McLendon seemed to be "a cool guy, " former high school classmate Cecil Knowles told the Dothan Eagle newspaper.

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The Donald is a real cool guy with a great sense of humor.

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Zeigler was a strange guy, but at the same time he was cool, you know.

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And though they weren't admitting it openly, Republicans too are cool to the idea: they need a strong, silent bad guy to take the Fifth and thicken the plot.

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