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FLASHBACK: NAGIN CALLED FOR DIRECTOR'S OUSTER FOR "TAR BABY" COMMENTS
thedeadpelican.com ^ | 1/18/06 | Chad E. Rogers

Posted on 01/18/2006 12:44:09 PM PST by Ellesu

All of us are familiar with the fallout created by New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's racially questionable comments.

But THE DEAD PELICAN has learned that in 2004, Nagin did not take kindly to some allegedly "racial comments" made by the director of city planning.

In April of 2004, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin called for the ouster of the Director of City Planning over a racially insensitive remark he allegedly made during his first meeting in the position, THE DEAD PELICAN has leaned.

According to some of those in attendance at a 2004 meeting, Verl Emrick talked about wanting to hit the ground running by using an analogy to grabbing a “tar baby by the ears” and jumping right in.

The next day, Nagin called for an immediate search for another Planning Commission Director!

“I can’t imagine that in 2004 that someone would make those comments,” said a statement released by the mayor’s office. “As far as I’m concerned, we need to continue the search for a City Planning Commission director. It is absolutely unacceptable for someone to make these comments at all.”


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: chocolate; chocolatecity; hypersensitivity; nagin; tarbaby
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To: Shalom Israel

"The originals are liberally sprinkled with the N-word, so displaying the book prominently is a great way to get fired--but I have a complete collection in my attic office, and it's full of timeless classics."

I have finally gotten a DVD of The Disney classic, "Song of ther South".

It was truly a wonderful movie and I had to get one from E-Bay.

Anyway, I mentioned to a racist (black) organization that I believed the Negroes had changed their acceptable designation from Negro to black to afro-american to whatever they want today.

You realize that they accept a designation and after whites become comfortable using it, they change it and if a white uses the old one, they are labeled insensitive and a racist again. There is NO satisfying these people.

I am white, not a honky! I am an american, not an anglo-american. Skrew hyphens!

Oh...........................................skrew nagin!


21 posted on 01/18/2006 1:51:31 PM PST by lawdude (LIEberals/socialists make up facts and history as they go!)
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To: Ellesu

Dat 'Briar Rabbit' whodo he tink he is.


22 posted on 01/18/2006 2:13:13 PM PST by JustAnotherOkie
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To: Ellesu

Nagin is no better than the 'former' Mayor of Washington DC.


23 posted on 01/18/2006 2:14:13 PM PST by Gaffer
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To: foghornleghorn

Ray has perfected the use of the double negative....


24 posted on 01/18/2006 2:44:17 PM PST by dhouston
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To: Ellesu
Mayor Nagin is another example, that too many black "leaders" get elected by being black racists.

I'm tired of their empty "apologies" and becoming more convinced that a large segment of the black population are incorrigible and unsalvagable racists -- all to willing to blame their problems on the "evil white man" -- while at the same time, sucking at the public tit of welfare...

Semper Fi

25 posted on 01/18/2006 3:14:43 PM PST by river rat (You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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To: kAcknor

That's the one....the group singing it sounds a whole lot better than I ever did!! Thanks....


26 posted on 01/18/2006 3:45:22 PM PST by geezerwheezer (get up boys, we're burnin' daylight!!!)
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To: Shalom Israel

I have always liked that song. Reminds me of 3rd grade and my first crush on my teacher.


27 posted on 01/18/2006 3:48:40 PM PST by geezerwheezer (get up boys, we're burnin' daylight!!!)
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To: geezerwheezer
Link to Amazon.com: Farmers in a Changing World

Good stuff.

28 posted on 01/18/2006 4:21:07 PM PST by kAcknor (Don't flatter yourself.... It is a gun in my pocket.)
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To: Ellesu; abb; alnick; AzaleaCity5691; BerniesFriend; Bitsy; bigeasy_70118; Bogey780; ...
*Louisiana Ping List

If you would like on or off the Louisiana Ping list please FReepmail me and your name will be added or taken off of the list.

29 posted on 01/18/2006 4:38:18 PM PST by CajunConservative (Don't Blame Me, I Voted for Jindal.)
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To: PBRSTREETGANG
Verl Emrick wasn't "chocolate" enough to use that language with immunity.

Mayor Nagi was heard to say:

"Da Beeyotch set me up!"

30 posted on 01/18/2006 5:31:30 PM PST by Itzlzha ("The avalanche has already started...it is too late for the pebbles to vote")
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To: Ellesu

Willie Wonka Nagin & his Chocolate City!


31 posted on 01/19/2006 4:24:52 AM PST by TexasCajun
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To: Itzlzha
Re your post http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/post?id=1560482%2C30

Did I miss somehting? Please fill me in. Who is the adorable little girl?

32 posted on 01/19/2006 5:14:57 AM PST by REPANDPROUDOFIT
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33 posted on 01/19/2006 5:19:18 AM PST by demkicker
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To: REPANDPROUDOFIT

It's Veruka Salt from Willie Wonka and the Chocolate factory.


34 posted on 01/19/2006 5:25:56 AM PST by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: REPANDPROUDOFIT

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veruca_Salt .


35 posted on 01/19/2006 6:16:27 AM PST by Emile (Welcome to New Orleans, aka "The Big Chocolate")
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