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I wrote my immediate reaction to this breaking story yesterday. I was literally still in the Fox News offices when my editor asked me sit down and drop three paragraphs in response. I did 500 words.

The issue of the school's response and role in this entire matter is still by far the most troubling element to it.

Well America's Newsroom allowed me to hold court again this morning, so I took them up on their offer. Regular Newsroom viewers notice that Alyson Camerotta was in for Megyn Kelly. The reason... Megyn was busy giving birth. Her first child, a son named Edward Yates after his two grandfathers. They are going to call him "Yates." Everyone at Xtreme Media, Townhall, and Baldwin/McCullough Radio wishes Megyn, hubby, and baby well!

I'm joining them in about 29 weeks!

And YES... I know I totally flunked "Baby Karl's Secret Shout Out!"

If you missed it here's how it all went down:

Last year I had the great honor to address the Conservative Party's Annual Convention in Albany. At that event I got to meet lots of morally minded locals from across the Empire State that want to see change come to the most liberal/dysfunctional state in the northeast.

Tonight at Orchard Vali Golf Club in Lafayette, I will do my best to encourage the troops in upstate New York on the real opportunities we have in front of us. And believe it or not friends, the signs are good. Americans are paying attention to Washington and increasingly are dissatisfied with what they are getting out of it. Truth be known most Americans would prefer a little national defense and maybe taking care of the interstates... the rest of it - just leave alone.

I will have fun... we will poke through the theoretical promises from Obama's campaign that have turned into broken promises, we will envision a nation of Tea-Parties on July 4th, and we will introduce a radical idea into the next federal election cycle -- morality.

If you're in upstate come join us. Tickets are $99 each, $150 for two. Call 422-1675 for information and reservations. And I'm supplying a little personalized gift to everyone in the hall...

One of our faithful readers asked me this intriguingly honest question today by e-mail:

I'm seriously dazed and completely confused.  Would someone please explain this to me like I'm a 6 year old?  How can 2 million lower income folks who are capable enough to get into Washington DC in sub zero temps in 1 day to see Obama take the oath of office of the Presidency when 200,000 couldn't get out of New Orleans at 85 degrees with four days notice?

Of course the obvious answer is. Ray Nagin isn't the mayor of DC!

And alive for at least another week. And in the driver's seat for the wild card spot. Last week's heartbreaking loss in the final two minutes in Pittsburgh could have been a back breaker. But the Dallas defense played well on the road last week, and tonight they DOMINATED the defending Super Bowl champs with Eli Manning having the year of his career.

Still some holes on offense. Marion Barber's toe doesn't look 100%, and Romo took a brutal punishing night. All in all a solid effort against the top team in their division--arguably the toughest in football.

And the defense... that glorious, in your face, 8 sacks on the night defense...

I am a proud New Yorker. Anyone who knows me will tell you that I believe it is the greatest city in the world. I believe it has so much to offer those who come to it looking for the best chance in life.

I, like many of the rest of our nation - stood by New York in earnest when we saw fellow New Yorkers jumping out of the World Trade Center towers on 9.11.2001. I, like many other Americans extended our deepest heart, effort, and affection on those who suffered, and who are still suffering today because of the pain of that loss.

But the New Yorkers that are captured in this clip below, are some of the sorriest excuses for Americans I've ever witnessed.

Al Qaeda would be more welcome in this ten block radius - than the man pictured above who had both shoulder blades broken because he loved his country more than his own freedom.

McCain's homies worked through the night - but another slice of campaign brilliance is out today:

Has anyone else been haunted by the fact that Mayor Ray Nagin is still in power as Mayor of New Orleans?

With Gustav chasing him and his cronies down, his crooked corrupt cohorts that were caught hoarding the emergency supplies in the Katrina aftermath still in tow you have to wonder how he will perform.

Of course he blamed Katrina all on Bush. And this after the Bush administration had repeatedly attempted to send help up to three days prior to Katrina's arrival.

Louisiana voters took care of their incompetent former Governor - electing Bobby Jindal - who has notably worked COOPERATIVELY with the feds this time around - but that doesn't change the scenario in New Orleans. There - the insane voters re-elected Nagin (likely through strong-arm tactics and outright cheating) even though he was personally responsible for the deaths of 1300 people in Katrina's wake.

The New Orleans Evacuation Emergency Plan which was put into place long before Nagin came to power states that the mayor and his staff shall use every public vehicle available to rescue and evacuate citizens who can not get out otherwise.

Mayor Nagin had 2000 school buses that remained locked prior to Katrina's arrival and once the levies began to break they were rendered useless.

Slightly more than 1300 people died, 2000 buses unused and ruined by the floods.

Ray Nagin of course built his national standing through his racist, ugly, and untoward remarks about the National Guard who came in and finally began to help those the mayor couldn't, and he was launched into the inner circles of the "civil rights" communities for launching baseless, and patently false accusations against the President. Accusations that were later proven to be untrue when then Governor Blanco's e-mail archives were made public.

Our hearts and prayers are with the people of New Orleans, we pray that the people there are able to get out ahead of time. We even pray that the incompetent, criminal, and racist mayor will attempt to do what is right this time.

After all New Orleans doesn't deserve to lose another 1300 residents only because of one man's negligent, reckless, or criminal ignorance of the laws he is charged to enforce.