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The meeting that was set for either late tonight or sometime tomorrow has apparently been canceled . I wonder what's going on ... Although there is speculation that it was just a publicity stunt in a rather idiotic and desperate attempt to draw attention away from Barack Obama. Just for that ... here are two pics of Obama abroad juxtaposed with McCain abroad. Who'd you rather s...
Daily Kingfish - 2:03 a.m.
Right after I penned the post below, I see that Jindal has adopted (one of) McCain's latest talking points: "One of the reasons I'm supporting (McCain) -- he has made it clear he would rather lose an election than lose a war. He's made it very clear -- let's listen to the commanders on the ground," Jindal said. Apparently, Jindal and McCain are scheduled to actually meet Thursday instead ...
Right Hand Thief - Wed 7:42 p.m. - 5 clicks 
This past weekend's edition of the Times Picayune's On The Hill has this little blurb about our drunken oil Congressman from LA-01, Steve Scalise: Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, is joining nine other House freshmen on a trip to Alaska this weekend to examine the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which he and other Republicans want to open to oil exploration. The freshmen are being led by H...
Daily Kingfish - Wed 3:39 p.m. - 7 clicks
So John Neely Kennedy is going around bashing Senator Mary Landrieu for her vote against selling oil shale leases in the West all because a fellow Senator asked her to do so. A couple of questions to consider about this: 1. What is oil shale? 2. And why is the Bush Administration pushing this a mere 6 months before the end of their term? I'll let Colorado Senator Ken Salazar , the S...
Daily Kingfish - Wed 3:39 p.m. - 6 clicks
The third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is coming up next month. Today Dolly has been upgraded to a Category 2 hurricane. And again there are worries about levees : Coastal officials worried Tuesday that Tropical Storm Dolly may bring so much rain that flooding could break through the levees holding back the Rio Grande. Some stories don’t ever seem to change. ...
DailyKos (Louisiana) - Wed 1:38 p.m. - 5 clicks
The internet tubes are buzzing over McCain's unpresidential rhetoric , and his attempt to rewrite the history of the surge. McCain will be in town today to talk with Gov. Bobby Jindal. I'm assuming McCain will tell him face-to-face that he won't be Veep, but that he'll get the consolation prize of keynote address at the GOP convention. That's what Bobby wanted all along, in my opinion. Howeve...
Right Hand Thief - Wed 7:33 a.m. - 5 clicks
[UPDATE] : It seems that Governor Jindal doesn't believe in honesty with the press ... or legislators. Can the American people trust him to be honest with us? Hat Tip to The Reduct Box . It seems that Senator McCain is coming to Louisiana tomorrow night to meet with our very own Governor PBJ. Conservative columnist Bob Novak is reporting that McCain will announce his VP this week ...
Daily Kingfish - Tue 9:37 p.m. - 12 clicks
I spent last weekend up in Chicago. I hadn’t been there in over a decade, and although the City, for the most part, hasn’t changed all that much, there are some notable improvements, many of which provide lessons for those of us here in Alexandria. Like Alexandria, Chicago was also decimated by a huge fire– only [...]...
CenLamar - Tue 9:37 p.m. - 11 clicks
For anybody who thought Louisiana would get a far better deal from BushCo under GOP Gov. Bobby Jindal than she did under Democratic Gov. Kathleen Blanco, they'd better think again. For Bush's pattern of abuse against Louisiana seems to transcend her politics. According to the Baton Rouge Advocate, Bobby Jindal, angered over the increased costs that storm-wounded Louisiana must shoulder fo...
Daily Kingfish - Mon 8:03 p.m. - 14 clicks
The indefatigable Noladder sent this video clip of WWL's recent news report on the Dems' visit to the area. There was a very embarrassing sequence during a press conference where Rep. Charlie Melancon demonstrated that he didn't have a clue about the 8/29 investigation that Levees.org has championed. Below is a rushed YRHT transcript and description of the WWL video beginning at th...
Right Hand Thief - Mon 4:00 p.m. - 15 clicks
For anybody who thought Louisiana would get a far better deal from BushCo under GOP Gov. Bobby Jindal than she did under Democratic Gov. Kathleen Blanco, they'd better think again. For Bush's pattern of abuse against Louisiana seems to transcend her politics. According to the Baton Rouge Advocate, Bobby Jindal, angered over the increased costs that storm-wounded Louisiana must should...
DailyKos (Louisiana) - Mon 3:30 p.m. - 11 clicks
Morning, folks. I'm coming at cha live from Netroots Nation in Austin, TX. Being here deep in the heat of Texas makes me pine for the breezy shores of New Orleans! Yesterday, the Democratic Party kicked off their Register For Change tour. The DNC chairman, Howard Dean visited the Republican retirement village otherwise known as Crawford, TX to kick off their tour. As the name sugges...
Daily Kingfish - Fri 2:07 p.m. - 20 clicks
Unlike Kennedy's mediocre kickoff party, Landrieu has really put the campaign into high gear. She has been through more than one hundred small towns across Louisiana since the year began, and recently began a big campaign swing through Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Monroe, Shreveport, Alexandria, Lake Charles and New Orleans; every major metropolitan area in the state. She's beating Kennedy to the a...
DailyKos (Louisiana) - Thu 1:02 p.m. - 15 clicks
I'm not talking about hurricanes either. IndyMac Bancorp , a California based bank ,is insolvent. It's an FDIC bank with about 18 billion in deposits....read this from bankimplode.com : Referring to today’s press release on The IMB Report, Indymac’s company web site, an LA Times report refers to “a weekend that saw depositors line up at some of its San Gabriel Valley branches to pul...
American Zombie - Thu 7:01 a.m. - 15 clicks
There is an investigative story running tonight on the formaldehyde levels in FEMA trailers and what was known previous to the trailers distribution to Katrina victims. Should be good. Here is the story: www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=4243040 So you've got two corporate whistle-blowers from Gulf Stream saying the company knew it was sending out unhealthy trailers. Her...
American Zombie - Thu 7:01 a.m. - 14 clicks
I had a very disturbing conversation this afternoon with a member of the Louisiana ACLU. I formally contacted them to find out what their agenda was to combat "The Louisiana Science Education Act" which sailed through the Louisiana Legislature and was unsuprisingly rubber stamped by Bobby "I see dead people" Jindal. The gist of SB733 (if there is any gist): The State Board of Elementary and Se...
American Zombie - Thu 7:01 a.m. - 15 clicks
anonymous said... Correct me if I'm wrong but this doesn't seem to getting the same types of updates as before. I am new to this forum and really enjoyed reading and understanding about the corruption in Nola. I spent alot of time reading all of the archives and was gripped because I know people that worked for the city hall during Katrina and I have heard these names of companies and people o...
American Zombie - Thu 7:01 a.m. - 15 clicks
Senatorial candidate John N. Kennedy just repeated the GOP / Big Oil myth that "not a drop of oil was spilled" in the Gulf after Katrina and Rita. He was talking about drilling in ANWR on Eric Asher's radio show , and went out of his way to repeat this lie. Could someone show Professor Kennedy these satellite photos taken after Katrina? Here's one (click to enlarge): The white dots ...
Right Hand Thief - Jul 16 - 17 clicks
Banzai Bill posted this video by 2-cent entertainment (more here ). I thought it was cool, too. "The State has already proved its impotence at addressing the housing crisis following Hurricane Katrina despite multi-million dollar appropriations which have languished for years. Brad Pitt has built more houses for us than our own government! " -- State Rep. Neil Abramson ...
Right Hand Thief - Jul 16 - 13 clicks
Late last month, Don Cravin, Jr's campaign made hay of the fact that while Mr. Cravins meets with regular Louisianans like you and I to listen to their concerns about high gas prices, the rising grocery bills, health care and other concerns , (pdf alert) Congressman Charles Boustany is apparently more concerned about hanging out with lobbyists at his beautiful home in Lafayette . The Roll Call ...
Daily Kingfish - Jul 15 - 6 clicks
As of 11 PM CST on July 14th, not one Republican candidate for the House in Louisiana has filed their July quarterly. Five of the 18 Democrats running have filed their reports. Without further adieu, here are those five fundraising reports: LA-01 Jim Harlan has filed his report. Vinnie Mendoza, a perpetual candidate, has not. Candidate Money Raised Money Spent ...
Daily Kingfish - Jul 14 - 6 clicks
This morning in Baton Rouge, 68 of Louisiana's Mayors, Republicans and Democrats, came together to endorse our tenacious fighter in the Senate - Senator Mary Landrieu. Republican Mayor Mayson Foster of Hammond introduced Senator Landrieu at the event today, saying: "Sen. Landrieu has been a tireless and effective advocate for us since she was first sworn into the Senate almost twelve year...
Daily Kingfish - Jul 14 - 5 clicks
