John Maginnis (Louisiana political writer)
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John James Maginnis (March 17, 1948 – May 25, 2014) was a writer of columns and commentaries on current political events in his native Louisiana[1] Maginnis' column appeared in newspapers and other sources statewide.[2] His website[3] is read by political analysts nationwide as a barometer of governmental trends and events in Louisiana.
Career
After military service, Maginnis became a correspondent in Baton Rouge for The Catholic Commentator.[4] He began his coverage of Louisiana political events in 1972. He wrote three books: The Last Hayride (1984),[5] Cross to Bear (1992), and The Politics of Reform.[1] The Last Hayride concerned the rise of Democrat Edwin Edwards to a then-unprecedented third nonconsecutive term as governor by unseating Republican David C. Treen in 1983.[6] Cross to Bear narrated the controversial general election of 1991 when Edwards, thought to be politically finished, re-entered the governorship for a fourth term by coming up as the remaining alternative to David Duke.[7]
In 2008, Maginnis began touting Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal as a potential Republican contender for President or Vice President of the United States. He also questioned whether Jindal's potential for those offices was taking up too much time from state duties in Louisiana.[8] Maginnis particularly observed Jindal's lack of enthusiasm for the Obama administration's economic "stimulus package" prior to Jindal's speaking to the nation as the Republicans' chosen responder to Obama's first address to Congress on February 24, 2009.[9]
Maginnis was interviewed by Robert Siegel on National Public Radio (NPR) concerning Louisiana political trends.[10]
References
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- ↑ For example: Louisiana Made Its Share of History Template:Webarchive in '08 in the Times-Picayune; Vitter assumes role of target in Lafourche Parish Daily Comet; Candidates take the low road early Template:Webarchive in Houma Today; D.C. has wrong Mardi Gras spirit in Shreveport Times; "Jindal's fine line" in Daily Star (Hammond, Louisiana), 2009 February 18, p. 4A; and Hurricanes Cause Political Power Outages on Louisiana Newslink. Template:Webarchive
- ↑ For Maginnis' website, click here Template:Webarchive. He also published Political Review.
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- ↑ Similarly titled to The Last Hayride is Huey Long's Louisiana Hayride: The American Rehearsal for Dictatorship, 1928-1940, written in 1941 by the New Orleans author Harnett Kane.
- ↑ Oakland, CA: Darkhorse Press. Template:ISBN. See also the Amazon.com reader reviews.
- ↑ Oakland, CA: Darkhorse Press. Template:ISBN. Amazon.com reader reviews.
- ↑ Jindal Going Places, But Is He Leading? Template:Webarchive and John Maginnis in the Twilight Zone.
- ↑ Maginnis, "Jindal gears up for national spotlight" in Times-Picayune, 2009 February 18, Saint Tammany Edition, p. B7. Maginnis noted that the date for Jindal's address coincides with Mardi Gras.
- ↑ John Maginnis discusses the recent political trends in Louisiana.
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