Nungesser works the room at the recent Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans. Photo by Gage Skidmore Outspoken Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser is picking up endorsements from prominent Republicans as he runs for Lieutenant Governor against incumbent Jay Dardenne, who is himself a Republican. The first nod was from U.S. Sen. David Vitter, who […]
Author Archives: Mark Moseley
Mark Moseley blogs at Your Right Hand Thief. Until mid 2014, Mark Moseley was The Lens' opinion writer, engagement specialist and coordinator for the Charter Schools Reporting Corps. After Katrina and the Federal Flood he helped create the Rising Tide conference, which grew into an annual social media event dedicated to the future of New Orleans.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
The Macedonian candidate … and other tales of guile and folly
1. It’s unfortunate my recent Superman column puzzled so many readers, because I don’t know how to make my warnings any clearer or more dire. Perhaps reading this recent news story might help others comprehend the problem. Apparently, former New Orleanian Bo McCalebb is playing basketball for the national team of … Macedonia. That’s right, […]
Posted inOpinion, Schools
Does the Big ‘S’ stand for Shaquille, Superman or … Subversion!!
Last week a scandalous event occurred at Louisiana’s flagship university. Crowds gathered to cheer a subversive person who touts values that are anathema to our national character. Perhaps you think I’m referring to some radical protest at the edge of LSU campus or an extremist diatribe on Free Speech Alley. I wish it were so. […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Robinette’s silence on River Birch must also have been golden
For the past six years, talk radio host Garland Robinette lectured local public figures about the importance of perception. Many would appear on Robinette’s “Think Tank” program after a news report linked them to controversy, in order to “clear the air” and tell “their side of the story.” They’d use the forum to convince Robinette’s […]
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
On this anniversary, it was a good idea to not keep things bottled up
Two months after hurricane Katrina and the Federal Flood, I drove back to the Broadmoor neighborhood to gut my house. Slaloming around debris, I became overwhelmed with cognitive dissonance. The new imprints on my senses didn’t jibe with my old memories of home. For instance, all the pleasant greens were now desolate browns. The fragrant […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Corporations are candidates, too — so let’s see those logos
Buddy Roemer. Photo by Gage Skidmore Last week at the Iowa State Fair, Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney told an audience that “corporations are people.” Some in the crowd scoffed at the claim, but that’s a silly reaction since the proof was standing there on stage, speaking to them. I mean, what more evidence does Romney have […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Jagger never goes out of style, except maybe in this weird ’80s video
Here’s a pop-culture stray thought to start off your week. Look at this snippet from a recent Tampabay.com article: All hail Mick’s hips. At 68, Michael Philip Jagger is the hottest — or at least the oldest — sex symbol of the summer.Not one, but two current radio hits celebrate the wiry, wiggly, prominently lipped […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
‘Inconsequential’ D.C. spells catastrophe for south Louisiana
Gov. Rick Perry carries his message to a Texas church congregation. Scanning my blogreader, I couldn’t believe it. Susan at Juanita Jean’s and MacAoidh at The Hayride — two bloggers with very different perspectives — both liked the same quote from Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s speech announcing his presidential run: And I’ll promise you this: […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
It was a bad week for Army Corps and NOPD, but a worse week for us
I recommend reading Sandy Rosenthal’s latest column in full. Here are a few excerpts to get you started: It was a very bad week for the Army Corps of Engineers.First, Bunnatine “Bunny” Greenhouse, former chief oversight official of contracts for [Army Corps of Engineers] operations in Iraq received nearly a million dollar settlement after she […]
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
Are guns on campus OK? Ask the students and cops on northshore
When not campaigning for other offices or switching parties, state Rep. Ernest Wooton, I-Belle Chasse, has distinguished himself by leading the effort to allow concealed firearms on Louisiana college campuses. In three of the past four years he has sponsored bills to let qualified students and faculty carry permitted weapons at public universities. Though the […]