Posted on 01/16/2006 3:15:27 PM PST by jazzo
NEW ORLEANS - Mayor Ray Nagin suggested Monday that Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and other storms were a sign that "God is mad at America" and at black communities, too, for tearing themselves apart with violence and political infighting.
"Surely God is mad at America. He sent us hurricane after hurricane after hurricane, and it's destroyed and put stress on this country," Nagin, who is black, said as he and other city leaders marked Martin Luther King Day.
"Surely he doesn't approve of us being in Iraq under false pretenses. But surely he is upset at black America also. We're not taking care of ourselves."
Nagin also promised that New Orleans will be a "chocolate" city again. Many of the city's black neighborhoods were heavily damaged by Katrina.
"It's time for us to come together. It's time for us to rebuild New Orleans — the one that should be a chocolate New Orleans," the mayor said. "This city will be a majority African American city. It's the way God wants it to be. You can't have New Orleans no other way. It wouldn't be New Orleans."
Nagin described an imaginary conversation with King, the late civil rights leader.
"I said, `What is it going to take for us to move on and live your dream and make it a reality?' He said, `I don't think that we need to pay attention any more as much about other folks and racists on the other side.' He said, `The thing we need to focus on as a community — black folks I'm talking about — is ourselves.'"
Nagin said he also asked: "Why is black-on-black crime such an issue? Why do our young men hate each other so much that they look their brother in the face and they will take a gun and kill him in cold blood?"
The reply, Nagin said, was: "We as a people need to fix ourselves first."
Nagin also said King would have been dismayed with black leaders who are "most of the time tearing each other down publicly for the delight of many."
A day earlier, gunfire erupted at a parade to commemorate King's birthday. Three people were wounded in the daylight shooting amid a throng of mostly black spectators, but police said there were no immediate suspects or witnesses.
Whoa. "Chocolate"???
If a caucasian mayor referred to A-A citizens of his town that way, there'd be no end to the calls of retribution for his 'hate speech'!
Does the Mayor actually visit with the people who evacuated the areas around NOLA? I've seen tons of news stories where it said that many A-A's found such wonderful new lives outside of NOLA, that they weren't leaving their new homes to go back to what they had originally (whole lot of nothing)--plus I've also read a lot of stories about the huge numbers of Hispanics flooding (so to speak) the area for the rebuilding. I bet in a decade or so the good Mayor's prediction is going to be off a flavor or two.
Chocolate? I'm still trying to get over that one.
[shakes head baffled]
Is an Email Freep possible?
Ray is a candidate if there ever was one!
What a stupid statement. This has to do with God's Judgment...Judgment starts with the House of God first which America is. This has nothing to do with God being mad at America. It has to do with the people of America. The people of America have brought judgment on America. Once we're through our judgment...look out world it's your turn.
No, Ray, it's time for the cure for all "chocolate cities."
Welcome to New Orleans...the chocolate capital of the United States!
Quix was banned for posting an article similar to this.
Are those same standards still in effect?
JM
Bulletin: Mayor Nagin Who Talks to God, Failed To Divert Hurricane Katrina - Negligence and Manslaughter Charged.
"First, New Orleans Mayor Ray Naga… Nogg… Nagg… Not gonna work here anymore, anyway!"
~~ one of the Bobs
God is punishing Pat Robertson and Ray Nagin by making them say stupid things in public.
"Hmmm....let me get this straight....
Pat Robertson says God mad at New Orleans(Mardi Gras, etc)and US= MSM says BAD
Nagin says God mad at New Orleans and US = MSM says OK ??
...okey dokey"
My thoughts exactly!
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