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Archive for September, 2005

Sunday, September 11th, 2005

Coincidence? I wonder…

When the stories of the looting in New Orleans hit the media, the philosophical discussions of “what was looting” and “what was necessary for survival” were everywhere on the Internet. And in several of these discussions, the same basic point was made: people taking food, water, diapers, etc. were surviving, but the “people taking big [...]

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Sunday, September 4th, 2005

Why I Spent the Aftrnoon Crying

This is a transcript from Meet The Press on Sunday, September 4. (You can see a video clip over at Crooks and Liars or at MSNBC (but I can’t link to the indiviual episode there). Mr. Broussard broke into tears during the interview.
MR. RUSSERT: And we are back.
Jefferson Parish President Broussard, let me start [...]

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Saturday, September 3rd, 2005

This is…infuriating

If heads at FEMA and Homeland Security don’t roll over this, I am seriously considering getting a freaking pitchfork and rioting in the streets. This level of incompetance CANNOT continue: people’s lives are worth more than “loyalty” to one’s political cronies:
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Landrieu Implores President to “Relieve Unmitigated Suffering;”End FEMA’s “Abject Failures”
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu, [...]

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