American Zombie

• Hell to the Yeah III

  Number of comments: 3
  Coming tomorrow. And oh man....is it a good one. Hold on to your skivvies, cause it appears someone we know didn't.' [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 9:09pm EST
  by Dambala

• Hell to the Yeah, II

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  Mitch Is Running After All [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 8:56pm EST
  by Dambala

• Hell to the Yeah

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  Dardenne ponders Vitter vulnerability
  
  I dig Dardenne. I may even vote for him over Melancon. I hope he's throwing his hat in. [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 12:23pm EST
  by Dambala

• A pregnant paragraph

  Number of comments: 2
  New Orleans professional contract awards criticized, debated
  
  Meanwhile, those defending the status quo -- the City Charter, which can be changed only through a citywide vote, gives the mayor sole authority to award professional-service deals -- generally have been African-Americans averse to changing a system that recently [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 2:59am EST
  by Dambala

• Georges campaign slogan

  Number of comments: 16
  Taking submissions...here's my first one:
  
  "Every time someone votes for John Georges....a puppy dies."
  
  and.....
  
  "Vote for John Georges. You know he would vote for him."
  
  "Hi, I'm John Georges - I'm putzy, hate people, was business partners with Ray Nagin AND Roy Rodney, and I'" [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 12:22pm EST
  by Dambala

• edits

  Number of comments: 11
  I've watched this story about 7 times now and I'm still curious if Dr. Vera Triplet actually "agreed" with anything Ray Nagin said:
  
  
  
  The dangling Nagin quote was, "I just think having...the number of candidates in the race...is gonna split the vote...whether you're talking white, black, hispanic,'" [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 12:25am EST
  by Dambala

• Ding Ding

  Number of comments: 3
  Round 2:
  
  Crime camera trial jury award tied up with claims from CamSoft of Baton Rouge [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 8:53pm EST
  by Dambala

• Dream America, Dream....Scream America, Scream

  Number of comments: 2
  George Carlin - 2005:
  
  "Forget the politicians. The politicians are put there to give you the idea that you have freedom of choice . . . you don’t. You have no choice. You have owners. They own you. They own everything. They own all the important land. They own," [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 4:38pm EST
  by Dambala

• I suspect Nagn will not return the favor and endorse him

  Number of comments: 7
  Rob Couhig announces mayoral candidacy online
  
  I'm actually glad Rob is getting in the race. He jazzes up the debates. He could never win, but I enjoy the rhetoric.
  
  Speaking of rhetoric....when is Manny Chevrolet going to announce? I'm not sure how you top "a desperate man" [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 4:05pm EST
  by Dambala

• NolaTrey's service and wake

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  Per the Commissioner:
  
  I have some plans for Trey McCay's memorial service. It will be on Satruday, December 5 at 1pm.
  
  Here is the address of the church:
  Trinity Episcopal Church
  1329 Jackson Avenue
  New Orleans, LA 70130
  
  A true Irish wake will follow at the [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 3:56pm EST
  by Dambala

• OMG!

  Number of comments: 5
  And I swore to myself I would never omg anything:
  
  

  John Georges 2010 from IOKON on Vimeo.

  
  
  Lesson # 1 in campaign ads and viral video....never use a free video platform, i.e. Vimeo, YouTube, etc., instead of a private hosting solution. Why? Because you can't' [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 2:53pm EST
  by Dambala

• Heads up

  Number of comments: 2
  Subject: Climate & Clean Energy Forum Wednesday evening
  
  CLEAN ENERGY FOR LOUISIANA
  New Orleans Citizens Come Together to Discuss Clean Energy Legislation and Alternatives for Louisiana and the Nation.
  
  On December 2, 2009, New Orleans citizens will come together to discuss the future of clean energy for Louisiana [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 5:31pm EST
  by Dambala

• A bittersweet night

  Number of comments: 10
  The Saints dominated.
  
  I also found out that NolaTrey passed away on Friday night. Apparently he had an infected tooth and the infection spread to his heart. Trey didn't have health insurance and had no way of getting his condition checked out.
  
  He was a good man.' [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 11:24pm EST
  by Dambala

• Hositlidays are here

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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 4:34pm EST
  by Dambala

• Mr. Pump and Dump gets Thumped

  Number of comments: 4
  Finally, Fradella gets nailed.
  SEC Charges Hurricane Restoration Company and Executives in Post-Katrina Accounting Fraud
  Now I would really like our mayor to explain why he favored this company for so many Post-K contracts and why, according to his schedule which was liberated by WWLTV, he met [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:40pm EST
  by Dambala

• I'm jumping in the Dirty Xmas fray

  Number of comments: 0
  ...but lightly. I like Oyster's strategy of keeping the gloves on early.
  
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 7:31pm EST
  by Dambala

• Heads Up 2

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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

  Contact: Margaret Saizan

  225-229-7399 (cell)

  msaizan@bigvisionmedia.com

  Photographer showcases vanishing landscapes of the Louisiana Coast

  Matthew White to Share Visual Story of the Lower Mississippi River Delta

  NEW ORLEANS, [...]

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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 1:11pm EST
  by Dambala

• Heads Up

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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 3:43am EST
  by Dambala

• Pandora's Box

  Number of comments: 4
  I have to admit that I'm a little surprised that the Whitmer insurance issue is actually being pursued by the FED. Don't get me wrong...I'm happy it is, but having spent 3 years dissecting the NOPS I can tell you that insurance rackets are labyrinth and plentiful. Give me' [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 10:09pm EST
  by Dambala

• Oh...about sunny days

  Number of comments: 4
  Mrs. Head has my unadulterated support for re-election. I only wish she was upping the ante.
  
  I think she's now one of the most seasoned and skilled politicians in the city and I'd vote for her over any current mayoral candidate.
  
  Having said that, there [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 1:03am EST
  by Dambala

• happy thanksgiving beautiful people

  Number of comments: 1
  
  
  let's you and me reach for the sun.
  
  [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 12:12am EST
  by Dambala

• DB's one a' my people now

  Number of comments: 18
  Dickie Brennan to be named a Kentucky colonel
  
  Right on. I used to work for Dickie...he's good people. Nice to see the Kentucky cartel throwing him a shout out.
  
  In case you had any doubt, the finest corn squeezin's in the world are made in Loretto, [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:15pm EST
  by Dambala

• At High Noon....no actually at 2 pm

  Number of comments: 12
  I believe today's 2 pm announcement by Mr. Letten will be to indict O.C. Coleman and Ben Edwards. I don't know for sure though...it could be the other thing I've been hinting around at.
  
  I'm hoping its Edwards....this guy needs to go down. [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:38am EST
  by Dambala

• when your ass, literally, gets stuck to the chair

  Number of comments: 4
  ...that's the stuff of legend.
  
  Wow.
  
  He and the chair became one.
  
  That may be the greatest man bites dog story in the history of journalism. [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 1:01am EST
  by Dambala

• An experiment

  Number of comments: 8
  
  Rat shit, Bat shit
  Dirty old twat
  69 assholes tied in a knot.
  
  Hooray!
  
  Lizard shit!
  
  FUCK!
  John Geroges!
  Ed Murray! [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 3:10pm EST
  by Dambala

• Damn James...don't mince words

  Number of comments: 13
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:34pm EST
  by Dambala

• The most mysterious drink in the city

  Number of comments: 2
  The enigmatic, Mass Portal:
  
  
  Ingredients...here.
  
  Visine is crucial, but it doesn't actually mix with the drink.
  
  To add the crucial "graft" ingredient...you must be trained.
  
  Salud!' [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 1:23am EST
  by Dambala

• I love all these shots

  Number of comments: 0
  but the first one is my favorite:
  
  PhotoNOLA 2009 [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 1:16am EST
  by Dambala

• Neko is mine!

  Number of comments: 3
  Yes! On my way to bask in Nekoishness on Saturday night, thanks to my bro Casey.
  
  After I spent entirely too much time drinking beer with Brian Denzer and Leigh last night (but God it was fun), Leigh dropped this video in my mailbox to ease my [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 4:09pm EST
  by Dambala

• Shameless lobbying for a zombie kickback

  Number of comments: 1
  Speaking of comesee, I am jonesing to comesee Neko Case at the Republic this Saturday, but I'm broke as the Ten Commandments.
  If anybody out there has a couple of extra tickets floating around, or wants the company of a delusional nut this Saturday....I would be much obliged' [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 3:48pm EST
  by Dambala

• The stinky on SWB

  Number of comments: 17
  On the St. Pierre profile piece today in the TP, my only comment is that I think its probably right on. From what I've heard he was actually pretty good at his profession. Although, I wouldn't go so far as to say that he was a victim, in any [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 2:47pm EST
  by Dambala

• whoops.

  Number of comments: 1
  Accidentally deleted about 6 comments. Sorry, Blogger is very finicky. [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 9:19am EST
  by Dambala

• The elusive pimpernel photographed at last...

  Number of comments: 11
  
  Mark St. Pierre pleads innocent in federal corruption caseMrs. St. Pierre is smiling because she's not Mrs. Meffert.' [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 4:36pm EST
  by Dambala

• Hypocrisy preserved

  Number of comments: 1
  Sen. David Vitter (R-Formaldehyde)So why is Vitter so sympathetic to the formaldehyde industry? Campaign finance records show that many of Louisiana's big formaldehyde polluters happen to be—you guessed it—Vitter campaign donors. He's received $9,000 from Dow Chemical's PAC, $5,000 from Monsanto's, $5,000 from ExxonMobil's, and $2,500 from the' [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 2:50pm EST
  by Dambala

• Anxiously awaiting

  Number of comments: 1
  Hopefully today we will actually get a mug shot of the elusive Mark St. Pierre as he scurries in and out of his arraignment. Stay Tuned. [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 2:41pm EST
  by Dambala

• happy happy joy joy

  Number of comments: 2
  man...i love pelicans.
  
  Brown pelican comes back from the brink of extinction
  
  Are the pelicans on Pontchartrain, Brown Pelicans? [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 12:59am EST
  by Dambala

• On the stinky cheese scale...

  Number of comments: 11
  ...this municipal auditorium plan has gone from limburger to munster. James Gill weighs in:
  
  Patronage of the arts -- Nagin and the Municipal Auditorium: James Gill
  
  I was pretty much dead on that they're planning on using federal and state tax dollars to create a recording studio,' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 7:41pm EST
  by Dambala

• The Caterer forgot the Bill

  Number of comments: 2
  Damn, we're not even knee deep into the mayor's race yet and Georges is already breaking campaign financing laws?
  
  

  www.jamesperry2010.com

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Alex Morgan, 206-331-2009

  DATE: November 10, 2009

  The Politics As Usual Crowd: Georges, Murray Play Fast & Loose with Campaign Ethics [...]

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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:03pm EST
  by Dambala

• Oh schnizzel....here come the fireworks

  Number of comments: 9
  Inspector general urges City Council to reject Municipal Auditorium deal
  This plan is rapidly becoming a flash point behind the N.O. politico scene. I spent last night reading an email exchange between activist and former mayoral candidate, Leo Watermeier, and one of the plan's developers, Stewart Juneau....with an' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:30am EST
  by Dambala

• C'mon Cao...it's time...

  Number of comments: 8
  
  The Doors - Break On Through
  by kornophyl [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 5:24pm EST
  by Dambala

• Cao's liberal grin

  Number of comments: 5
  Damn, Cao makes the headline of the HuffPo with a yea vote on health care reform...look at this grin:
  
  As the Kentucky adage goes, "He was grinning like a shit eatin' possum." I have no idea what that means, it's not derogatory I can [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 11:01am EST
  by Dambala

• Nolastat now

  Number of comments: 1
  One of the many posts which fell into my "I have to get back to that"' bin:
  
  Brian Denzer contends "What gets measured gets done"
  
  Oyster, being the keystroke machine that he is, covers it for us.
  
  If you're not aware of Brian's push for the' [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 10:44am EST
  by Dambala

• Meffert files Libel suit against Attorney General

  Number of comments: 8
  Greg Meffert has threatened to file a libel suit against U.S. Attorney General Jim Letten for holding a press conference today and claiming that he, his wife, and co-conspirator, Mark St. Pierre, are being charged with 63 counts of felony charges.
  
  Meffert stated, "Jim Letten has tarnished my name" [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 6:14pm EST
  by Dambala

• The End is Nigh...

  Number of comments: 15
  ...and what a long, strange trip its been:
  
  Greg Meffert, wife Linda and vendor who paid for Nagin trips expected to be indicted today
  
  Ironically enough, I'm currently watching both Letten and Nagin per webcast at the WWII Victory Theater dedication. Jim is gonna have to hustle' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 9:13am EST
  by Dambala

• Maybe I'm being too CRYPTic

  Number of comments: 15
  Back to the unexplained 6 million dollar contract addendum to Ciber:
  
  I have heard rumblings that Ciber's settlement to Active and Southern was around 5 million.
  
  Understand what I'm saying?
  
  Beuller? Beuller? Voodoo contracting....Voodoo contracting....
  
  Did we (the city) just pay Ciber's' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:52pm EST
  by Dambala

• The biggest ego in town

  Number of comments: 6
  ...calls the TP the biggest bully in town:
  
  Greg Meffert: “The Times-Picayune is the biggest bully in town.”
  
  Among the letters and statements of support, were there any from city officials or Meffert’s old boss, Mayor Ray Nagin? Meffert laughed at the question. “What do you [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 8:20pm EST
  by Dambala

• The City that Responsibilty Forgot

  Number of comments: 4
  Jesus....its like this city is breeding people who refuse to take responsibility.
  
  The most outrageous statement in Blakely's Id rant is this quip:
  
  "New Orleanians expected someone else to do it all along."
  
  Never mind that we ARE fucking doing it all alone. We' [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 1:00am EST
  by Dambala

• Kill the Messenger

  Number of comments: 5
  Damn....he wasted no time at all blaming someone else. Believe it or not this whole thing is a conspiracy on the part of the Picayune to destroy his good name:
  Greg Meffert: “This indecent alliance aborted journalistic objectivity”
  
  Those damn "profit-driven plaintiff lawyers"....that got a snort laugh out [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 2:37pm EST
  by Dambala

• 16.3 million

  Number of comments: 6
  Crime-camera vendors win $16.3from Dell Inc., Greg Meffert, others in civil trial; federal investigation still pending
  Not exactly the windfall they were probably expecting, but a victory nonetheless.
  Before anyone starts buying boats and houses....this whole thing is going back into court per Camsoft so the victory may [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 1:52pm EST
  by Dambala

• 2010...errrr 9.

  Number of comments: 7
  I keep harping on this 6.3 million dollar addendum to Ciber's contract because we still don't have an answer as to what the fuck it was for.
  
  An astute anon pointed out an interesting observation on the contract:
  
  Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "[...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 8:51pm EDT
  by Dambala