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Feinberg Finds a Friend…Harlon Pearce

Sen. Mary Landrieu conducted a recent roundtable discussion, the purpose of which was to get to the bottom of what is going on with the claims process for small business…and something strange happened. Feinberg found a friend. And that new friend is none other than Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board Chairman Harlon Pearce. Though Pearce criticized Feinberg for not giving fishers enough priority in … Continue reading Feinberg Finds a Friend…Harlon Pearce

Drake ToulouseApril 23, 2011April 23, 20114 Comments

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The IRS Does British Petroleum Good…

Last November, I was doing some plumbing work at my apartment and things went wrong…really wrong. The long and short…I hit a sewer main and flooded my neighborhood with sewage. It was a total disaster, and because I lived adjacent to the lake, a lot of the stuff got into Lake Michigan, untreated. The city had to send in all kinds of people to clean the … Continue reading The IRS Does British Petroleum Good…

Drake ToulouseApril 22, 2011April 22, 2011Leave a comment

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And so it begins: Year Two…

Hey, I thought this whole oil spill deal was all kinda, you know…over. At least that’s the impression I got watching all them there sparkly British Petroleum commercials, but man, over the past two days, the news has been flying pretty serious again in the Gulf, and between you, me, the courts and the water…I think this has just begun…Maybe I just got distracted by … Continue reading And so it begins: Year Two…

Drake ToulouseApril 21, 20114 Comments

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Three simple notes on an anniversary…

1. To those who have passed, the ones we know of, and those we don’t…rest well. 2. To those still struggling to get through this…all the best to you and your families. 3. To those trying to ease their consciences with public relations spin and lies to the press…rot in your hypocrisy. Help out someone who needs it… Have a nice day. – Drake Continue reading Three simple notes on an anniversary…

Drake ToulouseApril 20, 2011April 20, 2011Leave a comment

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People continue to be left behind by the GCCF…

From the St. Petersburg Times: “Lenny Stamos, owner of Beach Cyclists in St. Pete Beach, said he sent in five years of sales tax returns to document his $34,000 loss for last summer. The agency turned down his emergency claim for insufficient documentation, he said. He’s represented by a lawyer. “My wife and I borrowed $30,000 on our credit cards to keep the business going,” … Continue reading People continue to be left behind by the GCCF…

Drake ToulouseApril 19, 2011April 19, 20112 Comments

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And now, a word from our sponsors…the mainstream media returns for the anniversary version…

And now, a word from our sponsors… Sleigh Bells – Treats The hidden subtext? Obviously… Well, hello again MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC and FoxNews! Welcome back, so glad you have a budget, no…please, tell us how we should feel…what we should think…how to behave…the proper response to misfortune…how gracious we should all be…yes, we have someone who will cry on camera…yes, we can show … Continue reading And now, a word from our sponsors…the mainstream media returns for the anniversary version…

Drake ToulouseApril 18, 2011April 18, 2011Leave a comment

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Feinberg, “We’re achieving what BP and the administration want to see done.”

From Danielle Thomas, an attorney with a legal aid group, who has been assisting people with their GCCF claims: “These people are still really, really hurting…bills are coming due, or they’re already way past due. They’re borrowing from friends and families. There are people living out of cars with their children… It’s unbearable for people.” From Ken Feinberg, administrator of the BP fund: “I’m doing … Continue reading Feinberg, “We’re achieving what BP and the administration want to see done.”

Drake ToulouseApril 17, 2011April 17, 20111 Comment

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Things are not alright…in the words of Capt. Louis Bayhi…

Via American Zombie…(oops) Meet Capt. Louis Bayhi… Before the spill he had a lucrative business, his health and the health of his family, a home, cars…but now, he’s lost his house, his vehicles and he and his family are staying at a relative’s. He’s also sick, and so are his daughters who came to swim in the waters around Grand Isle, after he was assured … Continue reading Things are not alright…in the words of Capt. Louis Bayhi…

Drake ToulouseApril 16, 2011April 20, 20112 Comments

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Another BP shareholder meeting, another load of Dudley

Bob Dudley, presiding over the British Petroleum shareholders meeting, read aloud the names of the eleven men who died on the Deepwater Horizon, and then spoke of , “working hard to earn back trust…through our actions, not just our words…” – Oh, and he proceeded to mock an activist shareholder, Antonia Juhasz, who read a letter written by the father of one of the men killed, saying … Continue reading Another BP shareholder meeting, another load of Dudley

Drake ToulouseApril 15, 2011April 15, 2011Leave a comment

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Have Fun Bob! BP Shareholder Meeting Today…

I’d buy a ticket, hell, I’d even buy a few shares of British Petroleum stock just so I could get in the door to watch, and then set them on fire during the middle of the meeting: From the Independent… “Annual general meetings are sometimes stormy affairs, but the tempest swirling around the London AGM of the oil giant BP this morning looks unprecedented. At … Continue reading Have Fun Bob! BP Shareholder Meeting Today…

Drake ToulouseApril 14, 2011April 14, 20111 Comment