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Dick Durbin's tale of a GOP House leader telling the president, "I cannot stand to look at you," has grown some legs. How can that be, with definitive denials coming from both ends of the...
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LA-Sen: Rob Maness (R) Implies That Mary Landrieu (D) Would've Supported Slavery
Wow:http://www.salon.com/... Rob Maness, a Tea Party-backed candidate who is seeking to be the Louisiana GOP’s nominee for the U.S. Senate, recently implied that incumbent Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu...
View ArticleNY Times Likens ACA Rollout to Hurricane Katrina
OMFG. If anyone doubts that the corporate media is in Rethuglican hands, think again. How far up their own asses do they have to shove their heads to conflate bodies floating in the streets, people...
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A botched website vs. bodies floating in the streets: Not the same thing
Not the same thing. The New York Times' Michael Shear, demonstrating how if Republicans repeat a talking point enough times, they can get reporters to write it up as if it's a fact, not a Republican...
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Obamacare Vs. Hurricane Katrina Response
I have to hand it to the media. Their ceaseless attempts to appear non-partisan just continues to get them into trouble. Since they were so tough on President Bush during the cascading Hurricane...
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Two Trials in New Orleans dredge up Katrina memories
Aaron Broussard, during his emotional breakdown on Meet The Press, September 4, 2005Two trials are underway here in New Orleans that have folks re-living the days leading up to Hurricane Katrina, which...
View ArticleTop Ten Statements Reince Priebus Is Not Offended By
Now that Reince Priebus's delicate sensibilities have been restored, it is perhaps time to look at the many, many instances of comments from the "rightwing" that failed to send the RNC chair for the...
View ArticleWithout and Within
Once, there was a great city.Without doubt, the city took some hard whippings over its three-hundred years: ownership changes, a big war, jungle heat and putrid rot. Some bad bitches visited this town,...
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I Got Dem Ol' Post-Katrina Recessionary Blues Again Mama!
7 o'clock in the evening is the witching hour down in the French Quarter. A time when the touristy masses descend upon Bourbon Street like a plague of drunken frogs, with gaudy beads around their...
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AR-Sen: Gov. Bobby Jindal (R. LA) Endorses Only Arkansan To Vote 5 Times...
Received this e-mail today from the Arkansas Democratic Party: Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal endorsed Congressman Cotton today. The endorsement is surprising given Congressman Cotton’s five reckless...
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Morning Open Thread - When Hope Dies, Faith Abides
Good Morning Kossacks and Welcome to Morning Open Thread (MOT)We're known as the MOTley Crew and you can find us here every morning at 6:30 a.m. Eastern (and perhaps sometimes earlier!). Feel free to...
View ArticleDown the 9 to the End of the World (Photo Diary)
My good friend N came in from Wyoming to attend the memorial service for Johnny Ray Allen and had an extra day in the city before he had to head home. Though he'd lived in the city for many years, he...
View ArticleIn Defense of Brian Williams, New Orleans’ Loyal Friend
Now He Really Is Under FireMark LaFlaur writes at Levees Not War, a New York–based, New Orleans–dedicated blog:Williams has apparently fabricated a story in which a military helicopter he was aboard in...
View ArticleDivertissement: Come Fly with Me (Again!)
Nearly seven years ago, I was able to relay the good news that the restoration of New Orleans' WPA-era gem, the Lakefront airport, was underway and to celebrate the announcement with a photo diary of...
View ArticleThe general in charge of Katrina recovery now leads a Green Army
Hurricane Katrina revealed the power of nature and the incompetence of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under Michael Brown. The storm shredded the Gulf coast and breached the levees protecting...
View ArticleAmerica's Zero Emissions Imperative
Cross-posted with EcoWatch& co-authored by Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr.Last fall, we wrote an article explaining why zero has become the most important number for humanity. Since that time, zero...
View ArticleChicago Tribune Board Member Wishes For A Hurricane Katrina Like Tragedy In...
I'm buried at work and only have time for a quick hit and I haven't seen this written about yet.
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Open thread for night owls: When black people stop saying black lives matter,...
Scene in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans four months after Hurricane Katrina struck. At The Nation, Melissa Harris-Perry and James Perry write—From New Orleans to Ferguson, a Decade of Asserting...
View ArticleEnvious of Katrina? A Letter to Kristen McQueary
A Chicago Tribune editorial board member published an opinion piece describing her wish for a Katrina-like disaster in Chicago. Her reasoning? So they too could reap the "rewards" that we in New...
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Morning Open Thread - Breakfast in Selma
Morning Open Thread is a daily post from a host of editors and guest writers. We support our community, invite and share ideas, and encourage thoughtful, respectful dialogue in an open forum. The...
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