Tag: White House

Barack Obama, Disenfranchised, Headlines, Housing, Katrina, New Orleans

New Orleans Housing…Obama doesn’t live up to the hope…

From an article on Akiit.com, also posted on New Orleans Ladder: “Tucked away on the White House Web site under a tab labeled “Additional Issues,”you can read the renewed presidential commitment: “President Obama will keep the broken promises to rebuild New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. He and Vice President Biden will take steps to ensure that the federal government will never again allow such … Continue reading New Orleans Housing…Obama doesn’t live up to the hope…

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

Government says 75% of the oil is gone…pardon my skepticism

Reported in the Times-Picayune this morning: Government scientists say three-quarters of the oil from BP’s massive spill has been cleaned up or broken down by natural forces. White House energy adviser Carol Browner said on morning TV talk shows Wednesday that a new assessment found that about 75 percent of the oil has either been captured, burned off, evaporated or broken down in the Gulf … Continue reading Government says 75% of the oil is gone…pardon my skepticism

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Headlines

Headlines…Gulf Coast and Beyond

_____________________________________________________________________________________________ With Bonnie threat gone, critical equipment has already returned to Gulf oil well site – Times Picayune Dudley Set to Succeed Hayward at BP – Wall Street Journal Dam fails in eastern Iowa, causing massive flooding – CNN White House sends 2012 rescue team to Florida – Politico US Troops Captured in Afghanistan: Report – HuffingtonPost Germany Love Parade Tragedy: Death Toll Rises After … Continue reading Headlines…Gulf Coast and Beyond

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Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Oil Spill, Thad Allen

Obama Wrote Me An E-mail, Yes, I’m That Important

That’s right, yours truly got an E-mail from Barack Obama. I knew some people were reading this blog, but not even I considered it all that important, it was just something to do with all the anger I was feeling about the Gulf, all the powerlessness. I mean, had to be able to do something, right? Some place to vent this all out, let it … Continue reading Obama Wrote Me An E-mail, Yes, I’m That Important

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Control the Information, Democracy, Disenfranchised, Oil Spill, Supression of Science

Scientists feel same pressure to spin research under Obama

“White House officials say the administration’s commitment to science has not wavered.” Interesting quote from an article in the LA Times., considering what a complete line of crap this is. Remember back in the day, when GW Bush was president and we’d read article after article how federal scientists were pressured to align their research with what the Bush administration wanted as policy? Remember when … Continue reading Scientists feel same pressure to spin research under Obama

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