2010 January | The Hayride

Criminal Misuse Of Military Jets By Speaker Of House?

Posted on January 31st, 2010 by macaoidh

In a startling-yet-unsurprising discovery, blogger Doug Ross cites evidence uncovered by JudicialWatch.org through a Freedom Of Information Act request to the effect that Speaker Of The House Nancy Pelosi is transporting her in-laws, kids and granchildren on military jets. Some highlights: Since Nancy Pelosi took over as Speaker in 2006, she’s rung up millions in [...]

Filed under: Congress, Corruption, Nancy Pelosi, The Left | 11076 Comments »2010-02-01+03%3A59%3A06macaoidh

Louisiana’s Lieutenant Governor

Posted on January 30th, 2010 by Ryan Booth

Until recently, it appeared that Louisiana was going to have a comparitively boring election year. Oh sure, there are going to be two interesting congressional races, but Sen. David Vitter is unopposed [Oh, what's that? Charlie Melancon is running against him? That's right -- I keep forgetting about him.] essentially unopposed. Anyway, this fall’s elections are about to [...]

Filed under: Baton Rouge, Bobby Jindal, David Vitter, Democrats, Elections, John Kennedy, Louisiana, Mitch Landrieu, The GOP | 10971 Comment »Louisiana%27s+Lieutenant+Governor2010-01-31+05%3A06%3A27Ryan+Booth

Vitter Explodes Foolish NFL Who-Dat Stance

Posted on January 29th, 2010 by macaoidh

All week long, the NFL has been assaulting South Louisiana merchants who had the unlucky commercial judgement to peddle merchandise carrying the iconic “Who Dat” moniker, claiming that T-shirts, hats and other paraphernalia with “Who Dat” on them violated a 20-year old trademark. On Friday, the league ran up against a U.S. Senator sensing a [...]

Filed under: David Vitter, Humor, Lagniappe, Sports, Uncategorized | 10891 Comment »2010-01-30+02%3A58%3A09macaoidh

Coroner Jokes In Coroner’s Election In Orleans

Posted on January 29th, 2010 by macaoidh

The ghoul/Dr. Frankenstein references have always been just below the surface where the parish coroner is concerned. Well, in the Orleans coroner’s race what lurks beneath has been flushed out for all to see – and it’s pretty damn funny…

Filed under: Elections, New Orleans | 1087No Comments »2010-01-30+01%3A09%3A24macaoidh

Keith Olbermann: You’re Racist If You Think Obama Is Arrogant…

Posted on January 29th, 2010 by macaoidh

…apparently even if you forget he’s a black man like Chris Matthews does.

Filed under: Media, The Left | 10834 Comments »2010-01-29+18%3A06%3A29macaoidh

UC Stimulus Vs. Reality

Posted on January 29th, 2010 by dan juneau

During the 2009 legislative session, a battle was fought over what was called “unemployment compensation (UC) stimulus” money. As the 2010 session approaches, the prospect of that same battle looms on the horizon. Approximately $98 million from a fund paid for by employer federal UC taxes was made available to Louisiana’s UC trust fund under [...]

Filed under: Bobby Jindal, Business, Economy | 1081No Comments »UC+Stimulus+Vs.+Reality2010-01-29+17%3A15%3A26dan+juneau

James O’Keefe Speaks…

Posted on January 29th, 2010 by macaoidh

The following is a statement by activist and filmmaker James O’Keefe regarding his arrest Monday outside of Sen. Mary Landrieu’s New Orleans offices… “The government has now confirmed what has always been clear: no one tried to wiretap or bug Senator Landrieu’s office. Nor did we try to cut or shut down her phone lines. [...]

Filed under: James O'Keefe, Mary Landrieu, Media | 10772 Comments »James+O%27Keefe+Speaks...2010-01-29+17%3A03%3A13macaoidh