Talk:William Langer

Langer's psycological profile of Adolf Hitler
I remember reading somewhere that during the Second World War Langer was asked by the US OSS to draw up a psychological profile of Adolf Hitler. Does this warrant a mention? Does anyone know what his conclusions were? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.194.74.92 (talk) 13:03, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
 * no that's Harvard famous history professor William L. Langer. Rjensen (talk) 04:22, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

North Dakota Rebellion
This phrase appears to be unique to Wikipedia; Google search on "north dakota rebellion" reveals one hit, a wordspam site. The incident is minor and can easily be folded into Langer's article, which could use the meat anyway. | Klaw Talk 00:53, 8 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Hello I am the user who created that page. I am sorry but I wasn't sure what the name of the Rebellioon was. So I posted it under the most obvious name. I would say move instead of merge. Maybe find a better name for it etc. I would not consider the sucsession of a state "minor". Lazylizards8 04:13, 8 December 2005 (UTC)


 * First of all, North Dakota never actually seceded. It was nothing more than a publicity stunt. Second, the event fails the notability test - in a Google search on "north dakota secession" (as three terms, not as a single phrase), there are no hits regarding Langer's paper move. There's nothing wrong with documenting the event in Wikipedia, but the real topic is Langer himself, not a secession that never happened. | Klaw Talk 05:26, 8 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Actually they did actuall sucede. Since no succesion by a state from the United States is legal, there is no legal way in which to declare a state independent of the US government. So Langer declared independence from the United States, in the same way (illegaly I mean) but not the same method as the South during the civil war. So, yes North Dakota did actually secede. Also I vote to move it to North Dakota Secession. Lazylizards8 17:34, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
 * You shouldn't have merged North Dokata Succesion with this!!!Lazylizards8 23:36, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
 * While we are at it we might as well merge the American Civil War with Abe Lincoln or such. Lazylizards8 23:40, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Filibuster
I removed the sentence "In 1950, 'Wild Bill' filibustered for 29 hours, and 53 minutes on September 22 to 23. The filibuster was for the veto of a Communist registration bill." It wasn't cited and it does not appear on any list of the longest filibusters ever (which list Strom Thurmond's 24 hour, 18 minute one as the longest). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.205.82.133 (talk) 06:33, 25 February 2012 (UTC)

Regarding Langer's Trials
With citations. I've attempted to help add some facts regarding what happened regarding Langer's trials/conviction/appeal/acquittal. My primary reference is a book written by a former State Supreme Court Justice. I'm trying to consolodate all of the citations into one footnote number and can't seem to get it accurate. Any help would be appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ab2kgj (talk • contribs) 15:56, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

Bias in the controversy section
(Too lazy to make an account). Is it just me or are the first two paragraphs in the controversy section worded in a manner that's rather, well, seeming to try to paint the charges against Langer in a ridiculously negative light? I mean, maybe saying that it was presided over by his political opponents, and noting the wording then letting the reader draw their own conclusions would work, but saying "it's important to note that" such and such is true (WP:Editorializing) and saying that the judge gave "heavily biased" instructions to the jury make me question the NPOVness of that section, never mind the title of the book cited--108.85.148.69 (talk) 04:05, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Bias in Wikipedia means an editor deliberately ignoring contrary evidence. I see no bias by any editor here. the rule is that Wikipedia follows the reliable sources, in this case Robert Vogel, (2004). Unequal Contest: Bill Langer and His Political Enemies (by a ND judge). If an editor has found a different perspective in another reliable source, then it should be added. Rjensen (talk) 04:22, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Nazi apologist
Langer, the isolationist, became a nazi apologist after World War II. To the point where he accused the U.S. government of a "savage and fanatical plot" to kill millions of German women and children. 'Denying the Holocaust: the Growing Assault on Truth and Memory,' Deborah E. Lipstadt, New York, Free Press, 1993, p.42. In trying to blame the U.S. for the ethnic cleansing of Germans from Eastern Europe, Langer managed to display ignorance and bigotry. He repeatedly argued that we should have fought the Russians not the Germans if we had to get involved. Hesweeney (talk) 05:39, 16 November 2014 (UTC)

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The following was left on the Dispute Resolution Noticeboard talk page in this edit where it was collapsed as off-topic. It is being copied here for such attention, if any, that it may deserve. It should be noted that the book mentioned is apparently this self-published source which would not be an acceptable source under the self published source policy. — TransporterMan  ( TALK ) 20:35, 1 January 2019 (UTC)  (Not watching this page)

This Wikipedia website is misleading. There is a lot of valuable info missing.

He was loved by farmers (a majority of the ND population). After he was released from jail, he was re-elected as governor.

When the price of wheat dropped, he declared an embargo. The price of wheat went back up. Later, the courts decided he could not declare an embargo.

When the price of wheat dropped again, he formed the Bank of North Dakota to buy the wheat. The price of wheat went back up.

During the depression, when folks from the east came to take possession of farmland, he had the National Guard block these folks from coming to ND. He helped farmers keep their land.

The book, Wild Bill Langer, Dakota Maverick, has much more info.

Bhs677 (talk) 13:36, 1 January 2019 (UTC)