LA-2 Blogs: Sinn Fein
by Tim Tagaris, Fri Nov 17, 2006 at 08:43:47 AM EST
"Ourselves Alone"
Local New Orleans Bloggers
Your Right Hand Thief
Maitri's VatulBlog
Moldy City
Adrastos
The G Bitch Spot
Metro Blogging New Orleans
The American Zombie
Library Chronicles
People Get Ready
Ashley Morris
Wet Bank Guide
Tim's Nameless Blog
The Third Battle of New Orleans
List of over 100 Louisiana BlogsWe have expectations of the newly elected Democratic majority, and so do the people of New Orleans. You'll find little discussion about the battle for Majority Leader on various NOLA blogs, but plenty of talk about Democratic pre-election promises for a post-Katrina Marshall plan. Less Reed/Levin, more Domenici/Landrieu. Indeed, the party made some big promises to the people of the Gulf Coast, and you can hear the constant refrain of "stay on their asses" coming from all corners of the local blogging community.
During the Hackett special election, the popular OH-2 blog did the heavy lifting and continues to hold Jean Schmidt accountable after August 2, 2005. In Connecticut, DumpJoe.com started long before any of us had ever heard of some guy named Ned Lamont, and sites like My Left Nutmeg and Connecticut Local Politics will continue to cover the local landscape long after we're done talking about him.
I guess the purpose of this post is to simply introduce you to some of the folks that are making it happen, online and offline, in New Orleans. I've spent the last few days reading a bunch of the local blogs and the closeness of the community is pretty amazing, if unsurprising given what they've been through together. To the right of most of my posts you'll find a bit of a local blogroll that I'll be updating daily. Today, for example, I added a link to Ashley Morris (one of the more articulate, entertaining and passionate bloggers in NOLA) and Tim's Nameless Blog. Tim lives in one of those FEMA trailers we've all heard about with his "Darling Wife" and Precious Daughter. I urge you to check both of them out if you get a chance. Tomorrow, I'll be taking a tour of some of the devastated areas and getting a primer on the local political scene from Oyster at Your Right Hand Thief and a few other local bloggers to be named later. And really, who better to give me a tour than a blogger who immediately blasted Stoller when MyDD announced they were sending me down here. That's my kind of guy ... a little more Stoller bashing could only serve to help everyone involved. Finally, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention "Rising Tide," a blogger conference organized by the local community during August of 2006. The image linked above the blogroll will take you to the site for the conference. Pretty cool stuff.
I hope to have my first substantive post up on the LA-2 race later this evening. I'm about to head off to a press conference in Jefferson Parish where Derrick Shepherd, the third place finisher in the November election, will be endorsing the incumbent Congressman William Jefferson. The sentiment around here is that many of the endorsements for Jefferson from former candidates are because they expect to see him indicted and removed from office (voluntarily or involuntarily) before the 2008 elections. If Carter is elected, many would be kissing goodbye their shot at a congressional seat for many years to come. If Jefferson is re-elected, well, that leaves the door open for their own personal political ambitions. That's not to say that every endorsement of Jefferson is motivated by ambition, but it's a topic I hope to explore with the local bloggers tomorrow over lunch.
The third battle's got a great dish on the New Orleans Flag, and why you're seeing so many of them lately. I'll tell you why, because we are no longer Americans. We are New Orleanians.NOLA Blogger Conference
Local New Orleans Bloggers
Your Right Hand Thief
Maitri's VatulBlog
Moldy City
Adrastos
The G Bitch Spot
Metro Blogging New Orleans
The American Zombie
Library Chronicles
People Get Ready
Ashley Morris
Wet Bank Guide
Tim's Nameless Blog
The Third Battle of New Orleans
List of over 100 Louisiana BlogsWe have expectations of the newly elected Democratic majority, and so do the people of New Orleans. You'll find little discussion about the battle for Majority Leader on various NOLA blogs, but plenty of talk about Democratic pre-election promises for a post-Katrina Marshall plan. Less Reed/Levin, more Domenici/Landrieu. Indeed, the party made some big promises to the people of the Gulf Coast, and you can hear the constant refrain of "stay on their asses" coming from all corners of the local blogging community.
During the Hackett special election, the popular OH-2 blog did the heavy lifting and continues to hold Jean Schmidt accountable after August 2, 2005. In Connecticut, DumpJoe.com started long before any of us had ever heard of some guy named Ned Lamont, and sites like My Left Nutmeg and Connecticut Local Politics will continue to cover the local landscape long after we're done talking about him.
I guess the purpose of this post is to simply introduce you to some of the folks that are making it happen, online and offline, in New Orleans. I've spent the last few days reading a bunch of the local blogs and the closeness of the community is pretty amazing, if unsurprising given what they've been through together. To the right of most of my posts you'll find a bit of a local blogroll that I'll be updating daily. Today, for example, I added a link to Ashley Morris (one of the more articulate, entertaining and passionate bloggers in NOLA) and Tim's Nameless Blog. Tim lives in one of those FEMA trailers we've all heard about with his "Darling Wife" and Precious Daughter. I urge you to check both of them out if you get a chance. Tomorrow, I'll be taking a tour of some of the devastated areas and getting a primer on the local political scene from Oyster at Your Right Hand Thief and a few other local bloggers to be named later. And really, who better to give me a tour than a blogger who immediately blasted Stoller when MyDD announced they were sending me down here. That's my kind of guy ... a little more Stoller bashing could only serve to help everyone involved. Finally, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention "Rising Tide," a blogger conference organized by the local community during August of 2006. The image linked above the blogroll will take you to the site for the conference. Pretty cool stuff.
I hope to have my first substantive post up on the LA-2 race later this evening. I'm about to head off to a press conference in Jefferson Parish where Derrick Shepherd, the third place finisher in the November election, will be endorsing the incumbent Congressman William Jefferson. The sentiment around here is that many of the endorsements for Jefferson from former candidates are because they expect to see him indicted and removed from office (voluntarily or involuntarily) before the 2008 elections. If Carter is elected, many would be kissing goodbye their shot at a congressional seat for many years to come. If Jefferson is re-elected, well, that leaves the door open for their own personal political ambitions. That's not to say that every endorsement of Jefferson is motivated by ambition, but it's a topic I hope to explore with the local bloggers tomorrow over lunch.
Tags: karen carter, katrina, LA-2, William Jefferson (all tags)
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