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Tuesday, February 5, 2008

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Bill O'Reilly Disputes Homeless in New Orleans

Posted Tue, Feb 5, 2008 at 7:06 PM

by Sam Winston

And his broadcast enemy Keith Olbermann on MSNBC gives him the smackdown for it.

"Get your sorry ass to Claiborne at Canal and put your money where your bottomless pit of a mouth is and we'll be waiting," said Olbermann.

That was in response to O'Reilly questioning the Edwards campaign and its discovery of the homeless under the overpass. O'Reilly said he wanted to find the homeless so he could help them but said Edwards either couldn't or wouldn't tell him where they were.

Olbermann then slammed him for the implication and nominated him "the worst person of the world".

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Happy Mardi Gras

Posted Tue, Feb 5, 2008 at 5:05 PM

by Sam Winston

The question of the day; Is the New Orleans media seriously out of touch with the people or have New Orleanians officially entered into denial?

From the front page of the Times Picayune to National Public Radio violence and Mardi Gras stories are intertwined. "Marred" was the actually the word of choice but citizens quoted aren't buying it.

"It's a family party in this area," said John Wilson, 47, who was cooking burgers along the uptown parade route. "We come every year and have never had a problem."-AP

There was also the not-so-subtle suggestions of the NOPD

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