Libya War: Funny Late Nite Jokes Roundup

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From Denny: Check out what the comedians lampoon about The Peace President, Obama, going into Libya. Boy, I tell ya, a guy tries to help out some desperate people in a foreign country from getting slaughtered and all he gets is flak from the Republicans and comedians.

Of course, like so many sticky political situations, it's all about The Ego. The mostly male media ratchets up The Ego Meter by declaring Prez Obama is a wimp if he doesn't succeed at deposing Gadafi now that he's declared, "Gadafi must go!" So, suddenly out come The Big Guns: the CIA operatives magicly appear in Libya "advising" the rebel forces. Read that as, "These guys are so clueless the only way to keep them alive is knock some sense into them and show them how to win."

Meanwhile, it's a great opportunity for the paramilitary intelligence community to take apart the military apparatus Gadafi has built up over 40 years. My warning to The New CIA under Panetta: "Be careful what you teach these guys and try not to arm them at all, especially with American technology. We don't need to end up with yet another Afghanistan in a few years, chock full of terrorists and crazies, starting The Idiot Cycle all over again for yet another generation."

Japan: TEPCO Chief MIA. Why and Where Is He?

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From Denny: TEPCO Chief Masataka Shimizu, who has not been seen in public since 16 March, is the subject of speculation. Japanese media is swirling with suicide rumors as an explanation for his absence.

It was March 15 when the Prime Minister Naoto Kan angrily demanded to know from Shimizu and other TEPCO executives, shouting, "What the hell is going on?" PM Kan was furious at how slow Shimizu was at informing him of the crisis at the plant and the seriousness of the situation.

The next day Shimizu claimed to be sick in his bed though he was still collecting information from the task force pulled together by the company and the government. Yet he was never visible to anyone, again claiming to be just in the next room resting or at home sick. He never attended crisis meetings or visited TEPCO HQ nor did he relinquish control of the crisis to deputies until just recently.

It was Shimizu who delayed use of sea water in a timely fashion to cool the overheating reactors because he was worried about the damage it could cause. That gave credibility to the Tokyo Governor who accused him of being too slow in his response as well as "greedy" to reuse the reactors: "Had they used sea water from the start we wouldn’t be in this situation."

Libya: Gadafi Regime Cracking Under Pressure Says Intel

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From Denny:  The intelligence community is reporting "the morale of Gadhafi forces is on the decline," according to one official. "Do ya think?" Your morale would be on the decline after witnessing coalition bombings taking out whole regiments of troops along with bombing cities. It's a lot different when the horror you once inflicted upon others becomes your own blood and guts horror.

Sounds like America's intelligence community so owes me a paycheck. :) They have finally come to the same conclusion as I have that The Gadafi Crowd can't handle the international heat and fear the massing crowds of Libyans who hate him.

The Middle East is a swirling cauldron of emotional opinion all the time. It is here that political dynamics rein supreme when it comes to perception of reality as opposed to the facts of any situation. What happens politically is elevated to the same level of importance as military battles.

Right now American officials are hoping a similar situation as what happened in Egypt will happen in Libya: his advisers will tell Gadafi it's time to go. In the past few days, there have been doubts rising among Gadafi's advisers. They are questioning whether Gadafi truly has any staying power any more.

Japan: We Are Far Beyond Level 5 Nuclear Threat

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From Denny:  Today it was finally acknowledged the radiation is now 10,000,000 times safety levels. Workers trying to cool off reactor number two have been evacuated.

New reports stream in about how TEPCO did not do safety inspections over many years.  Today another blow to their credibility: While planning for a killer tsunami, the company dismissed scientific evidence as well as 3,000 years of geologic history. The science evidence has been available for a decade.

They arbitrarily decided that the Earth simply could not release such fury from the chafing of two coupled tectonic plates building stress and great pressure nor from the ensuing killer tsunami that was registered as high as 33 feet tall, 27 feet in other accessments.  A fault line lies offshore just about 220 miles from the plant. TEPCO engineers again arbitrarily decided a tsunami certainly could be no higher than 18 feet high and would pose no problem.

President of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, Arjun Makhijani, labels this Japanese nuclear incident the most serious since Chernobyl in 1986. Most notably he discusses (in the second video) how the nuclear threat level long ago surpassed the level five the Japanese claimed last week. He is sounding the alarm. Is anyone listening?

He says the release of radioactive Iodine 131 is 100,000 times more than what happened at Three Mile Island. Drinking water, sea water and food are all contaminated in Japan, with constant new exposure daily.

Cooling the hot fuel rods so they don't release radioactive steam into the air has been hampered by the salt water used in desperation last week. The salt has coated the fuel rods making them hotter and more difficult for the fresh water now being used to make contact with the metal rods. In short, the fresh water cannot easily cool the rods because of the salt coating.

Makhijani says there are seven sources of radiation leakage and these difficulties will not be contained or controlled for some time. The real question is this: Just how much time is left?

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Japan: Probable Breach, Time to Kill The Reactors, Cartoons

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From Denny: As engineers scramble to discover the details of what is happening inside the most dangerous reactor, number three, the one containing plutonium, the politicians scramble their message and the truth of information.

This week the Japanese decided to change the standard of what the plant workers are exposed to when they discovered it was 250 times the acknowledged international standard. Leave it to the dogma crowd to downplay the severity of this situation by declaring "new standards" of radiation levels so that the plant workers are only exposed to 2.5 times their new standard.

Obama: End Libya War Now and 14 Political Cartoons

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From Denny:  While America's war hawks and profiteers are thrilled to have spent $1 billion this week bombing Libya, it's time to complete The Hand Over to anyone else but us.

Americans did not expect to be the country spending 95 percent of the money in this police action and we are not happy about it. American taxpayers are fed up with footing the bill for everything all the time and for far too long. We spend decades in idiot unnecessary expensive wars started by previous presidents, then start "police actions" in a current administration.

It's admirable President Obama chose to help the Libyan people who are revolting against their dictator but it's now time for America to pull back, sit down and allow some other country to be the star of the international show. I vote for France.  Who cares if France wants to headquarter from Paris instead of New York?  Who cares if it's NATO or France doing the duty?  Why must American military commanders always dictate the terms?  We no longer must commit 95 percent of the money, the troops or the weapons.  The coalition partners all have robust and well equipped modern military.  There is no need for this "show boating."
I vote for France to take the lead because they created the Problem Child known as Gadafi and enabled his deadly temper tantrums for four decades. Now it's their turn to deal with him - and bear the brunt of the expenses, time, military, diplomacy, and, if they capture him, trials. Their Big Business profited from being cozy with Gadafi. Let them now pay the piper.

56 Political Fitness Comedy American Style Cartoons

From Denny:  With all the emotional saturation of the tragic news coming out of Japan we all need a comedy break. I've been collecting this silly political humor for a couple of weeks and it looks like now is the time for its debut when we all could use a stress reliever.

Hey, my eyes are so bleary from sifting through the news to find the truth these past few weeks from reporting on Egypt and then Japan, well, my cartoons count might be off. Feel free to throw virtual spitballs my way to voice your opinion. :)


American Politics:

Japan: Nuclear Update, 20 Japan Political Cartoons

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From Denny:  While "experts" chime in that the radiation contaminated food in Japan is fine to eat, the radiation levels within "acceptable parameters," the death tolls mount as more dead are found during the recovery effort. If the food is so safe to eat why don't those experts dine on it? Radiation has been found in food as far away as 90 miles out from the nuclear site in trouble.

Now, most Japanese are on edge about their radiation contaminated food and water supply. The drinking water is contaminated. The spinach and other green leafy vegetable crops are contaminated. The milk is contaminated. What's left to eat that isn't contaminated? People are bathing in radiated water because there is nothing else available and now that is a worry from repeated exposure.

The information is sketchy and conflicting about the status of the nuclear reactors and the spent fuel rod pools. Over the weekend, officials kept claiming they were making headway with enough sea water to cover the pools, cooling them. Then late in the day there was an explosion that wasn't supposed to happen.

Newt Gingrich Cartoons: Newtie 4 President - NOT!

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From Denny: Two words: Newt Gingrich. Two more words: Laughable Hypocrite. This guy has more ex-wives than should be possible. He lays a line of huge BS on them, they swallow it hook, line and sinker. Then, years later, they are shocked Newt admits he is shallow, two-timing and a total hypocrite.

His own words, recently revealed by the recent ex-wife: "It doesn't matter if I live up to what I tell others to do. They want me to tell them how to live. I can live however I choose. The important thing is others need to hear from my lips how they are supposed to live their lives." Can anyone get more arrogant or self-aggrandizing?

Newt Gingrich is a real piece of political and hypocritical artwork that seems to think his cruelty and deceit toward others will never catch up with him. Remember this is the former GOP House Speaker that ran his strategy to impeach President Clinton AND Vice President Al Gore so he could be the one to step into power as the new president. That fiasco backfired on him and he was forced to step down in shame.

Japan: Plutonium Reactor Careening Out of Control, 18 Political Cartoons

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From Denny: The whole world watches, waits, and holds its breath dreading nightmarish nuclear disaster. We are transfixed upon every tiny bit of streaming news coverage to the point of emotional saturation. And the news does not get any better. Even the Japanese government called the situation today "very grave."

At the moment, scientists and world governments are most concerned about reactor number three's spent fuel rods as that is the plutonium reactor. This is the reactor where the military are flying in bucketfuls of water to try and douse the hot area. Specialized military water trucks have proven more successful. Teams work in short bursts of time because the radiation levels are so high and then they must retreat. Another team moves in to take their place in the emergency relay trying to beat the time clock, hoping against hope.

Japan: Thousands Flee From Terror of Deteriorating Nuclear Situation

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From Denny:  As many countries increasingly do not trust what the Japanese government is telling them, a number began ordering their citizens out of the country. At the very least they are advising people to move far south of the nuclear plant site in trouble.

Just yesterday France accused Japan of lying about the true situation at two of the reactors. They are spitting mad because the French take nuclear energy seriously and their responsibility to their citizens and the world too.  I'm quite proud of my French cousins for speaking up and speaking out so forcefully.

Japanese culture is known for its grace, order, quiet and most of all a refusal to give out bad news. Unfortunately, this is not the time for soft pedaling hard truths to their people or neighbors like Russia. Right now Russia is in fear of the radiation clouds coming their way if this nuclear disaster increases to exponential proportions.

Which countries have instructed their citizens to either evacuate Japan or move far south?

* Australia
* Britain
* Czech Republic
* Philippines
* Germany
* France
* India
* United States

France sent in Air France flights to assist their citizens who wish to evacuate as they are taking no chances for loss of life or serious illness. The French Cirque du Soleil was performing at Toyko's Disneyland and the Fuji Dome but has now moved the troop to Macau.

Germany moved 4,000 either evacuated or moved south. Germany also moved their embassy from Tokyo down to Osaka. About 1,000 Germans remain.

United States: President Obama and Sec. Clinton are advising voluntary evacuation for all government personnel and citizens or to move far south.

Serbia and Croatia also evacuated citizens and moved their embassies from Tokyo to Osaka too.

China moved their citizens to the far south.

India evacuated 185 employees of L & T InfoTech.

Which country says it's safe to stay in Japan?  Try Canada.  I don't know what those government officials are smoking but they are telling the 11,000 Canadians living in Japan that it's no big deal to remain near the danger zone and no need to evacuate. And they are also claiming it's just fine for Canadians who want to travel to Japan to do so.  What drugs are these guys taking?

What's wrong with staying in Tokyo? Try there are 39 million people living in or near Tokyo. It would be a nightmare to evacuate the entire city, especially since the authorities did not begin on day one like a prudent person would have done.

Tokyo is also only 140 miles away from the nuclear disaster area and that is just too close for comfort for many people.

At the moment 600 Americans were found trapped up above the nuclear disaster site. They are being brought down in 14 buses. Yes, they have to travel within the 50 miles radius of the dangerous nuclear site to get to the south for safety. Keep them in your prayers.

The problem of moving far south is that now that will put tremendous pressure on resources in those areas. I well remember what it was like when Hurricane Katrina hit and half of New Orleans moved into Baton Rouge, my town, literally overnight. They took over the roads, clogging them. They raided the gas stations and the grocery stores, emptying them. There was literally nothing left after 500,000 desperate needy people raided our resources. Fortunately, we were able to supply our town within a couple of weeks as suppliers were able to get to us from other regions of the country. Can you imagine the logistical nightmare that must be happening in Japan, and Tokyo in particular, trying to supply 39 million people?

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Japan: Nuclear Update, Earthquake, Tsunami, Nuclear Political Cartoons

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What is the truth about radiation levels?

From Denny:  The Japanese keep changing and downplaying the radiation level numbers. At one point last night one Japanese official said the radiation levels at the troubled nuclear plant had reached 1,000 times the healthy levels. He was later forced to back off on that number, claiming it was a mistake in translation. No, it wasn't. Read that as a diplomatic way for a bureaucrat to get out the truth, knowing he would have to walk it back but at least the information would get out to the public.

Prez Obama sends in nuke specialist team 

Finally, America got smart and sent in their own teams to monitor and assess the threat level. The American military was to try and douse the troubled reactors with water from a helicopter dump today but had to sideline that idea as the radiation levels were far too high for safety of the crews.  The Navy is also keeping their ships out of harm's way of the radioactive plumes from the plant explosions.

Updates: Wisconsin, Islamaphobia, Newsman David Broder and Political Cartoons

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Wisconsin

From Denny:  This past weekend 100,000 protesters came out again into the Wisconsin winter weather, committed to carrying the fight to the public court of opinion. While the governor and the Republicans believe they have won they may find they have ignited an Employee Firestorm across America against all politicians.

Recall petitions are gathering steam for the four Republican State Senators that voted against the workers. Another recall petition against the governor is in the works as well, though it cannot be executed until the governor has finished one year in office. Count on it these workers and the unions will be ready and waiting to pounce as soon as the minute past midnight strikes, signaling Gov. Walker has finished his first year on the job.

The workers have also gone to court to question the legitimacy of violating state Open Meeting Laws. No ruling as of yet on that count.

It's clear why the Republican Party has pushed so hard the past 30 years to stack the federal judiciary and the Supreme Court with conservatives they could bribe. What it amounts to is there is no longer any justice in the land for any but the small percentage of the wealthiest among us. If all employees in every sector stick together, unions or not, like they do in Europe, striking as one mass, is the only way to turn the tide of injustice.

Japan: Nuclear Plants in Peril 3 Days After 9.0 Earthquake, Tsunami

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From Denny:  BREAKING NEWS: Today it was confirmed by Japanese officials that three reactors are in complete meltdown. 

The news is constantly shifting and changing as fast as the earthquake shook this small nation in the Pacific Ocean. Sitting atop three continental plates, Japan lives in the most dangerous place in the world for severe and frequent earthquakes and resulting tsunamis: The Ring of Fire.

Japan is now 13 feet wider than before the earthquake. Japan as a country has also moved an additional eight feet from its previous position. This 9.0 earthquake has moved the Earth's axis. How much has yet to be determined. The previous 9.0 earthquake off Chile months ago moved the Earth's axis by three inches. It's no wonder the night sky constellations no longer are seen in the same positions as a year ago.

Japan: Lying About Nuke Plant Meltdowns, Evacuate Americans

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From Denny:  Watching CNN interview Japan's ambassador to the U.S., Ichiro Fujisaki, one thing is clear: the official word from the Japanese government to all their diplomats is to lie and hard sell the official party line. Right now, in the middle of all this devastation, they are lying to President Obama and other world governments.

Japanese deception about nuclear meltdowns 

Mr. Obama, contact your "Lie to Me" guys over at the CIA and get them to run the tapes, pointing out the facial micro-expressions proving the shame, lies and deception on the face of this ambassador.  You have a serious problem here, Mr. President, as nuclear containment is no longer possible.  Take precautions for America now.  Don't wait for the Japanese to tell you yet another lie before you make a decision or act.  It could be too late. This is no time for taking your time to decide or it could backfire on you.

Wisconsin: Update, The Peoples Uprising Cartoons - 11 Mar 2011

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From Denny:  Wisconsin Gov. Walker and his Shame Republicans think this issue is closed.  They plan on firing up to 7,000 teachers.  Their state's economy is already rocky and now this idiot governor is poised to rocket it into the abyss.  When the protesters chanted, "Shame! Shame!" they were on target for just how bad local governments have become.  Republicans are hell bent upon pleasing their corporate donors to the tune of wrecking the American economy.

What did the Republicans think they accomplished by "winning the battle but losing the war"?  At present, they basically got rid of the teachers' rights to negotiate their wages and benefits.  Now the governor can set any level for their wages and they have to take it or leave the job.  That is not a choice.  Nor is it American to deny a person free speech.  Our Supreme Court gives free speech to nasty people like the Westboro Baptist Church that screams hate speech at the funerals of fallen gay soldiers.  Yet we cannot seem to give free speech rights to our own teachers.

What a bunch of traitorous hyenas running this country.  The country is set on a slow burn that could erupt like a volcano as this harsh Republican lunacy spreads from state to state.  Already my Louisiana governor is following the Christie-Walker leadership like some dancing puppet for our state budget. Fortunately, he is getting fought from both sides of the political aisle.

Funny But True: Exorcist Chasing Demons Out of Big Bank Chase

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From Denny: Don't you just love it? We are all outraged at the greed of America's Big Banks. Feel helpless? Feel vulnerable? No worries. Your local exorcists are here to save the day.

A bunch of New York City clergy banded together to go after JPMorgan Chase Bank. The ministers are angry at failed mortgage policies that simply don't well address the national foreclosure crisis. I've been posting about this crisis for some time on my American news blog, The Social Poets. Did you realize that over 21 million people are out of work for the past five years? Did you know that over 20 million homes are in foreclosure and more in the pipeline?

Well, these New York ministers decided they had enough of the corporate greed and plunder of America. They gathered at JPMorgan Chase today to close their accounts. They also went about their spiritual work, chasing off evil spirits inhabiting the bank.

Wisconsin: Dark Side Karl Rove, GOP War On Working Families, Anti-Union Ad

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From Denny:  It's official. Karl Rove, the lying hyena Bush political strategist is running an ad against the unions and paid for by the Koch Brothers. They have dropped the pretense it's all about balancing the budget. Now they admit it's all about busting the unions to benefit their billionaire employer handlers.

Of course, the figures are wrong. Even the conservative GOP think tank from which they inflated the figures, Cato Institute, corrected Rove and said he lied.

This lying ad from American Crossroads GPS, the obscenely well-funded Republican super PAC, is a 60-second spot that goes up today.  They take square aim at public employees as well as President Obama because he received support from the unions in his 2008 campaign.

Wisconsin Poll: Gov. Walker Gets Thumbs Down From Voters

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From Denny:  Talk about bad. Gov. Walker does not fare well in the very Republican-leaning Rasmussen polling. So, you know that polling is really about five to seven points worse than these guys want to tell you since they spin it in favor of Republicans.

Clearly, the Wisconsin protests have taken their toll politically on this governor.  People are furious nationwide and protesting in support of the teachers in Wisconsin. It's just plain un-American to take away a worker's right to negotiate about his wages.  It's un-American to take away Free Speech.

Oh, did I mention how Gov. Walker has stopped payment of the paychecks to Democrats who fled the state?  Seems like those politicians have a lawsuit against him. Walker is still paying the Republicans.  What's wrong with that picture?  It doesn't take much imagination to see what he will do if he succeeds in denying collective bargaining rights to the teachers.

Recall petitions are finally circulating.  Some claim they have up to 50 percent of the signatures necessary to recall the Republican lawmakers.  Gov. Walker is safe from recall until his first year in office is finished.  Guarantee it he will be tossed out when the time comes.  He has left a bad taste in the mouth of the Wisconsin voter.

America Is NOT Broke Wisconsin Speech: Activist Michael Moore

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From Denny:  Sounds like Michael Moore has been listening in to the conversations at our house - or hijacked my keyboard strokes. :) Seriously though, great speech and ALL true! You can read the transcript or listen to the video he posted onto YouTube.

Moore spoke at a rally against Gov. Walker's decision to deny collective bargaining rights to the teachers he has decided to fire. First the public workers lose their rights, then the rest of us across the country watch our wages drop like a rock to ten cents an hour like in a third world country.

Women are now supposed to make exactly what men make for the same job since President Obama passed the new equal pay law when he first entered office. Since then the economy took a nose dive into another Great Depression that economists are afraid to label as such but the middle class knows it to be true. Almost 21 million people are out of work, whether long term or short term since Big Business started sending our jobs overseas. The big joke for tourism to India: "Visit India, Visit Your Old Job."

Peoples Revolution: Wisconsin Update and Political Cartoons

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From Denny:  The political debate goes on in the cities and the suburbs of Wisconsin. Republicans hate unions, not really understanding if they lose their current wage levels in the public sector the next to lose is everyone else in the private sector - especially those who are not unionized as they will be the first targets. They still believe the hype from the conservatives. Talk about brain washing.

The liberals in different areas of Wisconsin exhibit a strong contrast. They do understand what we all have to lose if America allows Big Business to dictate all terms all the time. Most are in agreement the Wisconsin Democrats only had one option open to them to stop from getting run over by the political puppets of Big Business - take off past the border of the state.

The longer this stalemate goes on the more sympathy the Democrats and the unions and teachers are coming their way.  Currently, support for the Wisconsin governor is quickly eroding from among Independents.  And now, there are at least up to four Republicans willing to cross the line and vote with the Democrats against the governor.  The Wisconsin Senate is 19 Republicans to the 14 Democrats.  A defection of at least two Republicans would be a huge victory.

And the shouting continues... Whew! Democracy is one messy business.

Women in Peril: Ivory Coast Protesters

From Denny: The defiant leader of the Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, ordered his forces to fire upon thousands of unarmed female protesters. Six were killed. In this culture, when women march as protesters it is considered a last resort against an unrestrained Army.

Photo: A main square in the Abobo neighborhood of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, today now littered by piles of burning trash. Road blocks by supporters of Alassane Ouattara have prevented normal traffic in this once bustling area. Barricades were erected by locals in an effort to limit incursions by security forces and militias loyal to the Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo.

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Do You Know Your Governors Donor List?

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From Denny: Check it out and then you know who to blame - personally. :) These are the Republican donors to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal who paid more than $5,000 to his reelection campaign between 1 Jan 2010 and 31 Dec 2010.

If you don't know who Gov. Jindal is, he's the guy labeled as the weird "Mr. Rogers" who failed in a Republican Response attempt to one of President Obama's speeches. He has been traveling all over America before that bomb of an appearance and since, chasing campaign monies to run for the 2012 presidential campaign. Even the Republican voters here in Louisiana are unhappy with him. Why don't they recall him? It's about time the voters across the nation get serious and recall and replace corrupt greedy politicians with people who will do the job for which they were elected - not run for the next campaign to improve their resume.

I have a great idea. How about we publicize ALL the donors that contribute to lobbyist government across America?

I have a better idea. How about we publish the names, home and business addresses of all the Washington lobbyists? That could take a while as there are at least 300 lobbyists to each federal politician. That does not begin to address all the state, county and city lobbyists.

If you are a blogger then I challenge you to put up your governor's donor list and that belonging to other representatives. It's time these people quit enjoying the quiet cover of anonymity.

Note: "Donors are listed by cities in alphabetical order according to the city - not the donor's last name." What can I say? Only in Louisiana do you find a file like this. And check out how many are from out of state. You can see who is benefiting from state no-bid contracts whether in construction, roads, oil, health or insurance industries and attorney lobbyists.

Jindal Campaign spending 2010

The Jindal campaign spent $1.4 million in 2010.





The reported expenditures include:

Paid to consultants $287,631
Paid for mailers $281,487
Fundraising costs $160,521
Travel expenses $49,873

Source: Louisiana Board of Ethics

Donor List

A

ACADIAN CONTRACTORS INC., Abbeville
BARBARA BROUSSARD, Abbeville
VERMILION GATOR FARMS INC., Abbeville
TAMI B. STAKEM, Adamstown, Md.
JAMES E. STAKEM, Adamstown, Md.
LANCE WILKS, Aledo, TEXAS
ROSS BUS & EQUIPMENT SALES INC., Alexandria
CINDY B. HIXSON, Alexandria
BAYOU PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE INC., Alexandria
MINIMALLY INVASIVE IMAGE GUIDED SPEC LLC, Alexandria
THE TOWER OF ALEXANDRIA LLC, Alexandria
CHARLES SOPRANO, Alexandria
MINNIE HUGHES, Amite
ELLISTON-BONDY INC., Amite
ALAN K. HARPER, Arlington, TEXAS
CARDINAL BR SERVICES INC., Atlanta, GA
BRIAN REYNOLDS, Atlanta, GA
CHATHAM CAPITAL HOLDINGS, Atlanta, GA
CHATHAM CREDIT HOLDINGS, Atlanta, GA

B

JEFF PAYTON, Baton Rouge
DALE REDMAN, Baton Rouge
JACK BRABHAM, Baton Rouge
GREGORY D. WILLIAMS, Baton Rouge
MICHAEL S. DEPAUL, Baton Rouge
ART FAVRE, Baton Rouge
THOMAS W. YARBOROUGH, Baton Rouge
DAVID R. BUCEY, Baton Rouge
MICHAEL MCGAUGH, Baton Rouge
DOGGETT MACHINERY SERVICES, Baton Rouge
ALBEMARLE CORP, Baton Rouge
MICHAEL REESE DAVIS, Baton Rouge
GENE M. MCCOLLISTER, Baton Rouge
MICHAEL SNOW, Baton Rouge
MICHAEL C. PALMINTIER APLC, Baton Rouge
MAESTRI-MURRELL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC, Baton Rouge
JB JAMES PROPERTIES LLC, Baton Rouge
VICKI R. HOLDEN, Baton Rouge
ORION INSTRUMENTS LLC, Baton Rouge
NAN M. BARFIELD, Baton Rouge
SIF CONSULTANTS OF LOUISIANA INC., Baton Rouge
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Baton Rouge
NICKY NICHOLS, Baton Rouge
CLARK G. BOYCE, JR., Baton Rouge
BETTY GAGLIANO, Baton Rouge
MICHAEL BRUCE, Baton Rouge
JAMES HOLDINGS LLC, Baton Rouge
ANN FORTE TRAPPEY, Baton Rouge
JAKE NETTERVILLE, Baton Rouge
RONALD A. LABORDE, Baton Rouge
DEGRAVELLES PALMINTIER HOLTHAUS & FRUGE LLP, Baton Rouge
DETEL WIRELESS LLC, Baton Rouge
MILES B. WILLIAMS, Baton Rouge
KEYSTONE OF GALVEZ LLC, Baton Rouge
F.G. SULLIVAN JR. CONTRACTOR LLC, Baton Rouge
F. CHARLES MARIONNEAUX, Baton Rouge
WALTER C. DUMAS, Baton Rouge
LOUISIANA OIL MARKETERS & CONVENIENCE STORE ASSOCIATION, Baton Rouge
JEFF JAMES, Baton Rouge
WENDY S. BORNE, Baton Rouge
JB JAMES CONSTRUCTION LLC, Baton Rouge
MCKERNAN LAW FIRM PLLC, Baton Rouge
DAVID PITTS, Baton Rouge
BARBER BROTHERS CONTRACTING COMPANY LLC, Baton Rouge
BILL BORNE, Baton Rouge
TIM BARFIELD, JR., Baton Rouge
JEFFERSON MANOR NURSING & REHAB. CENTER LLC, Baton Rouge
CURTIS SODERBERG, Baton Rouge
THOMAS S. HOLDEN, Baton Rouge
COASTAL BRIDGE COMPANY LLC, Baton Rouge
SIVAKUMARI CHALASANI, Baton Rouge
PHIL COSSICH, Belle Chasse
DEER RANGE PARTNERS, Belle Chasse
MADALYNE B. HINGLE, Belle Chasse
MICHAEL T. ACURIO, MD, Benton
WILLIAM C. NEW, Berwick
ALLIE ADAMS, Berwick
DAVID D. SHELBY, ESQ., Birmingham, AL
DONALD M. ARNOLD, JR., Bossier City
INSURANCE MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATORS, Bossier City
JCAMPUS LLC, Bossier City
CAROL C. WINDHAM, Bossier City
JEFF LOFTIN, Bossier City
BRENDA C. BUCK, Breaux Bridge
HUNTER ENGINEERING CO., Bridgeton, MO

C

KAREN MILLER, Carencro
CARDIOCOM, Chanhassen, MN
TOM M. O’NEAL, Choudrant
STACY C. WENDLER, Colorado Springs, CO
CHRIS MCCLANAHAN, Corpus Christi, TEXAS
GOUDEAU INC., Cottonport
DANIEL CASON, Coushatta
CASON TIMBER AND CATTLE COMPANY, Coushatta
MERRITT CASON, Coushatta
TRIPLE NET LEASE, Covington
JOEL CHAMPAGNE, Covington
QUIN J. BOYLAN, Covington
PETER A. WILSON, Covington
B & J MARTIN INC., Cut Off
TC LIVING QUARTERS, Cutoff

D

RYAN COMPANY, Dallas, TEXAS
RUSSELL W. BUDD, Dallas, Texas
TREVOR D. REES-JONES, Dallas, Texas
BARON & BUDD P.C., Dallas, Texas
BHAKTI PATEL, Denham Springs
ANAND PATEL, Denham Springs
ALPA PATEL, Denham Springs
NEIL PATEL, Denham Springs
EXPRESS MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC., Denham Springs
STAR DEVELOPMENT LLC, Denham Springs
BLAYNE HONEYCUTT, Denham Springs
ENCANA OIL & GAS (USA) INC., Denver, CO
AIRMASTER AERATOR LLC, DeRidder
SOUTHERN PLANTATION MANAGEMENT CO. LLC, Destin, FL
CENCO INC., El Dorado, AR

E

DEBRA MANUEL, Eunice

F

LBG LLC, Foley, AL
CATAHOULA TRADING COMPANY LLC, Franklinton
ALPHA SERVICE AND PRODUCTS INC., Frierson

G

WILLIAM B. HUNGERFORD JR., Gaithersburg, Md.
W.E. MCDONALD & SON LLC, Glenmora
PIERCE D. NUNLEY JR., Grand Cane

H

PELICAN STATE INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE INC., Harahan
DIANNE DELUISE, Hingham, MA
FLUID DISPOSAL SPECIALTIES INC., Homer
NEIL SUARD, Houma
VACCO INC., Houma
MICHELLE GONSOULIN, Houma
DELTA TOWING LLC, Houma
JULIE ALFORD, Houma
SUSAN E. CROSBY, Houma
MICHEL H. CLAUDET LLC, Houma
MORRISON EQUIPMENT INC., Houma
WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORP, Houston, TN
LEE AND SHIRLEY YOUNG FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Houston, Texas
KRISTI SCHILLER, Houston, Texas
T. JAY COLLINS, Houston, Texas
JACKSON GILMOUR & DOBBS PC, Houston, Texas
JEFFERY HILDEBRAND, Houston, Texas
RALPH T. MCELVENNY, JR., Houston, Texas
EXXON MOBILE CORPORATION, Houston, Texas
CAROLYN HEARD, Houston, Texas
CHOWDARY YALAMANCHILI, Houston, Texas
ANDY CLIFFORD, Houston, Texas
SUSAN KROHN, Houston, Texas
EL PASO ENERGY SERVICE COMPANY, Houston, Texas
VERSABUOY LLC, Houston, Texas
PHOEBE TUDOR, Houston, Texas
JAMAL H. DANIEL, Houston, Texas
DUNE OPERATING COMPANY, Houston, Texas

I

AIR VAC INC., Iowa

J

HIGHLAND FARMS LLC, Jackson, MS

K

COMMERCE BANK, Kansas City, MO
KURT EVANS, Kenner
JER HOLDINGS LLC, Kenner

L

GLENN ARMENTOR LTD., Lafayette
SEGURA DEVELOPMENT, Lafayette
BOBBY J. BENNETT, Lafayette
COURTESY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, Lafayette
DOMENGEAUX WRIGHT ROY & EDWARDS, Lafayette
BRYAN HANKS, Lafayette
DON HARGRODER, Lafayette
STEPHEN OATS, Lafayette
SCHILLING DISTRIBUTING COMPANY INC., Lafayette
KILGORE MARINE SERVICES INC., Lafayette
DON STELLY, Lafayette
ROBERT ADAMS, Lafayette
STONE ENERGY GROUP, Lafayette
LEONARD LEMOINE, Lafayette
KATHLEEN ENTES, Lafayette
LHC GROUP INC., Lafayette
UPLAND SERVICES INC., Lafayette
RITA SAREEN, Lake Charles
GPS LLC, Lake Charles
WILLIAM J. DORE, SR., Lake Charles
AEROFRAME SERVICES LLC, Lake Charles
RONALD WILLIAMS, Lake Charles
WILLIAM STREAM, Lake Charles
LAGNIAPPE REHABILITATION SERVICES, Lake Charles
ANDREW GUINN, Lake Charles
PHILIP TARVER, Lake Charles
TOWER LAND COMPANY LLC, Lake Charles
THOMAS M. GATTLE JR., Lake Providence
DANIEL L. TERRAL, Lake Providence
ALLIANCE OFFSHORE LLC, LaRose
INTERNATIONAL MARINE LLC, LaRose
HANK DANOS, Larose
WILLIAMS PROPERTIES LLC, Larose
JAH ENTERPRISES INC., Livingston
LONGVIEW ASPHALT INC., Longview, Texas
STEVE KENT INVESTMENTS, Lottie
WILLIAM B. YARMUTH, Louisville, KY
ALMOST FAMILY INC., Louisville, KY
D & L SALVAGE LLC, Lydia

M

MICHELE D. ANTINELLI, Mamaroneck, NY
PEC/PREMIER SAFETY MANAGEMENT, Mandeville
KAREN TREUTING, Mandeville
SCOTT K. SULLIVAN JR., Mandeville
ESPERANZA MORAN, Mansfield
THE KNOLL LAW FIRM LLC, Marksville
DELTA LAND AND FARM MANAGEMENT, Mer Rouge
FAVROT & SHANE INC., Metairie
MARIANN T. WILSON, Metairie
RICHARD O’KREPKI, Metairie
JOHN HOUGHTALING, II, Metairie
V. PRICE LEBLANC, Metairie
RICHARD J. CAITON JR., Metairie
PAUL G. GUIDRY, Metairie
BCG ENGINEERING & CONSULTING INC., Metairie
PEGGY R. JACOBS, Metairie
JESSICA BRANDT, Metairie
SOUTHLAND SQUARE APTS., Metairie
BENTS RV, Metairie
THE CHICORY LLC, Metairie
PONTCHARTRAIN MECHANICAL, Metairie
NORTHSIDE ELECTRIC INC., Metairie
S. DOUGLAS MADDEN, Minden
LOUISIANA ROADBUILDERS INC., Minden
DAVID SCOTT MADDEN, Minden
MADDEN CONTRACTING CO. INC., Minden
MELISSA MADDEN, Minden
BENTON & BROWN LLC, Minden
JAMES MADDEN, Minden
GEORGE CUMMINGS, III, Monroe
MARY FRANCES JONES, Monroe
MONROE REGIONAL MEDICAL CLINIC, Monroe
L. MICHAEL ASHBROOK, Monroe
JOHN W. PERRY JR., Monroe
M. SCOTT ASHBROOK, Monroe
PECANLAND HOTELS LLC, Monroe
J. MARK BAIADA, Moorestown, NJ
COASTAL ENERGY SERVICES & SUPPLY INC., Morgan City
MAJOR INVESTMENTS LLC, Morgan City
JUDY NELKIN, Morgan City
JONATHAN GUARISCO, Morgan City

N

CLINTON ATKINS, Naples, FL
SUSIE ATKINS, Naples, FL
ACADIANA PLASTICS MANUFACTURING INC., New Iberia
BELLE TECHE NURSING & REHAB. CENTER LLC, New Iberia
J.S. BROWN, III, New Iberia
JOHN G. AMATO, New Orleans
ANTHONY CIBILICH, New Orleans
DR. JUAN GERSHANIK, New Orleans
EDDIE BOETTNER, New Orleans
LASALLE INVESTMENTS X LLC, New Orleans
DR. KEITH VAN METER, M.D., New Orleans
SOUTHERN SCRAP RECYCLING, New Orleans
LANEY C LLC, New Orleans
ANDRY LAW FIRM LLC, New Orleans
ADVANTAGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP., New Orleans
CKL INVESTORS LLC, New Orleans
DAVID VOELKER, New Orleans
MARTIN INSURANCE AGENCY INC., New Orleans
MICHAEL T. JOHNSON, New Orleans
ADVANTAGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, New Orleans
SUE ELLEN CANIZARO, New Orleans
ST. CHARLES STREET REALTY CO. INC., New Orleans
KEN FLOWER, New Orleans
LABORDE MARINE MANAGEMENT LLC, New Orleans
ADVANTAGE CAPITAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, New Orleans
BRUNO & BRUNO LLP, New Orleans
DOROTHY PINER, New Orleans
GEORGE H. WILSON JR., New Orleans
MICHAEL P. PALAMONE, New Orleans
LEGER & SHAW, New Orleans
NATHAN J. JUNIUS, New Orleans
DONNA FLOWER, New Orleans
STEVEN H. TISHMAN, New York, NY
THOMAS J. VIGLIOTTA, III, New York, NY
LISA J. DONAHUE, New York, NY
KENNETH S. ZIMAN, New York, NY
DAVID C. MARIANO, New York, NY
THOMAS J. TISCH, New York, NY
DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA INC., Norwalk, CT

O

WEST CARROLL HOME CARE LLC, Oak Grove
DR. JAMES D. SANDEFUR, Oakdale
CREIGHTON CARROLL, Olympia, WA
RICELAND PETROLEUM COMPANY, Opelousas
PRAIRIE CONTRACTORS INC., Opelousas
RICHARD GAIENNIE JR., Opelousas
MARIE BERNSTEIN, Orlando, FL
STEVE BOUDREAUX, Oscar
JACK BRENNER, Ossining, NY

P

HIGHPOINT HEALTHCARE LLC, Pensacola, FL
HUEY STOCKSTILL INC., Picayune, MS
MARGARET MABILE, Pierre Part
POWELL & ASSOCIATES INSURANCE LLC, Ponchatoula
DONALD A. WASHBURN, Portland, OR
HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, Pride

R

SWEDISH MATCH, Richmond, VA
SOIL STABILIZERS INC., Ruston

S

CRAIG D. SCHNUCK, Saint Louis, MO
BARBARA B. TAYLOR, Saint Louis, MO
JOHN QUALY, Saint Louis, MO
JAMES BULLIARD SR., Saint Martinville
B.J. MCCOMBS, San Antonio, Texas
NUSTAR LOGISTICS LP, San Antonio, Texas
PATRICIA A. ROBLES, San Antonio, Texas
PACIFIC PROPERTIES SERVICE, San Diego, CA
ANDREEFF EQUITY ADVISORS LLC, Santa Rosa Beach, FL
BYRON TALBOT, Schriever
BILLIE LOU MILLER, Shreveport
EARNEST INVESTMENTS LLC, Shreveport
THREE LITTLE ONES LLC, Shreveport
KAREN MILLER, Shreveport
LINDSAY ATKINS, Shreveport
EAGLE DISTRIBUTING OF SHREVEPORT INC., Shreveport
SPECIALTY TRACKHOE & SERVICE, Shreveport
70TH STREET INVESTMENTS LLC, Shreveport
DOROTHY C. NICHOLS, Shreveport
FRANK STINSON, Shreveport
O’BRIEN RESOURCES LLC, Shreveport
HAND CONSTRUCTION LLC, Shreveport
MARGARET KINSEY, Shreveport
ALLEGIANCE AVIATION LLC, Shreveport
ROSS B. NELSON, III, Shreveport
ALLIANCE INC., Shreveport
JUNE B. DICKSON, Shreveport
GARDEN PARK NURSING & REHAB. CENTER LLC, Shreveport
RONALD WICKER, Shreveport
F. J. BURNELL INC., Shreveport
LEON S. MILETELLO JR., Shreveport
JOEY EARNEST, Shreveport
MORRIS & DICKSON CO. LLC, Shreveport
SIMMONS MORRIS & CARROLL LLC, Shreveport
ALAN W. MURPHY, Shreveport
AUTOMOBILE RECOVERY BUREAU OF SHREVEPORT, Shreveport
VOWELL DEVELOPMENT GROUP, Sibley
JILL M. DONALDSON DDS APDC, Slidell
EDWARD L. DONALDSON, JR., Slidell
BRIAN REINE, Slidell
NATHAN WALL & SONS ALLIGATOR SERVICES LLC, Springfield
JEANNE YARBOROUGH, Springfield
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO., St. Louis, MO
CAJUN CHEF PRODUCTS INC., St. Martinville
DAVID W. WILLIAMS, Sugar Land, Texas
ELIZABETH E. HOGUE LLC, Summerville, SC
DON MENARD, Sunset

T

MICHELLE R. LETHLEAN, Tacoma, WA
REBECCA PLANTATION LLC, Thibodaux
JERALD P. BLOCK, Thibodaux
TOMMY ROUSE, Thibodaux
JAN MAKI, Thibodaux
DELANE L. HARRIS, Tullos

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DR. PHIL CORDER, DDS, West Monroe
MCKENZIE AND ASSOCIATES ELECTRICAL LLC, West Monroe
JOHN MARK WILHITE, West Monroe
TRENCHLESS METHODS INC., West Monroe
HIGHWAY GRAPHICS INC., West Monroe
LAZENBY & ASSOCIATES INC., West Monroe
RICHARD D. RICHARDSON SR., West Monroe
TEX R. KILPATRICK, West Monroe
PRICO INC., Winnfield
KISATCHIE CORPORATION, Winnfield
JAGADISH VELUVOLU, Winnfield
SHELTON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC., Winnfield
MARJORIE S. PRICE, Winnfield
PLANTATION MANOR NURSING & REHAB. CENTER LLC, Winnsboro

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ZACHARY MANOR NURSING & REHAB. CENTER, Zachary
JOHN O. LETARD, Zachary



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Obama: From Most Admired to Unpopular in America

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From Denny: According to the usually accurate Gallup poll, President Obama's popularity is not doing well at all at the end of the year 2010. In fact, his popularity fell in as many as 50 states.

Where does Obama do exceptionally well?

As expected in his native state of Hawaii, he is ranked with a 66 percent favorable rating. In the District of Columbia he is ranked higher with and 84 percent favorable rating.

His worst rating?

In the small state of Wyoming, notoriously very conservative and Republican they rank him as only a 28 percent favorable rating. No surprises there. Yet Obama continues to court the conservative strongholds to no avail - while stiff-arming the more traditionally Democratic strongholds. Obama has watched his support slowly evaporate in just two short years, mainly for rejecting the progressive agenda to curtail the outrageous influence of Big Business lobbyists in our government who are hell bent on destroying the middle class and driving the poor deeper into poverty.