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Mardi

May 21st

Rolling Through

Rosa Keller Library (5:00-9:00 PM)

My House NOLA presents a rolling food vendor mini festival


 

Calle 54 Screening

The Antenna Gallery (7:00 PM)

A series of music-themed movies and documentaries, curated and hosted by DJ Soul Sister, and co-presented by Charitable Film Network, Press Street, and WWOZ

 

Birdfoot Backstage with WWNO 89.9 FM

Jewish Community Center (7:30 PM)

The second evening of a chamber music festival that has something for classical aficionados and dilettantes alike

 

Pure X

Circle Bar (10:00 PM)

Catch the Indie rockers on their North American tour


Bobby Jindal Fires TweetStorm After Health Care Decision


In case you were watching CNN, the consensus of all the rest of the journos that read the opinion in about 28 seconds is that the Supreme Court upheld the main parts of President Barack Obama's health care law by a vote of 5-4. That includes the part that says everybody has to buy, and, in turn, have health insurance. (Full opinion here.) So how are the rebuffed Republicans taking it? Well, if you're Bobby Jindal, you're taking it to Twitter:

 

 

Somebody really wants to get noticed. Will there be a rebuttal from state Democrats?

 

 




If Jindal gets his wish that

If Jindal gets his wish that the status quo on health care remain as it is right now, it will still break the bank.

Jindal is out of touch.

Jindal is out of touch. Access to proper healthcare is the first step in strengthening the health of our nation. We pool our money together to provide schools, roads, parks, fire departments, etc. for all to use - nationalized healthcare is something we ALL need.

He'll be just fine with

He'll be just fine with "Obamacare" after he figures out how to sell it to the highest bidder.  Sorry, I meant to write "privatize it to help the taxpayers of Louisiana."

Expensive health care is not

Expensive health care is not a human right.

Bobby just pushing hard for

Bobby just pushing hard for the VP nomination. Get the bastard out of La!!!!

This American person both

This American person both wanted & approves of health care has a human right...even in Louisiana.

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