Apparently the guy who ran on ethics and transparency is failing another test and is proving to be more and more opaque after refusing a public records request.
Here is a question to all you Jindal supporters… if Jindal is doing nothing wrong, why can’t he reveal who his guests are?
I just watched WWL and they interviewed Bobby Jindal on his two year mark as governor. It is really sad that WWL will continue to not question Governor Jindal on his claims. See, Governor Jindal said that one of the reason we are doing better than other states in the union is that our unemployment rate is lower. WWL didn’t ask why.See, when Bobby Jindal rejected the stimulus funds meant to increase the length of time that someone can collect unemployment payments, he made it so people would stop receiving payments sooner, especially when compared to states that accept the funds. When people stop getting unemployment payments because their benefits run out, they are no longer counted as being part of the workforce. This makes Louisiana have an artificially low unemployment rate as compared to the rest of the country.So why is our unemployment rate as low as it is? It is because Bobby Jindal manipulated the system so it would be that way. Yet WWL allows him to tout himself and how wonderful he wants people to think he is. Why should we take them seriously?
We shouldn’t be surprised. And by now, neither should you. Good ole Bobby Jindal loves to take the scalpel to healthcare. It is why we were dead last after he ran the Department of Health. It is why we are still in dead last after he became governor.
Why doesn’t he first try to save money but stopping his helicopter trips to Louisiana churches to campaign worship. He could then cut back on all that campaigning for President for reelection he does outside the state (that use, in part, Louisiana tax dollars to pay for security). Or maybe he could contact one of his Florida supporters who seems to have an ability to raise a lot of money for people (as long as you don’t ask too many questions).
Just sayin…
One of his backers in Florida is accused of fraud of over $1 Billion. A spokesperson for the campaign fund of the governor said that he will donate the contributions to a fund for victims of the Ponzi scheme once “one is created”.
I wonder how much money his campaign will earn in interest while they wait for such a fund to be created.
I guess this is why Bobby Jindal worked to make sure that while everyone else in government has to be transparent, that he could make deals behind closed doors. I guess it is because he “pals around” with criminals.
Nobody should be shocked at this, yet I am sure there are people who will be and I am sure there will be even more people who will be Jindal apologists on this as well.
Melody Teague was fired a day after she criticized the Governor for streamlining government and privatizing services. Jindal claims that it was in response to her mishandling of a program she was assigned to run.
Really? How interesting that ONE DAY after she criticized you that you fire her. Why not two days (or more) before? Why that day? (Especially if this was being looked into for months.)
Now, I feel the need to remind everyone that Jindal recently pushed for the changing of civil service rules to make it easier for him to fire people. He wanted to make the changes in order to “streamline government” and did not care if the rules were constitutionally protected (his words).
So if Jindal doesn’t care about the constitutionality about firing people, are we really supposed to believe his reasons for firing people? I think not.
Emergency legislation is being proposed to provide states with additional funding for people whose unemployment will run out soon because of the bad economy.
Unfortunately, with our current unemployment rate, we do not qualify.
And whose fault is that? Well non other than Bobby Jindal of course! Why? Well, because Governor Jindal refused the stimulus funding for increased unemployment benefits, people in Louisiana stopped receiving unemployment benefits sooner than other states. Once you stop collecting unemployment, you are no longer counted as part of the workforce. If you are not part of the workforce, you are not counted by the tally as being unemployed (even if you lack a job).
So way to go Bobby! Great job at screwing us over yet again.
It is official. Charlie Melancon will run for the Louisiana Senate race!
The diapers gloves are off now. Vitter will now have a serious challenger in the form of a “blue dog” Democrat. Vitter will now have to not only defend his record in Congress. He will also have to seriously deal with all of the allegations surrounding his acknowledgement of committing serious sins involving the D.C. Madam scandal.
David Vitter better hope this healthcare bill passes. Because once he is out of a job, he will at least have health coverage.
The Times Picayune actually printed some content from a press release that was sent out by the Jefferson Parish Democratic Executive Committee. The press release, which can be read here, discusses Governor Jindal and his golf check tour. Bobby Jindal is basically handing out checks funded, in part, by stimulus money.
Here is a quote from the article with the response from the Jindal camp.
A Jindal spokesman refuted the Democrats’ charge, saying “99 percent” of the money did not come from the Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
But Jindal, who is a master of spin, lies, and manipulation, gave Vernon Parish a $500,000 check that contained $157,848 in Community Block Grant money (Recovery act funding) and $138,611 in Byrne/JAG job training programs (Recovery act funding). That makes at least $296,459 in recovery act money given to Vernon Parish. Or, in other words, at least 59% of the check he gave to Vernon Parish was money from the Recovery act.
Now, if Bobby Jindal (or someone from his office) would be willing to put up information on the State of Louisiana website that would detail where all the dollars come from and how they came up with the 99% figure not coming from state funds I would be more than happy to retract my criticism of the Govenror on this matter.
But perhaps the Jindal staffer got confused. Maybe he was talking about the fact that Bobby Jindal accepted 99% of the Recovery Act money given to Louisiana. But I am more likely to believe that Bobby Jindal and his staff are more than willing to just put a lie out there and hope you believe it. You know, just like he did when he claimed to save the healthcare system, or just like the birthers do about Obama being a citizen, or just like Sarah Palin does when she talks about death panels, or just like the Liberty Counsel does when they claim the section that limits out of pocket expenses on health insurance is actually a limitation on care.
Perhaps the GOP should become the GOL… Grand Ole Liars. But then again, if they did that, they would be actually telling the truth…
But to get back to my original point. If that one line is all the Jindal camp has in defense of the charges brought forth by the Jefferson Parish Democratic Executive Committee, he is in some deep trouble because he is going to have to come up with some better lies than that if he wants to win any more elections.
An article on nola.com says that Jindal returned to his former congressional district, giving a speech at the Airport Hilton in Kenner.
Problem. The Airport Hilton in Kenner is located in the second congressional district.
No wonder why I couldn’t get fair reporting when I ran for Congress in 2004. The T-P cannot even be bothered to check simple facts like this (and that I was actually a Democrat when I ran even though they reported that I was a Republican twice on their printed ballots).
Bobby Jindal has asked a BESE appointee to step down after she questioned budget expenditures.
At a news conference following a bill-signing ceremony Thursday, Jindal refused to discuss the reason for his request, saying he doesn’t comment on private conversations. However, he says appointed members to any commission or board are expected to support the administration’s reform agenda and, if they don’t, “they can certainly expect to hear from us.”
I mean, why even bother having appointees if they are not allowed to have their own opinions? I guess Jindal wants mindless drones to just parrot his agenda. No shock there. Many people have seen that if you cross Jindal, you will suffere the consequenses. I am just shocked that Jindal is speaking about it himself and not only sicking Melissa Sellers on the media. Maybe he is starting to get cocky.
