The Learning Center in Exile

The Learning Center, once a viable institution in New Orleans as a part of the New Orleans Public Library, like much of New Orleans no longer exists, it was washed away by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. The Learning Center in Exile has become one of a documentation of my and others' rites of passage toward personal progress like getting a decent job at middle age or finishing school. It is also a place for political and societal rantings. All of this is to keep you reading here.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Fed Chair Balks At Speed-Up Of Credit-Card Rules

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I still believe in the President but even he has to be able to read the tea leaves... new non-Goldman Sachs leaders at the Fed and at the Tr...
Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Alexander McQueen's 10-Inch Stilettos Shock Paris: To Die For Or Will Kill You? (PHOTOS, POLL)

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Its official, women are back as fashion sheep. There should have been a stampede out of the show with a peek of the very ugly torture device...
Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Obama Speech Twitter Reaction: Read Multiple Feeds From Newsmakers

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Whomever called the President of the United States in the joint session of Congress a liar needs to be identified and pointed to as crass an...
Thursday, September 03, 2009

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The Life of Service of a Flawed Good Man I am a Christian. I believe in God's forgiveness. I believe in the power of redemption. The gre...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009

A Giant Lost

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Massachusetts we have lost our lion. Senator Edward Kennedy, the last of the Kennedy brothers has left us with a job to complete...health ca...
Thursday, August 20, 2009

"Meet The Press" Draws Most Viewers Since April On Maddow's Debut Appearance

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I usually refuse to watch Sunday teevee noos talk shows. I usually read Jason Linkins' column because it is funny and not as frustrating...
Wednesday, August 19, 2009

<i>WaPo</i> Unleashes Army Of Anonymous Sources To Slag Public Option

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There is no deal. There is only the public option without coops or dollars to buy off the insurance industry's pad mouthpieces...the Rep...
Sunday, August 16, 2009

Sebelius: Public Health Care Option "Not The Essential Element"

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I will not give up. As much as the Republicans we have a stake in this outcome. I want a government run public insure option or I want singl...
Saturday, August 15, 2009

Valarie Jarrett Heckled And Hissed At Netroots Nation

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Let's see, if you stumbled over a hornet's anf get stung very badly why do it again? We know what is in the pictures. Why give peopl...
Thursday, August 06, 2009

Chris Rock's 'Good Hair' Looks At Business Of Black Hair (VIDEO)

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I label this "plantation issues" be cause along with skin color the next give-away for being black is our hair. This is a very vol...
Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Goldman Faces Inquiries From Regulators On Bonuses And Derivatives Trading

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Jail them! Enough is enough. Make an example of highly connected Goldman Sachs and the others should fall in line. Please send them to state...
Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Obama V. Drudge: White House Rebuts Heath Care Clip (VIDEO)

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Look, I don't care if the President said it or not it is exactly the kind of health care I want so Drudge would be bringing me good news...

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Happy Birthday, Mr. President! Barack Hussein Obama, born August 4, 1961 in Hawaii. A great birthday present would be single payer health ca...
Friday, July 31, 2009

August Ad Wars Begin: Progressive Group Targets Ben Nelson (VIDEO)

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Nail him! He has no shame! Senator Baucus is out for himself and cares not one wit for the rest of America. What we really need is a single ...
Thursday, July 30, 2009

Progressive House Democrats Balk At Health Care Compromise

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My preference is for a single payer system. That mountain is too hard to climb but having a public option for Americans simply is not option...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Send Us Your Favorite Local Food Restaurants

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Betty's Restaurant and Barbecue, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 601 NW 22nd Rd Not a weak item on the menu. If you have room the homemade cakes are ...
Monday, July 27, 2009

Senate Finance Committee Dropping Dem Health Goals: AP

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Senator Max Baucus not President Obama is shepherding the bill in his committee. He has gone against the weak-kneed Majority Leader Reid and...

Fake And Real Outrages In The Health Care Debate

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Why should we believe that our doctors are altruists? They are not. Health care is a business and these folks are business people. People vo...

La. Dems Respond To Vitter's 'LuvFest' Ad: Our 'LuvFests' Are Legal, Unlike Yours

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It seems the Senator set himself up for that Democratic Party retort. Good for the LA Dems. My home state is such a backwards 19th century r...
Friday, July 24, 2009

Gates Says What A Lot of Us Are Thinking: You Prove It!

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Great column. The teevee noos stations here in Boston are going nuts. It is disgusting and aggravating how they automatically assume the pol...
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