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For Louisiana Sen. David Vitter, ACORN probe hits close: Stephanie Grace
October 01, 2009, 5:45AM
Now might be a good time for U.S. Sen. David Vitter to rethink the whole zero tolerance thing.
Scott Threlkeld/The Times-PicayuneU.S. Sen. David Vitter in this month.
I know, I know, righteous indignation is his calling card. Always has been, ever since he made a name for himself in the Legislature by pointing his moralistic outrage at the all-too-deserving governor, Edwin Edwards.
But you’ve got to admit, ever since Vitter was forced to own up to his involvement with a Washington escort service two years ago, zero tolerance just isn’t working for him.
Consider how Vitter’s recent offensive against another supposedly easy target, the scandal-plagued community activist group ACORN, blew up in his face.

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As Turnbull’s impatience would seem to have cost him any chance of the Prime Ministership; Hockey’s a dill and unfortunately Robb’s brave admission of his depressive problems would suggest that in a dirty election campaign, he’s unelectable, it would seem the next Liberal Prime Minister is not currently serving in the House.
Having previously plumped for Robb as the best man they have, can I now have another bet and say you heard it here first that the next Liberal Prime Minister of Australia will be: TURNBULL.  — No not him: LUCY  — the one with the political nous in the family.
Nigel Brunel writes: Actually Bernard Keane — I think you are dead wrong  — whilst some might like to say that the next coalition prime minister has not been born yet  — I think Hockey may be the goods  — he’s affable  — likeable  — yes he makes mistakes but Aussies love that  — he can be a bit of a larrikin and that’s also attractive.
Don’t forget  — people thought Rudd would be a lousy opposition leader and never be Prime Minister  — now look!! Even after the NY strip club issue  — he went up in the polls.

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… Jesus is irresistible,” Brown said. “God’s plan for sexuality is beautiful.”
Leaders cautioned attendees not to get drawn into the cultural argument on whether a person is “born gay.” Stith said that while science doesn’t support a strong genetic link to same-sex attraction, a predisposition may exist because “we are by nature, sinners.” Some do choose homosexuality, but others struggle with why they are gay, Stith said.
Living Hope Ministries, where Stith serves as chairman of the board, lists on its website four factors that contribute to same-sex attraction: parental relationships, gender identity confusion, sexual and/or emotional abuse and peer rejection.
Understand that “brokenness does start early,” Brown said.
Lawrence, who spent 17 years in a homosexual lifestyle, said homosexuality is “a fruit of broken roots, just like prostitution or any form of promiscuity is a fruit of broken roots.”

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NEW ORLEANS – Bourbon Street — where Dixieland jazz competes with karaoke bars, rock ‘n’ roll cover bands and strip club jukeboxes — is also one of the first places in America where opera was heard.
Now, it’s being heard there again, with a New Orleans-style twist.
Performances take place in a hotel lounge called the Puccini Bar, named for the composer of “Madama Butterfly.” And spectators sip cocktails while listening to the free, informal shows, which include arias from “La Boheme” and “Carmen.”
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“We’re bringing opera back to Bourbon Street,” said Beth Ables, general manager of the Inn, which offers a typical study in French Quarter contrasts: As elegant as any of the nearby art galleries or antique shops, it sits near a row of strip clubs and across the street from a huge sign advertising “3-for-1″ drink specials.

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As the pressure mounts for a government investigation of this group, including an examination of its books and its ties to Barack Obama, the leadership continues to deny any wrongdoing. This follows a pattern that goes back many months now and culminated recently with claims by CEO Bertha Lewis that the videotaped sting operations were “an unfair representation of ACORN practices.” She and others continue to insist that every organization has some bad apples.
That may well be true. But “bad apples” are usually people who fudge their hours or, in extreme cases, dip into the company till. What would have been the motivation for ACORN employees to aid individuals in setting up an alleged prostitution ring, especially one involving minors? These workers, moreover, seemed eager to help and to impart their wisdom on ways of circumventing the law. This does not fit standard “bad apple” behavior. Rather it sounds like people doing the job they were hired to do.

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NEW ORLEANS — Bourbon Street — where Dixieland jazz competes with karaoke bars, rock ‘n’ roll cover bands and strip club jukeboxes — is also one of the first places in America where opera was heard.
Now, it’s being heard there again, with a New Orleans-style twist.
Performances take place in a hotel lounge called the Puccini Bar, named for the composer of “Madama Butterfly.” And spectators sip cocktails while listening to the free, informal shows, which include arias from “La Boheme” and “Carmen.”
…
“We’re bringing opera back to Bourbon Street,” said Beth Ables, general manager of the Inn, which offers a typical study in French Quarter contrasts: As elegant as any of the nearby art galleries or antique shops, it sits near a row of strip clubs and across the street from a huge sign advertising “3-for-1″ drink specials.

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Tales of the Banquette Fair Grinds Coffee Shop, 3133 Ponce de Leon St., 453.1836. Features Kid Tough, a 15-minute monologue by Dan Couget, along with stand-up comedy and pantomimes performed by Peter Gabb. Never Give Up Theater Company’s production will donate 20 percent of the profits to the Chef Matt Murphy Fund. Final performance at 2. Tickets: $8, $7 students/seniors. No reservations.
Opus Southern Rep, Canal Place (third floor), 365 Canal St., 522.6545. Violinist-turned-playwright Michael Hollinger creates a witty and telling portrait of a high-caliber yet high-strung string quartet. Performance at 3. Tickets: $19-$35.
Viagara Falls Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, 177 Sala Ave., Westwego, 885.2000. A comedy about two old buddies, a call girl and a little blue pill. Performance at 2. Tickets: $30 adults, $27 seniors/military, $20 students, $15 children. Parental discretion is advised.

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Meanwhile, in Oklahoma City, documents found in a recently vacated ACORN office included a detailed memo entitled “Power Plan” for a five-year effort to elect supportive legislators and transform Oklahoma to a progressive state “in the way it was 100 years ago.” The man in charge of the office left town without paying back rent or utility bills, according to OklahomaWatchdog.org. Also found in the documents was a script for a Houston ACORN-directed recruiting campaign for “hiring Outreach Workers to remind people to get out and vote for Barack Obama in the upcoming election.” As a tax-exempt nonprofit, ACORN is barred from participating in partisan election activities, and its national spokesmen have insisted throughout the 2008 presidential race that their organization was not working to elect Obama.
These revelations come hard on the heels of the sensational videotapes showing ACORN employees in Baltimore, New York and San Diego giving advice on concealing a brothel featuring 13-year-old girls smuggled here from Latin America. Congress is considering measures to s …

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We have nothing to lose except Bobby Jindal. The first part of my plan would be to resurrect the old concept of Storyville. We can forget depending on conventions and Seasonal holidays and festivals for revenue. We are city that needs visitors to survive, and we as a city are always needing more.
So to get that, we need more of the New Orleans people expect. Let’s make it a year-round tourist attraction without that Disneyesque, Bransonitis, Vegas-inflected cheesy feel. It would bring in more than enough money for education, health care, streets, levees — and the list goes on and on.
This is a radical thought but it is possible.
Yes, bring back Storyville, with real live prostitution (Of course, it will be monitored like the Nevada model. Yes, we know you watch Cat House on HBO and you like it.) and decriminalize marijuana. You know you have inhaled during Mardi Gras, so drop the hooker/stoner stereotypes and hypocrisy at the door. Open your mind and read.

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The Terminal, 18 and older at all times in all bars; Special Events: in Platinum X — $1,000 Karaoke Competition continues every Tues. through December; U-M vs. MSU Oct. 3, free hot dogs and drink specials; Seize the Karp Oct. 3; Rains Oct. 10, free for 21/older; Crazy Train Oct. 17; Three Thumbs Up Oct. 24; Bleed the Vein with Commonfaced Oct. 28; Bonfire (ACDC Tribute) Oct. 30; Curbside Nov. 4; Westfall Nov. 21; Three Thumbs Up Nov. 25; in Ground Zero — Graffiti Party Oct. 3; Mims Hip-Hop Show Oct. 16; Sinners and Saints Ball Oct. 29; Twisted Finster Annual Monster Bash Oct. 30; Pimp-n-Hoe Ball Oct. 31; The Men of Las Vegas Male Dance Revue Nov. 13; B. Jenkins Nov. 25; Turkey Day in the Club Nov. 26; weekly in Platinum X — open mic night 9:30 p.m. Thurs., $5 cover (proceeds to band); live music 9:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., $2 cover; weekly in Double D Saloon — line dancing lessons 7-8 p.m. We …

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