CenLamar | Est. 2006

A few days ago, a friend of mine encouraged me to write about my thoughts on the Nationalist Movement’s decision to put on an elaborate publicity stunt on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Jena, Louisiana. I told him I wasn’t interested in giving any attention to (literally) a group of twelve narrow-minded racists who exploited both the Town of Jena and the legacy of Dr. King to give attention to their bigoted agenda (weakly guised as a battle for free speech). But the story has been given a fair amount of attention in the local media and the local…

H/t to Ryan at the Daily Kingfish. State Representative Don Cazayoux, Jr., who recently announced his candidacy for United States Congress, launched a campaign website last week. It’s a good-looking site, and I look forward to Cazayoux building it up. So far, he hasn’t uploaded any 31-point policy plans, but he does answer the most critical question: Why are you running? I am running for Congress because the people of Louisiana want change in Washington. Louisiana deserves a congressman who will fight for their needs, stand up for their values, and get things done. I am running for Congress because I…

Although I have never been a fan of Ron Paul, it was hard not to feel bad for him as he trucked through one of the most phoned-in interviews in the 2008 presidential race. And I mean no harm to KALB, but it’s not every day that they get to interview a candidate for President of the United States. Perhaps it would have been appropriate to think about the questions before the actual interview. “What will you walk away from this race if it’s not the Presidency?” Huh? “Are Republican and Libertarian ideals one in the same? Or how are…