Hinterland Ahoy!
Any massive post-Katrina federal bailout of New Orleans should be tempered by skepticism about the ability of state and city officials to determine priorities or to execute plans with efficiency.
Another Profile in Journalistic Courage
Kevin Lamb was fired from the thought-to-be conservative publication Human Events. He joins the ranks of a distressingly long list of true conservatives whom their weak-kneed bosses have found too brave for their tastes.
Barbour Steers Mississippi Toward Recovery
A competent, responsible governor at work without the help of the media and the racial pimps.
Bush Speech Gave Race Hustlers Fresh Ammo
The president said: "As all of us saw on television, there is also some deep, persistent poverty in this region as well. And that poverty has roots in a history of racial discrimination, which cut off generations from the opportunity of America. We have a duty to confront this poverty with bold action."
In Katrina a Rabbi Didn’t See Racism, He Saw Brotherhood
In New Orleans, beginning Tuesday morning, August 30, I saw men in helicopters risking their lives to save stranded flood victims from rooftops. The rescuers were White, the stranded Black. I saw Caucasians navigating their small, private boats in violent, swirling, toxic floodwaters to find fellow citizens trapped in their houses. Those they saved were Black.
Chuck Schumer's Defeat
The Democrats have so hardened their posture that a unanimous Judiciary Committee vote by them against Roberts is probable. In the full Senate, the most that Roberts can hope for is probably eight Democrats, or 63 total votes.
You Can't Talk About That
John Derbyshire is a conservative writer for National Review on Line and VDARE.com. Here is a piece he wrote for NRO which was too conservative for them. They spiked it.
Do Blacks Believe The Levee Was Blown?
Wake up white people. After half a century of pandering to black people with every conceivable advantage, this is what they think of you.
Admiral Wary of Return to Big Easy
The Mayor has now assumed command of his city, and is telling FEMA to sit on the sideline and wait to be called. Wonder why he was not in charge in the beginning of this mess -- I guess he was too busy sitting on his rearend claiming racism.
Conservative Agrees With Kennedy and Schumer!
SuppressedNews's Hugh McInnish in agreement with Senator Kennedy and Senator Schumer? Surely not. But see for yourself.
Next SC Appointment Super Critical
If Bush names a solid conservative to the vacancy, the Court will shift perceptibly to the right. If (as the Democrats are naturally recommending) he names an O'Connor-like equivocator, the Court will continue to do the will of the left whenever O'Connor's successor equivocates.
The Great Society Has Crashed and Burned
At the Superdome and New Orleans Convention Center, we saw the failure of 40 years of the Great Society. No sooner had Katrina passed by and the 17th Street levee broke than hundreds of young men who should have taken charge in helping the aged, the sick and the women with babies to safety took to the streets to shoot, loot and rape.
Time to Ask: Why Rebuild New Orleans?
It is time to face up to some geological realities and start a carefully planned deconstruction of New Orleans, assessing what can or needs to be preserved.
Cheering On Racial Division
A truly deplorable aftermath of Katrina is the far left’s attempts to stir up racial divisions and the news media’s fanning of those flames. Both should be roundly condemned.
The Neglected Smart Students
Unfortunately, the idea of treating the brighter or more serious students as a problem to be dealt with by keeping them busy is not uncommon, and is absolutely pervasive in the public schools.
New Orleans Blase About Murder
Last year, university researchers conducted an experiment in which police fired 700 blank rounds in a New Orleans neighborhood in a single afternoon. No one called to report the gunfire.
Troops Find Grisly Scenes in New Orleans
Troops scouring New Orleans for survivors and victims reported finding at least 40 mutilated bodies in the Convention Center refugee center. Arkansas National Guardsman Mikel Brooks told the New Orleans Times Picayune many of the dead were elderly, or showed signs of trauma.
Blacks Fault Lack of Local Leadership
Finally, somebody has the courage to place the blame where it belongs.
Report: Louisiana Blocked Red Cross
The State Homeland Security Office refused to allow the Red Cross to come into the city to help the people at the Superdome.
An Open Letter to Hollywood
Hollywood has been quick to criticize the relief efforts in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. As usual, they have spouted their left-wing views.
by Leisa Taylor
Astrodome Radio Station Blocked by FEMA
KAMP 95.3 "Evacuation Radio Services", a low-power FM station for Hurricane Katrina evacuees housed at the Astrodome, is still stuck in limbo.
The Iraqi Constitution
We Americans are very proud of our Constitution, though we don't use it that often, and we want Iraq to have one reasonably like it.
by Joe Sobran
The Trouble at The Local Level
Instead of blaming the federal government, they ought to be thanking them.
Who Lost New Orleans
Even the disasters and tragedies that at first unite us in grief or anger – Pearl Harbor, 9-11 – end up dividing us. New Orleans will be no exception.
Blame Amid The Tragedy
"The plain fact is, lives were needlessly lost in New Orleans due to the failure of Louisana's governor, Kathleen Blanco, and the city's mayor, Ray Nagin."
Militants Execute Arafat's Cousin
In a brazen challenge to the Palestinian Authority, about 100 masked militants stormed the heavily guarded home of Gaza's former security chief early Wednesday, dragged him out in his pajamas and killed him.
A Silver Lining
The New Orleans children may now get a good education in other areas of the country.
More Than New Orleans Needs Rebuilding
The physical devastation caused by hurricane Katrina has painfully revealed the moral devastation of our times that has led to mass looting in New Orleans, assaults on people in shelters, the raping of girls, and shots being fired at helicopters that are trying to rescue people.
Throwing Out The Thugs
Moral courage vs. moral degeneration -- the Titanic vs. New Orleans.
Rebuilding New Orleans -- and America
The moral devastation in America is much worst than the physical devastation.
An Unnatural Disaster; A Hurricane Exposes The Man-Made Disaster of The Welfare State
Hurricane Katrina is the least of America's problems.
Report Details Oil-for-Food Corruption
A yearlong probe of the Iraq oil-for-food program has concluded that the United Nations allowed "illicit, unethical, and corrupt behavior" to overwhelm the $64 billion operation.
Drunk With Power, Spending Out of Control
Republicans control the White House and both houses of Congress. Early on a Saturday morning in August — the day of the week, and the month of the year, least likely to attract media attention — President Bush signed into law a highway bill passed by his own party with more than 6,000 earmarked projects.
Hollywood Gets One Right
With one notable exception, this summer's fare of movies has been very disappointing. The one exception…The Great Raid.
by Gary Palmer
The Seamless Garmet
The late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin endeared himself to liberals, especially liberal Catholic politicians. It isn't enough to oppose abortion, he insisted; to be consistent, you have to defend life on every front, as for instance by relieving poverty and illness.
by Joe Sobran
The Battle of New Orleans
Of all the bad news from New Orleans, the most disturbing has been the reports of spreading disorder, with looting, marauding gangs and even sniper fire at helicopters and rescue workers. The disorder in New Orleans is like that in third world countries.
Support for Hurricane Victims
Most of the Gulf Coast in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama has be obliterated by hurricane Katrina. As the floodwaters continue to rise in New Orleans, former residents are taking refuge in shelters across the South. Even in Huntsville, Alabama (home of Suppressed News) victims are now in place in local shelters. Here is how you can help.
by Brad Taylor