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MADem

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118. This isn't just idle rumor, Sally Quinn used to snark about it all the time.

Sun Jan 27, 2013, 03:57 AM

Jan 2013

Doris was quite a looker in her youth.

It's pretty much one of those open secrets that no one mentions out of old-school decorum. I often wonder if she'll ever rip that band-aid off and tell all.

Caro's books on LBJ are brilliant--real page turners. Don't put 'em in the bathroom library...you'll never get off the pot!

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I never knew LBJ was so crass.... [View all] ceejdre82 Jan 2013 OP

I guess you're young! elleng Jan 2013 #1

Yeah, he's a bit before my time.... ceejdre82 Jan 2013 #6

Yes, she worked for him. elleng Jan 2013 #8

I saw her interviewed on TV and also heard her on... ceejdre82 Jan 2013 #14

Good, do that. elleng Jan 2013 #17

The rumor is that she most certainly worked for him... MADem Jan 2013 #115

Hard to believe, 'knowing' her (just having observed,) but anything's possible. elleng Jan 2013 #116

This isn't just idle rumor, Sally Quinn used to snark about it all the time. MADem Jan 2013 #118

I don't think much of Sally Quinn, elleng Jan 2013 #119

She (Doris) admits he crawled into bed with her for "interviews." Really. MADem Jan 2013 #120

Oh gee, missed that 'crawled into bed' interview part! elleng Jan 2013 #125

I am not going to 'judge' Doris, or hold her to a standard that wasn't operative at the time MADem Jan 2013 #126

And she might also be thinking of HER kids and grandkids! elleng Jan 2013 #127

Valid point entirely! MADem Jan 2013 #133

Best books on LBJ brush Jan 2013 #33

Just my personal opinion, but LBJ pushed the 1964 Civil Rights Bill because he knew.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #50

Possible but . . . brush Jan 2013 #76

Absolutely... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #78

"I'd rather have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside pissing in." LBJ on Hoover. Crass? panzerfaust Jan 2013 #40

This cartoon is probably better remembered Brother Buzz Jan 2013 #56

Robert Caro is working on Volume 5 of an incredible biography of LBJ... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #52

If you found this conversation amusing fujiyama Jan 2013 #92

IIRC, he dragged people into the bathroom with him... backscatter712 Jan 2013 #2

If Johnson had to work with people like Rand Paul .... oh08dem Jan 2013 #3

Johnson would not be cowed by Rand Paul brush Jan 2013 #77

It was not a big secret when he was in office Still Sensible Jan 2013 #4

Yes, all the talk of bungholes and nutsacks is unbecoming. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #5

I think the big beltch is great too! ceejdre82 Jan 2013 #10

It's one of the ways he let you know he was in charge. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #13

You'd think the President would have more dignity. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #18

LBJ was earthy, as the saying is. He mostly behaved himself in public, though. Hekate Jan 2013 #59

Johnson loved to make his aides squirm with his The Second Stone Jan 2013 #7

The JBK-RFK rivalry is one of the greatest American political rivalries fujiyama Jan 2013 #94

LBJ didn't care 'bout no -- BRUPP! -- stinkin' republicans. Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #9

I am sure he had noises coming out his 'bunghole' too! ceejdre82 Jan 2013 #12

He was a two-toned Democrat! Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #68

LBJ... one hell of a man. EastKYLiberal Jan 2013 #11

Really? leftofcool Jan 2013 #28

Yep. It was disastrous. But we also got... Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #69

Quiet as it's kept . . . brush Jan 2013 #80

We had a presence since the Eisenhower administration, but Johnson substantially escalated the war Hippo_Tron Jan 2013 #106

True brush Jan 2013 #122

"It's like riding a wire fence" trackfan Jan 2013 #15

When LBJ asked what it was like having to leave politics, he answered... Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #70

Here's a bit of doggerel attributed to Lyndon Johnson. another_liberal Jan 2013 #16

remember when he picked up his beagle by the ears..... oldhippydude Jan 2013 #19

Yeah, I remember that too. undeterred Jan 2013 #63

He hated John.. and all of the Kennedys... Bigmack Jan 2013 #20

LBJ did what the Kennedy's talked about, but NEVER did or were going to do-Civil rights graham4anything Jan 2013 #26

LBJ was a stupid douchebag tabasco Jan 2013 #42

and he was a better President and man than Thomas Jefferson was. By far. graham4anything Jan 2013 #43

The Kennedys sidelined LBJ after the election kskiska Jan 2013 #98

and remember he followed Kennedy dsc Jan 2013 #21

that is SOME ego auntsue Jan 2013 #22

Read the 1964 book entitled, "A Texan Looks at Lyndon", by J. Evetts Haley.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #23

Thank you. Just placed my order for that book on Amazon based on your post. no_hypocrisy Jan 2013 #31

Also see the book "Wheeling and Dealing" by Bobbie Baker, SDjack Jan 2013 #34

Just Keep In Mind That Haley's Book Was A Right-Wing Hatchet Job. Paladin Jan 2013 #47

If you can point out a few Haley's facts they you believe are fabrications,.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #49

If Joachim Joesten Is Your Idea Of A Creditable Source..... Paladin Jan 2013 #62

Ah! Now we get to the true point of your angst! Good luck to you as well in a world... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #64

Read Robert Caro's books on Johnson not that right wing hatchet job. nt brush Jan 2013 #81

Disagree 100% on "right wing hatchet job". See my earlier responses in this thread.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #83

Johnson might have started out a conservative dem . . . brush Jan 2013 #84

LBJ never pushed legislation unless he could personally or politically benefit from doing so..... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #88

Haley was a John Birch Society member RainDog Jan 2013 #99

What can I say? Can you refute any of the facts in his book? nt. OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #110

His book was full of conjecture RainDog Jan 2013 #132

Howard Stern has been playing that phone call for years now on his show and goofing on it stultusporcos Jan 2013 #24

He played it on Tuesday, 40 yrs since LBJ's death.... ceejdre82 Jan 2013 #53

o-o-o-o, Howard. So cutting edge, with a 40 yr old tape of LBJ's windage. Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #71

LBJ Accomplished Some Good Things. Personally, He Could Be A Real Prick. Paladin Jan 2013 #25

On Top Of All That... WiffenPoof Jan 2013 #27

If they only had.. Historic NY Jan 2013 #29

I bet those don't feel like sitting on a wire fence! ceejdre82 Jan 2013 #75

Its called breathing room..... Historic NY Jan 2013 #90

Yes, he was crass...but so was Churchill, and Einstein aristocles Jan 2013 #30

I posted earlier that it is on my list ceejdre82 Jan 2013 #54

Hard to believe he was a teacher before he became a politician. no_hypocrisy Jan 2013 #32

He was a very good teacher. Are_grits_groceries Jan 2013 #37

He sounds like the type of asshole treestar Jan 2013 #38

What are you talking about? Are_grits_groceries Jan 2013 #44

Read some history . . . brush Jan 2013 #82

Maybe you should read more books about LBJ other than those intended to cast LBJ.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #89

Why Don't You Give It A Fucking Rest? Paladin Jan 2013 #96

I've noticed that when some posters get backed into a corner, or can't respond with.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #109

Yeah, whatever . . . brush Jan 2013 #97

Read my previous posts in this thread. nt. OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #108

Really?? Are_grits_groceries Jan 2013 #105

You need to stop telling other people what to do. nt. OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #107

Ah, the irony. Le Taz Hot Jan 2013 #111

Clever. Got anything else to say that's REALLY intelligent? nt. OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #112

Right! (Pot, meet Kettle.) Hee hee. nt brush Jan 2013 #123

He used to hold "meetings" with staffers while he was sitting on the crapper. yellowcanine Jan 2013 #35

He probably had insufficient roughage in his diet--a bit more might have helped his heart, too. MADem Jan 2013 #121

Likely was a meat and potatoes guy like other Texans of his time. yellowcanine Jan 2013 #129

Crass yes. But if the GOPeas Are_grits_groceries Jan 2013 #36

He once told the press corps, "I've got to go now boys. I need to remind Hubert (VP Humphrey) ... 11 Bravo Jan 2013 #39

This animation that goes with the call is HILARIOUS. Brickbat Jan 2013 #41

Everytime I hear this I think of Cousin Eddie and his polyester pants... Historic NY Jan 2013 #45

Sweet.... MrMickeysMom Jan 2013 #67

he said and did what he wanted sad-cafe Jan 2013 #46

LBJ would be banned from DU RobertEarl Jan 2013 #48

Yes he was I read once he even had talks with people while in was sitting on the toilet. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #51

Same here. Some said how unutterably low-class, but one historian pointed out that kings... Hekate Jan 2013 #57

Did he grow up on a farm, do you know? He might have grown up with out houses and southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #58

I don't know that much about their economic circumstances Hekate Jan 2013 #60

I googled him. LBJ Bio. Lots of interesting stuff. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #65

He Had A Humble, Rural Upbringing. (nt) Paladin Jan 2013 #72

According to the Robert Caro books Boomerproud Jan 2013 #86

Well he sure made a difference with his life. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #95

He just multi-tasking. Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #73

LOL, your right. He sure didn't let any grass grow under his feet. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #74

I think most of the bad history re LBJ is the "elite" revulsion to rural/Southern habits. Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #102

I got news for you that is a world wide attitude. Rural farm areas have terrible attitudes about southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #124

Like Bill Clinton did. undeterred Jan 2013 #87

Any drunk/stoned blowhole knows full well. So there.rT Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #103

He was a visionary ahead of his time...because graham4anything Jan 2013 #79

You are pretty funnyyuyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #85

"Don't spit in the soup. We all got to eat." Hekate Jan 2013 #55

Ten years later, to the day, Nixon resigned from the Presidency MrScorpio Jan 2013 #61

I remember the time he showed his gallbladder scar. ananda Jan 2013 #66

Folksy....might be the best description... Historic NY Jan 2013 #91

So? He saved millions from poverty Zoeisright Jan 2013 #93

Exactly they forget Uncle Eddie... Historic NY Jan 2013 #100

LBJ provides a good antidote to fairy tales RainDog Jan 2013 #101

You didn't??? JDPriestly Jan 2013 #104

He wants 3+ inches Trascoli Jan 2013 #113

I am not crass, but there have been times when I have let out an uncontrollable bluestate10 Jan 2013 #114

Hell, who among us hasn't done a little "crop dusting" as well? MADem Jan 2013 #130

Exactly. We can control some things with diet. I have been in meetings after having a salad or bluestate10 Jan 2013 #131

Really? Ian Iam Jan 2013 #117

LBJ was a complicated man; the best and most thorough biography of him is Caro's. northoftheborder Jan 2013 #128