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Nagin: "I am only human"
wwltv.com ^ | 1-19-06 | wwltv

Posted on 01/19/2006 8:26:59 AM PST by Ellesu

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin continued to address the fierce backlash stemming from a speech he gave on Martin Luther King Day, in which he referred to New Orleans as a “chocolate city” and said God wanted the city to be predominantly African-American.

Appearing on the Eyewitness Morning News on Thursday, Nagin said he did not anticipate the frenzied response to his remarks.

“…Martin Luther King is a pretty significant hero for me and I got emotional,” Nagin said. “I’ve been walking around with…all this stuff I’ve been getting from these town hall meetings—lots of frustration, anger, feelings of hopelessness—and I don’t know what happened…It came out, it was inappropriate and I am in deep regret.”

Nagin said he has not contacted President Bush to discuss his comments that Hurricane Katrina was God's response to the war in Iraq and believes the President understands where he was coming from.

The Mayor reiterated serious regret for imputing God during Monday’s remarks.

“That’s the one thing I regret the most. The whole comments about God…it was a crazy moment and I have deep regrets about that,” Nagin said, adding that he made a mistake and hoped the citizens of New Orleans would forgive him.

“I am only human,” Nagin said.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: chocolate; chocolatecity; katrina; mlk; nagin
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1 posted on 01/19/2006 8:27:00 AM PST by Ellesu
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To: Ellesu

Finally, a real apology. Whether it was sincere.....?


2 posted on 01/19/2006 8:28:12 AM PST by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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To: All

He's a racist, plain and simple.


3 posted on 01/19/2006 8:28:17 AM PST by excalibur1701
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To: Ellesu
“I am only human,” Nagin said.

I guess he realized this after he found he couldn't walk on water.

4 posted on 01/19/2006 8:28:54 AM PST by atomicpossum (Replies must follow approved guidelines or you will be kill-filed without appeal.)
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To: excalibur1701

Yep ...


5 posted on 01/19/2006 8:29:10 AM PST by Tarpon
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To: Ellesu

But Mayor Nagin, we must know...

Are YOU a CHOCOLATE human??

R3


6 posted on 01/19/2006 8:29:14 AM PST by RedRightReturn (Even a broken clock is right twice a day...)
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To: Ellesu
CHEF SEZ Try my Chocolate Salty Balls!!!!!
7 posted on 01/19/2006 8:29:22 AM PST by Vaquero ("An armed society is a polite society" Robert Heinlein)
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To: Ellesu
Nagin said he has not contacted President Bush to discuss his comments that Hurricane Katrina was God's response to the war in Iraq and believes the President understands where he was coming from.

Yeah - from a racist communist...

8 posted on 01/19/2006 8:29:53 AM PST by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - They want to die for Islam, and we want to kill them.)
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To: Ellesu

What Nagin said was 175 times worse than what Trent Lott said and meant but you don't see the media hounding Nagin. They're all praising him for his apology.
Buncha rats.


9 posted on 01/19/2006 8:29:56 AM PST by jjmcgo
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To: RedRightReturn

Beat me by "that" much!

LOL


10 posted on 01/19/2006 8:30:04 AM PST by Mr. Jazzy (VPD of PFC Smoothguy242, USMC, somewhere in Afghanistan)
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To: Ellesu
"I'm only human but,

I have a rich creamy center."

11 posted on 01/19/2006 8:30:16 AM PST by freedomson (Tagline comment removed by moderator)
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To: Ellesu
“I am only human,” Nagin said.

So is David Duke. Next point?

12 posted on 01/19/2006 8:30:31 AM PST by Tokra (I think I'll retire to Bedlam.)
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To: Ellesu
“I am only human,” Nagin said.

Translation = This is as close to an apology that you will get, now do your job and smear the Republicans like you are supposed to.

13 posted on 01/19/2006 8:30:49 AM PST by saveliberty (Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot and a new member of Sam's Club)
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To: Ellesu

Another "gotcha" from the new media


14 posted on 01/19/2006 8:30:50 AM PST by Uncledave
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To: Ellesu

Nagin.......as you are a Democrat.......you will be forgiven, and your remarks will overlooked, however if you were a Republican you would have already been run out of town in shame and disgrace and NO ONE would have DARED say, "you are only human', you would have been labeled an incompetent RACIST!!!


15 posted on 01/19/2006 8:30:54 AM PST by PISANO (We will not tire......We will not falter.......We will NOT FAIL!!! .........GW Bush [Oct 2001])
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To: Ellesu

Interesting how the "liberals" always give some lame excuse for their behavior and expect it to be forgiven because of the lame excuse. I'm only human too, but being a Republican negates any torts I might commit, real or imagined or contrived to be torts by tyhe real racist Dims and MSM.


16 posted on 01/19/2006 8:30:57 AM PST by trebb ("I am the way... no one comes to the Father, but by me..." - Jesus in John 14:6 (RSV))
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To: Ellesu

I AM NOT AN ANIMAL!!!!


17 posted on 01/19/2006 8:31:00 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
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To: Ellesu

David Duke is only human too.


18 posted on 01/19/2006 8:31:08 AM PST by rfreedom4u (Native Texan)
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To: Ellesu

Why do people always say, "I'm only human," when they really mean, "I am so dumb that even the news media has noticed."


19 posted on 01/19/2006 8:31:42 AM PST by Tax-chick (“Oh, that alters the case. Whatever General Lee says is all right, I don’t care what it is.”)
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To: LA Woman3

Nagin said he has not contacted President Bush to discuss his comments that Hurricane Katrina was God's response to the war in Iraq and believes the President understands where he was coming from.


20 posted on 01/19/2006 8:31:49 AM PST by Ellesu (www.thedeadpelican.com)
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