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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski
If you think his life or his integrity was defined by his Pendergast connections, you know very little about the man or his history.
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Yeah, just because someone rises to power with Robert Mugable, doesn't mean he is tainted.
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Pendergast ruled from a simple, two-story yellow brick building at 1908 Main Street. Messages marked with his red scrawl were used to secure all manner of favors. Although he was unquestionably corrupt and there were regularly shootouts and beatings on election days during his watch, history has tended to be kind to his legacy since the permissive go-go days gave rise to the golden era of Kansas City Jazz (now commemorated at the American Jazz Museum at 18th and Vine) as well as a golden era of Kansas City building.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Pendergast