Hurricane Ida Leads Jindal To Declare State of Emergency
Photo from Roberto Escobar of EPA Still Hurricane season though, and that is the case. It has already ravaged many lives in El Salvador sadly .
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Meanwhile, Obama Goes To NOLA....Jindal Gets Booed While In Attendance
The story the news media left in order to cover the 6 year old boy supposedly stuck on the hot air balloon (but wasn't and is missing at the moment of the post) was President Obama returning to New Orleans today and how he promises to rebuild that city (and I side note caveat, with potentially James Perry at the helm of it). But probably more hilarious today was the fact that Louisiana's tippy toeing governor Bobby Jindal, who was in attendance, got booed when President Obama mentioned him. Just watch: It sometimes is amazing how irony can hit at any time, isn't it? To add : At that town hall, a 4 year old little boy asked the President , "Why does everyone hate you?" "They're supposed to love you," he continued. After the crowd swooned, Obama responded that the boy should take criticism of him with "a grain of salt." "One party feels like they need to poke you, keep you on your toes," he said. "When things are tough, you...
A Governor That Sure Values If You Disagree With Him
Just expect yourself to get fired the next day too The Advocate reports today that Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal fired Melody Teague, a Department of Social Services contract grants reviewer, after she publicly criticized the privatization of state services during a forum held by the state’s Commission for Streamlining Government. While Jindal maintains that he fired her due to her handling of a food stamps program started after Katrina, a member of the Commission insists that she was targeted for speaking out: Melody Teague, a state Department of Social Services contract grants reviewer, was informed she was fired because of problems with the disaster food stamps program that she was drawn into during the Katrina aftermath, her attorney, Mark Falcon said. [...] The issue first entered the spotlight Tuesday after Commission for Streamlining Government member Leonal Hardman, of Baton Rouge, said Teague was unfairly targeted because she spoke out publicly at the streamlining forum. Du...
Music Thread #1 for 6/26/09: The "HAHAHAHA" Of The Day
The Louisiana House of Representatives had rapper Hurricane Chris come through their legislator yesterday. You won't believe this video: I wonder what Governor Bobby Jindal has to say about this. Embarrassing and too surreal.