Louisiana

updated 11:01 a.m.

I don't care what day it is

This should not happen. Not ever. ...
Library Chronicles - 11:01 a.m.

Oeyster and Crabathon dialogue

Oeyster: Just between you and me, I've been feeling really low in recent weeks. Crabathon: Join the flippin' club, douchenozzle. I mean, have you spoken to anyone around here for any length of time since the flood? Jeezm. Oey: Of course I have. But this was worse. I really think I reached my nader this time. Crab: You mean "nadir". Oey: No, I mean Nader ; as in, I feel like my egotistical eff...
Right Hand Thief - 10:21 a.m.

Which is it?

"This bill does not control costs," Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. "especially for a bill that would affect one-sixth of the American economy." Orrin Hatch ,Republican senator from Utah. Is there some way to control costs without affecting one-sixth of the American economy? ...
Moldy City - 6:23 a.m.

Buddy Tudor

Yesterday, Buddy Tudor, a “prolific” Central Louisiana real estate developer, passed away after a 17-year-long battle with cancer. Without a doubt, Buddy Tudor contributed to the commercial landscape of urban Alexandria more than any other single private developer. From The Town Talk: Tudor, who had repeat bouts with cancer over the last 17 years, is perhaps [...] ...
CenLamar - Mon 9:28 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

oyster and Kate + Fate

Unforeseen circumstances necessitate hurriedly putting my face on and flying to a little place I like to call destiny. ...
Right Hand Thief - Mon 3:45 p.m.

And there's evil, disguised as good ... I think it's the polizei

Jeffrey asks some strong questions of our local fourth estate, such as: "If Frontline didn't want to do the story, would the T-P have just kept quiet?" --- Update: And can we eliminate the need to preface all of our discussions about criminal acts and abuses within the police force with the obligatory statement that "not all cops are bad"? Of course not all cops are bad. Not all people are ba...
Right Hand Thief - Mon 2:20 p.m.

But the silence will rise to a shout

Sorry. Lot's of post-pub editing on this post. I can't proofread for shit. This is the second comment below a rather threadbare dressing down of former NOPD officer Jeffrey Lehrmann by T-P reporter Terri Troncale. I wish I could link directly to it but NOLA.com is stupid. Troncale's blurb is today's "Monologue" on the Monday T-P "Viewpoint" sheet which is what remains of a once robust opini...
Library Chronicles - Mon 11:18 a.m.

Even a clock that isn't broken is wrong twice a year

In early 2007, I bought "The world's first auto-setting clock radio," which automatically sets the date and time when you plug it in. It's calibrated to some satellite. About a month later, Congress changed the weeks on which the time changes, so the clock has always done that on the wrong week. Much hilarity inevitably ensues. ...
Ian McGibboney - Sun 10:05 a.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Federal Judge Impeached!

Louisiana U.S. District Judge G. Thomas Porteous Jr. was impeached by the House of Representatives today.  In a rare show of bipartisanship, the legislative body voted unanimously to adopt articles of impeachment against Judge Porteus.  The not-so-good Judge's fate now moves to the Senate, which requires a 2/3ds vote (67 votes) to convict him and toss him out on his ear. ...
DailyKos (Louisiana) - Fri 1:29 p.m. - 10 clicks 10 clicks

This might be a good time to call Congressman Cao

... and other U.S. Representatives who are officially undecided on the health care reform bill . Congressional switchboard # 202-559-4225 I called Rep. Anh Cao's office this morning in support of the (obviously not totally satisfactory) bill. But in terms of future consequences, both in terms of policy and politics, this is a big one. ...
Right Hand Thief - Fri 12:25 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

SOFA recap, March 7

3/7: By NFL standards, it would have made for a long list of offensive legends (and a long unemployment line for defenders). By college football standards, it was the kind of game that both sides’ fans would have torn down the goalpost over, for opposite reasons. By high school standards, officials might have invoked a mercy rule. But by recent SOFA standards, it was actually pretty...
Ian McGibboney - Fri 10:50 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Are Republicans Above the Law?

Daily Kingfish - Fri 9:26 a.m.

Are Republicans Above the Law?

Ah, poor David Vitter ... every single time a political sex scandal hits the news, the GOP runs out to defend the politician, unless, of course, that politician is a Democrat, because, of course, IOKIYAR: ...
Daily Kingfish - Fri 9:26 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

I'm as sick as Glenn Beck is normally

So I went to the clinic to get some health care reform. Afterwards, it was time to get the drugs. My options were essentially to stick it to Wal-Mart (by going to another pharmacy), or stick it to the pharmaceutical industry (with Wal-Mart's $4 generics). Wal-Mart won. Relish it, Wally World. Even a broken clock... I'm currently on two pills and a bottle of prescription cough syrup that taste...
Ian McGibboney - Fri 12:11 a.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Understanding the Revolver

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post " Oh boy ": What I want to know is... who agreed to allow the City to use the revolver fund for non-reimbursable projects? Did the State agree to this use of the revolver fund? Did the City Council agree to this? What I find odd is there was no mentioning or out cry when the rules governing the use of the revolver was changed. Did the City...
American Zombie - Thu 6:20 p.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

City Council candidate says mean things in email. Doesn't think it's fair that she should have to ex...

See, it happens in other cities too. ...
Library Chronicles - Thu 3:42 p.m.

I'm channeling the Dutch

So it is said, so it shall be: Dutch plan to let healthy elderly people commit suicide Jeez...that really freaks me out. I agree that a human being should have sovereign rights over their life, but once this is accepted and it starts to become a "trend"...I guarantee you the insurance companies are going to start marketing it. Damn, I thought I was imagining a future 10 to 20 years down t...
American Zombie - Thu 12:08 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

breaking

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American Zombie - Thu 12:08 p.m. - 6 clicks 6 clicks

LA-Sen: Vitter Palling Around With Bamboozlers

One would think after Jack Abramoff's former firm, the Alexander Strategy Group, shuttered its doors that the Spinning Sinning Senator David Vitter would stop hanging out with the principals and employees of that disgraced firm. But then again, the Spinning Sinning Senator thinks that such common sense rules don't apply to him : Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) Fundraising...
Daily Kingfish - Thu 11:29 a.m. - 9 clicks 9 clicks

Well, they certainly were thorough

Second former New Orleans police officer pleads guilty in Danziger Bridge shootings Many of the details Lohman admitted to when he pleaded guilty are reiterated by Lehrmann in documents associated his case. But the Lehrmann factual basis, which describes the facts the former NOPD is admitting, lays out a series of fresh details and allegations. These new details included the fabrication of c...
Library Chronicles - Thu 10:29 a.m.

Time to draw the line

Big parade? Sure. QB on the Oprah show ? Okay. Pull an obnoxious prank on Jerry Jones ? By all means, yes, go do that. You've won the Goddamn Superbowl. It's time to live it up a bit. But here's what you don't get to do. You don't get to hire Peggy Wilson's nephew to write a book in your name that, if the pub is any indication , is filled with the kind of self-aggrandizing blather that would...
Library Chronicles - Thu 10:29 a.m.

Levee Confusion Indicative of CenLa’s Greatest Developmental Hurdle

Our recent predicament with Levee decertification has resulted in page after page of finger pointing both in print and online with one resounding theme of people being unclear about which government entity is responsible for what in regard to local levees.  With the Levees, there is debate over whom actually is ultimately in charge of [...] ...
CenLamar - Thu 8:48 a.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Sorry not feeling it

If you're here, please investigate the blogroll. I'll be back soon. ...
Right Hand Thief - Thu 12:47 a.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Oh boy

Chrisman did mean the entire 200 million would be depleted: Recovery oversight contract allowed overbilling, poor performance, inspector general says Quatrevaux, for instance, confirmed Chrisman's concerns about the state loan fund. The inspector general said agreement governing how the roughly $200 million can be spent initially limited use of the loan fund to projects that qualified for f...
American Zombie - Thu 12:29 a.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Sliding to Senilicide

Defaulted Loans May Haunt Seniors This is really amazing to me. Our society is undergoing a fundamental ethical shift....no wait...our government and corporate business interests are orchestrating a fundamental shift in our country's ethical fiber. The corporate manipulation of our current health care debate is not going to end with Obama, even if he manages to pass his bill. I'm starting t...
American Zombie - Wed 6:25 p.m. - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Putting a Platitude in the Grave

I am officially declaring the phrase, "politics of the past" dead as a doornail. The politics of the past are no longer a part of our present, so stop using the term...it's gone....it has no future...I'm tired of hearing it....stop it...that means you too, Mrs. Guidry. I would say that phrase officially died with Jay Batt's political career...write that date on the mausoleum headstone: Here lie...
American Zombie - Wed 11:42 a.m.

Still a douchebag

I started laying off of Chris Rose because everything I started to write about him just ended up looking like the above snip from this month's Levee I read his first Gambit column and it sort of pissed me off but in a sad way... no not in a sorrowful man of letters way... more in a bored way. When I was still bothering with it I once wrote I still can't decide if Rose is just that...
Library Chronicles - Wed 8:03 a.m.

I Made the Cover

Of the prestigious Louisiana Municipal Review. FINALLY! ...
CenLamar - Tue 6:49 p.m. - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Remembering Jim Metcalf

As a young man in New Orleans -- a poser and a fuck-up -- I got laughed at while reading Jim Metcalf out loud to girls more than any other poet; more than Lord Byron, more than Rod McKuen even. I normally leave the making fun of Chris Rose to Jeffrey , but, when you get to be my age, it's good to remind yourself that few things in this world are more pathetic than a middle-aged man telling anyon...
Moldy City - Tue 6:09 p.m. - 12 clicks 12 clicks

Will Jindal let us have this?

I mean, by all appearances, this is a train from New Orleans to Disneyworld Maybe as long as it doesn't levitate , he's cool with it. ...
Library Chronicles - Tue 4:30 p.m.

Get your gub'mint hands off of my Medicare

Funny but, in a way, the President's plan really does threaten Medicare . Countries where health care prices are negotiated centrally with the government at the national or provincial level – for example, because they have a single public payer for health care – pay much lower prices and their medical inflation rates are lower. (Here's a good article about price vs. quantity; it's a pdf.) Ye...
Library Chronicles - Tue 12:07 p.m.

Re-starting an old catchphrase

Gonna be a giant sucking sound ...
Library Chronicles - Tue 10:42 a.m.

Devery Day

Why the hell not? OPELOUSAS, La. -- Opelousas plans a parade Saturday to honor hometown hero Devery Henderson, the New Orleans Saints wide receiver who had seven catches for 63 yards in the Super Bowl win over Indianapolis. ...
Library Chronicles - Mar 9

I thought the Mayor's office didn't have anything to do with education

So what will this "task force" do, exactly ? Other than get another 30 of Mitch's friends' names on a meaningless but official-looking piece of paper, I mean. Maybe Leslie Jacobs can be on this task force too. (She's already on the "economic development task force") Jacobs has already combined both of these areas of expertise in advocating for a system of education which squeezes the maximum ou...
Library Chronicles - Mar 9

Trading in bullshit

Is there a bigger racket anywhere than "consulting"? In his Feb. 20 letter to Hatfield, Chrisman raised concerns about the city’s use of a revolving loan fund that gives the city an advance on money that ultimately will be reimbursed by FEMA for professional service contracts such as the one held by MWH. Specifically, he takes issue with a contract with Haggerty Consulting. Chrisman said the c...
Library Chronicles - Mar 9

Bad to Worse?

I'm hearing that HUD may be looking into misappropriated D-CDBG monies. Which means they may be asking for money back that we've already spent. That's not good....not good at all when combined with the revolver fund issues. I'm actually getting a little scared of how bad this financial situation may be. I guess I'm more scared that no one seems to know just how bad it really is, and I've aske...
American Zombie - Mar 8 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

A walk though Old Metairie

I took a walk though Old Metairie Sunday and noticed a surprising number of blue and white signs with S/H written on them -- signs that looked like this . I saw three or four on just the two block stretch of one of the "wood" streets between Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies and the railroad tracks. There were more in the neighborhood. I thought it was worth mentioning . ...
Moldy City - Mar 8 - 8 clicks 8 clicks

A Majority of the Public Wants Health Care Reform

All I hear lately from the FOX News broadcasts is about how the country is opposed to health care reform. Granted, there are quite a few polls out there that show more folks (but not a majority) oppose the current health care bills being debated in Congress. But none of those polls ask the obvious follow-up question: Are you opposed to the bills because they don't go far enough, or because you'r...
Daily Kingfish - Mar 8 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Bye, Scott

We'll send your ring through the postal service . Which means, of course, you might have to wait until after the weekend if you're expecting home delivery. But it's still probably better that way. If you were planning to drive down to the Dome to get it, you'd end up having to pay the damn parking meter . Anyway, Oyster is right . Fujita was one of the good guys and an easy guy to root for...
Library Chronicles - Mar 8

S & WB stories

Everybody's got one. ...
Library Chronicles - Mar 8

"A neighbor's complaint"

So often these incidents start with the convenient anonymous "neighbor's complaint" As seven New Orleans police cars converged on the corner of Second and Dryades streets on Mardi Gras night, Big Chief James Harris of the Seminole Warriors grabbed for the five youngest members of his Mardi Gras Indian tribe, all of them younger than 6. Holding up his feathered purple, green and yellow wing, ...
Library Chronicles - Mar 8

Signs that the seasons are changing

Spring is coming. You can see it in the buds beginning to sprout on some of the trees and vines. The NFL offseason is here. You can see in the stories about the Uncle Rico Scandal beginning to sprout back up in the news. ...
Library Chronicles - Mar 8

Oh goodie another planning meeting

I know a lot of people are excited about the new document that proposes to freeze and segregate urban development patterns according to professionally planned ideas of what constitutes proper land use. I am not one of those people. I instinctively understand that the professional planners don't have a lot in common with people of my sensibility and income level. So I'm not comfortable with gi...
Library Chronicles - Mar 8

Scott Fujita Will Always Be a Saint

From USA Today: LB Scott Fujita said goodbye to the Saints and New Orleans on Sunday when he signed a free agent deal with the Cleveland Browns. But Fujita didn’t leave before leaving a generous gesture with the Gulf Coast region. He’s donated half of his $82,000 in playoff winnings to coastal restoration. “The people of this city and [...] ...
CenLamar - Mar 8 - 8 clicks 8 clicks

Can I find an honest bartender...

...to give me the tab? I'm trying to create a running tab of what Nagin may have spent the entire 200 million dollar revolver fund on. Here's what I have so far: Mahalia Jackson: 18 million Chevron Building Purchase: 8 to 10 million? MWH: 4.75 million Hagerty: 950k TDC: 925k That's about 35 million. Can anyone out there help me fill in the remaining 165 million? A couple of possible expen...
American Zombie - Mar 8 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

You know what sucks balls?

Off-season football. Here's another reason to hate it: Scott Fujita signs with the Browns . Bob Marshall wrote a column in today's paper about why "Scott Fujita, New Orleans resident, is a great role model for all New Orleanians." The dude donated a portion of his Super Bowl winnings to coastal restoration for South Louisiana. I mean... g-damn I'm gonna miss this guy. After the NFC Championsh...
Right Hand Thief - Mar 7 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Disgusting

From Greg Aymond’s Central La Politics blog (bold mine): LEGISLATOR WANTS MORE DIVERSITY ON THE ETHICS BOARD “State Rep. Rosalind Jones wants to get more racial, gender and geographical diversity on the 11-member Louisiana Board of Ethics.”id. “The board currently has two female appointees, one of whom is the only black member.” id. While I am sure that someone [...] ...
CenLamar - Mar 7 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Let's just all give up now

I read in an online forum this morning that gun-control laws don't work because "criminals don't follow the law!" Then why have any laws at all? It's a serious question, because the right's philosophy concerns the need to protect freedoms and warning of the perils of too much regulation. Apparently, laws aren't worth it if there's a possibility criminals might break them. And apparently, ...
Ian McGibboney - Mar 7 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Monsanto visits Bastrop, LA

Every now and then I like to check in on what Monsanto, the proud owner of the Terminator seed, who not so long ago acquired the Delta & Pine Land Company , the major purveyor of cotton seed, has been up to.  Because, while I'm not a flaming environmentalist or the kind of person that joins outfits like Banterminator.org , Monsanto, like WalMart, another enterprise that's a Stephens I...
DailyKos (Louisiana) - Mar 7

Nagin put the revolver to our head

Fox 8 obtains city hall documents that reveal a fight between top Nagin administrators In regard to the revolver fund, Chrisman wrote Hatfield, "currently sufficient funding exists for project construction until September." However, he goes on to say, "the dollar value of some contracts will dramatically impact the remaining dollars.. and the fund will now be depleted by mid March." D...
American Zombie - Mar 6 - 8 clicks 8 clicks

No to Battman

Everybody hearts Jay ( bonus ) Don't go Batty Should a conservative reformer vote for Jay Batt Go Guidry ...
Right Hand Thief - Mar 6 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Should a conservative reformer vote for Jay Batt?

A slightly edited and expanded comment that I left at the Library Chronicles I missed the beginning of "Politics with a Punch" last night, did Jeff Crouere explain why he had Batt as a guest but not Guidry? If I understood Batt correctly, fiscal conservatives have the ability to pay for government services while eliminating sources of government revenue, especially unpopular sources of revenu...
Moldy City - Mar 6 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Who knew?

Looks like Jay Batt can coach college basketball too. This could affect today's outcome somehow. ...
Library Chronicles - Mar 6

1978 Atlantic Monthly article

I stumbled across an old Atlantic article while making another effort to find a copy of The Bobo Report (official title: "Pro Bono Publico?") online. I still couldn't find it, but when I checked a couple of years ago, it was available at the public library and a couple of university libraries. Of course, anything that James K. Glassman writes must be taken with much more than a grain of s...
Moldy City - Mar 6 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

SOFA recaps for the past month

Every Sunday, I and a rotating cast of friends play flag football. We've been doing it for more than a year now, and the tradition is to write recaps. I fell far behind on this, but today we catch up. Here’s how our last four games turned out: 1/31: Age (Jack, Jerome, Joe) took on Beauty (Ian, Toy, Kenny). Age wins handily, 86-38. I think 86 was their combined age, too, minus about 30. Tr...
Ian McGibboney - Mar 6 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Capitano explains himself, poorly

On Thursday morning I called into the Jeff Crouere show on WGSO and asked him if he thought that someone who chose to put $25K into his campaign instead of paying on a mortgage obligation would make a good mayor. He never gave an answer but Phil Capitano himself was on the show later and [...]...
Liberty and Justice for All - Mar 5 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Don't vote for Batt

I'll defer the reasons why to the Yellow Blog . I don't have the energy right now to bash the Battster. ...
American Zombie - Mar 5

More Evidence That Rasmussen Reports Polling Ain't All Dat

Earlier this week, I mentioned Stuart Rothenberg's issues with Rasmussen Report's polling #'s. Now, I've got more ammo to debunk the #'s coming Rasmussen Reports, one from Public Policy Polling (PPP) and another from Anzalone-Liszt. First, let's look at PPP, which named the Spinning Sinning Senator David Vitter the 2nd most vulnerable Republican in 2010 this week: David Vitter of Lou...
Daily Kingfish - Mar 5

lost in the logos of techne

Telegraph , "Facebook fueling divorce, research claims": The social networking site, which connects old friends and allows users to make new ones online, is being blamed for an increasing number of marital breakdowns. ... One law firm, which specialises in divorce, claimed almost one in five petitions they processed cited Facebook. Via Cryptogon: A Korean couple let their baby starve to...
Right Hand Thief - Mar 5

To what extent is hatred of gays dressed-up self-hatred?

NYT: Washington [D.C.] is now the sixth place in the nation where same-sex marriages can take place. How will opponents react ? [A] state senator from Southern California was arrested for allegedly driving drunk after leaving Faces, a gay nightclub in midtown Sacramento... ... Ashburn, a father of four, is a Republican Senator... with a history of opposing gay rights. ... Ashburn's voting ...
Right Hand Thief - Mar 5 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Everybody hearts Jay

Batt's "war-chest" is impressive . Take a look at all these fine, upstanding pillars-of-the-community just aching to put him back on the council. Batt's donor list is peppered with familiar names. Among those who have given him the maximum $5,000 contribution are car dealer Ronnie Lamarque and his wife, Natasha; Fred Heebe, one of the owners of River Birch landfill, which receives at least $...
Library Chronicles - Mar 5

David Vitter's political consultant cousin is being investigated for economic crimes

Somehow this flew under my radar. Former State Rep. Jim St. Raymond, Vitter's first cousin and his longtime political consultant , has had a spectacular fall from grace in recent months. He's filed for personal bankruptcy , citing over $12 million in liabilities. Worse, St. Raymond is reportedly under investigation by the Economic Crimes Unit of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, and is ...
Right Hand Thief - Mar 5 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Fletcher Mackel's continuing one-man crusade to ruin all sports in NOLA

I know I said I was going to stop reading these but earlier this evening, Fletcher released his latest 2-year scheme to trade every Hornet more or less for the fun of it. Seriously, he does this every week or so. This time I was going to let it slide since the Hornets really are pretty much done for the season and will likely continue looking for ways to dump salary. (Not crazy Fletcheresque wa...
Library Chronicles - Mar 4

1805 Law Used to Label Women of Colour and Trans Sex Workers as Sex Offenders in New Orleans

DailyKos (Louisiana) - Mar 4 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Done Playing With The Banner .... Almost

I've been tinkering with the banner for the last few days, as regular readers will notice. I'm almost done, just one more thing to do with the banner before I can stop. Ideally, what I'd like to do is something similar to what the folks at Open Left have achieved, with some of the more popular links in their menu in their banner on the right side, but I'm having a heckuva time figuring out the...
Daily Kingfish - Mar 4 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Um......

Yeah. Offbeat. Not cool. ...
Library Chronicles - Mar 4

Bye, Charles

You can pick up your ring at the back door . Thank you. Have a nice day. New Orleans Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis announced Thursday that the club has released offensive lineman Jamar Nesbit and linebacker Mark Simoneau, and that the club will release defensive end Charles Grant on Friday. Grant, one of the team's two first-round draft choices in 2002, played...
Library Chronicles - Mar 4

Not just Danziger

FBI says it's investigating 2 more Katrina police shootings And and aaaaand.. if you'll notice the end of this article says The FBI is also investigating two other cases that are not Hurricane Katrina-related: the shooting death of Adolph Grimes and the shooting death of Robert Robair. And, I expect, there's more. Gonna have to turn the whole jar over and shake it all out. ...
Library Chronicles - Mar 4

Spring Cleaning

My apologies to Edtilla for not previously linking the New Orleans Ladder from AZ. I'm not the most efficient blog manager. I need to clean up my blog. If anyone wants to be linked, please let me know. Also please note my first sponsor >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Click on the image to go to the Forest Retreat website . It's under two hours from Nawlin's and it's great for romantic get...
American Zombie - Mar 4 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

LA-06: Protesting Dr. No Here in Baton Rouge

We've got some folks protesting our very own Congressman Bill Cassidy's seeming indifference to health care reform, as he continually pans the Democrat's health care reform bill, which will bring health care to another 30 million people. That's right ... 30,000,000 people. Anyhow, here's the Advocate's coverage of the protest: ...
Daily Kingfish - Mar 4 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

LA-Sen: The Spinning Sinning Senator Voted For Reconciliation

The Democrats are poised to pass the health care bill using a process known as reconciliation, which is essentially a legal (it's codified law, which you can find here ) way to sidestep a threatened filibuster by the minority party in the U.S. Senate. And because 60 is the new 50 for the Republicans, they're all spinning the Democrats' use of reconciliation as some new thing that has never ...
Daily Kingfish - Mar 4

Are we reaching Peak Wingnut?

When the the GOP isn't trying to scare its donors about the "Evil Democratic Empire", it sends out a Code Red to alert people to the existential danger posed by healthcare reform. (Who wants to bet that in thirty years neo-teabaggers will protest how Government must keep its hands off "my national healthcare"?) The Arkla-elderly are preparing for Red Dawn . Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal and Karl...
Right Hand Thief - Mar 4 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Phil Capitano: The absolute wrong choice for Kenner.

The majority of my political activity in Kenner was during the time that Phil Capitano was Mayor. Even though Kenner has a “strong mayor” form of government, he always sought ways to give himself more power. He is a strong advocate for an appointed police chief. He was an opponent of civil service and when [...]...
Liberty and Justice for All - Mar 3 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Vote for Mark

For Photo of the Month on National Geographic: Mark’s my brother. He took the photo. Here’s my version: ...
CenLamar - Mar 3 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Levees, Levees Part II

In my humble opinion, the certification of our levees is the number one issue facing Central Louisiana. It could potentially affect more than 90% of Alexandria residents and thousands more throughout Rapides, Natchitoches, and Avoyelles Parishes. It could tremendously hinder economic development, threatening our regional competitiveness and investment worthiness. It could force an additional burde...
CenLamar - Mar 3 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Getting nuts... or maybe just back to normal

The District A race has officially crossed over into stupid-land. At the Gambit blog, Kevin Allman reports on last night's final candidate forum of the 2010 election. And while neither Batt nor Guidry deviated from their well-worn positions on the campaign trail, one topic was much discussed by both candidates: ACORN, the advocacy organization for low-income families that’s been so much in th...
Library Chronicles - Mar 3

Katie's

After the flood, in the first few weeks after we were allowed back into town, I had two really weird conversations at Johnny White's which followed this script. 1) Person A and I are talking about things we hope come back soon. 2) I mention something that I particularly like or is important to me. 3) Person A suddenly reveals that he/she just happens to own or be in charge of that thing. One of...
Library Chronicles - Mar 3

Word choice

Library Chronicles - Mar 3

Asshole

WWL: In a new memoir, Republican strategist Karl Rove staunchly defends Bush's handling of Hurricane Katrina... ...
Right Hand Thief - Mar 3 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Fuck Latter & Blum

Fuck them very much. Latter & Blum terminates President Arthur Sterbcow I hope they go out of business in 6 months. I hope Sterbcow starts his own realty company and takes all L & B's employees. I suppose they won't be contacting me for an ad will they? Shoutback : To the guys at Slabbed . I've only been following them for about a week and this blog is some...
American Zombie - Mar 3 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Geaux Bill White

Congratulations to Mayor White for winning the Democratic nomination for Governor of the State of Texas. As someone who lived in Houston throughout most of Mr. White’s tenure as Mayor, I strongly believe in his leadership and encourage our Texan neighbors to support his candidacy for Governor. ...
CenLamar - Mar 2 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Levees, Levees

Without naming nameless names, I think it’s probably time to clarify some of the absurdity currently being perpetuated by less than a handful of local bloggers. Let’s get a few things straight: 1. The attorney for our local levee board cannot control and does not dictate FEMA’s or the Army Corps of Engineers’s national standards for levee [...] ...
CenLamar - Mar 2 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Publick Integrity bureau

Eric Asher recently plugged this relevant WCBF post about Police Chief Warren Riley on the Mighty 690am. Timely reading. Also, this (2003?) AP article by Alan Sayre may also be of interest, as it documents US Attorney Jim Letten's expressed belief that the mob has been so weakened in New Orleans that he considers N.O. to be an "open city". === NEW ORLEANS -- In 1990, a year before the Legi...
Right Hand Thief - Mar 2 - 8 clicks 8 clicks

Where Are They Now: Holly Hawthorne

Kudos to native Alexandrian (who was once a fixture in Downtown Alexandria) and friend of the blog, Holly Hawthorne, for making her debut in the Times-Picayune. I had no idea Holly made tamales, but they look delicious. Click here to watch her video interview. ...
CenLamar - Mar 2 - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Selling my soul

I've decided to try an experiment. If anyone is interested in buying ad space on the right hand side of the blog, I'm game. I'm thinking $200/month for the spot at the top of the page, I'm negotiable on remaining spots. I'm averaging about 20,000 unique visits monthly so that comes out to a penny per impression...sounds like a deal to me. If you're interested, hit me up at ashedambala@g...
American Zombie - Mar 2 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

The City Care Unlimited forgot

Wipe that smile off your face you thievin' witch. T-P columnist Jarvis Deberry explains the total and utter sham that was "Care Unlimited", which the organized political crime family known as the Jeffersons used to enrich themselves: Care Unlimited had no employees. Care Unlimited did no work -- not for pregnant teens and not for anybody else. The reports that the nonprofit had submitte...
Right Hand Thief - Mar 2 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

No sudden death for sudden death

So the NFL is talking about changing the rules of overtime. Bad timing, bad idea. Yes, I'm aware that the league has reportedly been bandying about this idea for years. But it still seems like the NFL rules committee meets in Minneapolis, if you catch my drift. I was curious to see how the league would disrespect the Saints even after a decisive Super Bowl victory. At this point, it ...
Ian McGibboney - Mar 2

Careful What You Wish For

For the past few months I've had numerous conversations with folks about the potential of a Ray Nagin indictment and the repercussions it would have for New Orleans. Will it happen? What would the charges be? When would it happen? What effect would it have on the city? There are lots of thing to consider, and I would like to speculate on some those things with this post. Will it happen? ...
American Zombie - Mar 1

LA-Sen: Rasmussen Reports Polling Unreliable?

So quite a few folks were disappointed with the last poll on the Senate race came out ... on the Democratic side, that is. But Stuart Rothenberg joined the party of Democratic strategists panning the reliability of Rasmussen Reports #'s on individual races across the country: The numbers in the Wisconsin survey that stuck out like a sore thumb were the favorable and unfavorable ratings of ...
Daily Kingfish - Mar 1

1:1 Odds

Retired officer's guilty plea in Danziger Bridge case a blow to a struggling NOPD "What I can say is that Michael Lohman deserves to go to jail. and any other officers who participated in this cover-up should also go to prison and be given the maximum sentence allowed," Riley said. So I'm assuming Riley will willingly plead guilty when implicated in the cover up? Be...
American Zombie - Mar 1

Sean Payton WILL drink your milkshake

Library Chronicles - Mar 1

AR-Sen: Support Halter

UPDATE : For more info on the race, y'all should stop by Blue Arkansas , the statewide progressive blog for Arkansas. As y'all know, I don't typically comment on the Senate races in other states, but the brewing Democratic primary in Arkansas has the potential to be shake up the Democratic Caucus in the Senate, and embolden the Senate Democrats to start listening to their base, and ...
Daily Kingfish - Mar 1

T-P hearts Jay

Library Chronicles - Mar 1

Hoax Hoax Hoax

Some people seem to think global warming is a hoax. Not that it's not happening, or that it is happening and can't hurt us, or that humankind can't adversely affect it one way or another. But that it is a straight-up scam perpetrated by government-bankrolled scientists to keep their jobs and make us all dependent on the socialists or whatever. Not to mention, hey, AL GORE!! Can somebody p...
Ian McGibboney - Mar 1

"Depression's Upside"

NYT Magazine: For some unknown reason, the modern human mind is tilted toward sadness and, as we’ve now come to think, needs drugs to rescue itself. The alternative, of course, is that depression has a secret purpose and our medical interventions are making a bad situation even worse. --- Update: Linday Beyerstein responds to article here . --- Porno for Pyros, "Sadness" : Fuel an...
Right Hand Thief - Mar 1

I am glad that the Canadians won gold in Hockey.

Apparently, President Obama made a wager with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper over who would get a gift of beer if their country won the gold in the hockey gold medal match. According to the Constitution, the President cannot accept a present from a foreign leader without the consent of Congress. With Senator Brown being the 41st [...]...
Liberty and Justice for All - Feb 28 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Mr. Pink inspires a gratuitous NYT piece

Jeffrey summarizes it appropriately. Apparent source material [nsfw]: As the Cinema Snob would say, "the spoon is a good prop". ...
Right Hand Thief - Feb 28 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

A Special Thanks to the New Leaders Council

CenLamar - Feb 28 - 7 clicks 7 clicks

A questions for the GOP or Conservatives

You say that the Democrats should not use options that get around a filibuster to pass healthcare reform. If they do, and if as Eric Cantor suggested, the Democrats lose their majorities because of it… would you use options that bypass the filibuster to overturn the legislation? If so, why does that not confirm your hypocrisy? ...
Liberty and Justice for All - Feb 28

Typical

Library Chronicles - Feb 28

Because we all hate poor people, I guess

Library Chronicles - Feb 28

Jackie hearts Jay

Library Chronicles - Feb 27

Who Ya Gonna Believe? The Facts or the Spinning Sinning Senator?

It's been a year since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (aka the Democratic Stimulus) was passed by the House, the Senate and signed by President Obama. Yet we've rarely heard the Democrats in Louisiana stand up for the stimulus ... until now. The Spinning Sinning Senator has been gallivanting across Northern Louisiana telling folks that he thinks the Democratic Stimulus was a waste...
Daily Kingfish - Feb 26 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Who elects these people?

Library Chronicles - Feb 26

The Republican View on Health Care Reform, Part II

Quite a few of my libertarian Republican friends believe all Americans need in terms of health care is catastrophic care. I think President Obama destroys that viewpoint quite effectively here: ...
Daily Kingfish - Feb 26 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Bikeable

Library Chronicles - Feb 26

The Republican View on Health Care Reform

This is the GOP view of health care reform, courtesy of Rep. Eric Cantor, the Republican Whip in the House: ...
Daily Kingfish - Feb 25

Fun day A lot going on

Library Chronicles - Feb 25

The Greatest Story Never Told?

SIBEL EDMONDS: THE TRAITORS AMONG US Larry Flynt is still Bob Livingston's worst nightmare. If you had any doubts on the unholy alliance between MegaCorps, Government, and the MSM, let this story dispel those doubts for good. I've been following Edmonds' story since she first went public and while I'm glad to see she has finally spilled the beans without being arrested (or worse), the frighte...
American Zombie - Feb 24 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Cartman in Afghanistan

Library Chronicles - Feb 24

Were you sent here by the devil?

Library Chronicles - Feb 24

Police Work

Library Chronicles - Feb 24

Uptown fire

Some noticed a pretty big fire yesterday evening at an Uptown apartment building. The NOFD took care of the blaze but not before massive damage occurred to the large three story structure. Fortunately, all of the tenants evacuated and no one was hurt, although one tenant with heart trouble had to be taken to the hospital. This is a twelve unit building, and the tenants are primarily low wage w...
Right Hand Thief - Feb 24 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Gotta spend money to make money, I guess

Library Chronicles - Feb 24

Erroll Williams for City Sommelier

Library Chronicles - Feb 24

Uh oh

Library Chronicles - Feb 24

Flawed canned GOP comebacks.

Rachel Madow criticized GOP Representative Shock for his attacking the stimulus and then taking credit for projects funded by the stimulus. His response? With all due respect, Rachel, does that mean you’re going to give back your Bush tax cuts that you continue to rail against? This was a lame argument when he made it himself. But [...]...
Liberty and Justice for All - Feb 23

Are they just hiring anybody to be a sports reporter these days?

An AP report claims that tonight’s loss in Cleveland was a “waste” of Marcus Thornton’s outstanding 37 point performance. Let me get this straight… the Hornets fought hard the entire game against the best team in the league who just picked up another quality player without our star player and made it a very close [...]...
Liberty and Justice for All - Feb 23

More on that damn billboard

(Alternate title: Moron, that damn billboard) To answer that question, which judging by its Facebook popularity has plenty of people inexplicably answering in the affirmative, I can only say: • I'd respond to that with, "There's a better chance a black man will be elected president and the Saints will win the Super Bowl," but those things have happened. So to more accurately con...
Ian McGibboney - Feb 23 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

The liberals (my side) is wrong on this one.

Nobody has used the filibuster as much as the GOP has this year. The GOP are even filibustering bills that they would support of they were in power just to hand Obama political defeats. To them, political victories are more important than passing policy (even if the policy is one that they would agree with). That [...]...
Liberty and Justice for All - Feb 23

Autotuning Drew Brees and Bobby Jindal

CenLamar - Feb 23 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Monorail!

Library Chronicles - Feb 23

Odd Fetish

Library Chronicles - Feb 23

Loser mentality

Library Chronicles - Feb 23

Only in my dreams

So I've been having this recurring dream for about four years now... It takes place in a vast network of apartment complexes, health clubs, bus stops, malls, football fields, storage sheds, highways, night spots, acting schools and even swamps. Each venue is punctuated by its own song, usually a Michael Jackson one, and in each one I'm always trying to acquire something. Acquire what? I h...
Ian McGibboney - Feb 23

My head is spinning, chere...just like an electron

...and I'm on the wagon, ya heard? Anonymous has left a new comment on your post " I do hereby admit... ": Links for your perusal: Minacore to Geocor: http://www.nola.com/living/t- p/index.ssf?/base/living-0/ 122249287283440.xml&coll=1 The property seems to be a bar and a daiquiri shop....with video gambling of course. And who is Geocor? http://www...
American Zombie - Feb 22 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

"I don't think that's a question I can answer"...

... said Zulu Vice President, Naaman Stewart , when asked about the terms of the $800,000 grant which was recently bestowed upon the organization by our mayor. Well..then why don't we ask the guy who put the proposal together...who, as luck would have it, is the recipient of the contract to replace the Zulu headquarters. If anyone should understand the UDAG proposal, it should be this guy. Who ...
American Zombie - Feb 22

Seconds After

CenLamar - Feb 22 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

That's sponsorship for you

There's a commercial airing on the Olympics that bothers me. It involves a hockey coach talking to his young team, who just lost. He gives them a short speech, and then says, "We're going to eat like Olympians!" Then they go to McDonald's. Where they eat like Olympians. I wonder if there's an official cigarette of the games, too? ...
Ian McGibboney - Feb 22

Google Jackson the Lightning Thief

My kids saw Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief over the weekend, while my wonderful wife gave me a Sunday afternoon pass which I spent cocooned in a really fascinating book . Anyway, back to the post... Entergy's worst nightmare may be unfolding. First this: It’s Official: Google Can Sell Power Like a Utility then this last night: The Bloom Box: a power plant for...
American Zombie - Feb 22 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Here we go

Library Chronicles - Feb 22

Lackluster or condescending?

Library Chronicles - Feb 22

No help

Library Chronicles - Feb 22

Essential coastal restoration is just another 5 year study away

Library Chronicles - Feb 22

Note to NBA owners

Library Chronicles - Feb 22

No apology

Dead Pelican publisher Chad Rogers was a guest on Jeff Crouere's Ringside Politics radio show on WIST 990am. A caller named James from Metairie phoned in and asked Rogers if he felt the need to apologize or retract his false "Flash Sheet" news report claiming "the National Democratic party [planned] to provide massive amounts of Cash" for Mitch Landrieu's mayoral campaign". There was stunne...
Right Hand Thief - Feb 22

I do hereby admit...

...that Oyster has bigger balls than I do. Just say no to drug kingpins I was tipped to that info. last night and I thought twice before posting it....no I pussed out. Here is one of the comments: Anonymous has left a new comment on your post " Blanque Check ": AZ, a Batt-buddy related question: See the NOLA.com story about the "New Orleans drug kingpin" today? Paul Cattoche a ...
American Zombie - Feb 21 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Just say no to drug kingpins

A T-P story from February 13th provided updated information to some of the details presented in a recent far-flung YRHT post . STANDING DOWN: A real-estate developer has withdrawn a suit he filed last week in an attempt to stop criticism during the District A City Council campaign that, he said, "unlawfully ridiculed and derided" him. Vincent Marcello Jr. had sued candidate Susan Guidry an...
Right Hand Thief - Feb 21 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

A post filled with unbridled passion

I wish I could be as passionate about anything as today's conservatives are about government spending. I say this as a football fan whose team just won the Super Bowl for the first time. I say this as someone whose mother just endured major surgery and was informed that her insurance company is refusing to pay for the final two days of her hospitalization. I say this as someone not kn...
Ian McGibboney - Feb 20

Bests and worsts of Carnival 2010

Library Chronicles - Feb 20

Blanque Check

Virginia signs her political death warrant: Jay Batt gets endorsement from former rival Virginia Blanque If she want's to jump in bed with the obnoxious, fat, rich guy because she needed her bar tab paid (that's metaphor people)...well...hey...you gotta do watcha gotta do. But the hangover will last forever...that will be the end of her political career or any future chance of getting elect...
American Zombie - Feb 20

Positive Mental Attitude

Late Night Punk Rawk (hardcore) courtesy of Bad Brains circa 1979(!), performing "Attitude" and "I". Vital stuff. In 1988 my friends implored me to go with them to see Bad Brains do a Spring Break show in Daytona Beach (where I grew up). Almost no major punk rock bands ever played Daytona, so this was a big deal. But like a little douchenozzle, I decided not to go because I was busy...
Right Hand Thief - Feb 20

Somebody has to say it all

And sweet Buddha, Matt Taibi does: Wall Street's Bailout Hustle ...
American Zombie - Feb 20 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Post-election housekeeping

The Times Picayune does some post-election expenditure reporting. Of interest: In the New Orleans mayoral race, the campaign of the biggest overall spender -- businessman John Georges, who injected $3.5 million of his own money into the race -- put the most dough on the street during the Feb. 6 primary, according to reports filed this week with the state Ethics Administration.In addition to ...
Right Hand Thief - Feb 19 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Kenner coming up short?

Thanks to Oyster for sharing this link from the Gambit. Apparently, if you want to find well endowed men, come to New Orleans. This made me ask a question though. Didn’t they come out with a “happiest cities” survey recently? I wondered why New Orleans was not number one. Well, as it turns out, the happiness study [...]...
Liberty and Justice for All - Feb 19 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

PBJ misses the train

Library Chronicles - Feb 19

photo | me and gabriel, mardi gras 2010

100_6729 Originally uploaded by dangerblond. ...
Danger Blond - Feb 18 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

photo | bruce mcnally and me, mardi gras 2010

100_6730 Originally uploaded by dangerblond. ...
Danger Blond - Feb 18

photo | bruce and gerri

100_6724 Originally uploaded by dangerblond. ...
Danger Blond - Feb 18

Needless to say

Claude Mauberret : Erroll Williams, a district assessor who has appraised property for roughly half the city for nearly 25 years, was elected New Orleans' city's first citywide assessor Thursday after his opponent, Claude Mauberret, pulled out of the March 6 runoff. ... "I did not look forward to a bruising campaign against someone for whom I have a great deal of personal and professional regard...
Moldy City - Feb 18 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Can we all agree on this one thing?

Library Chronicles - Feb 18

Good stuff

Your Cousin Pat at Hurricane Radio writes a very thoughtful and persuasive post about the predictable dynamics that all-too-often impede well-intentioned advocacy groups. Over time, many advocacy groups become associated with (or, worse, invested in) failed governmental organizations. When crisis occurs and the cumulative failures of the organization are exposed, these reformist groups do not ha...
Right Hand Thief - Feb 18

Claude Mauberret drops out…

This is one of my personal pet peeves. You hold elections for a reason. If you are going to require a simple majority (something I agree with) and you have a runoff to determine who of the top two will win, the person in 2nd place should not be able to withdraw from the race. [...]...
Liberty and Justice for All - Feb 18

photo | shannon, katherine and bristol

100_6769 Originally uploaded by dangerblond. ...
Danger Blond - Feb 18

photo | viv and richard on Mardi Gras Day

100_6745 Originally uploaded by dangerblond. ...
Danger Blond - Feb 18 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

photo | gerri jones and richie havens on mardi gras day

100_6735 Originally uploaded by dangerblond. ...
Danger Blond - Feb 18

Austin plane crash

Big Man was incredulous at the early spin describing today's events in Austin, TX: [E]verybody is falling all over themeselves not to call this cat a "terrorist." It's "possible terrorist-related activity" but it's not terrorism and he's not a terrorist. What the hell? How can you fly a plane into a building out of spite, and have folks call it "suicide by plane?" That's like calling it ...
Right Hand Thief - Feb 18

What comes around....goes out the door

Hah! Priceless! He may have used HUD revolving fund cash to pay out that fat ass check. Zulu check comes with unanswered questions Funny, cause I just watched a similar scenario with my daughter today on That's So Raven . Raven's dad gave her 100 bucks to go buy a book she needed for school. But Raven had this party coming up and she really wanted a fly-ass blouse to wear to the party,...
American Zombie - Feb 18 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Big news

Right Hand Thief - Feb 18 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

HHDL and Obama

CenLamar - Feb 18

It's Like the Trinity....

...you're not supposed to understand it cause it's a goddamn mystery. UPDATE: Claude Mauberret drops out of assessor's race I have it under good authority from multiple sources that this plan was hatched between Mauberret and Williams last summer before the race even started. The idea is that if they could both get into the runoff, one of them would drop out while the other carried out the ...
American Zombie - Feb 18

Happy Stimulus Day, New Orleans

Library Chronicles - Feb 18

Land of the lost

Right Hand Thief - Feb 18

Coal Ash Wednesday

Right Hand Thief - Feb 18

I Was Mentioned on Local Talk Radio

CenLamar - Feb 17 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Simple answers to simple questions

Right Hand Thief - Feb 17

Is it May 3rd yet?

Right Hand Thief - Feb 17 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

"I poked at it with a stick"

Right Hand Thief - Feb 17

"Born again fiscal hawks are political hypocrites"

Right Hand Thief - Feb 17

All on a Mardi Gras Day

Turns out, I did end up spending Mardi Gras like many of the revelers on Bourbon street...face down in the toilet. My son contracted a very nasty stomach virus which he in turn gave to the rest of my family so we've had a blast the past 48 hours....and I do mean blast, but I won't get graphic. That was the sickest I've ever been in my life; avoid this bug at all costs. Meanwhile an anon sent th...
American Zombie - Feb 17

Dale Hawkins. An Appreciation

DailyKos (Louisiana) - Feb 17

Racism and Power in Homer, Louisiana

DailyKos (Louisiana) - Feb 16

My (non-New Orleans) Mardi Gras experience

• Numerous people were wearing Drew Brees, Devery Henderson, Darren Sharper, Marques Colston, Reggie Bush, Jeremy Shockey and Scott Shanle jerseys who were, in fact, not those guys. • I caught a plush cheetah, easily my best catch of the day. I let a baby boy next to me have it, and he went from seeming disturbed by the cacophony to ecstasy. His mom was grateful. Cute, too. • While I stoo...
Ian McGibboney - Feb 16 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Fat Tuesday Morning

Library Chronicles - Feb 16

"The mischief of the city is alive and wide awake in active operation"

Right Hand Thief - Feb 16

Hysterics

CenLamar - Feb 15 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

I am so jealous

American Zombie - Feb 15

Alexandria Native Named Rex, King of Carnival

CenLamar - Feb 15 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Quotes of the weak: Tim Tebow-cifer edition

Right Hand Thief - Feb 15

"Not always"

Right Hand Thief - Feb 15

Lundi Gras links

Right Hand Thief - Feb 15

Pompey's Triumph

Library Chronicles - Feb 15

Overture

CenLamar - Feb 14

Musical Interlude III

CenLamar - Feb 14

Partying with Pangloss

American Zombie - Feb 14

Mid-Mardi Gras photo dump

Library Chronicles - Feb 14

LA-Sen: Time to Fight Lies with the Truth

On Thursday, Rasmussen Reports came out with a poll on the Louisiana Senate race that is rather discouraging: Candidate Percentage (October 2009) Sinning Senator (R) 57% (46%) Charlie Melancon (D) 33% (36%) One of the reasons for this surge of support for the Sinning Senator is that he has continually attacked Charlie by linking to h...
Daily Kingfish - Feb 14 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Lombardi Gras

Right Hand Thief - Feb 13

Pants on the ground

Right Hand Thief - Feb 13

Jobs: The Last Year of Bush Vs the First Year of Obama

CenLamar - Feb 13 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Spare me

Right Hand Thief - Feb 13 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Billy Tauzin's Surprise Resignation

CenLamar - Feb 13 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Another Musical Interlude

CenLamar - Feb 12

A really dumb poll

A recent poll states that only 8% of Americans want Congress to be reelected. This is just about as dumb as the congressional approval rating polls. Why are such polls meaningless? Because at the end of the day, incumbents typically have a 85%+ reelection rate for Congress. Usually people disapprove of Congress as a whole. However, [...]...
Liberty and Justice for All - Feb 12

NOPD cracking down on ladders!

Liberty and Justice for All - Feb 12 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Bush to go to Detroit?!?!?!?!

Liberty and Justice for All - Feb 12

photo | diva day 2010

100_6656 Originally uploaded by dangerblond. Mad Hatter and Red Queen Darnell Shuart. ...
Danger Blond - Feb 12

photo | diva day 2010

100_6602 Originally uploaded by dangerblond. Carol Miles, Divine Instigator, 2010 ...
Danger Blond - Feb 12

photo | diva day 2010

100_6617 Originally uploaded by dangerblond. Ellen LaRocca, 2010. ...
Danger Blond - Feb 12

photo | diva day 2010

Danger Blond - Feb 12

photo | diva day 2010

Danger Blond - Feb 12

photo | diva day 2010

Danger Blond - Feb 12

photo | diva day 2010

Danger Blond - Feb 12

photo | diva day 2010

100_6671 Originally uploaded by dangerblond. Terry Schwall, 2010 ...
Danger Blond - Feb 12

photo | diva day 2010

Danger Blond - Feb 12

photo | miss lagniappe

Danger Blond - Feb 12

Zero to none...

American Zombie - Feb 12 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Longing for Chaos

American Zombie - Feb 12

John Mayer's penis may attend CPAC

Right Hand Thief - Feb 12

Yet Another Case where Anti-Obama Rhetoric is Discredited within Seconds

CenLamar - Feb 11

My Cuba stuff

American Zombie - Feb 11

Secrets of the temple shared in Rhyme Tyme

Right Hand Thief - Feb 11

Uh oh

Library Chronicles - Feb 11

Shut up

Library Chronicles - Feb 11

No

...
Ian McGibboney - Feb 10

Quotes of the weak

Right Hand Thief - Feb 10

Like Father, Like Son

American Zombie - Feb 10 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

I laughed, I cried, I vomited...

American Zombie - Feb 10

This is Awesome

CenLamar - Feb 10

Open Letter to the Custodial Staff at the Bombay Club

Right Hand Thief - Feb 10

Best Halftime Show Evah

American Zombie - Feb 10

I really was determined not to worry about blogging for a few days

Library Chronicles - Feb 10

Yes he does..

American Zombie - Feb 10

the big freezy

Danger Blond - Feb 10

How Am I Not Myself?

CenLamar - Feb 9 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Saints win Tecmo Bowl

Library Chronicles - Feb 9

I love a parade! Traffic, not so much...

Liberty and Justice for All - Feb 9 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

How Am I Not Myself?

CenLamar - Feb 9

Any Opportunity to Bash Obama

CenLamar - Feb 9

Alright, don't worry, we'll all float on

Right Hand Thief - Feb 9

Literally, "Fat Lombardi"

Library Chronicles - Feb 9

Sarah Palin's roaming hand

During his presidency in 1987, Ronald Reagan was asked how he reacted to Mikhail Gorbachev's offer to cut aid to the Sandanistas. He glanced at an index card and said, "This is a subject we are going to be discussing for quite some time." By now, most Americans have seen Sarah Palin's palm notes for her address/Q&A at the National Tea Party Convention. Energy. Tax cut. Budget ...
Ian McGibboney - Feb 9

Aints No More

CenLamar - Feb 8 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

44 is a magic number

Due to last night's turn of events, I have not been able to sit down long enough to tame the pure, unbridled joy that I feel. After 20 hours or so, I have finally sunk to a level where I feel like I can express myself a little better. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...
Ian McGibboney - Feb 8

Some more post game observations

Liberty and Justice for All - Feb 8

is everyone in business together?

American Zombie - Feb 8

Who Dat Dey Say Da Super Bowl Champs?!

DA SAINTS DAT'S WHO! ...
Daily Kingfish - Feb 8 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

As I said... WHO DAT?!?!?!?!?

Liberty and Justice for All - Feb 7

Who dat say dey gonna beat dem Saints?

Right Hand Thief - Feb 7

Oh and also

Library Chronicles - Feb 7

Turns out we really were distracted

Library Chronicles - Feb 7

NAMBLA Illustrated

Slowly he peeled off his white game pants and pulled a sleeveless undershirt over his head. He squirted white, gooey shampoo into his grey buzz cut and it began running down off his head. All of this he has done hundreds of times since he was a little boy, flinging footballs around fields in Mississippi. ... Next came wide receiver Sidney Rice. Over the course of their one season together, Rice...
Moldy City - Feb 7

Mitch Landrieu wins!

Right Hand Thief - Feb 7

This election's cranky old man thought.

Four years ago, watching TV, I wondered what some wet behind the ears Tulane professor from who knows where could possibly tell me about New Orleans politics. Now that Brian Brox finally looks old enough to shave, another station trots out some kid from who knows where who looks even younger. He was on ABC26 tonight, but I couldn't find a picture of Michael Sherman anywhere. I set a persona...
Moldy City - Feb 7

Congratulations Mitch Landrieu!!! (Updated)

DailyKos (Louisiana) - Feb 6

Congratulations to Mayor Rickey Jackson

Library Chronicles - Feb 6

Congratulations Mitch Landrieu!!!

DailyKos (Louisiana) - Feb 6

Ladies and Gentlemen, the NEXT MAYOR OF NEW ORLEANS!

DailyKos (Louisiana) - Feb 6 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Ladies and Gentlemen, the NEXT MAYOR OF NEW ORLEANS!

Y'all can see the #'s over at the Secretary of State's website .  Once you get to that page, click on the Parish tab, and choose Orleans Parish to see all the results for the entire Parish. But the election of Mitch Landrieu to the Mayoralty is yet another step in the right direction after all the political mis-steps in the years following Katrina.   Now, it's time to get ready f...
Daily Kingfish - Feb 6 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Mid-Afternoon report

Library Chronicles - Feb 6

Go vote

Right Hand Thief - Feb 6 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

super bowl drinking game alert!

An advisory is out about the Saints Super Bowl drinking meme that's been going around: Due to a computer glitch, some rules of the game could cause you to be unresponsive. Here are the new, repaired drinking game rules: Drink four beers: • Every time an NFL analyst picks the Saints to win (this includes print newspapers and MySpace). • For every pre-game vignette that treats the Sa...
Ian McGibboney - Feb 6

Quote of the Day

Library Chronicles - Feb 6

Guidry for Council District A, Lemle for Assessor

Right Hand Thief - Feb 5

Predictions

Library Chronicles - Feb 5

Today's Mail

Library Chronicles - Feb 5

Isn't his area of expertise in horses anyway?

Library Chronicles - Feb 5

It's still weird.

Library Chronicles - Feb 5

I'm rubber you're glue...

American Zombie - Feb 5

Sobering thought

Library Chronicles - Feb 5

mitch landrieu for mayor

Danger Blond - Feb 5

Saints win the Superbowl!!!!

Liberty and Justice for All - Feb 4

Typical

American Zombie - Feb 4

To Our Friends in New Orleans

CenLamar - Feb 4 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Obama and Hillary step up on Uganda!

Liberty and Justice for All - Feb 4

Planned Parenthood responds to the Tebow superbowl ad

Liberty and Justice for All - Feb 4

Thank You Mr. Couhig

American Zombie - Feb 4

Sieg Heil Jaeger-Master

American Zombie - Feb 4

Like I keep saying,

Library Chronicles - Feb 4

Never Letten me down, policy of truth remix

Right Hand Thief - Feb 4

Just so we know who I am and who they are...

American Zombie - Feb 4

Real Fans

Right Hand Thief - Feb 4

Whatever happened to the Chocolate City Awards?

Library Chronicles - Feb 4

Scoop Jackson is an idiot

Library Chronicles - Feb 3

James O'Keefe, of PimpGate/Louisiana Watergate Fame, May Not Be The Best Person For Conservatives To...

CenLamar - Feb 3

I question the integrity of our local media

Library Chronicles - Feb 3

Do cyborgs dream of electric sheep?

Right Hand Thief - Feb 3

In case you ever wondered who my least favorite football player of all time was

Library Chronicles - Feb 3

Comments apparently down

Library Chronicles - Feb 3

Not gonna make any difference

Library Chronicles - Feb 3

Wrongful Death Suit Filed Over Toyota Crash

The family of Trina Renee Harris has filed suit against Toyota Motors Inc. Ms. Harris was killed in an accident when her car sped through a stop sign and smashed into a cement wall. The accident occurred just weeks before the recall that would have included Ms. Harris’ 2009 Toyota Corolla. The Houston Chronicle says Ms. Harris told her husband that she felt t...
Justice is a Fickle Thing... - Feb 3

Deep Thoughts about John Georges

Library Chronicles - Feb 3

_________ dat?

DailyKos (Louisiana) - Feb 3

_________ dat?

In honor of the flap that the NFL found itself in regarding the ownership of the phrase "WHO DAT?!" and the Sinning Senator's co-sponsoring of the DC Gay Marriage Referendum bill about to be introduced in the U.S. Senate, and currently in committee in the House, someone's about to have a whole lotta fun (and probably) make a ton of money on these t-shirts that I'm hearing are about to hit th...
Daily Kingfish - Feb 3

The Mayor of Las Vegas is an idiot.

Liberty and Justice for All - Feb 3

Maurice "Hippo" Katz

Right Hand Thief - Feb 2

But if he lawyers up, the "fruit of the boom" guy won't talk!

Liberty and Justice for All - Feb 2

Terrorist wannabe Al Qaeda operative Ressam has sentence rejected

Liberty and Justice for All - Feb 2 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Just pet the Dog Goat

Library Chronicles - Feb 2

The Folly of Youth?

American Zombie - Feb 2

Tribune endorses Abby Normal for Mayor

Right Hand Thief - Feb 2 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Now this I think I understand a little

Library Chronicles - Feb 2

Pols are from Mars

Library Chronicles - Feb 2

Who wants it more?

This has been hanging up in my cubicle since 2007. In that game, the Colts trounced the Saints 41-10, leading me to attach a note answering the ad's question: "The Colts, apparently." That piece is long gone now, but the question is born anew. Bonus: Can you find the huge spelling mistake? Most people miss it. ...
Ian McGibboney - Feb 1 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Too big for Big Bad Jim?

Library Chronicles - Feb 1

I copied the editorial of the Nov./Dec. issue of The New Orleans Tribune

Since I couldn't find archives on the Tribune's website, I'll copy it at the bottom of this post. It's worth rereading after reading this month's endorsement of John Georges: The New Orleans Tribune has been a tireless advocate and a consistently strong voice for self-governance and self-determination in a majority African American city. We have been out front endorsing and supporting African A...
Moldy City - Feb 1 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

wham, bam, hanging ham

Danger Blond - Feb 1

photo | Mama Roooooux

Danger Blond - Feb 1

Does the conspiracy reach all the way to Obama?

Or just up to Gary Locke ? Really, Nagin or Riley (or somebody at WBOK) should say something if the Picayune's just making this up: Riley got in the last word, suggesting that if the favored candidate of his unnamed movers and shakers wins the upcoming race to succeed Nagin, those forces will see that the city's population tally increases -- on paper, that is -- so that the rate of violence ap...
Moldy City - Feb 1