I remember back in the eighties, that Milo from Bloom County was obsessed with pinning the rap for Hoffa's disappearance on a fictional, aging Senator Bedfellow. Bloom County is timeless. I hope Berkeley Breathed will agree that the use of these few comic strips are fair use and very appropriate for the occasion. (click for larger images, from Loose Tails)
I wonder if Milo is more interested in muckraking journalism than in actually breaking the story. The Potomac is far from the current search area in Michigan.
Now Milo suspects Bedfellows pond (which is in Iowa, according to the fans). I like the questioning tactics, neither yes nor no is the correct answer. His tactics are verging on yellow journalism.
The last is a classic and the best one. Milo suspects he sees Hoffa's teamster's ring in the pond and then writes,"slowly this reporter recoiled in utter moral disgust..."tags: Hoffa, Bloom County, Berkeley Breathed, comics
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Being from Tennessee, I must say that Jimmy Hoffa was first prosecuted in Nashville. I guy who grew up on the farm next to me was the prosecutor in the early 60's. His favorite story is this. During a trial in Nashville, a man broke in to the court room with a gun. The man said he was looking for Hoffa and pointed the gun at my friend. My friend said, "Hoffa is over there!" The guy pointed the gun at Hoffa and shot -- it was just a BB pistol.
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