[Fred Hayek]

Gus Hall was a Finn from Minnesota. That’s right, folks! Minnestoopid gave us the longest running Commie candidate for President. Now we have a Commie in the White House.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Gus Hall's actual name was Hallberg. He abbreviated it to Hall because he thought it sounded too Jewish for his Communist buddies.

I knew a nephew of Gus’ in Minnesota who told me a funny recollection. He said the family could always tell when Uncle Gus was about due in town by the sudden appearance of telephone repairmen, up on utility poles at various locations and in local coffee shops where Gus was known to visit.