This is our final reminder of the Bye-Bye Bobby Bash:
Don’t forget you may now pre-order a signed copy of my latest book, Bobby Jindal: His Destiny and Obsession. The publication date is now mid-February.
Also, we have an update on our Bye-Bye Bobby Bash, the gala that will celebrate the end of the Bobby Jindal eight-year reign of error.
The date of the event, originally scheduled for Jan. 9 (a Saturday), has been changed to Sunday, Jan. 10 because of a personal conflict.
The party will be held at popular Baton Rouge eatery/watering hole Superior Grill at 5435 (appropriately enough) Government Street from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. http://batonrouge.superiorgrill.com/
The only cost will be your drinks and/or food. We are charging nothing for this event. We wish only to have a gathering of people with one important agenda in common: witnessing the exodus of Bobby Jindal from the governor’s office.
Bobby’s got one foot out the door, but the effect of his carnage will linger for years. That’s why I wrote a book about him. We should never forget what he has done to this state. The book can also serve as an important guide to the political platforms of future candidates.
The book covers such Jindal disasters as the Office of Group Benefits, higher education, public education, health care, hospital privatization, and of course, his delusional quest for the Republican presidential nomination.
And don’t think for a moment we have forgotten Jindal’s supporting cast. Also examined are his staff members and a complicit, compliant legislature, the American Legislative Exchange Council, Grover Norquist, and the Koch brothers, among others.
If you order by clicking on the book cover’s image below right, your order will be placed through Cavalier House Books of Denham Springs, a locally-owned independent bookstore.
Remember, I encourage you to order through Cavalier House. Why Cavalier House?
Two reasons.
- First, by placing your order this way, you support a local independent book store, a cause I strongly endorse.
- Second, because I live only about two blocks from Cavalier House Books, proprietor John Cavalier will summon me to sign each copy before he ships them out.
If you opt to purchase through Amazon or a big chain store, you’re hurting local business owners—much like shopping at Walmart instead of patronizing locally-owned stores. Moreover, you won’t get signed copies through those outlets.
Unless otherwise instructed, each signed book will be personalized to the name of the person ordering it. If you wish your copy signed to someone else (if it is a gift, for instance), please email me at:
louisianavoice@cox.net
DO NOT ORDER YOUR BOOK FROM THIS EMAIL ADDRESS. Order through Cavalier by clicking on Jindal’s photo at right and email me separately on signing instructions.
Looking forward to the bash and the book! Even the huge Superior porch may not be big enough to hold everybody in the metro area who wants to demonstrate a non-bon voyage.
I am astounded that, even though the financial statements in his own Executive Budget documents show some audited deficits (not just structural imbalances) he continues to claim he always had balanced budgets. Of course, that’s just one of many distortions of his legacy he is touting on his farewell (KMA) tour.
Like Glenn DuCote said, we need to get over it, but we certainly don’t ever need to forget it, and the bash and the happening the next day are well worth celebrating.
True b/c if we forget we run the very high risk of allowing it to repeat!
Tom
BTW, is there a BJ piñata involved in this soiree?? Just asking.
Great suggestion! Earthmother, please follow up on this!
I’m on it! What a great idea – a piñata upon which to express our frustrations. And a cake – remember “many cakes” as in the let them eat cake attitude of this administration. Fredster and company, we thought this day would never come.
Earthmother, sadly I can’t be there but please take a whack at that piñata for me! 🙂
Fredster – so distressed that you, and Sriracha, will miss our little soiree. We are all looking forward to meeting one another at this gala occasion. Promise you that piñata will receive a good hard whack in your honor.
Happy New Year Tom!
I hope y’all have a great time. Wish I could make it! Happy New Year!
http://theadvocate.com/news/14365059-100/bobby-jindals-legacy-as-louisiana-governor
I’m not suggesting you read this if you haven’t already and I have stopped reading Sadow who has a complementary and apparently complimentary column today. But, hey ADVOCATE, enough already.
One has to wonder how many essentially puff pieces The ADVOCATE can possibly run between now and January 11, if not beyond, all saying the same thing with the same canned Jindal quotes? And, the larger question: Why? Oh, they sprinkled in a little light criticism toward the end and will claim this balances the article, but it leaves the biggest lie (about the budget) unchallenged and only makes glancing blows at the rest.
Answering my own question about how many Bobby burnishing columns The ADVOCATE can run: Apparently many
http://theadvocate.com/news/opinion/14494236-123/our-views-despite-popular-rebellion-against-his-policies-bobby-jindal-deserves-congratulations-as-he
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Disgusting. And the comments were very entertaining.. Bad on The Advocate – the ed board took it on the chin with that pathetic butt-kissing piece, even if they did end by damning him with faint praise.
Tom,
I agree with alot of the things you have said. I just hope you are going to be just as hard on Edwards as you were on Jindal. Edwards has not even taken office yet and he is already reneging on his campaign promises and is already talking about expanding government. Like your title page says: “Politics at it’s worst!” Don’t give Edwards a free pass.
I’m watching him. In fact, I’ve already criticized his re-appointment of Mike Edmonson.
As we pass a good time today, let’s also toast the memory of our departed friend who was certainly no friend of The Big J:
http://theadvocate.com/news/opinion/14505439-34/one-of-a-kind-forgotston-will-be-missed-by-many
CB.s absence leaves a huge void in the government watchdog community. We owe him a great deal and he will be dearly missed today and in the future. Thanks, Mr. Winham, for your comments about him and for reminding us all to keep him in our thoughts. Looking forward to seeing you all shortly.
What a fun send-off for The Big J, though few, if any kind words were spoken of him. Thanks, Tom, earthmother, onestateworker and others for the work you did putting this fitting tribute on. The only disappointment was the fact we were unable to bust the pinata open as planned, though we did symbolically whack it.