I would be curious to know what the suspension of Southern University President Ralph Slaughter is really all about. Did Slaughter lie in wait for an opportunity to jump on Anderson, and use the allegations of sexual harassment to do it? Or, conversely, did the Board and the Governor (who appointed Anderson) improperly protect Anderson, … More Louisiana Politics
Part I: The Lies Part II: The Crimes Part I is good, but Part II is better. Axé.
The $12 billion dollar “Support the Troops” legislation passed by Congress requires Iraq, in order to get reconstruction funds from the United States, to privatize its oil resources and put them up for long term (20- to 30-year) contracts. Happy Memorial Day! I am planting food and reducing oil consumption. Now. Axé.
I am on a Lightnin’ Hopkins kick, and I think it is justified. In the Blog World, I want to say that I am concerned about Colorado Bob, and I have the feeling that someone who knows how should call him on the phone. Axé.
From School of the Americas Watch May 17: Costa Rica to Cease Training at the SOA/WHINSEC Colombian Warlord Confirms Collusion with SOA/WHINSEC Graduates 1. Costa Rican President Oscar Arias announced Wednesday that Costa Rica will cease to send police to train at the U.S. Army Ft. Benning facility after citing its history of involvement in … More Costa Rica, Too, Has Left SOA/WHINSEC
“This is the kind of offence that cannot be tolerated in our society,” District Judge J. Owen Forrester said when sentencing [Joya] Williams, the woman who plotted to steal Coke’s secrets and sell them to Pepsi. The most important crimes, it seems, are against large corporations. Axé.
Here in Louisiana there are gestures toward lynching every so often. For today, everybody read this from the African American Political Pundit. Going around with nooses is a prank if you are white, but battery turns into attempted murder if you are Black? Roy Briethaupt and Reed Walters need to be removed. On a happier … More On Lynchings, Writings, and Totems
My neighbor says Bobby Jindal is inevitably our next governor, so I am reposting every anti-Jindal e-mail I get in the hope that it may help stem this red tide. Here is today’s mail from one talented associate: Recently, fast-talking Bobby Jindal spoke to the Beauregard Chamber of Commerce. Jindal showcased H.R. 6111, a congressional … More More on Jindal
At graduation much advice was given, but my advice would have been on shoes. Most peoples’ shoes did not fit at all well. This made it harder to stand and step well, and I kept thinking of how that would look at a job interview. Everyone needs a pair of well fitting shoes now. Axé.
The last two days have been exceedingly unpleasant, for exceedingly silly reasons – reasons on the order of the background to the letter I paste in below. The reason for the error this letter hopes to correct is the basic illiteracy and laziness of the employees of Subaru Roadside Assistance Plus, and especially their desire … More Irate Customer
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