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yellowcanine

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7. Way to go Bobby. Kill the convention business in New Orleans.

Reply to KeepItReal (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2014, 09:48 AM

Oct 2014

Generally cities with convention centers try to attract meetings to their city, not chase them off. New Orleans is slowly getting back on its feet since Katrina. This doesn't help.

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Louisiana (a.k.a. Piyush Jindal) to Top Ebola Reseachers: Stay Away [View all] KeepItReal Oct 2014 OP

Oh dear.. this isn't based on the science.. but, they don't go in for "science", do they? from your Cha Oct 2014 #1

Be careful what you wish for, Booby. tanyev Oct 2014 #2

Jindal is an idiot Gothmog Oct 2014 #3

When you see a significant portion of "leaders" displaying this bullwinkle428 Oct 2014 #4

OK Piyush WE will just Quarantine all of LA instead, nothing in and nothing out Youdontwantthetruth Oct 2014 #5

he's a moron, but so what else is new? nt Javaman Oct 2014 #6

Way to go Bobby. Kill the convention business in New Orleans. yellowcanine Oct 2014 #7

He tried to kill the movie-making business in Louisiana, also KeepItReal Oct 2014 #8

I wonder when the conference is scheduled for. magical thyme Oct 2014 #9

Conference is next week. KeepItReal Oct 2014 #10

oh well. there's always next year to abandon them. magical thyme Oct 2014 #11

Piyush? philosslayer Oct 2014 #12

That's his legal name. KeepItReal Oct 2014 #13

Care to guess where he got the nickname? KamaAina Oct 2014 #15

Louisiana repukes agree with you. KamaAina Oct 2014 #14

Way to go, Booby. Tulane has one of the foremost schools of tropical medicine in the country. KamaAina Oct 2014 #16

NEJM published the first article on this ebola epidemic this week MountainLaurel Oct 2014 #17