>. >> He's signing Leo Honeycutt's Edwards biography and pressing the flesh. I >> introduced Edwards to my wife Kathy and he responded, "Sonny, I see you >> robbed the cradle, just like I did!" Charming as ever. Time to rest, Edwin >> >> https://sonc.com/look/?p=7284 >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/> >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> 1714 >> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase >> >> USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information