Posted on 05/20/2006 8:20:13 PM PDT by LdSentinal
Mayor Ray Nagin, ridiculed nationally and derided some locally following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, has been re-elected to office in a fairly tight race against Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu.
Nagin took over 80 percent of the African-American vote and just over 20 percent of the white vote in defeating Landrieu. The totals are in contrast to four years ago when Nagin got 84 percent of the white vote in his race against Richard Pennington.
Nagin received national attention as the mayor of a devastated city, especially with calls for the federal government to "get off their ass" and help the city in the first few days after the storm.
He also was roundly criticized for his Martin Luther King Day speech in which he declared New Orleans would be a "chocolate city" again.
Landrieu and Nagin both readily admitted that there wasn't much difference in their ideas, but Landrieu empahsized a difference in leadership, while Nagin emphasized not changing leaders in midstream.
Stupidest
voters
anywhere
in
America.
And we will continue throwing money down that rat hole.
Then the fools in/from New Orleans deserve exactly what they get.
May all three of the predicted major hurricanes come through New Orleans again and leave everything else alone. That should eliminate any urge to rebuild that foolish city.
Our very own banana republic, right here in America.
Words fail me.
Two possible outcomes: Bad and worse. This is the latter.
Wouldn't Willy Wonka be the most qualified to run the Chocolate City. Oh wait, he is white, never mind.
There's no way New Orleans could have won, anyway.
Truly I hope that this is the reporter's own phrasing, not the Mayor-elect's.
lol
Are you kidding? There is no way i would want Landrieu as my mayor.
close second to DC and Philadelphia
A mentally retarded turkey has more sense than the voters of New Orleans.
At least they know how to punch a card, unlike in Florida.
It is scary that so many dumb people exist , and even scarier that they exist in one city. Oh, I forgot about Detroit, WAshington, etc
What do you base your comment on? Would you rather have Landrieu with sister Mary controlling all the money that will be coming into New Orleans? This family is now dead in this state. You should rejoice.
Where's that picture of the guy carrying a case of beer through the water? I'd think SchoolBusNagin is one leader - cough, cough - the voters would be delighted to change midstream.
New Orleans deserve whatever it gets
The only consolation here is that every time I flush, it is headed their way...
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