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Nice Site

by John Cole|  September 7, 20057:24 pm| 19 Comments

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Here is an interesting weblog that consists of ten U. Penn students discussing their thoughts. Check ’em out.

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RINO Sightings

by John Cole|  September 5, 20053:49 pm| 6 Comments

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Here.

RINO SightingsPost + Comments (6)

On an Up Note

by John Cole|  September 4, 200511:00 am| 5 Comments

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The crisis in New Orleans has reminded me how much I like the Neville Brothers. I dusted off some neville Brothers cd’s, as well as some old Dr. John and Harry Connick.

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And I Thought I Hated Michael Moore

by John Cole|  September 3, 20053:57 pm| 10 Comments

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This is some serious dislike.

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The Vanishing Act?

by John Cole|  September 3, 200511:25 am| 7 Comments

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This is interesting:

Remember my earlier point that disaster management in New Orleans had been privatised, the ‘catastrophic hurricane disaster plan’ having been handed over to Baton Rouge-based Innovative Emergency Management last year? Watching this nightmare unfold, I’ve been wondering why no fucking one is asking what exactly IEM got paid for.

It’s turning out to be very hard to find out, for rather startling reasons…

That’s right. The evidence that hurricane-management was privatised and handed over to IEM has been eradicated from the IEM website. It’s almost as if someone was trying to evade responsibility for incompetence that’s resulted in the deaths of thousands, or something.

Again, believe at your own peril, but this is something to get the hounds on.

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Oh Jesus Fucking Christ

by John Cole|  September 2, 20055:47 pm| 48 Comments

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A bus of evacuees has flipped over on the interstate and armed gangs are shooting at firemen in St. Bernard’s parish and may have killed a few cops.

I am going drinking before I just start crying.

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The Evacuated Citizens

by John Cole|  September 2, 20055:26 pm| 19 Comments

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Where are they going to put all of these people? And I am serious. Where are they going to put all of these people?

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