When Obama became president people thought all comedy had beenen ensued during the last eight years would go away but the republicans proved us wrong this year.
On ""Real Time" Friday night, Bill Maher decided to end his show by mocking all the Republicans who have become prime targets for jokes now that George Bush is no longer front and center. "It turns out there were plenty of ridiculous Republicans behind him that we just couldn't see," Maher said. "His stupid star doth shone too brightly."
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President Obama, speaking to a like-minded crowd in New Orleans, didn’t let them get away with booing Republican Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal.President Obama, speaking to a like-minded crowd in New Orleans, didn’t let them get... more
Gov. Bobby Jindal fired a state worker one day after she publicly condemned his plans to privatize state services. He claimed she was terminated for poor performance in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, years ago.
Louisiana Democratic Party Chairman Chris Whittington has launched an investigation into the incident.
Melody Teague criticized Jindal during a forum held by the Commission for Streamlining Government. Soon after, the contract grants reviewer was told she was fired for her handling of the state's disaster food stamps program four years ago, in the aftermath of Huricane Katrina.
According to The Advocate, Commission member Leonal Hardman believes that Teague was "unfairly targeted because she spoke out publicly at the streamlining forum."
In response to President Obama’s national address in February, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal pointedly went after stimulus funding for high-speed rail projects as “wasteful spending.” But in August, state officials began drafting plans to request $300 million in stimulus funds to develop a high-speed rail between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. An official in the state Department of Transportation and Development called the project “a very valuable economic incubator.” The plan had the backing of Louisiana legislators such as Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao (R), who was pressing Jindal to request the money. Jindal, however, let the midnight Friday deadline pass, allowing his right-wing ideology to win out:
Jindal aides have said the administration is not applying because of concerns about the project’s ongoing costs. They said the state would incur an annual $18 million bill to run the rail system once it became operational. [...]
But U.S. Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao, R-New Orleans, on Friday called on Jindal to apply for the money. Since all U.S. taxpayers will foot the bill for the stimulus spending, Cao said, the state’s elected officials should see that Louisiana gets its fair share. “It’s our duty to obtain as much as we can to rebuild this region,” Cao said at a news conference at his city’s train station.
He acknowledged “a real concern” about the state’s responsibility for paying the annual costs, but said the overall project would be “an $180 million win for the state of Louisiana.”
Earlier on Friday, Cao had still been optimistic that Jindal would file application for the funding, which was all ready to go. “We’re counting on his leadership in this goal to go beyond any party lines and do what’s right for Louisiana,” Cao said.In response to President Obama’s national address in February, Louisiana Gov. Bobby... more
Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana mocks the separation of church and state. Jindal is taking helicopters to church paid for by tax-payers dollars. The Louisiana governor spent $180,000 in taxpayer funds during his first eight months in office to travel by a State Police helicopter to many of the same churches he visited while on his campaign trail. Jindal has since spent another $45,000 traveling to even more churches.Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana mocks the separation of church and state. Jindal is... more
In May, June and July, there was rarely a Sunday when the governor didnt board a taxpayer-funded helicopter to attend church services in far-flung parts of the state. He traveled by helicopter to churches less frequently in March and April.
Over five months, Jindal took more than three dozen helicopter trips. Fourteen were to attend church services, according to state records.
Gov. Bobby Jindal visited 14 churches from March 2 to July 28 during state helicopter trips, records show. He has visited at least one more church since then.
At least two aides usually accompanied him along with his security detail and State Police pilots. The public pays their salaries as well as the fuel and upkeep for the helicopter.
The helicopter that the governor uses the most costs $1,200 an hour to operate — about $45,000 for five months of church visits.
The Governors Office refuses to disclose to the media ahead of time where Jindal will attend services. But a videos posted on the Internet last year gives a glimpse into the Catholic governors visits to Protestant churches in North Louisiana.
To see videos of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s visit to New Chapel Hill Baptist Church, go to:
In this week's infoMania Conor Knighton looks at the new season of 'Dancing With The Stars' and dueling supermodel reality shows, Ben Hoffman congratulates the Octomom on her success, Sarah Haskins wishes Barbie a happy 50th birthday, and Sergio Cilli honors the return of Phish with a list of the top 5 jam band videos.
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Rush Limbaugh, Bobby Jindal and Kenneth the Page, Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Bear Grylls, Michelle Obama, and alpacas all made it onto the covers of magazines this week. And that means they made it into 'We've Got You Covered,' Conor Knighton's roundup of those covers. He reads 'em so you don't have to.
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’d like to say Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s response to Obama’s speech is their bottom, but I really don’t think it is. Republicans appear to be a rare type of animal that have no ability to learn and adapt. It’s not often you get to watch people run into a burning house, but that is exactly what they are doing.
It is, quite simply, amazing to watch.
For those of you who missed Bobby Jindal’s epic career ending speech, take a look.
Click on link above for more on this from my favorite political columnist Fear The Reaper.’d like to say Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s response to Obama’s speech is... more
Since Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal delivered the Republican response to President Barack Obama's address to Congress last week, there have been many comparisons made between Jindal and actor Jack McBrayer's character "Kenneth the Page" on the television series "30 Rock."Since Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal delivered the Republican response to President... more
BATON ROUGE, La. – Widely panned for his national TV address, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal offered his first defense of the speech Monday, saying he sticks by the message, while acknowledging shortcomings in his delivery.
But the address has been the target of political commentators, comics and bloggers who called it amateurish and out of step with the American public. Some critiqued Jindal's delivery as too "sing-songy," and compared it to the late children's television host Mister Rogers. Some critics asserted the speech — which was many Americans' first view of Jindal — could have damaged the governor's long-term political aspirations.BATON ROUGE, La. – Widely panned for his national TV address, Louisiana Gov. Bobby... more
The Hot Mess is up w/ Spiderman, Freddy Krueger, & Samuel L.
Jackson - how's that for a fight?
Marvel Comics is gearing up for 2010 releases of Iron Man II & Spider Man: The Musical. Will the Neverending Story's Fantasy of Fantasia or the Horror of Freddy Krueger in Nightmare on Elm Street win out?
And will the forgetful right hand man of President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden or "Kindergarten Teacher" and new face of the Republican Party Bobby Jindal prove who is a special political hot mess?The Hot Mess is up w/ Spiderman, Freddy Krueger, & Samuel L.
Jackson - how's that for... more
Such a strange thing for Jindal to say, especially since he hails from the state that was ravaged by Katrina. (Which, ironically, was the subject of its own equally awkward moment). The volcano monitoring program was on a list of Republican talking points at one stage, but virtually none of them ran with it, apparently figuring that there were much better scabs to pick at.
And I know: I'm piling on a little. This was going to be an awfully tough speech to deliver, almost no matter what its content. With the possible exception of Jim Webb in 2007, the minority party reaction speeches have always tended toward extreme lameness.
I just want to know who wrote the speech and who vetted it. Because it was manifestly at odds with the talents of the guy who delivered it.
-- Nate SilverSuch a strange thing for Jindal to say, especially since he hails from the state that... more
I think most people are over-reacting, but I was not surprised to see the front page of the Anchorage Daily News reflected Alaskans' irritation over Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's insinuation that volcano monitoring is unimportant. Okay, I was kind of surprised it made the front page above the fold, but, I knew people would be irritated.
It seems odd to many Alaskans that the governor of a state that was victimized by the government's poor response to one type of natural disaster would criticize the efforts to protect other states from another type of natural disaster. I know volcanic eruptions are something only seen in movies and it would never really happen anywhere, but didn't we used to think that about Tsunamis?
As a matter of fact Alaska is home to 130 volcanoes of which about 54 are considered active and average nearly two eruptions per year. The most ironic part is that on the day Gov. Jindal gave his speech well over half of all Alaskans were under threat of a volcanic eruption from Mt. Redoubt. Redoubt has been threatening to erupt for months and is expected to do so at any time. When it does, it will likely shower Anchorage and dozens of surrounding communities with volcanic ash. I will admit ash is not as dangerous to average citizens as a hurricane or a broken levee, but ash from Redoubt's last eruption in 1990 severely crippled a Boeing 747 with hundreds of passengers that barely made it to Anchorage. The incident occurred because the program that monitors and predicts volcanic activity and the movement of ash clouds didn't exist at that time. This is the same program that Jindal was criticizing in his speech.I think most people are over-reacting, but I was not surprised to see the front page... more
The Mayor of Vancouver in Washington State, which is near Mount St Helens, was upbeat about the idea. "Our town's economy is in deep shit," said Royce Pollard. "But all these people will need a last meal and maybe a beer before they get burnt alive to keep the unemployment statistics low. Well, here in Vancouver we would like to extend an all American welcome on their way under the rug."
The GOP's latest talking point coming again from the cast of Red Dawn: Government is bad.
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NEW YORK – Insane. Childish. Disaster. And those were some of the kinder comments from political pundits about Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and his response to President Barack Obama's speech to Congress on Tuesday night. Jindal, 37, a Rhodes scholar and son of Indian immigrants, is considered a rising star in Republican ranks and a likely 2012 presidential candidate.
GOP leaders, looking for a fresh face for the party's image, tapped Jindal earlier this month for the high-profile task of rebutting Obama's first address to a joint session of Congress.
But in both style and substance, Jindal's speech has drawn flak from Republicans and Democrats alike.NEW YORK – Insane. Childish. Disaster. And those were some of the kinder comments... more
Republicans responded to President Obama's first address to Congress on Tuesday with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. Jindal criticized the Democrats for spending too much money and called for Republicans to return to their core values of smaller government.Republicans responded to President Obama's first address to Congress on Tuesday with... more
Drowning in unemployment but refusing to board Obama's life raft, economist and investigative reporter Greg Palast reports on the sad and sorry state of Louisiana's union as its governor chooses to refuse the aid offered by our president for victims of the economic storm.Drowning in unemployment but refusing to board Obama's life raft, economist and... more
After President Obama's speech on the economy last night, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal criticized government spending in the stimulus bill, citing examples including "$140 million for something called 'volcano monitoring.'"
When he heard Jindal's remarks, Eichelberger said he "was frankly astonished" that the governor would use this particular example, given his own state's recent brush with a catastrophic natural disaster.After President Obama's speech on the economy last night, Louisiana Governor Bobby... more
