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...According to press reports, Hibbing's congressman declared that President Roosevelt is a goofus bird that does not care in which direction it flies so long as it keeps on flying. Hibbing's congressman is a buzzard that flies about looking for carrion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: Blasts in the Northwest | 7/2/1934 | See Source »

...about to hold a Democratic primary for mayor, equivalent to election. At stake were Huey Long's power and prestige as State boss. In the field were three candidates: an independent, a Longster named John Klorer and Mayor Thomas Semmes Walmsley seeking re-election for the first time. Buzzard-bald Mayor Walmsley heads the Choctaw Club, New Orleans' Tammany. In 1930 the Choctaws joined up with the Long State machine but cut loose last summer when it became apparent that the blatant demagog's personal prestige was definitely waning as a result of his outrageous carryings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Vicious, Deplorable, Damnable | 1/29/1934 | See Source »

...institutions wiped out!" Preparations for the House session began weeks ago in committee. Chairman Doughton had started his Ways & Means to work on a new revenue bill and on legislation to up liquor taxes. Last week it was reported that this North Carolinian, who has grown bald as a buzzard during his 22 years in the House, would be rewarded with a soft roost on the Tariff Commission just as soon as he finished putting the necessary tax legislation through the House...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Harmony | 1/8/1934 | See Source »

Warfel's Buzzard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 2, 1933 | 10/2/1933 | See Source »

...factory, he yelled at its workers: "Comrades! Most of you are non-union members. You must earn a living. But don't scab on your fellow workers. Your factory carries a picture of the Blue Eagle, of course. They all do. But the Blue Eagle is a blue buzzard for the workers. So come on out and strike...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RADICALS: Dead Cats | 9/18/1933 | See Source »

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