Posted on 01/18/2006 6:43:49 AM PST by Ellesu
NAGIN BAILS ON CNN INTERVIEW, DINES AT RESTAURANT: Last night, Mayor C. Ray Nagin was scheduled to appear on CNN for an interview with Anderson Cooper to explain his "chocolate city" comments.
However, he bailed out at the last minute!
Anderson Cooper, the host of the show, said that "It was here on the program that we expected to speak with Mayor Nagin, even though getting the mayor to come on the program is only a little easier than herding cats. When we -- when he last appeared on 360, which was about four months ago, shortly before Hurricane Rita, he promised he would be back. "
"Since then, we have put in dozens of requests for interviews," continued cooper.
"He's always declined them. Twice, he has agreed to appear, then canceled shortly before airtime, as he did tonight."
"This morning, he agreed to appear. And, then, around 6:00 p.m., he confirmed he would appear. Then, shortly after, his office told us the mayor had an emergency to deal with. They said he would not be showing up," said Cooper.
"Now, they didn't say what the emergency was. And we're not here to judge a person's emergencies," continued Cooper. "But, last we checked, the mayor was eating dinner at a restaurant called Bourbon House on the corner of Bourbon Street."
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"We should have bribed him with a Hersheys bar."
Stopped for a chocolate sundae.
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