Did you folks just watch Russel L. Honoré on Rachel

[malaise]

Louisiana has passed a law retroactively to stop a law suit against big oil for destroying the wetlands.
Honoré was pissed.
I'll post the video later - must see TV, Good grief big oil owns them. People elected by citizens are prepared to allow big oil to destroy the state. This is madness

[GeorgeGist]

1. It's shit like this ...

that tempts me to remove 'maybe' from my sig line.

[elleng]

2. Yes, wonderful man, very pissed,

and madness.

Sounds like his Green Army is worthy of our support.

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/11/john_barry_honore_la_environme.html

[Grammy23]

3. Yep, just saw him. His name became a household word back in

2005, after Katrina. I wanted to cheer when I heard him a while ago. I couldn't believe someone actually had the nerve to say what he did about Big Oil. And yes, he was very angry. Watch for the push back from the oil and gas industry. But every word he said was true.

[kelliekat44]

4. But where else except on Rachel's show will this even get airing? It's prime for Discussionist. nt

[moondust]

5. "I didn't serve 37 years (or whatever)...for this."

Especially appropriate a few days after Memorial Day. I'm pretty sure all those brave soldiers didn't die for some corrupt, hegemonic plutocorporatocracy.

[babylonsister]

6. LA or BP? BP is erasing their history. Sucks horribly. nt

[malaise]

9. What frightens me is that politicians who can see the destruction of the wetlands

continue to vote on behalf of the oil industry. In a just world Jindal and the legislators would be hauled off to prison.

[First Speaker]

7. Time for another Huey Long down there...

...whatever his flaws, he put the fear of God into Standard Oil, the BP of his day. Alas, I fear the chances of another Kingfish appearing on the scene is zero...

[Suich]

8. My son worked for Gen. Honore' in NOLA for a while

when he (my son) was doing volunteer work post-Katrina.

He's a good guy...glad he's involved. I wouldn't underestimate him!