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Louisiana resident Ryan A. Hackney '97 said he was frustrated by Iowa's pressure on the candidates and defended his state's decision to nudge forward on the primary calendar...
...unfortunate that Iowa and New Hampshire have been so protective of their roles as the first states to go," said Hackney, a registered Democrat...
...Hackney said tradition gives Iowa and New Hampshire no political justification for trying to block Louisiana from opening the primary season...
...Louisiana...represents a very important aspect--the Southern states," Hackney said...
...question is," said NEH chairman Hackney in a speech in San Francisco last April, "who are the real elitists? Isn't it insultingly elitist to assume that ordinary Americans are not interested in the humanities? Isn't it the ultimate arrogance to believe that 'culture' should be the private property of those who can pay for it? The NEH is, in fact, our best guarantee that our cultural heritage will be available to all Americans, regardless of how much money they make or where they live...