Friday Fluff

I want to see Blood Diamond. Djimon Hounsou was superb in The Island and this story looks great. Like a cross between Hotel Rwanda and Congo and on a gigantic budget. Big adventure and intrigue. That’s me.

New Orleanians go to the polls tomorrow to choose the lesser of two evils. The incumbent, Bill Jefferson, is embroiled in scandal. His only defense to the voters so far has been, “In this country, you are innocent until proven guilty” and “I have not been indicted on any charges”. He hasn’t explained how $90,000 ended up in his freezer in Washington. If you won’t tell your constituents how that happened or if you think that’s a perfectly normal thing, Mr Jefferson, could you at least tell me where you bought that freezer? I could use an extra $90,000 this holiday season. His opponent, Karen Carter, is also a New Orleans insider, also well-connected and well-financed, but has some problems with the neighbors, particularly the sheriff of neighboring Jefferson Parish, Harry Lee. Lee is upset that Karen Carter made statements in Spike Lee’s When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts without first consulting him and has decided to involve himself in the campaign. All good theater from outside of Louisiana. Tiresome if you see it on TV every day.

19º outside on the deck at CrabAppleLane. A little cooler than I like.

Quote of the Day

However, as a voter, I think I'm entitled to the truth from him, and he's protecting himself legally, which he certainly has the right to do. But if he wants to continue as our congressman, he owes us an explanation.

Gay Cunningham, Uptown New Orleans Resident

Blog of the day here.

Quote from said blog: "It was a perfect story for the bold and eccentric host of Countdown With Keith Olbermann, which airs weeknights on MSNBC."