Populism And The Great Flood
I’m going to try one more time to express what I think the Louisiana flood and the response of our national media and national politicians (meaning Trump, Clinton, Obama) say about the state of the...
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Flood Volunteer Opportunities in BR
Above, an updated map showing flooding in the Baton Rouge metropolitan area. Note that this is ONLY the Baton Rouge area; flooding was extensive also around the city of Lafayette, to the west. Please...
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Eating Cake With Hillary Clinton
Check out this 2007 Hillary Clinton for President radio ad, in which she rips into George W. Bush, saying that Katrina victims were “invisible” to him, but aren’t invisible to her. How times change....
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‘This Thing Is Far From Over’
Ascension Parish, La. (Photo by Alan Cross) Alan Cross, a reader of this blog and sometime commenter, is here in south Louisiana doing relief work. He writes (and sends the above photo): Was down in...
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My friend Luke Ash, who teaches guitar lessons to my son Lucas, was out helping his brother muck out his flooded house. At one point, they decided it was necessary to … well, look. Luke calls this...
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Here Comes The Crimson Tide
How about that! Two different Alabama readers sent me these images of folks today filling up the University of Alabama football team truck with supplies for Baton Rouge area flood victims. There may...
View ArticleDonna Brazile Steps Up
Sent in by reader DancingGirl, a Democrat, this e-mail went out to everyone on the DNC’s list. Good for Donna Brazile! You don’t have to be a Democrat to follow her lead: I grew up in Kenner,...
View ArticleWhy The Great Flood Is Not Katrina
I have described the Great Flood as “Katrina.2” to others, because that’s the only comparison available to describe the scope of the disaster. But a New Orleans friend and reader of this blog writes to...
View ArticleObama: ‘America, Please Help Louisiana’
President Obama said today, in Louisiana, in part: To give you a sense of the magnitude of the situation here, more than 100,000 people have applied for federal assistance so far. As of today, federal...
View ArticleCross With The Red Cross
I cannot believe that the Red Cross did this to Capt. Clay Higgins, a folk hero here in south Louisiana: (UPDATE: Can’t get that Facebook video to embed. Go watch it here.) A Red Cross spokeswoman...
View ArticleMucker’s Diary, Second Edition
From a reader: My family are members of Istrouma Baptist church, my son graduated from Sequitur and my daughter is in her 3rd year at Sequitur as a freshman. My husband and I are big fans of your...
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The Disaster in Denham Springs
Via ShopSFT.com This morning I drove out to Denham Springs, in Livingston Parish, where 90 percent of the homes were flooded. I had not been there since the flood, but tried to deliver my older son to...
View ArticleWhat Matters To Media
.@roddreher does this remind you of the wall-to-wall Louisiana flood coverage? pic.twitter.com/v5bNn0bbDV — Jeff Stein (@JStein_Vox) August 29, 2016 Meanwhile, from my e-mail inbox: How do I go about...
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‘Inspired To Be A Better Christian’
Courtesy of Brent Mangum Remember Brent Mangum, the Apple store manager who I saw doing relief work at the flood shelter? He sent this yesterday: I took the [above] picture in our church service on...
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The American River Disaster
Cottonmouth moccasins moving out of flood areas into backyards (Dennis Stewrt/Shutterstock) After I went to the doctor in St. Francisville, I stopped by to say hello to my mother. Her friend Sue was...
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