September 14, 2005
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This American Life brings individual stories from the convention centre, from the bridge to Gretna, about what it's like to be without water for days, about what the future might hold. via metafilter
Yes, yet another Katrina link. But this is really worth listening to.
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Sometimes I wish TAL had transcripts online too, though just having online access to the programs is great. I caught some of this one the other day, and one of the quotes that stuck with me was from the high school student author of "The Combination" (excerpt here), reacting to O'Reilly's comments. She said something like I didn't know it was a crime to be poor...and that the punishment was death.
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Guava: I'm with you on the transcripts. It is a crime to be poor--and you're going to die for it. If your rich, it's not a crime to let people die while you're "on vacation."
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From the site's FAQ: How can I get a transcript of a broadcast? Sadly, we don't offer show transcripts. It's an expensive service, and we don't get nearly enough requests to justify it. You always can order a CD copy of anything you hear, though. If you're not familiar with the show, it's definitely worth buying a CD or paying for downloads on audible.com.
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Or, indeed, getting the downloads for free via the realplayer link.
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Speaking of NPR, I thought was listening to Wait Wait Don't Tell Me but it turned out to be the John Roberts confirmation hearing....
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That's a great line, Argh . . . FOR ME TO POOP ON!!
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President Bush announced today -- over the protests of disgruntled Democrats -- that Francis Fargos Townsend will head an internal White House investigation into the fiasco of the government's initial response to Hurricane Katrina. The Post points out that her husband, referred to in the piece only as "John," was "a classmate of Bush's at Andover and Yale." It adds that her position was occupied previously by "four-star generals who brought decades of experience to the fight," but that her greatest asset is "the president's ear" -- not to mention a contribution of the maximum $2,000 to the Bush-Cheney re-election campaign in March 2004, an unusual move from a National Security Council staffer, and generally regarded, as U.S. News and World Report put it, as "a pledge of loyalty." Shocked! Yes shocked I am that this administration would take an internal investigation lightly! Energy comission? Plame? Gannon/Guckert? Katrina? Shameless. Literally.
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Then the Administration considered sending active-duty federal troops to New Orleans to do what the National Guard and the police could not—make the streets and the evacuation centers safe and decent—and decided not to.
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As Think Progress notes today, the $200 billion the federal government may need to pay for Hurricane Katrina could be covered entirely -- and then some -- by simply rolling back the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans. via Ha! Ha! But seriously . . .
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What seems oddest -- and saddest -- is that, after one hundred fifty years, the US is still divided over issues of race and of federal intervention. It seems unlikely whether the executive or the branch currently has the guts or the will to address either , so the internal tensions and injustices seem liable to be swept under the rug again, and buried until the next crisis. "Is there a problem?" However, with hurricanes increasing in strength and frequency again, it seems likely the next crisis won't be too far in the future.
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Halliburton. Halliburton. Halliburton. That last link is pretty hardcore too.
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petebest, you weren't kidding about the hardcore content of the last link. I especially appreciate the charts running along the right side of the page.
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Michael Brown blamed Louisiana's leaders for dragging their heels last month as Hurricane Katrina approached the Gulf Coast. Ooh and I love this: Tuesday, September 27, 2005; Posted: 3:18 p.m. EDT (19:18 GMT) Programming Note: Candy Crowley examines allegations of cronyism in the Bush administration and in previous presidencies, tonight, 8 p.m. ET. And in previous presidencies!! Why y'all wanna hate on the Bushman?! Poor guy can barely walk and chew gum! Leave him alone! G'wan Candy - bring it! sheesh.
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"They are throwing money out, they are shoveling it out the door," said James Albertine, a Washington lobbyist and past president of the American League of Lobbyists, told the New York Times. "I'm sure every lobbyist's phone in Washington is ringing off the hook from his clients. Sixty-two billion dollars is a lot of money -- and it's only a down payment." Doonesbury is all over this.
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President Bush Sells Louisiana Back to the French Et Toi!
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