Former US Rep. Bruce Alger (R-TX) dead at 96

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Alger was an interesting fellow and was one of the earlier progenitors of what became the "new right". He never was a fully out of closet bircher but it was pretty obvious what tree he was barking up. At the time JFK was shot and when Alger was congressman, Dallas had a reputation as being a stronghold of the lunatic fringe - Edwin Walker, HL Hunt, the Citizens Councils, JBS etc.