Control the Information, Katrina, New Orleans, Supression of Science

The truth, gosh…it’s just “so long and so complicated…”

…and so inconvenient. Anyways, so as I read on the New Orleans Ladder, Sandy Rosenthal from Levees.org goes to the Louisiana State Review Board to give her presentation regarding why the levee breaches should be placed on the National Register of Historic Places (uh…duh’) and they vote three yes’s, and six…no’s? No’s? How could this be? Sure sounds like these professional academics suffered a brain breach. Throughout our lives, very … Continue reading The truth, gosh…it’s just “so long and so complicated…”

Drake ToulouseJanuary 6, 2012January 6, 20122 Comments

Bobby Jindal, British Petroleum, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, New Orleans, Oil Spill

Making it up as he goes…

Two days ago, Carl Barbier, the federal judge overseeing the Deepwater Horizon litigation decided that a gang of lawyers, so named the plaintiff steering committee, should benefit from a reimbursement fund, designed to pay them for the money they’re spending to sue BP on behalf of their clients. One of the many problems with this decision is this fund will not be paid for by … Continue reading Making it up as he goes…

Drake ToulouseJanuary 5, 20121 Comment

Bobby Jindal, British Petroleum, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

Dear Carl, I thought what we had was special…

Carl? Judge Barbier? Is it me? Did I do something wrong? Did I not give you enough space, enough time with your law books or enough time with your friends? Did I not make you feel appreciated or understood? God, I thought what we had was special… Why it seems like only yesterday you sent me that first signal…when you declared Ken Feinberg could no … Continue reading Dear Carl, I thought what we had was special…

Drake ToulouseJanuary 4, 2012January 4, 2012Leave a comment

British Petroleum, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Oil Spill

Reason #183 BP’s cleanup was about PR from the very beginning…

Can’t you just imagine BP’s control room after the oil gushing into the Gulf hit mainstream news worldwide? Bunch of sweaty suits and PR flacks sitting around, not concerned about the truth per se, but more about how to spin what couldn’t be denied, that the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf Coast were about to be really screwed, and for a long time… Oil … Continue reading Reason #183 BP’s cleanup was about PR from the very beginning…

Drake ToulouseJanuary 3, 2012January 3, 20122 Comments

Apocalypse, Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Class War, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Macondo Well, Oil Spill

In here is more important than out there…

Internals and externals… Why do I do what I do? Why do I write the things I do on the internet? For what purpose? Do I believe that by writing all the things I’ve written over the past year or so about British Petroleum, Ken Feinberg, the GOP, Barack Obama and whatever else will create a world of my liking…that British Petroleum will finally admit … Continue reading In here is more important than out there…

Drake ToulouseJanuary 2, 2012January 3, 20121 Comment

Anarchism, Class War, Disenfranchised

New Years Day…

Back…at…it… “Willing To Fight” The windows of my soul are made of one way glass don’t bother looking into my eyes if there’s something you want to know, just ask I got a dead bolt stroll, where I’m going is clear I won’t wait for you to wonder, I’ll just tell you why I’m here ’cause I know the biggest crime is just to throw … Continue reading New Years Day…

Drake ToulouseJanuary 1, 2012December 31, 20111 Comment

British Petroleum, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, New Orleans, New Orleans Saints, NFL, Oil Spill

Merry Christmas all…

Hey everybody… Yeah, I’m still around, preparing to launch back into things on the 1st of the year, but I couldn’t let the days get by without some holiday wishes to all in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast… Best to everybody this season…Christmas, New Years and everything else everybody celebrates… Me, I’ll be driving even further north than I already am to spend … Continue reading Merry Christmas all…

Drake ToulouseDecember 24, 2011December 24, 2011Leave a comment

And now a word from our sponsors, Blogs, British Petroleum, California, Disenfranchised, New Orleans

I’m working on it…

So, been away for a little while…well, more than a little while… I feel like I’ve been away for six weeks or so, even though I’ve written a number of things up here during that time…guess one could say I felt like I was running out of things to say, or maybe trying too hard to say what I think people want me to say… … Continue reading I’m working on it…

Drake ToulouseDecember 16, 2011December 16, 2011Leave a comment

British Petroleum, Control the Information, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Macondo Well, Oil Spill

Keeping em’ outta court…

When Ken Feinberg took over administration of BP’s $20 billion dollar fund, he stated many, many times one of his primary objectives was to keep people out of the court system…ahhhh yes, do you remember those halcyon days, back when the Macondo well had just been capped, when hope was beginning to spring eternal and Feinberg dove into the scene, promising claims offers bigger than any the … Continue reading Keeping em’ outta court…

Drake ToulouseDecember 9, 2011December 9, 20112 Comments

British Petroleum, Control the Information, Gulf Coast, Macondo Well, Oil Spill

Halliburton responds to accusation: “BP’s just pissed they didn’t think of it first…”

Okay, not really… But you were thinking it, weren’t you? In case you don’t know what this is about, British Petroleum has accused Halliburton of intentionally destroying test results showing samples of the cement they used to seal the Macondo Well were unstable, in addition to the suppression of computer models that might have also showed them at fault. In truth, Halliburton said they are … Continue reading Halliburton responds to accusation: “BP’s just pissed they didn’t think of it first…”

Drake ToulouseDecember 7, 2011December 7, 20111 Comment