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• Gift Buying Guide

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  For all of you who find it tortuous to choose gifts for people, a gift for you, a boon, the Ivory Woodpecker you've been searching for (it's Elvis for birdwatchers, trust me), behold: The New York Times gift buying guide. It is the most' [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 10:43am EST
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• Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

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  On top of being set in and shot mostly on location in New Orleans, the chief reason why you should see this movie, according to the description of Nicolas Cage's performance by the New York Times Film Review: 
  "Sometimes his loose-limbed shuffle and sibilant drawl suggest Jimmy Stewart as a crackhead."
  
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 4:24pm EST
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• 3rd Annual Po Boy Preservation Festival

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  Is coming up this month, on Sunday, November  22 from 11 AM to 6 PM on Oak St between Carrollton and the river.  I personally have a framed and numbered print of the image above hanging in my dining room, suffice to say, I [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:03am EST
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• What the Kids are Reading

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  The lazyman's post, just a nicely diverse list of hyperlinks of interesting stories/reviews/news.
  
  Interview with John Cleese.
  
  Interview with Willem Dafoe.
  
  Review of Willem Dafoe's new movie, "Antichrist".
  
  Physicians have less respect for people who make obviously poor health decisions.
  
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 9:00am EDT
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• New Sponsor

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  PJ's Coffee is a new sponsor of the New Orleans' Saints. I like the creative advertising.
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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 11:55am EDT
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• Bad Element

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  The horror.
  
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 9:41am EDT
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• New Orleans: An Update

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  The New York Times look back to four years ago, and looks to today in New Orleans.
  
  Update:
  
  Anderson Cooper reporting from New Orleans this week.
  
  People magazine does a photo spread, New Orleans then and now.
  
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  Posted: August 28, 2009, 11:14am EDT
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• Believable Excuse

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  City of New Orleans' crime camera which supposedly captured image of suspect . . . did not actually capture image of suspect.
  
  From the article:
  
  Following a media inquiry, the NOPD sent out a revised news release Wednesday. This version still included Paden and Richardson's photo but [...]
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  Posted: August 26, 2009, 10:15pm EDT
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• Fox News: The Transformation

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  The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cFox News: The New Liberalswww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show
  Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealthcare Protests [...]
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  Posted: August 20, 2009, 9:46am EDT
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• Coffee the Wonder Drug

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  In what should come as no surprise to anyone who has read this blog or met me, coffee is really, really great for your health.
  
  From the article:
  
  Turns out caffeine, a naturally occurring, flavorless chemical that stimulates the central nervous system, does more than wake us [...]
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  Posted: August 11, 2009, 11:04am EDT
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• The Bumper Sticker May Need to Change

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  Mayor Nagin's last day might be sooner than we expected.
  Feds seize Nagin emails.
  
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  Posted: August 05, 2009, 12:23am EDT
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• You say addiction, I say delicious

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  As seen in the Times Picayune on Sunday.
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: July 20, 2009, 9:00am EDT
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• This would have been good in 2006

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  I guess City Hall just has a mild case of dyslexia and is confusing their sixes and nines.
  Nagin announces blighted area renewal program to funnel tax dollars to blighted areas which otherwise would not be revitalized.
  Seriously, why did it take almost 5 [...]
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  Posted: July 17, 2009, 6:40pm EDT
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• I don't normally comment on financial stories

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  But this one has a great line. From the New York Times, quoting a small bank owner:
  “The credit pendulum is stuck at ‘stupid,’” said Lou S. Barnes, an owner of Boulder West Financial Services, a Colorado mortgage bank. “I am turning down loans every day that my [...]
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  Posted: July 11, 2009, 8:42am EDT
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• What's Nagin Hiding?

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  Nagin's email was erased professionally, well after it was requested by the Times Picayune and his excuse was "they ran out of space to store it."' [...]
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  Posted: July 01, 2009, 4:56pm EDT
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• Hurricane Season

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  There is a tropical wave in the Caribbean which stands a chance of moving into the Gulf of Mexico and becoming the first named storm of the year, Ana. It would have little to no chance of hitting the United States, but the first storm is the first storm. [...]
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  Posted: June 26, 2009, 1:38pm EDT
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• This Weather is Obscene

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  Driving home today. 38 degrees celsius for my European reader(s). [...]
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  Posted: June 23, 2009, 6:33pm EDT
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• Let Me Just Say One Thing

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  This stuff is delicious. [...]
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  Posted: June 16, 2009, 11:13pm EDT
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• Alternative Medicines Don't Work

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  The US government spent $2.5 billion dollars over ten years testing the effectiveness of "alternative medicines" and has come to the conclusion that the majority do nothing or are less effective or just as effective as dummy pills.
  
  Conclusion: if it's called [...]
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  Posted: June 12, 2009, 10:00am EDT
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• Nagin Quarantined in China

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  Mayor Ray Nagin quarantined in Shanghai, China.  The officials are claiming it's because someone on his flight had a confirmed case of H1N1 swine flu, but I have my doubts.  I personally think it's a goodwill gesture by the Chinese government to the citizens [...]
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  Posted: June 08, 2009, 12:14am EDT
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• Utility Lens

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  I am an amateur/hobbyist level photographer with a fairly nice camera, but I am always drooling over lenses. I currently shoot with a Canon xsi, 12.2 megapixel with the kit 18-55 mm Image Stabilized lens and a telephoto 55-250 mm Image Stabilized [...]
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  Posted: May 13, 2009, 10:00am EDT
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• Just The Facts

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  Seen going down Poydras and stopping and putting on the emergency flashers in front of the DA's office. Not making any guesses as to why, just saying what I saw.
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  Posted: May 06, 2009, 1:19pm EDT
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• Berlin

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  Posted: April 25, 2009, 6:50pm EDT
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• Bound for Foreign Shores

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  I've hardly been posting lately, but now I finally have an excuse.  See everyone in a few weeks.' [...]
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  Posted: April 21, 2009, 11:03pm EDT
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• New Journalism

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  This is really a story, in a real newspaper, it is not April Fool's. It is both hilarious and an awful state of the industry of journalism; the substance of the story is good, the theme is utterly ridiculous.-From the article:-"Nearly a third of'" [...]
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  Posted: April 08, 2009, 9:15am EDT
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• Email 2.0

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  Just pick a subject and gmail writes it for you!  It's a revolution in email!
  Also, Squeezable bacon!  Why has this never been thought of before?!  From your friends at thinkgeek.
  
  
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  Posted: April 01, 2009, 9:29am EDT
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• Coffee for Runners

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  Drink coffee and run faster and longer! Seriously! From the article: "Now, Dr. Tarnopolsky and others report that caffeine increases the power output of muscles by releasing calcium that is stored in muscle. [...]
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  Posted: March 26, 2009, 10:39am EDT
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• Read This Case For One Line

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  Kucinich v. Texas Democratic Party.
  "Kucinich, Kucinich for President, Inc., and Willie Nelson immediately filedsuit in the district court seeking to temporarily and permanently enjoin TDPfrom enforcing the oath on the grounds that the oath violated their First andFourteenth Amendment rights."
  You know you're interested now.' [...]
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  Posted: March 25, 2009, 11:46pm EDT
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• Abita Strawberry

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  Abita Strawberry is in stores. They're not even bothering to punch the freshness date on the back of the bottle (see left), it's selling like hot cakes!
  
  Get some before it runs out! [...]
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  Posted: March 21, 2009, 8:38pm EDT
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• More Vitter

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  I was actually getting ready to write something good about Vitter after last week's story about how he did his part to get spending bill money for Louisiana, but then he went ahead and did this and this.
  
  The most egregious was the pay raise' [...]
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  Posted: March 11, 2009, 4:17pm EDT
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• Governor Brad

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  Brad Pitt is in Washington D.C. lobbying for New Orleans. He is unpaid, he spends inordinate amounts of his own time and his own money and asks his friends to help with the cause that is rebuilding New Orleans.
  
  Meanwhile our elected governor is busy representing the [...]
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  Posted: March 06, 2009, 10:05am EST
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• Pressing Legislation

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  In the face of the most serious threat to the United States and the state of Louisiana EVER, David Vitter is finally jumping into action to act on his constituents' behalf.  The economy, you think?  No, much more important - rampant monkey attacks.  Yes, not just a single incident' [...]
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  Posted: February 24, 2009, 9:53pm EST
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• Bon Mardi Gras

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  I had a great time Fat Tuesday, here's hoping you all did, too.  Hey Mardi Gras!
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: February 24, 2009, 9:18pm EST
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• Happy Mardi Gras!

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  Posted: February 23, 2009, 9:00am EST
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• Endymion's Lute

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  Posted: February 22, 2009, 4:43pm EST
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• Rapunzel

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  Posted: February 20, 2009, 9:00am EST
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• Blue Print

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  Posted: February 19, 2009, 9:00am EST
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• Dry Your Wings

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  Posted: February 18, 2009, 9:00am EST
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• Mark The Fallen

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  Posted: February 17, 2009, 9:00am EST
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• An Older View

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  Posted: February 16, 2009, 9:00am EST
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• Pictures of New Orleans

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  For the next week or so I'm going to just try out a photo theme. The unifying concept is that they're all of New Orleans. I'm pre-editing and am going to have the blog posts as time-delayed, but all will be written today. I' [...]
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  Posted: February 14, 2009, 9:00am EST
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• Some Sense about Katrina

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  The Obama administration is finally doing something more than talk, unlike the last administration, about hurricane recovery, an editorial in the New York Times says.
  
  It's about time.' [...]
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  Posted: February 12, 2009, 10:12am EST
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• Red Light Cameras Increase Accidents

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  Red light cameras increase traffic accidents. So says 11 studies conducted from Canada, to the U.S. to Australia, all by at least double digit numbers. There are no studies which state otherwise, there is no controversy. Red light cameras are about one thing: revenue.
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  Posted: February 05, 2009, 9:00am EST
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• Print with Coffee

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  A green design competition has produced one company's idea for an "Eco-Friendly" printer which uses your old coffee grounds to make ink. TOO COOL. If this ever comes out commercially, I would be very interested.' [...]
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  Posted: February 02, 2009, 5:30pm EST
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• New Orleans in the Public Eye

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  How the rest of the United States is viewing New Orleans right now:
  
  A New York Times blogger finds a hip vintage clothes shop on Magazine street, retroactive.
  
  New Orleans is going "green" after Katrina, according to the Associated Press.
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  Posted: January 27, 2009, 9:58pm EST
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• David Vitter is a Jack-Ass

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  David Vitter was one of the two votes against the confirmation of Hillary Clinton and cited Bill Clinton's "ethical concerns" over donations to his charity. The Clinton foundation's single largest beneficiary? The state of Louisiana, to the tune of $130.6 million. In case you're wondering, that's significantly more [...]
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  Posted: January 26, 2009, 5:32pm EST
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• What's good for Beer is good for the Country

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  I'll drink to that!
  New York Times Op-ed of the same title.' [...]
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  Posted: January 25, 2009, 5:24pm EST
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• "Strengths & Weakness" = "Intelligent Design" = "Creationism"

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  Just a little PSA for everyone. There is no difference between the three.
  
  The New York TImes has a story about the debate in Texas this year.
  
  Strength & Weakness = Intelligent Design = Creationism = The earth is 6,000 years old. [...]
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  Posted: January 22, 2009, 11:10am EST
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• New Orleans: The Guide

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  [pictured, New Orleans' City Park]
  
  Southern Accents did a spotlight on New Orleans and recommended dozens of places to eat, shop, drink and visit.  I can't disagree with any of their selections (although calling Cochon authentic cajun is a hell of a stretch).  John Besh [...]
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  Posted: January 17, 2009, 12:52pm EST
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• Rewriting History

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  The new Republican National Party (Fox News) talking point, i.e., the new Swift Boat Attack (read patently false), for the next four years is that just like Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal failed, so must Obama's. Huh, you ask?
  
  "Huh" is right. The New Deal, credited by most [...]
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  Posted: January 13, 2009, 8:00am EST
  by Aaron