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Beetlejuice69 · 06-06-2006, 11:59 AM

I saw it on UM yesterday. Any thoughts? Do you think the doctor killed him or was it an accidental shooting by Long's bodyguards? I'm thinking it was the bodyguards.

UMLongtimefan · 06-06-2006, 08:22 PM

Put down one more "cross fire from the body guards" vote.

GoldenGirlsFan92 · 06-06-2006, 09:14 PM

I too think it was the bodygaurd.

Zero · 06-08-2006, 03:15 AM

Me three!

greatgarrett2 · 06-08-2006, 10:18 PM

I would say that the bodygaurds played a part, albeit accidentally. Apparently, those were the days when security was not as efficient as it is today with the technology and training.

Just my thoughts.

Awsi Dooger · 06-09-2006, 01:27 AM

Tough call. Might belong in that 50/50 thread although not by the opinions so far.

The UM version makes it difficult not to tilt toward the bodyguard angle, since you see Big Huey wobbling after a shot to the back.

The online accounts are inconsistent. Some have the bullet ricocheting before hitting Huey. That starts to edge toward difficult to believe and certainly less likely than a straight shot.

Would the bodyguards really unload 30-60 shots, depending on what number you believe, into Weiss solely based on a punch to Huey's mouth? I'm not saying they would not. The conspiracy accounts require that scenario: a punch followed by flurry of bullets.

If you accept the bullet caliber evidence then it was the bodyguards.

I saw this quote attributed to Huey, while he was being treated: "Don't let me die. I have so much more to do."

RightOnDude · 06-09-2006, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Awsi Dooger

I saw this quote attributed to Huey, while he was being treated: "Don't let me die. I have so much more to do."

And by all accounts I've read, he shouldn't have died. Apparently the injuries caused by the bullets were pretty minor, but the surgeon really EFF'd him up and botched the procedure.

Goofyman · 06-09-2006, 04:24 PM

UM said that it was an undiagnosed problem with his kidneys...but everything else says the surgeon failed at suturing correctly.

James T · 06-24-2006, 05:36 PM

I have just seen it on the Strange Legends set and think it was the Bodyguards although I would question whether it was an accident or one of them took the chance to kill him-he came across as being totally obnoxious and seemed to make powerful enemies everywhere

wiseguy182 · 06-25-2006, 03:30 AM

Tough to say exactly who did it, but I wouldn't be suprised if it was done on purpose. I heard somebody say one time that if Huey Long would have become President (which many believed would have eventually happened) that he would have become the closest thing we would have had to a dictator. Please don't take that in the wrong context, I'm not stating my own political beliefs, I would never do that here, I'm just reciting what others had said about him.

bell83 · 10-05-2006, 10:32 PM

Bodyguards. No doubt in my mind

JimmyHendricks · 10-10-2006, 03:41 PM

I don't really know. I do look at Weiss as a Lee Harvey Oswald patsy type. I too have always wondered why Long's bodyguards shot him 652 times, regardless of if he shot Huey or punched him. It just seems a bit extreme.

TheCars1986 · 01-29-2013, 11:16 AM

Weiss punched Huey Long in the face. I don't see how it's possible that he could have pulled his revolver and shot him without any of the bodyguards subduing him before he fired the gun. The bodyguards would have been on him quick as soon as he threw the punch. Weiss was not a violent man, only carried a gun with him for protection (apparently back in the 30's, it was common for doctors to be robbed for their medicines they carried), and there is no evidence that when Weiss went to the capitol building, his intent was to murder Long. Weiss also approached Long three different times before he was shot, but Long rebuffed/ignored him each time. If Weiss was deadset on killing Long over rumors, he had ample opportunities to shoot him as he passed him by, and also had the opportunity when Long's back was turned to him when he was standing in the governer's doorway.

Cori aka ChrisSCrush · 09-19-2014, 10:29 PM

Well, the Ken Burns series currently running on PBS, The Roosevelts, states that Huey Long was assassinated, although many sources dispute this. http://www.louisiana101.com/ideashuey_story1.html They also definitively stated that Franklin Roosevelt had polio, although that has been disputed. http://io9.com/5958933/franklin-dela...olio-after-all

LilMissKryssy · 10-28-2014, 11:36 PM

well, the official version of the JFK assassination is the fatal bullet to the head came from the back but anyone who watches that video can clearly see it came from the front but anywaysssss lol...that being said, just because something on PBS says it was Weiss doesn't mean it was.

06-06-2006, 11:59 AM	#1
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06-08-2006, 03:15 AM	#4
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10-28-2014, 11:36 PM	#15
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06-06-2006, 08:22 PM	#2
UMLongtimefan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 08, 2006 Location: ??? Posts: 161	Put down one more "cross fire from the body guards" vote.

06-08-2006, 10:18 PM	#5
greatgarrett2 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 11, 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 544	I would say that the bodygaurds played a part, albeit accidentally. Apparently, those were the days when security was not as efficient as it is today with the technology and training. Just my thoughts.

06-09-2006, 01:27 AM	#6
Awsi Dooger Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 18, 2003 Location: Miami Posts: 1,537	Tough call. Might belong in that 50/50 thread although not by the opinions so far. The UM version makes it difficult not to tilt toward the bodyguard angle, since you see Big Huey wobbling after a shot to the back. The online accounts are inconsistent. Some have the bullet ricocheting before hitting Huey. That starts to edge toward difficult to believe and certainly less likely than a straight shot. Would the bodyguards really unload 30-60 shots, depending on what number you believe, into Weiss solely based on a punch to Huey's mouth? I'm not saying they would not. The conspiracy accounts require that scenario: a punch followed by flurry of bullets. If you accept the bullet caliber evidence then it was the bodyguards. I saw this quote attributed to Huey, while he was being treated: "Don't let me die. I have so much more to do."

06-09-2006, 04:24 PM	#8
Goofyman Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 18, 2005 Posts: 136	UM said that it was an undiagnosed problem with his kidneys...but everything else says the surgeon failed at suturing correctly.

06-24-2006, 05:36 PM	#9
James T Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 23, 2006 Location: England Posts: 1,567	I have just seen it on the Strange Legends set and think it was the Bodyguards although I would question whether it was an accident or one of them took the chance to kill him-he came across as being totally obnoxious and seemed to make powerful enemies everywhere

06-25-2006, 03:30 AM	#10
wiseguy182 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Wendy's salad bar Posts: 7,030	Tough to say exactly who did it, but I wouldn't be suprised if it was done on purpose. I heard somebody say one time that if Huey Long would have become President (which many believed would have eventually happened) that he would have become the closest thing we would have had to a dictator. Please don't take that in the wrong context, I'm not stating my own political beliefs, I would never do that here, I'm just reciting what others had said about him.

10-05-2006, 10:32 PM	#11
bell83 You're in high school again. Senior Member Join Date: Oct 05, 2006 Posts: 1,033	Bodyguards. No doubt in my mind

10-10-2006, 03:41 PM	#12
JimmyHendricks Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 11, 2004 Posts: 112	I don't really know. I do look at Weiss as a Lee Harvey Oswald patsy type. I too have always wondered why Long's bodyguards shot him 652 times, regardless of if he shot Huey or punched him. It just seems a bit extreme.

01-29-2013, 11:16 AM	#13
TheCars1986 #VLSKMS Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 22, 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,606	Weiss punched Huey Long in the face. I don't see how it's possible that he could have pulled his revolver and shot him without any of the bodyguards subduing him before he fired the gun. The bodyguards would have been on him quick as soon as he threw the punch. Weiss was not a violent man, only carried a gun with him for protection (apparently back in the 30's, it was common for doctors to be robbed for their medicines they carried), and there is no evidence that when Weiss went to the capitol building, his intent was to murder Long. Weiss also approached Long three different times before he was shot, but Long rebuffed/ignored him each time. If Weiss was deadset on killing Long over rumors, he had ample opportunities to shoot him as he passed him by, and also had the opportunity when Long's back was turned to him when he was standing in the governer's doorway.

09-19-2014, 10:29 PM	#14
Cori aka ChrisSCrush Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 30, 2001 Location: USA and still trying to be proud of it! Posts: 2,068	Well, the Ken Burns series currently running on PBS, The Roosevelts, states that Huey Long was assassinated, although many sources dispute this. http://www.louisiana101.com/ideashuey_story1.html They also definitively stated that Franklin Roosevelt had polio, although that has been disputed. http://io9.com/5958933/franklin-dela...olio-after-all