77th anniversary of the assassination of John Dillinger.
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22 Jul 2011 4:24PM
He had a 12" cock and it is in the Smithsonian museum
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22 Jul 2011 10:12PM
Dillinger's response was that he never shot at anyone who wasn't shooting at him.
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25 Jul 2011 10:50AM
"Social bandit" is a better descriptor for Dillinger than "gangster". Capone and Lucky Luciano were gangsters (organized crime bosses). Dillinger merely robbed banks.
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25 Jul 2011 8:08PM
"Social bandit" or "latter day Robin Hood" is an overly romanticized notion.
Dillinger robbed banks and gave to himself. To be sure, banks behaved badly
back then as they have recently, which explains his popularity as some sort of
"rebel who stuck it to The Man."
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26 Jul 2011 3:40PM
Of course there's some romanticism in the concept of the social bandit. But that doesn't mean that there isn't some truth to it also, as you indicate. To merely call Dillinger a criminal and not indict the bankers as well (as Woody Guthrie did) is wholly one-sided.
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26 Jul 2011 4:59PM
Wow, Zagg idolizes Dillinger...big surprise!!! Obama is the same as Dillinger insomuch as he steals from hard working Americans. Obama just uses "executive orders" instead of a tommy gun. We get it Zagg, anyone who earns an honest day's pay, you resent.
