"Bush Allies" profiting off no-bid contracts from Katrina

CNNMoney released a story titled Bush Allies getting Katrina work. This is possibly one of the most misleading headlines out about Katrina disaster. It's main focus was Halliburton, of course, but ironically the article mentions The Shaw Group. You will read the following biography that is printed about its Founder and CEO, J. M. Bernhard, Jr.

J. M. Bernhard, Jr. is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Shaw Group Inc., a Fortune 500 company offering a broad range of services to the power, process, environmental, infrastructure and emergency response markets. The Company’s stock is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “SGR.” Under Mr. Bernhard’s leadership, The Shaw Group has grown dramatically and through a series of strategic acquisitions to over $3 billion in revenues since its inception in 1987. Shaw is one of the youngest companies to be named to the Fortune 500 and recently debuted on the magazine’s list of “America’s Most Admired Companies”. Headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the Company employs over 18,000 people at its offices and operations in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region.

You may think this is one of Bush's buddies,... WRONG! But I extracted this biography from the Louisiana Democratic Party web site. He is the Chairman of the Louisiana Democratic Party. That's right, the Chairman. So why is a company like the Shaw Group get looped into article about "Bushes Allies"? He is not a "Bush Ally." The lobbyist link is very weak and not valid for making a Bush connection, especially with this latest revelation. The biography talks about his relationship with Louisiana Governor Democrat Kathleen Blanco.

Mr. Bernhard was recently selected as Chairman of the Louisiana Democratic Party. He co-chaired the transition team for the governor of Louisiana, Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco.

For all of you who think that media bias is just Fox News, Rush Limbaugh and conservative bloggers, forget it. With the lies about the about the number of death tolls, rapes, murders and all in out craziness, being so way off, I don't understand your thought process. Those stories that have broke the shoddy reporting in the last 24 hours have been from those "right-wing publications" like the LA Times. Media bias is still a liberal problem and not a conservative one. Shut up about Halliburton already! At least this time this should make clear sense to you.

Hurricane Katrina Media Inaccuracy

The truth is always making it's way out now. During Hurricane Katrina we heard details about the "horrors" of the Superdome and the absolute upheaval that was left in New Orleans. Now we are finding out that a number of these accusations are turning out to be very false and inaccurate. It looks like the media really screwed up more than anyone.

From Rush Limbaugh's web site

Under the simple heading of "What a Difference Competent Leadership Makes"

Bill O'Reilly clobbers Phil Donahue

Bill O'Reilly tears Phil Donahue a new one on his support for Iraq war. Sparks really fly when Donahue asked if Bill would send his children to Iraq. I wish more "war protestors" were put under this scrutiny. Go here to check out the video.

Air America Pledge Drive

Michelle Malkin and Radio Equalizer just got a hold of something that I was aware of before the Air America scandal this recent post. Here is the latest in what it mean to be an Air America Associate. This has all the entertainment of a NPR/PBS telethon.

There is no minimum amount required to become an Air America Associate. We are grateful for any gift no matter what the size.

$50 Get three I'm Building Air America Radio bumper stickers.

$100 Get three I'm Building Air America Radio bumper stickers, plus the stylish tote

$250 Get three I'm Building Air America Radio bumper stickers, the stylish AAR tote plus personal thanks on AirAmericaRadio.com

In return for your help:
We'll send you a monthly Associates insider email with the backstage news from our shows and our headquarters.

When we take Air America Radio on the road, we'll invite you to meet our hosts and progressive leaders in your community.

And for gifts of $50 and up, we've got FREE STUFF to send you.

What! $50 for 3 bumper stickers? I think I am beginning to see why liberals don't make good capitalists. AA is resorting the liberal tactic of begging for money instead of earning it by creating it through a desired product. I think I should donate under the name "Gloria Wise" so it can be posted on their web site. But I would be giving money to a business that would make me ill. I wish I could get a bumper sticker that says "if you can't beat conservative talk radio, steal" or "funding provided by cash earmarked for charity". Here is how honesty would really affect their marketing campaign for AA's troubles and scandal. The italics are my additions.

There is no minimum amount required to become an Air America Associate. You can donate as an individual, corporation or even as charity or money taken illegally from a charity. We are grateful for any gift no matter what the size. But if you could swing a couple million that would really help us out,... well,... for a few weeks at least.

$50 Get three I'm Building Air America Radio bumper stickers. Franken has been freaking out about his parking spot again. We had to deal with him being an "involuntary investor" at one time and now we don't hear the end of it.

$100 Get three I'm Building Air America Radio bumper stickers, plus the stylish tote. Stylish isn't really the right word but you might be all the rage latest protest rally.

$250 Get three I'm Building Air America Radio bumper stickers, the stylish AAR tote plus personal thanks on AirAmericaRadio.com. The thanks is on our web site. We would like to thank our latest sponsor which seems to be a "Gloria Wise" from Bronx, NY she has donated $250,... 3,400 times.

In return for your help:
We'll send you a monthly Associates insider email with the backstage news from our
shows and our headquarters. This newsletter will contain information on what other non-profits we can target on stealing from, how to pretend that you don't know what the illegal monies were used for, protestor of the month and,.. oh yes, We hate GEORGE W. BUSH articles!

When we take Air America Radio on the road, we'll invite you to meet our hosts and progressive leaders in your community. Just imagine you can hang out with people Rachel Maddow, Mike Malloy and Randi Rhodes. These progressive leaders include Cindy "even my family disagrees with me" Sheehan, Michael "propagandist" Moore, Louis "I hate white people" Farrakhan and or anyone who hasn't bathed in a more than a week.

And for gifts of $50 and up, we've got FREE STUFF to send you. I guess we don't really have a good cover up for this one, yes, spend $50 or more and you get FREE STUFF. But if you are a true liberal you will bite on this garbage anyway. This is what it means when Lenin used the term "useful idiots".

Air America: Will work for,...

Al Franken, a lying liar?

The blogs of the Radio Equalizer and Michelle Malkin have just obtained psychical proof that Al Franken has been caught in a huge lies about his involvement with the Gloria Wise Boys & Girls Club scandal.

The blogs postings go into detail about it but basically it is this: On August 8, 2005 Al Franken stated on his radio show that he knew nothing of the scandal until about a week ago (meaning late July/early August). A document was obtained that Al Franken had signed off on a settlement agreement in front of a notary republic. This included the debts of the $875,000 loan taken illegally from Gloria Wise Boys & Girls Club. This was back on November 22, 2004. I tried to assume that Franken was directly involved with the embezzlement but now I have strong suspicions of Franken. Obviously, this needs to be addressed by Franken.

The title of Franken's new book, ironically it is called The Truth. I think that is what we would all like to know.