Thursday's Blogs from the Bog!
Thursday's Blogs from the Bog!
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TT: JOE NOT COMPLETELY TRUTHFUL?
APR 17 At the start of the Tuesday board meeting that ended with his removal from the President's post, Joe Aguillard told the governing board of Louisiana College that SACS, the accreditation agency, requires the board to adopt a confidentiality agreement regarding board actions. Later that day, SACS told the Town Talk that confidentiality agreements would never be required. Calvinist or not, isn't lying wrong?
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CHRISTIAN POST ON MCALLISTER, VITTER AND JINDAL
APR 17 Here's an interesting column from Paul Stanley, political opinion editor of the Christian Post. He breaks down the differences between David Vitter and Vance McAllister, in terms of political realities. What he found surprising was the fact that many GOP leaders are swinging a self-righteous sword at McAllister which had remained sheathed when Vitter's "sin" was revealed. He does have an interesting theory -- that Jindal's people want the Vitter issue to be revived.
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LOOKIN' DUMB IN HUFFPOST AGAIN
APR 17 Here we are, looking like backwater dummies again in the national media. This story on Huffington Post tells the nation that our legislators are so scared of the Louisiana Family Forum that they won't vote to repeal a law that was ruled illegal years ago. (Guess these particular Christians don't cotton to that "love one another" thing.)
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BROWN: BR BIG MOUTHS DON'T INFLUENCE 'REDNECKS'
APR 17 Jim Brown writes about Vance McAllister in this week's post. He says that, as one of the north Louisiana "rednecks" in question, he can tell you that they won't be taking the advice of any of the GOP "would-be king makers" who are calling on the man to resign. After all, he says, these are the same voters who rejected the guy those king makers wanted to win in the first place, aren't they?
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JINDAL SPEAKING TO FALWELL'S DISCIPLES
APR 17 Here's an announcement on the website of Liberty University, the Virginia university founded by Jerry Falwell. In it, we're told that our governor will be pandering, er, speaking, yeah -- speaking to the graduating class in May. "Many believe he could hold the highest office in the land someday," Falwell is quoted as saying.
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LAPOLITICS' PROFILE OF ROY FLETCHER
APR 17 Jeremy Alford profiles political consultant Roy Fletcher in this post on LaPolitics. Fletcher is a great story-teller, and there have certainly been legendary stories told about him, so this wasn't a small job. But Alford did good; it's a fascinating look into Fletcher's background and point of view.
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ID LAW ADVANCES, OPPONENTS VOW A FIGHT
APR 17 Here's the latest on the Real ID law, advancing through the legislature (for now). This is the law that would bring Louisiana into compliance with a federal law requiring that IDs be verifiable. The feds keep pushing the deadline back, but eventually without one you might have to show a passport to board a plane to Houston. According to this story, there's a lady in Shreveport who is against it. Of course - why would anybody ever want to leave Shreveport?
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...AND THEN THEY'LL ALL SING KUMBAYA
APR 17 There's a bill advancing in the legislature that would allow religious displays for traditional "winter" celebrations, the Associated Press reports here. That means there could be a nativity scene, a menorah (that's the Jewish candelabra, Bubba) or any other symbol, including secular symbols like, presumably, Santa Claus, at public schools.