New Orleans

McCain's Attempt to Rebrand in the City the Press Corps Forgot

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 06.04.2008 | Home

Read More: New Orleans, John McCain, Mcain New Orleans, Mclellan, David Gregory, New Hunt Mccain, Mccain, Yellin Clarification, Media Katrina, Jessica Yellin, Media Mccain, Home News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

McCain wasn't concerned when Katrina hit or with infrastructure funding in the years before the disaster. Now he comes to the suburbs and raises funds, not for relief, but for his campaign.

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The Shameful Irony of McCain's New Orleans Speech

Greg Saunders | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, John McCain, Politics News
Greg Saunders

McCain is in the midst of trying to give voters the impression that he is an agent of change, but when the American people needed him to show some leadership, he failed.

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Seventeen Tired White People In a Room: John McCain Gives the Single Worst Speech In the History of American Politics

John Eskow | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Teleprompter, John McCain, John Mccain Speech, Politics News
John Eskow

McCain's speech was a miscalculation of stunning proportions -- not just by McCain, but by the once-fearsome Republican strategists.

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New Orleans and China -- Not So Different

Harry Shearer | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Accountability, China Earthquake, New Orleans Housing, China, Rebuilding New Orleans, China New Orleans, Politics News
Harry Shearer

In each, nature had a part, but man-made engineering failures created catastrophic results. And in each, the response has been the same.

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Deconstructing Ray Nagin's State of the City Report

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, Crime, Ray Nagin, FEMA Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Recovery, John Swenson, Bush, Nola, Lra, Politics News
Georgianne Nienaber

A dumpster load of money has either been allocated or earmarked for New Orleans, but where is the money? It sure as heck isn't in the lower ninth, which now resembles a cow pasture.

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New Orleans Is Not a Libertarian Experiment

John McQuaid | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, Global Warming, City Journal, Manhattan Institute, Politics News
John McQuaid

New Orleans must be seen as a whole, part of a larger environment. If that's going to happen, it desperately needs more competent government and better urban planning -- not less.

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Who Are We To Lecture the Burmese?

Harry Shearer | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, China Quake, Myanmar, Burma Junta, Burma, Politics News
Harry Shearer

Gee, I wonder how a government gets to the point where it's more interested in the preservation of its own power than in relieving the suffering of its people in the wake of a disaster.

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Superdelegates, Obama, Robber Drag Queens, New Orleans and the "Old White Guy," John McCain

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, George Bush, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Barack Obama, Nola, Gambit Music Awards, Hurricane, Michelle Obama, Black Voters, Barack Obama Superdelegates, Trilateral Commission, Hurricane Katrina, Monument to Stupidity, Politics News
Georgianne Nienaber

You would think that all of Bush's follies in New Orleans would guarantee that the Crescent City would vote Democratic this November. Don't be too sure.

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In New Orleans, the Road Home Adds a New Bump

Harry Shearer | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Rebuilding New Orleans, Katrina Victims, Katrina, Politics News
Harry Shearer

When people outside New Orleans ask, "what happened to all the federal money?", the question is echoed by those in the city. Here's one answer.

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Drove my Chevy to the Levee But the Levee was Brad Pitt's Tattoo

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.14.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: The Daily Mail, New Orleans, Brad Pitt, Tattoo, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

While boarding a helicopter in Monaco, Brad Pitt's new tattoo was unveiled. Here are some potential tattoo follow-ups (more suggestions are welcome).

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After the Festival, the Celebration

Harry Shearer | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Army Corps of Engineers, Jazzfest, Politics News
Harry Shearer

New Orleans made the good kind of news this past week -- what didn't make national news, though, was a new court decision.

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Last Post from Jazzfest: Dr. John's Tricknology by Osmosis

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Herlin Riley, Wwoz, Bob French, Dr. John, New Orleans, New Orleans Musicians, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Friday afternoon New Orleans drummer Herlin Riley stopped by New Orleans' WWOZ studio for Bob French's show with Dr. John, otherwise known as Mac Rebe...

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And Grace Will Lead Me Home: Aaron Neville Returns to New Orleans Jazzfest

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.03.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: New Orleans, Aaron Neville, New Orleans Musicians, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Willie Tee, Jazzfest, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Jazzfest audiences now include a mix of those who lost their houses to the levee failure and have not come back, like Aaron, and those who pioneered New Orleans recovery.

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Rocky Road: Time Defends McCain's New Orleans Gaffe

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 04.30.2008 | Home

Read More: New Orleans, Johnny Sansone, John McCain, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Time Magazine, Dr. John, Jazzfest, Barack Obama, McCain Gaffe, Ninth Ward, Ice Cream Gate, Mccain Ninthe Ward, Clinton Ninth Ward, Mccain Press, Ice Cream Mccain, Mccain Senior Moment, Time Magazine Mccain, Home News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Senator McCain's tossed off semi-proposal to "tear down the Ninth Ward" if needs be is redundant at best. The tearing down was already done by a massive federal levee failure almost three years ago.

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McCain's Gamble

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 04.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Michael Fauntroy, Barack Obama, Selma, Youngstown, Politics News
Michael Fauntroy

Given McCain's record, you'll have to forgive me for skeptically viewing his New Orleans tour as a serious attempt to raise attention to the issue of poverty and reach out to black voters.

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Jazzfest in New Orleans: I'm Showing Up for the Party

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 04.26.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Musicians Village, Bryan Lee and the Blues Power Band, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Turbinton's House, New Orleans Musicians Relief FUnd, John Thomas Griffith, New Orleans, Robert Plant, John Boutte, Allen Toussaint, Wwoz, Entertainment News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

Welcome to virtual New Orleans. It's a cool day, wild parrots are screeching in the back yard and we're waiting to see if it rains before heading to the racetrack.

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Can Hillary Really Win?

Mona Gable | Posted 04.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, John McCain, NBC News, Hillary Clinton 2008, Superdelegates, Pennsylvania Primary, Hillary Clinton, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama, Obama's Former Pastor, Politics News
Mona Gable

Superdelegates who haven't yet declared for Obama or Hillary are waiting it out under the pretense of letting the remaining voters have their say. That's all very democratic of them, but aren't they ignoring something?

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The Perfect Storm? Obama, McCain, the Media and God

Linda Hansen | Posted 04.25.2008 | Home

Read More: New Orleans, John McCain, John Hagee, Media Bias, Divine Retribution, Religious Rhetoric, Hurricane Katrina, God, Barack Obama, Jeremiah Wright, Home News
Linda Hansen

McCain admits he wooed firebrand Texas Pastor John Hagee. Yet it's Obama who's weathering the religious-rhetoric storm. Maybe that's because Republicans are expected to dabble in God-fearing hate.

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Can John McCain Save New Orleans?

John McQuaid | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, John McCain, John McCain New Orleans, McCain New Orleans, Politics News
John McQuaid

Does McCain really understand the city's predicament? That is, if he's elected will we get more than just some good rhetoric? Words can't hold back the sea.

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Why the Feds Should Pay to Protect New Orleans -- And It's Not Me Saying So

Harry Shearer | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, John Barry, Rising Tide, Rebuilding New Orleans, Politics News
Harry Shearer

John Barry is not making the "you broke it, you fix it" argument relative to the Corps of Engineers' poor design and construction work that catastrophically failed in 2005; his timeframe goes back decades.

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The Leak: John McCain's Stopover In New Orleans

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 04.19.2008 | Home

Read More: New Orleans, USA Today, John Edwards, Black Belt, Hurricane Katrina, Watergate, New Orleans Leak, When the Levees Broke, Levees, George Stephanopoulos, ABC Debate, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Bittergate, Harry Shearer, Bitter, MoveOn.Org, Home News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

The scandal this time is that there's no scandal. The leak John McCain should be addressing in New Orleans is the one at the 17th Street Canal Floodwall, the same one that was leaking before Katrina.

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Oops! Just a Little Leak

Harry Shearer | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Army Corps of Engineers, Hurricane Katrina, Rebuilding New Orleans, FEMA Hurricane Katrina, Politics News
Harry Shearer

Yesterday, the Times-Picayune carried a very restrained story about a potentially inflammatory subject: the Corps of Engineers has discovered a persistent leak in the 17th St. Canal floodwall.

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Snapshot: Mississippi High Water -- South Louisiana April 2008

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 04.16.2008 | Living

Read More: New Orleans, Louisiana, Flood, Nature, Morgan City, Katrina, Government Funding, Congress, Hurricane Katrina, Levees, Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi, Stephensville, Carrollton, Living News
Georgianne Nienaber

Water stalks southern Louisiana like a panther seeking its prey. Hurricane Katrina was the kill, but the water never relents -- always moving, sometimes retreating, forever flowing.

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What if You Gave a Revolution and CNN Didn't Come?

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 04.14.2008 | Living

Read More: New Orleans, V-Day, Rape, The Vagina Monologues, Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault, Feminism, Women and Hurricane Katrina, Superdome Superlove, Sexism, Katrina, Eve Ensler, Hurricane Katrina, Women in New Orleans, Domestic Abuse, Eve Ensler SuperLove, Superlove, Living News
Rev. Debra Haffner

This weekend, more than 10,000 women gathered in New Orleans to transform the Superdome into what creator Eve Ensler named "SuperLove."

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Forget American Idol: A Crescent City Proposal For Hill, Barack and John

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 04.10.2008 | Home

Read More: New Orleans Housing, Hillary Clinton, American Idol, Barack Obama, Idol Gives Back, New Orleans, Branford Marsalis, Miley Cyrus, New Orleans Donation, Norman Hsu, Mark Penn, Harry Connick, Brad Pitt, Dennis Leary, Rebuild New Orleans Pledge, John Edwards, Jr., Hannah Montana, Achey Breakey Heart, Home News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

In the vein of Stephen Colbert, imagine getting the candidates to all sign a Rebuild New Orleans pledge. After the race, their surplus campaign funds would go directly to rebuild New Orleans.

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