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Nagin Toy in CENLA Sparks Controversy
kalb.com ^ | 08/24/06 | kalb

Posted on 08/25/2006 7:53:55 AM PDT by Ellesu

Since Hurricane Katrina hit, New Orleans and its leaders have been in the national spotlight. But, a new toy pokes fun at Mayor Ray Nagin and his response during the Katrina crisis.

News Channel 5's Larry Collins finds out if people think it's too soon to joke or if laughter really is the best medicine.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: chocolate; raynagin; toy
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1 posted on 08/25/2006 7:53:56 AM PDT by Ellesu
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To: LA Woman3

2 posted on 08/25/2006 7:56:28 AM PDT by Ellesu
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To: Ellesu

Does it come with a toy school bus? Probably not.


3 posted on 08/25/2006 7:57:51 AM PDT by RushCrush (I like pit bulls better than Democrats.)
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To: Ellesu

Whatever this toy is, it sure would be nice to see it.


4 posted on 08/25/2006 8:01:02 AM PDT by billhilly
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To: Ellesu

What does it look like?


5 posted on 08/25/2006 8:03:54 AM PDT by MrEdd (More cheep than a flock of baby chickens.)
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To: RushCrush
"Does it come with a toy school bus? Probably not."

To be complete it would also need a toy parking lot to flood.
6 posted on 08/25/2006 8:05:57 AM PDT by FortWorthPatriot (Semper Fidelis)
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To: MrEdd

Includes the sayings...

You gotta be kidding me
This is a national disaster
Get their asses movin' to New Orleans
And let's fix the biggest G****** crisis in the history of this country
Excuse my French everybody in America
But, I am pissed.

http://www.emanation.com/damayorpocket.php

7 posted on 08/25/2006 8:06:24 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (UN Security Council resolution 1701: I believe it is ceasefire for our time.)
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To: FortWorthPatriot
Those weren't school busses, they were anti-flotation democrat mobile multiple voting devices!


8 posted on 08/25/2006 8:09:12 AM PDT by rawcatslyentist (I'd rather be carrying a shotgun with Dick, than riding shotgun with a Kennedyl! *-0(:~{>)
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To: Ellesu

He calls 9/11 site a hole in the ground.

He said "You guys in New York can't get a hole in the ground fixed, and it's five years later. So let's be fair," according to CBS.

http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_236190836.html

New Orleans Mayor Takes Shot At WTC Redevelopment
Nagin Under Fire For Not Rebuilding His City Sooner
(AP) NEW YORK New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, confronted with accusations he's taking too long to rebuild his city after Hurricane Katrina, takes a swipe at New York's redevelopment of the World Trade Center site on a television news show.

Nagin, weaving through the wreckage in the devastated Ninth Ward neighborhood, claimed much of the debris was removed from public property, but when a "60 Minutes" correspondent pointed out flood-damaged cars on the streets, Nagin shot back, "You guys in New York can't get a hole in the ground fixed, and it's five years later. So let's be fair," according to CBS.


9 posted on 08/25/2006 8:09:21 AM PDT by NavyCanDo
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To: rawcatslyentist

Did Nagin's wrecked car kickback deal fall through ?


10 posted on 08/25/2006 8:10:20 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (BTUs are my Beat.)
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To: Ellesu

His "chocolate" remark is just begging for a photoshop image of Mayor Nagin dressed as Willie Wonka.


11 posted on 08/25/2006 8:11:34 AM PDT by BaBaStooey (I heart Emma Caulfield.)
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To: Ellesu
Here's another quote that he made yesterday that can be added to the toy..... He continues to get himself in over his head.


12 posted on 08/25/2006 8:13:29 AM PDT by deport
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

I haven't heard anything else on it. In this state that usually means an under the table/behind the back/ screw the taxpayers deal!


13 posted on 08/25/2006 8:15:56 AM PDT by rawcatslyentist (I'd rather be carrying a shotgun with Dick, than riding shotgun with a Kennedyl! *-0(:~{>)
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To: rawcatslyentist

"Cocaine is a helluva drug" - School Bus Nagin


14 posted on 08/25/2006 8:23:13 AM PDT by massgopguy (massgopguy)
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To: RushCrush
Does it come with a toy school bus?

Now, with real water!

15 posted on 08/25/2006 8:24:07 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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16 posted on 08/25/2006 8:25:11 AM PDT by LA Woman3
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To: massgopguy

Charlie Murphy would have been a better mayor.


17 posted on 08/25/2006 8:25:14 AM PDT by July 4th (A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
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To: rawcatslyentist

There was a recycling company that offered to pick up all the destroyed autos free of charge. Nagin nixed that idea, in favor of a crony outfit that was going to charge the state about $3,000 each. This factoid apparently has fallen through the cracks somewhere...


18 posted on 08/25/2006 8:27:34 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (BTUs are my Beat.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

IIRC that first recycling co. you mentioned was going to PAY the city.


19 posted on 08/25/2006 8:36:32 AM PDT by Roccus
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
Correct about the recycling company and their offer to Nagin

Nagin refused car-removal offer

Texas company would have paid New Orleans for flooded vehicles

08:38 AM CST on Monday, March 20, 2006

Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS – A Texas company says it offered to pay this city to take tens of thousands of flooded cars off the streets and Mayor Ray Nagin refused the offer.

K&L Auto Crushers of Tyler, a major car crushing company, offered in October to rid the city of its flooded cars and pay $100 per flooded car, K&L's Dan Simpson said.

The city held back because it was apparently concerned that it did not have the legal right to remove the abandoned cars, Mr. Simpson said.

On Sunday, members of Mr. Nagin's press office, most of whom had traveled with him to Atlanta for a mayoral forum, did not immediately respond to an e-mail request seeking comment on K&L's offer.

But the Nagin administration is working on a contract to rid the city of the cars at a cost of $23 million over another six months.


20 posted on 08/25/2006 8:38:01 AM PDT by deport
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