John Maginnis (Louisiana political writer)
John James Maginnis | |
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| Born | March 17, 1948 Commentator |
| Spouse | Jackie Drinkwater Maginnis[citation needed] |
John James Maginnis (March 17, 1948 – May 25, 2014) was a writer of columns and commentaries on current political events in his native
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.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
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
National Public Radio (NPR) concerning Louisiana political trends.[10]
References
- ^ New Orleans Times-Picayune. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- Daily Star (Hammond, Louisiana), 2009 February 18, p. 4A; and Hurricanes Cause Political Power Outages on Louisiana Newslink. Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ For Maginnis' website, click here Archived 2019-05-24 at the Wayback Machine. He also published Political Review.
- Baton Rouge Morning Advocate. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ISBN 0-9614138-1-6. See also the Amazon.com reader reviews.
- ^ Jindal Going Places, But Is He Leading? Archived 2009-02-21 at the Wayback Machine 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.