Fake Gilligan and the real Gilligan
The real Gilligan, Bob Denver, passed away today due to complications from cancer treatment he was receiving. He was 70. Rest in peace, sir, and thank you for bringing laughter into homes across the world for decades.
Katrina: Urban legends, Nagin’s eye openers, etc
This evening it appears that finally the hosting issues really have been fixed – I hate I couldn’t blog any earlier! The blogosphere was abuzz, as always, in the meantime, with the very latest on what’s happening in the affected areas since Hurricane Katrina’s wrath. Captain Ed had an interesting post today about some comments New Orleans Mayor Ray "The MSM is going to let me off the hook" Nagin had to say about a meeting he, La. Governor Blanco, and the President had on board Air Force One (I should note our friend Baklava mentioned this interview here.) Have a look (via CNN):
Disastrous disaster response from local and state La. officials
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Mississippians’ Suffering Overshadowed
On Thursday, I posted a question about the lack of significant coverage coming out of affected areas outside of New Orleans and why there wasn’t more of it. Looks like I’m not the only one wondering: