Katrina Coverage

Analyzing the news reports and politics of the New Orleans hurricane.

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2005 Person of the Year: Katrina? Nobodies say yes

November 15th, 2005
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A team of notables has highly recommended that Time magazine select Hurricane Katrina as their 2005 Person of the Year. Those making this suggestion are:
NBC anchor Brian Williams…
CNN's Anderson Cooper…
Time reporter Matthew Cooper…
Democratic political consultant Donna Brazile…
conservative activist Grover Norquist…
WorldCom whistleblower Cynthia Cooper, named a Person of the Year by the magazine in 2002…
Yes, exactly: […]

Grover Norquist to be shadowed by left-wing group

September 21st, 2005
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As much as I dislike Working Assets - even though I know little about them - I dislike Norquist even more, so I'm willing to wish the group luck in this particular case:
Citizens outraged about Katrina and a truck-based mobile billboard sponsored by Working Assets will show up outside the office of Bush administration advisor […]

Jesse Jackson informs us that the looting isn't over

September 14th, 2005
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No, not as long as Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Howard Dean, and the rest of the Democrats are in charge the looting will continue. However, in "Hurricane looting not over yet", the Right Rev is concerned with the more Republican form of looting:
…Already Halliburton is on hand with a no-bid contract for reconstruction.
Actually, I think […]

Will illegal aliens take rebuilding jobs?

September 12th, 2005
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President Bush has taken moves that might allow illegal aliens to take the rebuilding jobs that could go to American citizens.
First, Bush suspended the Davis-Bacon Act in the affected areas. That requires that contractors on federal projects pay the prevailing wage, which is currently around $9 an hour in the Gulf Coast region. (Note that […]