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Blanco postpones New Orleans elections(indefinitely)
Times Picayune ^
| 12/12/2005
Posted on 12/12/2005 11:21:33 AM PST by Neville72
Blanco postpones New Orleans elections 12/12/2005, 12:07 p.m. CT The Associated Press
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Kathleen Blanco postponed the New Orleans mayoral election indefinitely on Monday, setting up a legal battle with voters who filed a lawsuit seeking to ensure the election is held as scheduled in February.
Blanco's executive order cites the recommendation of Secretary of State Al Ater, the state's top elections officials, who has said the city is incapable of holding elections in February because Hurricane Katrina caused so much damage to polling sites and voting machines.
(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: blanco; corruption; electionfraud; neworleans
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posted on
12/12/2005 11:21:34 AM PST
by
Neville72
To: Neville72
The elections have now been moved back? Pull out of Louisiana. It's a quagmire.
2
posted on
12/12/2005 11:22:21 AM PST
by
wideawake
To: Neville72
Who's got Photoshop? I think Blanco would look good in a Hitler style mustache.
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posted on
12/12/2005 11:22:45 AM PST
by
Brilliant
To: wideawake
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posted on
12/12/2005 11:23:26 AM PST
by
Jacquerie
(Democrats soil institutions)
To: Neville72
Secretary of State Al Ater, the state's top elections officials, who has said the city is incapable of holding elections in February because Hurricane Katrina caused so much damage to polling sites and voting machines."" He just doesn't have the guts to say that with all the Dem's spread hither and yon from the poor flooded sections they are going to lose their cushy jobs.
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posted on
12/12/2005 11:23:44 AM PST
by
Abathar
(Proudly catching hell for posting without reading since 2004)
To: Neville72
Did she do this before or after her afternoon nap?
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posted on
12/12/2005 11:24:06 AM PST
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: Neville72
Iraqis clamoring to vote in the face of terror and bombings yet MeeMaw Gasbag can't stomach democracy in Louisiana.
What a miserable b#*ch
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posted on
12/12/2005 11:24:10 AM PST
by
Neville72
(uist)
To: Neville72
She's got an appearance before Congress on Wednesday and they are stonewalling on producing her emails.
"Blanco Lied And People Died"
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posted on
12/12/2005 11:24:35 AM PST
by
Williams
To: Neville72
Gee, you know that they didn't postpone the election in New Orleans in 1864 for something so minor as the fricking Civil War, but six months after a hurricane and she postpones the election!
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posted on
12/12/2005 11:25:06 AM PST
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: Neville72
Blanco's executive order cites the recommendation of Secretary of State Al Ater, the state's top elections officials, who has said the city is incapable of holding elections in February because Hurricane Katrina caused so much damage to polling sites and voting machines Yeah but I'll bet they got their slot machines up and working!
10
posted on
12/12/2005 11:26:00 AM PST
by
Bommer
(Serving in the military doesn't excuse you from being an @sshole! Just ask Kerry, McCain, & Murtha!)
To: Neville72
So Iraq can manage something that New Orleans can't: an election?
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posted on
12/12/2005 11:26:03 AM PST
by
Doohickey
(If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice...I will choose freewill.)
To: Neville72
Next comes the enabling act making her officially the fuhrer.
To: Neville72
New Orleans - 4th world country.
To: Williams
She's being coached by weepy Aaron to avoid tough questions?
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posted on
12/12/2005 11:26:48 AM PST
by
ncountylee
(Dead terrorists smell like victory)
To: Neville72
Elections will resume when it is determined enough of the Democrat base has returned to win the election.
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posted on
12/12/2005 11:27:06 AM PST
by
RTINSC
(Being Offended is the Natural Consequence of Leaving Your Home...)
To: FreedomCalls
Gee, you know that they didn't postpone the election in New Orleans in 1864 for something so minor as the fricking Civil War, but six months after a hurricane and she postpones the election!That's a damn good point!
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posted on
12/12/2005 11:27:34 AM PST
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: wideawake
Really. Elections have been successfully held in Iraq and Afghanistan under more dire conditions. However, postponing elections is a sure way to keep the corrupt in power.
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posted on
12/12/2005 11:28:44 AM PST
by
PeoplesRepublicOfWashington
(How long do we have to pretend that the vast majority of Democrats are patriots?)
To: Neville72
I guess those busses haven't dried out yet.
To: RTINSC
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posted on
12/12/2005 11:30:51 AM PST
by
rawcatslyentist
(Why waste time learning when ignorance is instantaneous---Hobbes the Tiger)
To: Neville72
A great photoshop would be Iraqis holding up their purple finger and Blanco holding up her middle finger.
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posted on
12/12/2005 11:31:31 AM PST
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the occupation media.)
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