By Charles Burris
July 31, 2026
Here's the great populist, Louisiana US Senator Huey P. Long's famous 1934 speech (often cited by his 21st century admirer Robert Barnes) regarding "The Great Barbeque" of the wealthy power brokers of America. Not many LRC observers are probably aware that this pointed reference has a prior source.
"The Great Barbecue" is a famous metaphor coined by the Progressive historian Vernon L.