Ken Feinberg recently visited Dublin as part of the US-Ireland Alliance where he gave a talk to Trinity College law students, and then an interview to the Irish Times. During both engagements, he spoke of the cottage industry he has established as a mediator for a variety of compensation funds, including his role with the GCCF. When discussing his role in the Gulf, Ken said, … Continue reading Ken’s world tour – next stop, Dublin…
In the beginning of an important story by American Zombie, he details how Big Oil has two bills in the works which would make it illegal to file lawsuits against oil companies, including British Petroleum. And the Louisiana lawmakers to vote on this? Yes of course, all have ties to oil and gas companies… “Briggs (President of LOGA) would have us believe that there are … Continue reading The hooker Louisiana politicians can’t keep from their beds…
For over a year now, ever since the oil spilled, the Gulf Coast has suffered from a deluge of promises that have been left unfulfilled. We hear talk of making things right, of actions not words, various members of Congress and a President declare their disgust with British Petroleum but all the same, pass no bills to change the unfortunate status quo and make it any safer. Ken … Continue reading 100,000 Cheri Foytlins…
Hello… Yes, I still kill people for a living. But today, let’s talk about life, and family…you might think that since I spend time ending lives I have no respect for life, but you’d be wrong…I do, I respect the hell out of a lot of people though when I don’t, well…you can guess the rest but I’m here today to echo a convo I … Continue reading For the New Orleans Assassin, it’s all about family…
Ah yes, the legalities of our lawyerly society…one of the truly frustrating experiences is watching a case built on common sense disintegrate into the bullshit of corporate attorneys…or, in other words: You can find an expert to give expert testimony on anything. Take for example, global warming…despite common sense dictating something is seriously going wrong on our planet, despite the near unanimous consensus that we … Continue reading What can you prove? What can I say? I worry…
Sometimes you need a break… Anti-Flag – The Press Corpse The hidden subtext? Obviously… When the Times-Picayune cherry-picks information, they cease to be reporters. Have a nice day. Continue reading And now, a word from our sponsors…Vol. 16 – American Zombie version
Fish research vessel drafted for use at BP oil spill site – Times Picayune Feds order more pressure tests before relief well drilling can restart – Times Picayune WikiLeaks: We Won’t Be Threatened by Pentagon – AP BP clears itself over oil spill disaster – Daily Mail Yes, a British Paper Just How Badly Have We Screwed Up the Gulf Ecosystem? Maddow on Vitter: Hooker, … Continue reading Headlines: Gulf Coast and Beyond…
I thought we had a deal. When we released our pie chart back on August 4th, that prop we used to show everybody watching the networks just how 75% of the oil had been removed from the Gulf, we did so under terms of a certain agreement, one that it disappoints us to find you have not kept. You know, we didn’t ask you to … Continue reading An Open Letter to the Remaining Oil in the Gulf of Mexico
Now that the well is reportedly capped…reportedly…it would seem a collective sigh of relief is in order. That is if you don’t stop to think about the damage already done. In the past few days, I had the grand opportunity to survey some of that damage. I have had the good fortune of being able to fly out over the BP/Macondo site, and over other … Continue reading American Zombie Visits the Spill…Anatomy of an Oil Spill, Part I
I’m new to writing a blog. Two months ago, I didn’t know what I was doing. To be honest, I didn’t know if I should be doing it at all. What right did I have to vent my opinions out into the internet? What right did I have to be expected to be taken seriously? Blah, blah, blah…one more guy with a computer pissed off … Continue reading Thank You…to all of ya, and especially…
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