[Darnright]

When the hurricane was still out in the ocean, there was a live feed here on FR from a New Orleans tv station. The anchors had Ray Nagin in the studio.

I will never, ever forget the anchor asking him if there were plans to go into the poor areas and get people evacuated. His answer was telling.

I can't remember the exact words, but he basically shook his head, and said there was no way to evacuate the people. HE WAS ASKED why buses or cars couldn't be sent in, and he said, even if transportation was provided, the people would not go.

I guarantee that video tape has been destroyed by now.

[syriacus]

HE WAS ASKED why buses or cars couldn't be sent in, and he said, even if transportation was provided, the people would not go.

Nagin is certainly NO Rudy Giuliani.

Nagin is only steadfast when he is defending himself. Like the time, shortly after Katrina, that he was encouraging people to return to New Orleans, even though a new storm, Rita, was forming out at sea.

~~Happy Days are Here Again~~

"Happy Days are here again,"
Said New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin.
"Yes, the water's down,
Come back into town.
Happy days are here again."

A storm named Rita's coming strong
Nagin fears the levees won't last long
He'll repeat his hymn
To folks he once made swim
"Don't blame me. I'm never wrong."

[dixiechick2000]

"I guarantee that video tape has been destroyed by now."


It may be destroyed, but many of us saw it.
I was streaming WWL and watched that interview.

[Doctor Raoul]

I remember the Mayor complaining that you couldn't use the school buses because they had no bathrooms.

Hey, hold it for an hour and they find some bushes. That philosphy would have saved many.