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Posts In 11/2009
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Commentary by David C. Bellinger
1266 days ago
“Parish President Aaron Broussard is no Donald Trump; Can’t Say, ‘Tim Whitmer ‘You’re Fired!'”Dear Blogger:Re: “Whitmer pressed to reveal ties,…
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Why so Hostile?
1267 days ago
Since Minor Wisdom has taken the gloves off so early, we will respond withThe natural beauty of The Captain and…
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Phrase from stolen emails proves science itself is a hoax
1268 days ago
I've been told I'm supposed to care about cherry picked, out-of-context quotes from hacked emails from the Climate Research Unit…
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This week in carcass
1268 days ago
1. Forty million turkey carcasses, give or take, are becoming stock or compost.2. The Dishrag reports:"Twilight" star Christian Serratos is…
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Yule be sorry
1268 days ago
Before Thanksgiving turkey had even been fully digested, some nolabloggers couldn't wait to begin the "hostilidays". All I can say…
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"Green Corps" for the coast
1270 days ago
Mark LaFlaur at Levees not War wrote an exceptional piece advocating a new "Green Corps" effort to save Louisiana's vanishing…
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Quotes of the weak
1271 days ago
"Never in recorded history has diversity been anything but a problem."--Ann Coulter, who doesn't even offer a courtesy flush before…
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Oyster Filter post up at Humid Beings
1271 days ago
The latest Oyster Filter post at Humid Beings is the story of Saints Fan Darvin Moon.
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I light my torch and wave it for the New Moon on Monday
1271 days ago
Not enough people know that the game of poker came to America through New Orleans. Two hundred years after it was…
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"I had the little bastard killed. He was a thorn in my shoe."
1271 days ago
The Discovery Channel aired a new JFK assassination special the other night titled "Did the Mob Kill JFK?". I thought…
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Head is in!
1272 days ago
Noladishu informs us that City Councilwoman Stacy Head will run for re-election. That's great."New Orleans has the greatest people in…
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News to some
1272 days ago
USA TODAY:NEW ORLEANS — The recent ruling here by a federal judge confirmed what victims of Hurricane Katrina have been…
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Artist at work
1273 days ago
The New Orleans Museum of Art has some hella-cool exhibits currently. I already mentioned Skylar Fein's punk-rock "Youth Manifesto", but…
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Couhigtown
1274 days ago
Mayoral candidate Rob "inconceivable" Couhig wants to play "Let's Remind New Orleans":Asked what qualities they would look for in a…
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Untitled
1275 days ago
WWL reports:LSU fans heading to Oxford Mississippi may encounter the Ku Klux Klan as they go to the LSU-Ole Miss…
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Banality of "prudent" mission creep
1275 days ago
Jeffrey has a great post on Vietnam, Afghanistan, LBJ, Obama. Go read it. I want to preserve this quote, I…
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Mayor, criminals must work harder to keep N.O. brand out there
1276 days ago
Jeffrey finds an article showing significant "trendbucking" in the greater New Orleans area. Trendbucking is a rather dubious economic phenomenon…
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"A man with priorities so far out of whack does not deserve such a fine automobile"
1276 days ago
From an AP story titled "Texas man drives Bugatti into pond; blames bird"Police say a low-flying pelican distracted a driver…
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"insouciance, myopia and shortsightedness"
1277 days ago
Commenter joejoejoe checks in and alerts us to some specific excerpts from the recent ruling of interest. Joejoejoe writes:===If you…
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James "wtf" Perry crushes mayoral frontrunners in debate
1278 days ago
Mayoral candidate James Perry should scrap the planned "What the F---" ad, and just fashion a campaign commercial using clips…
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The Filter at Humid Beings
1278 days ago
I'm introducing a new weekly blog at Humid Beings called "The Filter". It's going to be more or less like…
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I've reconsidered my opposition to the death penalty
1278 days ago
And I'm reviewing my stand on lynching, for good measure.In an article with the inadequate title of "Ex-wife of jailed…
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"Does have a little wang in it. Good, though."
1279 days ago
Grandmaster Wang titled his latest Saints post with a Morrissey lyric. This was a risky move, to be sure. Morrissey…
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Hard to Resist
1279 days ago
I won't tune in specifically for this, but I can definitely see myself coming across it and getting totally sucked…
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Odd
1280 days ago
Why is Mary Landrieu sending campaign funds to the U.S. Treasury?
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I love rock'n roll
1280 days ago
Early in my youth, when I was young, just a little kid, wanting to have fun...Believe it or not, Joan…
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"Irrefragable evidence"
1280 days ago
I'd like it if the amateur metallurgists who claim that 9/11 was an [implausibly] grand conspiracy by a hyper-competent government…
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13
1282 days ago
We Saw That notes thatLEGEND HAS IT: ...If you have 13 letters in your name, you will have the devil's…
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Early thanksgiving
1283 days ago
"In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for. As for me, I rejoice…
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"With ingenuity and determination"
1283 days ago
From The Lens:The death of daily newspapers has been predicted for decades, but in the past year their decline accelerated.…
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Change da "great debate"
1283 days ago
This year, Saints QB Drew Brees may get the chance to beat both of these guys.
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Defeat the radical Metroplexual agenda
1284 days ago
A NW LA Who Dat is requesting your assistance. Apparently the Shreveport Fox affiliate can't decide whether to broadcast the…
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Why are women getting so hysterical over the passing of Stupak?
1284 days ago
Certainly Stupak was an ugly entity, seemingly from another era. But if you take the time to inspect Stupak's life,…
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The Oyster Filter
1285 days ago
Several months agoI was riding in a car with asoldier named Vic,whojust learned that he was going back to Afghanistan.…
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I don't understand this thing at all
1286 days ago
Chris Johnston showed us these entertaining "You Suck at Photoshop" tutorials.I still say Michael at 2 Millionth Web Log does…
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Cao bucks GOP Whip!
1288 days ago
T-P reports how the LA delegation voted on the House's health care reform bill:In the end... Rep. Anh "Joseph'' Cao,…
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messin' with sasq, watch
1288 days ago
WallStreetJackass asksIs it wrong if this turns me on?Yes but only slightly. (Determining the exact amount of "wrongness" will require…
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Brian Denzer contends "What gets measured gets done"
1289 days ago
A teaser quote from Denzer's excellent op-ed in the Times Picayune:Right now, what separates New Orleans from Baltimore is 1,000…
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Drone Jett and the Black Ops
1289 days ago
Is "Drone Jett and the Black Ops" the best name you've heard for a punk rawk band, or what? Anyone…
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Couhig: the duke of dithering
1289 days ago
How does Rob Couhig get away with attending forums for mayoral candidates when he won't yet declare whether he's actually…
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Yes Sir!
1289 days ago
Chef Who Dat was there to capture a magic moment in the Dome.Bless Dem Boys... and the Saints, too.
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In-effing-deed
1290 days ago
In an important post that you should read more than once, Jeffrey writes:something must explain why a supposedly free people…
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"The game is up, brah."
1290 days ago
Surprised MuppetsGreg Meffert may be surprised, but he shouldn't be. The Times-Pick-On-You reports:A federal grand jury this morning indicted former…
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An olympian-sized whopper
1290 days ago
A very talented and informed YRHT fan alerted me to mayoral candidate John Georges' interview on Eric Asher's radio show.…
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"Insensitive weirdo", indeed.
1290 days ago
Professor Sadow writes a masturblog titled "Between the Lines", and he caught my attention again. I call Sadow's web journal…
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Blogging 101
1291 days ago
What: Blogging 101 Class: An Introduction to Blogging for the Utter NoviceWhen: Thursday, Nov. 12; 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.Where:…
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More Flaming Liberal commentary
1292 days ago
“What Jefferson Parish Gives in Contracts, Parish President Aaron Broussard’s Appointee Tim Whitmer Receives!”Dear Blogger:Re: “Jefferson Parish officials got cut…
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Commentary from David C. Bellinger
1292 days ago
“Why There are Critics of the Federal Hate-Crimes Legislation, like Jindal and Vitter, Who are Hypocrites”Dear Blogger: A person capable…
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"To remain dominant in the future, we need to dominate the central nervous system."
1292 days ago
That quote is from Merck's research director.If you missed it, Steve Silberman's Wired article titled "Placebos are getting more Effective.…
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James Perry's 5 actions in 5 days
1292 days ago
Here is a summary of the the policy initiative Mayoral candidate James Perry introduced today, interspersed with brief bits of…
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