CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • Town Talk Absurdity

    I have the utmost respect for Cynthia Jardon, the editor of the editorial page of The Town Talk, but her most recent Sunday editorial regarding Senator Barack Obama misses the mark so severely that I am compelled to respond. Ms. Jardon begins her editorial: Does Barack Obama really want you to have a piece of the American dream? Have you noticed that he doesn’t much reference Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.? No, Ms. Jardon. I have not noticed that. In fact, when Senator Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for the Presidency, it was on the 45th anniversary of Dr. King’s…

  • Best Political Ad of 2008

  • The Most Horribly Moderated Debate in Louisiana History

    Tonight, Senator Mary Landrieu and Treasurer John N. Kennedy met for their fourth and final debate, an event that was broadcast statewide and included a roster of local television news anchors as its panel of questioners. For the most part, the debate was a recapitulation of previous debates, with one notable exception: Dennis Woltering of WWL served as the moderator. And with all due respect to the good people at WWL, Mr. Woltering did not serve your station well. He constantly interrupted both candidates. He cut them off mid-sentence. He asked follow-up questions before candidates had answered the initial question.…