The Hill provides an interesting read on the hottest thing to hit Washington since the Marc Foley scandal, Louisiana Senior Senator Mary Landrieu’s New Media Coordinator, and JSTOR enthusiast, Dan Toffey. Details after the jump.
By Zach on December 10th, 2009 | 11:07 am | Comments
Not very likely. But mayoral candidate Nadine Ramsey and Council District A candidate Jay Batt have more in common than one would expect. In what is probably a sign of laziness more than anything, the odd couple’s respective websites are very similar, similar meaning exactly the same. Compare Ramsey’s site to Battman’s.
By Zach on December 2nd, 2009 | 1:39 pm | Comments
From a press release, Democratic candidate for New Orleans Council District A Susan Guidry highlights attempted window jumper Jay Batt’s campaign contributions from Entergy, “I guess we shouldn’t be surprised Entergy is once again loading Jay Batt’s cart since he spent his time on the Council doing their bidding at every opportunity,”. Full release after the jump. Read more
By Zach on November 20th, 2009 | 10:04 am | Comments
A citizen journalist and Reduct Box reader named B. H. has alerted us to some rather unsettling news. Earlier this week, New Orleans favorite ladies man and James Perry Campaign Manager Alex Morgan told Kevin Allman from Gambit that their “WTF” television ad was a $60,000 ad buy. Well, it appears Mr. Perry’s campaign does not exactly believe in the Eagle Scout value of honesty. Full info after the jump.
By Zach on November 8th, 2009 | 12:33 am | Comments
Tonight, in an effort to shore up his Democratic credentials in his dwindling bid for reelection, lame duck Congressman Joseph Cao impersonated John Kerry when he voted twice to block the House Healthcare Reform bill, but then voted for final passage of the bill. State Representative Cedric Richmond, and likely successor to Cao’s seat, took issue with Cao’s votes for obstructionism. Richmond’s statement after the jump. Read more
By Zach on October 29th, 2009 | 11:34 am | Comments
Today, far-left liberal blogger Markos Moulitsas, from DailyKos, in the last sentence of a post about the special election in New York’s 23rd congressional district, endorsed disgraced Louisiana Junior Senator David Vitter in his embattled campaign for reelection. Developing…
By Zach on October 13th, 2009 | 1:06 pm | Comments
Just five days after President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize, award winning businesswoman, writer, director, actress, and possible candidate for United States Senate Stormy Daniels announces that she has won the Best Director Prize at the Nightmoves Award Show. A spokesperson for disgraced Louisiana Junior Senator David Vitter could not be reached for comment.
By Zach on October 13th, 2009 | 11:40 am | Comments
More reports of a possible run for Governor by perennial candidate, State Treasurer John Kennedy in 2011. Journalist Jeremy Alford reports that Kennedy and his deputy Jason Redmond laughed when asked about a challenge to PB&J, while the AP notes that Kennedy continues to upstage the Governor. Developing…
By Zach on October 12th, 2009 | 10:33 am | Comments
Jeff Crouere reports that State Representative Cedric Richmond is starting his race for Louisiana’s second congressional district “strong” and is the most serious challenger to lame duck Congressman Joseph Cao. Crouere cites Richmond’s strong fundraising the previous quarter, as well as a slew of big name endorsements Richmond has received this early in the process.
From a press release, State Representative Cedric Richmond just announced he has raised over $115,000 in the third quarter, his first fundraising quarter in his campaign for Louisiana’s second congressional district. Full release after the jump.