Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Tuesday morning news dump
Posted by Kevin Allman on Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 4:49 PM
• Gov. Bobby Jindal reemerges on the national stage and rejoins the chattering class on cable news and the op-ed pages to discuss health care:
"Governor Jindal has seen enough," said Curt Anderson, a consultant for Jindal. "As a health-care policy expert, he strongly believes that the House Democrat[ic] plan would be a disaster for the long-term health of the American people, and the long-term health of the economy."
• Rolling Stone writes up the Lincoln Center Ponderosa Stomp ... which featured Wardell Quezergue performing a tribute to Morgus the Magnificent and no doubt mystifying the Manhattanites.
• The Associated Press pens a valentine to Miss Chris Owens.
• August J. Pollak has the best editorial cartoon about Walter Cronkite's passing.
• Nice: Grandpa and grandson travel from Monroe to New Orleans in a pirogue they made themselves. Learn why here.
Speaking of...
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Guy who famously wanted to drown government in bathtub endorses Jindal for VP
Grover Norquist likes the cut of the Jindal jib.
- May 16, 2012
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Interview: Willie Robertson of A&E's Duck Dynasty
An interview with one of the guys from Duck Dynasty to preview this week's Gambit cover.
- May 11, 2012
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Obama endorses same-sex marriage
Obama's "evolving" position illustrates odd split on topic of gay marriage: While some conservatives like Laura Bush and Dick Cheney have come out in favor of it, some liberals, including Mitch Landrieu, have avoided the topic.
- May 9, 2012
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