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AUG 18 The New Yorker posts this story about race and Katrina. It's a major part of the story of the storm, the city and the (alleged) recovery, but it doesn't get discussed much. The issues laid out here deserve discussion.
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MORE FROM THE BLACK BOBBY JINDAL
AUG 18 Elbert Guillory appears to be trying to take a page from Bobby Jindal's playbook (because that's working out so well, right?). The Advocate reports here that Guillory is using the n-word in a pandering campaign ad in which he attacks Lyndon Johnson (because he's relevant in politics in 2015), the Civil Rights Act and the Democratic Party.
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LANDRIEU ON JINDAL'S 'SHAMEFUL' RECORD
AUG 18 Mary Landrieu is the star of this video on RealClearPolitics, talking about Bobby Jindal. She says Jindal's record is "shameful," and says she's never seen someone promote himself like Jindal has, to the complete detriment of the people he was elected to serve. She said she's glad he's at 1 percent, "and I hope he stays there." You gonna get your wish on that one, girl!
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AUG 18 Blogger Tom Aswell writes about some of the private prison business going on here in Louisiana, including some ties to Burl Cain, the warden of Angola. Cain's sons are making a lot of money in the family business, Aswell tells us.
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AUG 18 Baton Rouge food blogger Jay Ducote, who seemed destined to win the latest Food Network Star, didn't come out on top in Sunday's finale. This story, in Salon, details his feelings about the show prior to the decision's announcement (three different endings were filmed, so even he didn't know who won until Sunday).
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DUMBEST COMMENTS EVER ABOUT KATRINA
AUG 18 The Picayune collected the top 10 dumbest things said about Katrina. Some of this stuff is old, some of it more recent, but all of it is just moronic.
Tuesday's Blogs from the Bog!
The New Yorker looks at Katrina in black and white. Also today, Aswell on the Cain dynasty and Jay Ducote didn't win. :-(