Wednesday, September 07, 2005

tearing the roof off (Bush's house of cards)

"Besides ripping away the roofs of New Orleans, Katrina ripped away the argument that we can cut taxes, properly educate our kids, compete with India and China, succeed in Iraq, keep improving the U.S. infrastructure, and take care of a catastrophic emergency - without putting ourselves totally into the debt of Beijing."

Tom Friedman in the NY Times, September 7, 2005

Friday, September 02, 2005

nola


The Buddy Bolden Band (1905)

Saw this on The Ten Thousand Things and couldn't help but be moved. Not encouraging you to wallow in others' misery, but New Orleans is such a huge part of our heritage as a nation, we owe it to her to help in her hour of need.


Listen:
Tom Waits - I Wish I Was In New Orleans


also, courtesy of Moistworks:
Louis Armstrong - Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?

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