AAR Flanders for Malloy addressing race/class aspects of NOLA tragedy now

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On edit:

Guests Re: toxic soup in the water because the chemical plants are in those locations.... "I don't understand why there is NO WATER in the Superdome TODAY".... previous warnings..... Homeland Security......

And I'm leaving the faux pas on Ms. Flan-ders name, because under the circumstances and the considering the ramifications of current events, I respectfully don't think SHE would giveashit.

..."Cancer Alley," environmental justice, the guest is a leader of the Black Environmental Justice ______......

The guest HAS cancer... he provided some IRL's that I missed.

Googled some links for Black Environmental Justice.

http://www.afhh.org/res/res_by_topic_EJ.htm

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LAURA FLANDERS IS ROCKIN AAR FOR MALLOY AND WITH PROPS HER NAME IS FLAN-DERS!
:yourock:

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1. Flanders. Laura Flanders.

PR: Flawn-ders

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2. Yeah it's an empty post too

:wtf:

[AllieB]

3. I really like Laura Flanders

I won't hold my breath waiting for CNN os MSNBC to mention class and race as an issue in the rescue effort.

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4. This has brought endemic racism into focus and BEYOND

as we watch insane scenes of abandoned Americans waiting for help from the skies that never arrives-- and wonder what would be happening if these people were white.

[AllieB]

7. Laura pointed out that this tragedy is exposing the ugly underbelly

of the American racism and classicism. I can't believe how this country has regressed since Bush has been in office.

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13. That could be a good thing

And I'm glad to see TV showing those people PISSED OFF ABOUT IT. It's truly disgusting. Can anyone watch that and not GET IT?

[Cleita]

15. I don't think it regressed. the slime was there waiting for

an opportunity to come up out of the mud for air. Bush gave the slime that opportunity.

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18. It needs to remain in the public eye, the TeeVee eye

How will that happen?

[rocktivity]

5. I hope she'll be filling in for Mike for the duration

The Young Turks suck.

But seriously, folks, I'm starting to wonder why the looting angle is being played up so much--because the alternative is talking about Bush's de-funding of Louisiana's anti-flooding efforts?

:headbang:
rocknation

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6. Racism again?

"I'm starting to wonder why the looting angle is being played up so much."

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8. Holy Fu**in Sh** --Thanks for the links

"--defunding of New Orleans FEMA a "disaster in the making" article (part 2 of 2)
--New Orleans district of Army Corp of Engineers faces unprecedented budget cuts
--politicization of FEMA and merger with Homeland Security hurts its New Orleans area response (part 1 of 2)
--Louisiana National Guard wants its equipment back from Iraq
--Zwerdling and Moyers "City in a Bowl" interview on prior knowledge of catastrophic consequences
disaster planning privatized by Homeland Security"

Today at work I brought up the misappropriation of NG and flood control funds-- someone said, "Oh every state goes through that..."

I keep hearing these sort of pat "been there done that" kind of comments in response to events of the day (on the Iraq war, oil profiteering, NO broken leveees... whathaveyou) that apparently downplay and reassure those who don't want to think about what's goin' on.

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9. Jeez no need to get defensive -- I just thought you'd wanna know.

I love laura.

and. . .

I almost passed up your post cuz I thought -- who the hell is Saunders?

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10. Thank you, it's corrected now

Was put off by that's all you had to say.

Here's to ya :toast:

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14. ah shoulda thought of that.

its a devastating thing there. i am so angry I just don't have anything to say that's say-able.

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17. That says it

[The Jacobin]

11. Where is Mike?

I haven't been able to listen for about two weeks, then last night I was shocked to hear someone else at his time-slot.

[Rainscents]

12. Where is Mike? Is he sick?

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16. Throat thing

Get well Mike