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Jindal's an eager beaver, signing up first for a New Hampshire love-fest. Also today, have some Crazy Crawfish with your ashes, and Ian is ruminating on the loss of Jon Stewart.
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EAGER BEAVER JINDAL FIRST TO SIGN ON FOR NH EVENT
FEB 18 This post on a New Hampshire paper announces that Bobby "I've spent more time in Iowa than a corn cob but I'm still praying about it" Jindal has signed on to a New Hampshire summit in April. Several presidential hopefuls are expected to appear, but our Bobby was first in line. Careful, bub, your desperation slip is showing.
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CRAWFISH ON VAM AND THE SEABAUGH SOLUTION
FEB 18 Education blogger Crazy Crawfish is looking at the so-called value-added modeling mishigas that is passing for teacher evaluation here in Louisiana. It's complicated and there's a lot here, but if we're going to gamble the future of our entire public education on this idea, it needs to be explored.
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TWO TINY BITS OF HOPE, PROTRUDING FROM THE GULF
FEB 18 This story on Live Science tells of new land appearing off the coast of Louisiana - bucking the long trend of disappearing coastline. It's not much, but we will take it!!
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GRACE: JINDAL'S WORLDS COLLIDE
FEB 18 Columnist Stephanie Grace draws an entertaining parallel between George Costanza and Bobby Jindal in this post. Like Costanza's classic "worlds colliding" bit, Jindal's make-believe world (national politics) and his real world (Louisiana, remember us?) aren't separate anymore, Grace says.
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A SUPER PAC FOR YOU, A SUPER PAC FOR ME...
FEB 18 This post on LaPolitics tells us that a super PAC has been formed to support the gubernatorial candidacy of Jay Dardenne. This to compliment (conflict with?) the one already set up to support David Vitter's campaign. The guy who is setting it up, who worked on the McCain campaign, says "there's a difference between the candidates in this race." Yeah, buddy, no kidding. As far as we know, Jay's not into Pampers.
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FEB 18 Blogger Ian McGibboney gives us a rundown on how he's processing the impending loss of Jon Stewart from the helm of The Daily Show. We all are grieving in our own way; what does it say about American media that the most trusted news-gatherer is a satiric comedian?
Wednesday's Blogs from the Bog!
Jindal's an eager beaver, signing up first for a New Hampshire love-fest. Also today, have some Crazy Crawfish with your ashes, and Ian is ruminating on the loss of Jon Stewart.