Thursday, January 31, 2008

Jeudi

Thanks New Orleans Daily Photo

Parades Tonight!
~Babylon-Uptown 5:45 p.m.~rescheduled due to rain
RESCHEDULED FOR: 2/3/2008 Time TBA

~Chaos-Uptown 6:30 p.m.~CANCELLED due to rain
~
Muses-Uptown 7:00 p.m~rescheduled due to rain
RESCHEDULED FOR: 2/1/2008 following Morpheus

Weather today~tonight

“My Hands Are Tied”…Gentilly Girl

Corps off hook for N.O. levee failures, New Orleans day late and dollar short, judge in case due for a vacation.

New Orleans Levee Class Action To Be Appealed
“This decision, if allowed to stand, would mean that there is no Congressional oversight, nor review of the Corps’ actions which, in this instance, resulted in the greatest engineering disaster in the history of this country. On a more personal level, the families of the deceased, and the thousands of families who lost everything will have no way of seeking some justice and restitution. In this case, well over 300,000 homes and businesses were wiped out because of the Corps’ arbitrary, capricious, and in many instances even reckless acts in carrying out its Congressional mandate. Now, more than ever, Congress needs to conduct a full review of the Corps’ conduct by establishing an August 29 commission similar to the one established after September 11th tragedy without delay. We are calling upon all citizens to write their senators and congressmen to demand the Corps be held accountable.”~Joseph M. Bruno, the Plaintiffs’ Lead Counsel

Why do we need an 8/29 Investigation?

In his ruling, Judge Duval said he was forced by law to hold the Corps immune even though the agency failed in protecting New Orleans and "squandered millions of dollars in building a levee system . . . which was known to be inadequate by the Corps' own calculations." But, Duval said, "it is not within the Court's power to address the wrongs committed. It is hopefully within the citizens of the United States' power to address the failures of our laws and agencies."

"He who controls the past controls the future"
Soooo'
Doooo...
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
— That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, —
That whenever ANY Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness"
...Or Not?


Look Away, Look Far Away~Nolafugees

TP Editorial: Keep focus on New Orleans
Editor Yadayadayadayadas & Oh'Yeahs~Our local news paper has reeeally kept an eye focused on the Corps, eh? While we, The People, loose our asses in federal court, our picayune daily is off...where? Doing...what? Have they forgotten the shape of the lobby, of their offices, of their presses on 8/29/05? The Press was scattered with the rest of us when the levees broke!
Editor remembers that day in sadness, bald heartbreak and even a touch of the macabre, having seen with own lyin'eyes that there is no Freedom of the Press when the levees break and we have Shock Doctrine.

Times-Picyune Freedom of Information Act Request to FEMA: 884 Days and Counting

Dates set for summit of leaders in New Orleans~Agenda still unclear for April 21-22 event
Editor smiles~We gots y'agenda hangin'fo'ya Summit! As We Know All About Reaching For "Higher Ground", we will be waiting there to set the "agenda" for this paltry meet & greet. Let's show the rest of our nation, these North American Free Trade Leaders & the World how much we care~~ by throwing a hugemoungous "gathering" for this party!

Katrina Warriors Unite!!!

THE V-DAY EVENT OF THE DECADE~Vagina Monologues Comes to New Orleans~April 11-12, Louisiana Superdome

Not Oprah’s Book Club: Flying Close To the Sun~Feministing


Endymion Assault-Seizure of World Class Public Property Begins~Mr. Clio

Deadly consequence~Scout Prime

Liprap's Lament~The Line
Editor schlaments~I walk The Line for refuge from the blues.

Report warns of insurer bias on flood claims

Government Homelessness Programs: A MS Gulf Coast Triptych~Hungry Blues

Bear Season: Loan losses, housing slump hit regional banks

Plaza developers behind on two loans

Norco plant blowin' smoke

Buzz worthy~Chris Rose

Celebrations of Tet set around the area

Carb loading on the bayou: Pass me the potatoes


Feast of kings


Parade Gig of the Night~New Orleans Klezmer AllStars~at the Circle Bar-10

Soul Rebels~at Le Bon Temps Roule-11


Johnny Vidacovich, George Porter Trio~at The Maple Leaf-10

Charles Neville and friends celebrate a Mardi Gras dance party


Free Jazzfest tickets offered to special few


WWOZ~GAMBIT


Focusing The Spotlight: A Little More About Mike Freeman~The Latin Jazz Corner

Of pigeons and pilots~Chasing Ray

No comments: