To: jmc1969
So, I guess the media will take a gloves off approach to this statement, from Mary Landrieu to Tim Russert:
Landrieu: "I will answer it. I'm not going to level criticism at local and state officials. Mayor Nagin and most mayors in this country have a hard time getting their people to work on a sunny day, less [sic] alone getting them out of the city in front of a hurricane. It's because this administration and administrations before them do not understand the difficulties that mayors, whether they're in Orlando, Miami, or New Orleans face. In other words, ..."
29 posted on
09/11/2005 11:30:05 AM PDT by
airborne
To: airborne
Isn't that racist??? OMG, I cannot believe she said that on national TV.
154 posted on
09/11/2005 2:49:12 PM PDT by
Howlin
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To: airborne
Landrieu: "I will answer it. I'm not going to level criticism at local and state officials. Mayor Nagin and most mayors in this country have a hard time getting their people to work on a sunny day, less [sic] alone getting them out of the city in front of a hurricane. It's because this administration and administrations before them do not understand the difficulties that mayors, whether they're in Orlando, Miami, or New Orleans face. In other words, ..." ----
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Very bizarre when I heard her say that earlier.
155 posted on
09/11/2005 4:12:53 PM PDT by
beyond the sea
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