Nagin reelected

[spdirty]

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New Orleans deserves what they get.







Updated: 12:15 AM EDT


New Orleans Votes to Re-Elect Nagin
By MICHELLE ROBERTS, AP

NEW ORLEANS (May 20) - Mayor Ray Nagin, whose shoot-from-the-hip style was both praised and scorned after Hurricane Katrina, narrowly won re-election over Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu on Saturday in the race to oversee one of the biggest rebuilding projects in U.S. history.




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"We are ready to take off. We have citizens around the country who want to come back to the city of New Orleans, and we're going to get them all back," Nagin said in a joyful victory speech that took on the tone of Sunday sermon.

"If we are unified there is nothing we cannot do," he said. "It's time for us to stop the bickering. It's time for us to stop measuring things in black and white and yellow and Asian. It's time for us to be one New Orleans."

With all 442 precincts reporting, Nagin won with 52.3 percent, or 59,460 votes, to Landrieu's 47.7 percent, or 54,131 votes. Results showed he got black votes he needed from scattered residents across the country who voted by fax and absentee ballots, and got a sizable crossover vote from white districts.

Nagin, a former cable television executive first elected to public office in 2002, had argued the city could ill-afford to change course just as rebuilding gathered steam.

His second term begins a day before the June 1 start of the next hurricane season in a city where streets are still strewn with rusting, mud-covered cars and entire neighborhoods consist of homes that are empty shells.

With little disagreement on the major issues - the right of residents to rebuild in all areas and the urgent need for federal aid for recovery and top-notch levees - the race came down to a referendum on leadership styles.

Nagin, a janitor's son from a black, working-class neighborhood, is known for his improvisational, some say impulsive, rhetoric. After Katrina plunged his city into chaos, Nagin was both scorned and praised for a tearful plea for the federal government to "get off their (behinds) and do something" and his now-famous remark that God intended New Orleans to be a "chocolate" city.

In his victory speech, Nagin reached out to President Bush, thanking him for keeping his commitment to bring billions of dollars for levees, housing and incentives to the city.


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And as for Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco, with whom he feuded as his city descended into chaos, Nagin thanked her "for what she's getting ready to do."

" It's time for a real partnership," he said. "It's time for us to get together and rebuild this city."

Landrieu, who served 16 years in the state House before being elected to his current post of lieutenant governor two years ago, is the scion of a political dynasty known as Louisiana's version of the Kennedys. He's the brother of Sen. Mary Landrieu and had hoped to be the first white mayor in a generation, since his father, Moon Landrieu, left office in 1978.

In conceded the race, Landrieu echoed the theme of his campaign - a call for unity.

"One thing is for sure - that we as a people have got to come together so we can speak with one voice and one purpose," he said. "Join with me in supporting Mayor Nagin."

Fewer than half of New Orleans' 455,000 pre-Katrina residents are living in the city, and a large number of blacks scattered by the storm have yet to return.

Evacuees arrived by bus from as far as Atlanta and Houston to vote. More than 25,000 ballots were cast early by mail or fax or at satellite polling places set up around Louisiana earlier in the month - 5,000 more than were cast early in the primary.

Turnout appeared to be on-par with the April 22 primary, when about 37 percent of eligible voters cast ballots.

Nagin, who had widespread support from white voters four years ago, lost much of that support in the primary but got a much stronger showing this time.

Results from Louisiana's Secretary of State's Office showed Nagin carrying majority black precincts and Landrieu winning in majority white ones. But Nagin pulled a significant crossover vote in some heavily populated predominantly white precincts in Uptown New Orleans.

Voter Elliot Pernell was philosophical about his vote for Nagin.

"He's been through the experience already," he said, "and won't make the same mistakes."

Among the first to vote was 61-year-old Alice Howard, who was rescued after three days on her roof following Katrina and evacuated to Houston.

"I want the city to come back," she said. "This is my city. This is home to me. ... I want to make sure the correct person takes care of home."

AP reporters Brett Martel, Kevin McGill and Hank Ackerman contributed to this report.


05/21/06 00:13 EDT


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[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Originally Posted by spdirty

New Orleans deserves what they get.

That's what the right-wing handjobs said about Katrina.

Pathetic.

[spdirty]

Originally Posted by L.A. BRONCOS FAN

That's what the right-wing handjobs said about Katrina.

Pathetic.

When did they say that about Katrina? I have never heard anyone say to the effect that New Orleans residents "deserved" Katrina from anybody, right or left.

[Bronco_Beerslug]

Originally Posted by spdirty

http://articles.news.aol.com/news/ar...00010000000001
New Orleans deserves what they get.
.

What are they going to get?

Originally Posted by spdirty

When did they say that about Katrina? I have never heard anyone say to the effect that New Orleans residents "deserved" Katrina from anybody, right or left.

• Fred Phelps [11] credits God; God's reason: Homosexuals

"New Orleans, symbol of America, seen for what it is: a putrid, toxic, stinking cesspool of fag fecal matter. [...] Pray for more dead bodies floating on the fag-semen-rancid waters of New Orleans."

• Steve Lefemine [12] credits God; God's reason: Abortion (article originally from the Washington Post, as carried on the Houston Chronicle site, also reposted on the ExChristian.net site)

"In my belief, God judged New Orleans for the sin of shedding innocent blood through abortion [...] Providence punishes national sins by national calamities, [...] Greater divine judgment is coming upon America unless we repent of the national sin of abortion."

• Reverend Bill Shanks [13] credits God; God's reasons: Abortion, debauchery, homosexuals, witchcraft

"New Orleans now is abortion free. New Orleans now is Mardi Gras free. New Orleans now is free of Southern Decadence and the sodomites, the witchcraft workers, false religion -- it's free of all of those things now, [...] God simply, I believe, in His mercy purged all of that stuff out of there -- and now we're going to start over again."



"In 1998, Republican icon Pat Robertson warned that hurricanes were likely to hit communities that offended God. Perhaps it was Barbour’s memo that caused Katrina, at the last moment, to spare New Orleans and save its worst flailings for the Mississippi coast."



http://tinyurl.com/r5bvs

[spdirty]

Originally Posted by Bronco_Beerslug

What are they going to get?

Mayor Nagin.

[spdirty]

Originally Posted by Bronco_Beerslug

• Fred Phelps [11] credits God; God's reason: Homosexuals

"New Orleans, symbol of America, seen for what it is: a putrid, toxic, stinking cesspool of fag fecal matter. [...] Pray for more dead bodies floating on the fag-semen-rancid waters of New Orleans."

• Steve Lefemine [12] credits God; God's reason: Abortion (article originally from the Washington Post, as carried on the Houston Chronicle site, also reposted on the ExChristian.net site)

"In my belief, God judged New Orleans for the sin of shedding innocent blood through abortion [...] Providence punishes national sins by national calamities, [...] Greater divine judgment is coming upon America unless we repent of the national sin of abortion."

• Reverend Bill Shanks [13] credits God; God's reasons: Abortion, debauchery, homosexuals, witchcraft

"New Orleans now is abortion free. New Orleans now is Mardi Gras free. New Orleans now is free of Southern Decadence and the sodomites, the witchcraft workers, false religion -- it's free of all of those things now, [...] God simply, I believe, in His mercy purged all of that stuff out of there -- and now we're going to start over again."



"In 1998, Republican icon Pat Robertson warned that hurricanes were likely to hit communities that offended God. Perhaps it was Barbour’s memo that caused Katrina, at the last moment, to spare New Orleans and save its worst flailings for the Mississippi coast."



http://tinyurl.com/r5bvs

Robertson probably thinks he's a prophet now.

And I'm not about to defend anything these idiots said either. Just do me a favor and know that these people do not speak for all christians or right wingers. For whatever reason, I believe on Earth God lets bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people. The flood following Katrina happened because the people there elected crap politicians who.

[Bronco_Beerslug]

Originally Posted by spdirty

Mayor Nagin.

What's the problem, is there something wrong with him?

[spdirty]

No...theres nothing wrong with him, he's perfect.

[Bronco_Beerslug]

Originally Posted by spdirty

No...theres nothing wrong with him, he's perfect.

Maybe you can point out why he shouldn't be mayor since you think he isn't qualified.

[DBruleU]

Originally Posted by Bronco_Beerslug

Maybe you can point out why he shouldn't be mayor since you think he isn't qualified.

He just wants a "Chocolate city"...give the guy a break.

[spdirty]

Originally Posted by Bronco_Beerslug

Maybe you can point out why he shouldn't be mayor since you think he isn't qualified.

Oh lets see, the idiotic racist chocolate city comment, the utter failure to improve the levies, instead of showing some leadership, he simply did nothing but whine, the school buses, etc. Im not giving any links, Im not debating with you whether he should be reelected. If you think he is a great mayor, who did a great job, fine. I have my opinion, you have yours.

[Hogan11]

Now that this time wasting sideshow is over, maybe they can get back to rebuilding the city. Honestly, I really don't care who is in charge as long as the job gets done and one of fave places in the country gets back to the way it once was or better.

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by Bronco_Beerslug

Maybe you can point out why he shouldn't be mayor since you think he isn't qualified.

He failed to act in an emergency to mobilze his people. He failed to have the 'floating city' pump's electrical move above sea level. He failed to gather public resources to save lives in response to a disaster. His police force quit on him during an emergency. His city was looted under his tenure....shall I go on?

If that's what the dummies in NO want...they can have it. I just hope it works out like they plan.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Originally Posted by spdirty

When did they say that about Katrina? I have never heard anyone say to the effect that New Orleans residents "deserved" Katrina from anybody, right or left.

Then you haven't been paying attention.

Many right-wingers on this board blamed the victims for their fate.

Some idiot even said it was their fault just for choosing to live in NOLA.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Originally Posted by spdirty

Oh lets see, the idiotic racist chocolate city comment, the utter failure to improve the levies...

Nagin didn't "fail to improve the levees" - the funding for the improvement of the levees (for which the Army Corp of Engineers was responsible, BTW) was cut out from under the state of LA - under Bush. Bush and FEMA were warned well in advance re: the high probability of a category five hurricane hitting LA, but Bush ignored the warnings (sound familiar?) and consistently cut funding for improvement of the levees.

[SoCalBronco]

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SUN MAY 21, 2006 20:00:02 ET XXXXX

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE WORKED TO DEFEAT NAGIN

**Exclusive**

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) secretly placed political operatives in the city of New Orleans to work against the reelection efforts of incumbent Democrat Mayor Ray Nagin, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

DNC Chairman Howard Dean made the decision himself to back mayoral candidate and sitting Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu (D-LA), sources reveal.

Dean came to the decision to back the white challenger, over the African-American incumbent Nagin, despite concerns amongst senior black officials in the Party that the DNC should stay neutral.

The DNC teams actively worked to defeat Nagin under the auspice of the committee's voting rights program.

The party's field efforts also coincided with a national effort by Democrat contributors to support Landrieu.

Landrieu had outraised Nagin by a wide margin - $3.3 million to $541,980.

Preliminary campaign finance reports indicate many of Landrieu’s contributions came from out of state white Democrat leaders and financiers, including a $1,000 contribution from Sen. Ben Nelson's (D-NE) PAC.

The defeat of Mitch Landrieu is the latest setback for Dean's often criticized field operation.

In his victory speech late Saturday night, Nagin praised President Bush.

"You and I have probably been the most vilified politicians in the country. But I want to thank you for moving that promise that you made in Jackson Square forward," Nagin said.

Developing...

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by L.A. BRONCOS FAN

Nagin didn't "fail to improve the levees" - the funding for the improvement of the levees (for which the Army Corp of Engineers was responsible, BTW) was cut out from under the state of LA - under Bush. Bush and FEMA were warned well in advance re: the high probability of a category five hurricane hitting LA, but Bush ignored the warnings (sound familiar?) and consistently cut funding for improvement of the levees.

They had funding...they choose to spend it else where. Even the new Levees are only built to with stand a Cat 3 hurricane. Bottom line...the residents there didn't take the proper measures to make sure their city was safe. They also allowed business to eat up valuable wetlands that would absorb a storm surge. Don't try to pin that on the Federal Government. It's a State problem.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

They had funding...they choose to spend it else where.

The funding goes directly to the Army Corp of Engineers, who are responsible for improving the levees.

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

Bottom line...the residents there didn't take the proper measures to make sure their city was safe. They also allowed business to eat up valuable wetlands that would absorb a storm surge. Don't try to pin that on the Federal Government. It's a State problem.

It wsn't the "residents" responsibility - it was the responsibility of DHS and FEMA:

Blanco’s letter requesting Emergency aid under the Stafford Act, August 27th:

http://www.bayoubuzz.com/articles.aspx?aid=4843


President Bush legally puts the ball in Chertoff and Howard’s court, August 27th:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/relea...20050827-1.htm

In the event of a terrorist attack, natural disaster or other large-scale emergency, the Department of Homeland Security will assume primary responsibility on March 1st for ensuring that emergency response professionals are prepared for any situation. This will entail providing a coordinated, comprehensive federal response to any large-scale crisis and mounting a swift and effective recovery effort. The new Department will also prioritize the important issue of citizen preparedness. Educating America's families on how best to prepare their homes for a disaster and tips for citizens on how to respond in a crisis will be given special attention at DHS.

http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/theme_home2.jsp

[epicSocialism4tw]

Where Guliani is a national hero for showing a genuine commitment to public servitude and great leadership under pressure, Nagin showed us cowardice, how not to fulfill responsibility, how to unapologetically promote a racist philosophy, and how to execute "me first" proirities when the chips are down and your constituents are in the path of certain destruction. Way to go NOLA, you elected one of the worst public officials in history.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Originally Posted by angryllama

Nagin showed us cowardice, how not to fulfill responsibility, how to unapologetically promote a racist philosophy, and how to execute "me first" proirities when the chips are down and your constituents are in the path of certain destruction. Way to go NOLA, you elected one of the worst public officials in history.

Facts just never intrude in the whacky parallel universe where you live, do they?

Blanco’s letter requesting Emergency aid under the Stafford Act, August 27th:

http://www.bayoubuzz.com/articles.aspx?aid=4843


President Bush legally puts the ball in Chertoff and Howard’s court, August 27th:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/relea...20050827-1.htm

In the event of a terrorist attack, natural disaster or other large-scale emergency, the Department of Homeland Security will assume primary responsibility on March 1st for ensuring that emergency response professionals are prepared for any situation. This will entail providing a coordinated, comprehensive federal response to any large-scale crisis and mounting a swift and effective recovery effort. The new Department will also prioritize the important issue of citizen preparedness. Educating America's families on how best to prepare their homes for a disaster and tips for citizens on how to respond in a crisis will be given special attention at DHS.

http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/theme_home2.jsp

[epicSocialism4tw]

Originally Posted by L.A. BRONCOS FAN

Facts just never intrude in the whacky parallel universe where you live, do they?
b]Blanco’s letter requesting Emergency aid under the Stafford Act, August 27th:[/b]
url]http://www.bayoubuzz.com/articles.aspx?aid=4843[/url]President Bush legally puts the ball in Chertoff and Howard’s court, August 27th:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/relea...20050827-1.htm

By reposting the same links that you have posted for the past year, you addressed very little in my statement.

Here are the premises:
"Me First" Priorities
Racist Philosophy
Cowardice
Crumbling Under Pressure
Unfavorable evaluation when juxtaposed with Guliani.


Try Again.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Originally Posted by angryllama

By reposting the same links that you have posted for the past year, you addressed very little in my statement.

I thought perhaps repetition might be they key to comprehension for you.

Apparently, I was wrong.

[Bronco_Beerslug]

Originally Posted by angryllama

By reposting the same links that you have posted for the past year, you addressed very little in my statement.

Here are the premises:
"Me First" Priorities
Racist Philosophy
Cowardice
Crumbling Under Pressure
Unfavorable evaluation when juxtaposed with Guliani.
Try Again.

The Mad Yak chimes in with his usual religious right bias and lack of facts, par for the course though. Amazing the number of people that will defend the Bush regime no matter what facts stare them down!

The amount of ignorance and "tow the party line at any cost" in this country is unbelievable!

[Garcia Bronco]

"
It wsn't the "residents" responsibility - it was the responsibility of DHS and FEMA:"

This in a nutshell is why you are a dumbass and your liberal leanings fail you. It is the the local residents responsilbilty to protect their own back yard. Waiting or depending on the federal government to handle these things is about stupid.

If the moat ain't deep enough for your sand castle....it's your own damn fault when the waves crash over it.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco

"This in a nutshell is why you are a dumbass and your liberal leanings fail you.

You have it backwards again:

I just provided facts that refuted your bullsh_t claims.

That would make you the "dumbass."

But we already knew that the first time (on the eve of the hurricane) you blamed the residents of NOLA for their fate.