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Cancer-stricken former governor viewed as bully, soft-hearted leader
Rapid City Journal ^ | 06 nov 2011 | Kevin Woster

Posted on 11/06/2011 6:31:28 AM PST by rellimpank

You could love him or hate him, but you couldn't ignore him.

During a political career that touched four decades and includes more than 20 years in elected office, former South Dakota Gov. Bill Janklow shaped his own legacy with bold ideas, a powerful personality and a political philosophy that often defied traditional labels.

Some saw the Republican, who announced Friday that he has terminal brain cancer, as conservative. Others said he was a populist. And still others said his political shape-shifting to fit the problem at hand transcended politics entirely.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: South Dakota
KEYWORDS: janklow

1 posted on 11/06/2011 6:31:30 AM PST by rellimpank
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To: rellimpank
PLUS he is an a$$hole who killed a biker while driving drunk and got away with it.

I hope he's looking forward to his time in HELL!

2 posted on 11/06/2011 8:16:30 AM PST by harpu ( "...it's better to be hated for who you are than loved for someone you're not!")
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