Posted in Governor's Office, Notable Quotables on June 23, 2014| 11 Comments »
“I can sense right now a rebellion brewing where people are ready for a hostile takeover of Washington, D.C.”
“I am tired of the left. They say they’re for tolerance, they say they respect diversity. They respect everybody unless you happen to disagree with them. I’m tired of it, I won’t take it anymore.”
—Gov. Bobby Jindal, in his best imitation of the late Rev. Gerald L.K. Smith, in a speech to the Faith and Freedom Coalition in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.
Posted in Budget, Campaign Contributions, Corruption, Governor's Office, Health Care, Legislature, Legislators, Louisiana Purchase, Notable Quotables, Politicians, Transparency on June 10, 2014| 1 Comment »
“The convictions are just the ones who got caught. If there’re a lot of convictions, there’s probably a bunch that haven’t been caught.”
—From a Governing magazine story by writers Liz Farmer and Kevin Tidmarsh, quoting John Mikesell of Indiana University, who co-authored a new report that placed Louisiana at the top of the list of most corrupt states.
Posted in Coastal Erosion, Corruption, Courts, Ethics, Governor's Office, House, Senate, Lawsuits, Legislature, Legislators, Lobbyist, Notable Quotables on June 9, 2014| 4 Comments »
“The signing of SB 469 is a huge victory for the oil and gas industry as well as the economy for the state of Louisiana…”
—Don Briggs, president of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, commenting on Gov. Bobby Jindal’s signing of SB 469 which effective kills the lawsuit by the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East (SLFPA-E) against 97 oil, gas and pipeline companies.
Posted in BESE, Book Review, Education, Media, Notable Quotables, Privatization on June 6, 2014| 1 Comment »
“…My purpose is to dismantle the dismantlers. As such, my words are not kind. My words expose, and that exposure is harsh. The individuals and organizations profiled in this book have declared war on my profession, and I take that personally.”
—Mercedes Schneider, writing in the introduction to her book A Chronicle of Echoes: Who’s Who in the Implosion of American Public Education.
Posted in Boards, Coastal Erosion, Corruption, House, Senate, Lawsuits, Legislature, Legislators, Notable Quotables on May 30, 2014| 7 Comments »
“The flag of the oil companies still flies over the Louisiana Capitol today.”
—General Russel Honoré, US Army (Ret.), leader of Louisiana’s GreenArmy, and candidate for governor, commenting on the Louisiana House’s vote Thursday to not only kill future lawsuits against oil companies by levee boards, but to make such prohibition retroactive. The vote kills efforts by the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East (SELPA-E) to force 97 oil and gas companies to repair the damage they have inflicted on Louisiana’s coastline and marshes over decades of pollution and misuse,.
“Thank all the people who worked to try make the oil industry obey the law and the legislators who voted to do so. I think many of the legislators who voted to kill the lawsuit know perfectly well that they were doing the wrong thing. This fight is not over. We will see you in court. And we will see you at the next election. Apparently a majority of the legislators believe that the oil and gas industry actually is above the law, which is an interesting concept to embrace in the United States.”
—John Barry, teagued by Jindal as vice president of SFLPA-E, and who has continued to fight on behalf of the lawsuit filed last July by SFLPA-E, on the action by the House.
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