Wikio - Kathleen Blanco

the jj dinner (dangerblond.org)

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:23:11 GMT

... It’s the safest Democratic district in the state, let’s think outside the box. Former governor Kathleen Blanco introduced the featured speaker, governor Brian Schweitzer of Montana. You might, like me, be thinking, “who?” But, he was funny, articulate, and very liberal. He was like a western Huey Long. He spoke about criminal justice reform, management of natural resources, and how...

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Legislators ask: Where's Governor Bobby Jindal been? (WAFB - Local News)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:44:58 GMT

... says Jindal's absence is actually a better approach than past administrations, like Governor Kathleen Blanco's. "She would come sit on side of the chamber and use her presence as an intimidating force over the chamber, which he doesn't do and I think that's a good thing," says Richmond.Richmond says it's good because now the legislature can actually act independently. "People have...

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Culver should fire Patrick Dillon for his comments about John McCain (Krusty Konservative)

noreply@blogger.com (Krusty) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Outside of the comments made by Wally Horn (Iowa’s version of Ray Nagin) and Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal’s (Iowa’s version of Kathleen Blanco) opportunistic push to raise taxes and have the state spend it self into dept, I have been impressed with out leaders at the state, local and national level. The federal government’s response has been much better than Katrina. There is...

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In The News (Main St. USA)

noreply@blogger.com (truth) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:41:04 GMT

... to Katrina. You want to cry, but you have to laugh -- bitterly -- at this: [Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco] gave Bush a two-page letter detailing everything the state needed to cope with the disaster -- troops, buses, supplies, money, and more. It would not be until several days later, when Blanco's aides released the letter to the press and got frantic phone calls from...

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Former Gov. Blanco recommends Jindal veto legislative pay raises (WAFB - Local News)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:14:47 GMT

Former Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco calls a proposal to raise the pay of state lawmakers "government gone wild."

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“..how karl rove played politics..while people drowned..” (whoar.co.nz)

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:19:28 GMT

“..On Monday, August 29, 2005, at about 6:00 a.m., Hurricane Katrina slammed into the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. A category 5 hurricane until just before landfall, it was one of the worst storms ever to hit the Gulf Coast. Kathleen Blanco, the governor of Louisiana, had been briefed extensively about what to expect [...]

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Something That Actually Brought Us Together (Blue Girl, Red State)

Warren Street (noreply@blogger.com) — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:55:00 GMT

... day one on what was happening in New Orleans. Touring the Superdome on Tuesday night, [Governor Kathleen] Blanco was disturbed by what she witnessed: in short, no federal assistance whatsoever. All she saw was the Louisiana National Guard and the Louisiana State Police -- certainly not enough of a law enforcement presence to be able to maintain order without additional guardsmen and...

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John McQuaid: Karl Rove and Katrina (The Huffington Post)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:58:35 GMT

... on interviews with Louisiana Democrats, including Senator Mary Landrieu and former Governor Kathleen Blanco. They're important players in what happened, of course. But they don't know what was going on behind the scenes with Rove and the White House staff any more than the rest of us. (Scott McClellan doesn't have a whole lot more, but at least provides an insider's perspective in...

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Left Blames Delay in Cyclone Aid on Bush Administration (American Power)

Mon, 12 May 2008 13:17:00 GMT

... we saw an inept government response at all levels of the federal system - especially by Governor Kathleen Blanco and Mayor Ray Nagin - but the left is here making the Bush administration into a greater impediment to international humanitarian assistance than Myanmar's own obstructionist dictatorship. Here's the left-wing Mahablog attacking the Bush administration's response: Around...

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Myanmar no Longer Matters? (Hog On Ice)

Sun, 11 May 2008 18:08:05 GMT

... is that Myanmar's bizarre, evil government is obstructing aid and press coverage. I thought Kathleen Blanco was the only governing official in the universe who would turn down aid during a major disaster, but apparently, I was mistaken. I should have remembered the leftist regime in Ethiopia, which created artificial famine by refusing food to citizens who didn't support the government's...

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The GOP VP Whispering Campaign Names Bobby Jindal (A Blog For All)

Mon, 05 May 2008 13:40:00 GMT

... Democrat can mention. Jindal won election in largely Democrat controlled Louisiana after Democrat Kathleen Blanco completely botched the preparations for Hurricane Katrina and then screwed Louisianans by wailing that all that went wrong was the fault of others - particularly the feds, when state and local response in Louisiana was pitiful and could be summed up with the Ray Nagin...

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Ethics and Disasters: Mapping the Moral Territory (Red Orbit )

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:00:15 GMT

... negligent homicide and cruelty. As part of their defense, they called the governor of the state, Kathleen Blanco, who testified that she had left it up to local officials to call for a mandatory evacuation (Chawla, 2007). The owners of the facility were found not guilty (Rosen-Molina, 2007).

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Mary Katharine Ham: Want real hope and change? Try Louisiana (Townhall.com)

info@townhall.com (Mary Katharine Ham) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:05:15 GMT

... upon a bed of grits. Elected governor of Louisiana in 2007, he replaced the politically deflated Kathleen Blanco, who did not seek reelection. Jindal is keenly aware of the problematic legacy he inherits. Inside Huey Long’s sky-scraping capital building, “I wonder what crimes were committed here?” is a not infrequent visitor question, posed not quite jokingly. The state’s political...

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The Dems Look Vulnerable in Louisiana (Time)

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:12:50 GMT

Article Tools However , Republicans are at least feeling pretty good about the state of play in Louisiana. The G.O.P. swept all but two statewide offices in last fall's elections, including the governors' office, where U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal replaced one-term Democrat Kathleen Blanco. Now Republicans have their sights set on an even bigger prize: the Senate seat currently held by Democrat...

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Some Katrina victims must pay back grants (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:01:00 GMT

The prospect of Road Home grant collections comes less than two weeks after the Louisiana inspector general and the legislative auditor said they were investigating why former Gov. Kathleen Blanco paid ICF an extra $156 million in her waning days in office to administer the program. With the increase, ICF stands to earn $912 million to run Road Home, a contract that also sweetened its...

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Millions sought from victims of Katrina (Deseret Morning News)

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:23:46 GMT

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Katrina Victims Overpaid, Contractor Says (Tampa Bay Online)

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT

... inspector general and the legislative auditor said they were investigating why former Gov. Kathleen Blanco paid ICF an extra $156 million in her waning days in office to administer the program.Melanie Ehrlich, co-chair of the Citizen's Road Home Action Team, which has documented Road Home cases that appear littered with mistakes, said she has no confidence that ICF had correctly calculated...

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[Stupid] Katrina victims may have to return thousands of dollars because some victims were overpaid. That'll really help the rebuilding process (Fark.com)

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:16:07 GMT

... assistance to homeowners trying to rebuild. It is a clusterfark largely due to the ineptitude of Kathleen Blanco. Those two things are completely different.

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The Associated Press: Katrina Victims May Have to Repay Money [del.icio.us] (Roney Smith)

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:30:44 GMT

New Orleans City Council members, Shelley Midura, Stacey Head Arnie Fielkow, from left, and Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco listen to Cynthia Hedge-Morrell, right, before the start of a news conference opening the Road Home office in New Orleans seen in this Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006, file photo. The private contractor under investigation for the compensation it received to run the Road Home...

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Contractor seeks millions after Katrina overpayment (Houston Chronicle)

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:38:59 GMT

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