Katrina Coverage

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

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Caption this Kathleen Blanco picture

February 6th, 2006
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Enter your best caption of this Reuters pic of the Louisiana governor below.

Calypso Louie Finally Explains Rita X!

October 16th, 2005
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See this.

Killer dolphins located in Lake Pontchartrain?

October 13th, 2005
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We're informed that Eight dolphins seen in Lake Pontchartrain.
Could these be the killer dolphins? Approach with extreme caution, as they may be loaded.

Looter Guy gets photoshopped

October 3rd, 2005
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Remember "Looter Guy", the one carrying the basket of beer bottles? There's a gallery of photoshopped images here.

Nagin Defends Use of 'Phantom Police'

October 1st, 2005
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[UPDATE: Just to make this clear, what's quoted below is from a satirical article. However, the first link above is to a report about a real FBI investigation. That is not humor. This is explained in "NOPD phantom cops: real or fiction?"]
Shocking news, as New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin has provided a defense of the […]

More on the space rays that caused the hurricane

September 24th, 2005
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Apparently microwave signals from space satellites are being used to evaporate some of the water in New Orleans. Similar m-wave signals were used to direct the hurricane to that city and increase its magnitude. Details here.
Oops! I just realized that's just a "what-if-we-could-do-that" article. Whether the underlying science is possible remains to be seen.

"Bush Braces As Cindy Sheehan's Other Son Drowns In New Orleans"

September 22nd, 2005
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Shocking news:
According to White House sources, President Bush is bracing for intensified criticism following Monday's report that the body of Tyler Sheehan, son of outspoken anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, was recovered from the receding floodwaters in New Orleans…
…a firestorm of controversy is expected to follow the death of the dynamic, well-liked young man, who was […]

Katrina coverage shocks Blair

September 18th, 2005
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No, Tony Blair wasn't referring to this site, but to the coverage offered by the BBC, describing it as "full of hatred of America". Sir Rupert Murdoch - revealing something that Blair had supposedly told him never to reveal to a mortal soul but which was probably just planted by the two of them working […]

" Bush Flies into Rage with Staffers"

September 17th, 2005
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Apparently Bush was sleeping on Air Force One when some joker decided to play a practical joke, writing on Bush's forehead with an orange marker a "damage assessment". You can see the picture of this here:
In the picture, apparently one of the President's aides has used a neon orange highlighter pen to scribble a rescue/damage […]

Laissez les bons temps rouler avec Reine Blanco

September 15th, 2005
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There are pictures of Governor Kathleen Blanco in happier times here, including one with her as the Queen of the Festival.