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matttbastard on Sep 28, 2007 in Uncategorized |
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elle, Kevin and Carmen D. (and countless others, I’m sure) all beat me to this: [LaSalle Parish DA Reed] Walters credited the prayers of people in this small central Louisiana town with averting a “disaster” when the thousands of demonstrators descended on the town. “The only way...
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matttbastard on Sep 27, 2007 in Uncategorized |
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Having trouble collecting my thoughts. The sleep deficit I’ve been racking up the past week has rendered me cognitively insolvent. So, just a few quick Jena links, followed by some vids (and then, hopefully, a respite from perpetual somnolence): As expected, LaSalle Parish District Attorney Reed...
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matttbastard on Sep 21, 2007 in Uncategorized |
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Thus begins the conservative pushback. And yes, as predicted, they did jump on Whitlock’s article like white on…well, you get the idea. Oh, and you can also add The Artist Formerly Known As Jane Galt to the Confused Conservative Crew (ok, so technically McArdle identifies as...
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matttbastard on Sep 20, 2007 in Uncategorized |
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James Osterberg nicely sums it up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGDb8X8limY Btw, apparently there’s some inconsequential gathering (judging by the conspicuous lack of A-list attention) in Jena, LA today. Ok, back to our regularly scheduled manufactured outrage du jour. Related: There is still time...
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matttbastard on Sep 13, 2007 in Uncategorized |
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UPDATE 09.14: A state appellate court has thrown out the battery conviction of one of the Jena 6, 16 year old Mychal Bell. Bell had been charged as an adult and could have faced up to 15 years in prison. The DA still has the option to refile juvenile charges. More to come. So (white) people have finally...