Comments on: New Orleans Mayor Interview

By: Black River Eagle

Black River Eagle — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 13:36:52 +0000

Boy, no shortage of opinions here. I’ll have to check this interview with Mayor Nagin out myself.

I agree with the commenter who stated that “this is not a Black/White issue, this is an American issue…” to the extent that to use the Race Card in a time of emergency like this is stupid, selfish, and wrong. I’m an African-American by the way, and I say that it is really stupid and you might light some fires that you can’t put out later. I see all kinds of people trying to help; all races, creeds, colors, religions, etc.

We need a united country in there doing all that it can to help survivors get out and begin the cleanup and start the recovery and rebuilding. We need help from our friends around the world, including the Cubans and anyone else that can offer something postive without a lot of political or idealogical strings attached. I guess that makes the rebuilding of lives along the Gulf Coast a global issue, as all natural disasters of this scale should be.

Cut the BS and get busy, America.

By: Dena Davis

Dena Davis — Sun, 04 Sep 2005 04:50:56 +0000

The Mayor of New Orleans Is 100% right!!! We can invade IRAQ but we cant invade the city of New Orleans!!! Hell— Now we have Fidel Castro offering to send 1100 doctors into New Orleans. This is a disgrace.

Now I am a white soccor mom. I am here to tell you — If that a bunch of soccor moms out there instead of the poorest of the poor– I do think the response whould have more forceful — and sooner.

The Leadership at the FEDERAL LEVEL– is an absolute disaster. I hope this country sees this now!!

By: MARISA

MARISA — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 17:17:38 +0000

I understand the dissapoitment of the mayor and people of Luisiana.
But for the mayor to be critical about the response, he should also be citical about himself, how he handled the evacuation on his city before being hit by katrina, everyone knew that’s was coming two days in advance, and it was a sure thing for them, his city should have been evacuate tottaly, it shouldn’t be optional for the citizens,and the city should have provided transportation to people that had no money for gas or cars, o lot of problems wouldn’t exesist if he as head of his city had done his part! so don’t just sit on his tail and blame others.
anyway the ones to suffer is and always will the poor and less fortunate in this case, happens to be the blacks, it is not a problem of race but economical.
good lucky people of Luisiana, unfortunatly is to late o undone what happened there, but it is not too late to make it right now, so we as Americans should Demand from our gov. ACTION NOW STAT!

By: Midwest greeves

Midwest greeves — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 13:35:20 +0000

I really get sick of seeing all the cameras taking pictures and the reporters yammering away as people are screaming in the background. Put down the da- cameras and mics, pitch in and help!!
At least Harry Conik was in there and getting bottled water and food.
It is not a race/socio-economic/political issue. It is AN AMERICAN ISSUE!!

By: Saheli

Saheli — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 00:49:13 +0000

I have to say, I totally feel AC on this one but Landrieu would have been insane to be anything but polite. She’s a junior, minor senator with very little base. I wouldn’t blame her for grovelling now and kicking ass later.

By: Stuart Berman

Stuart Berman — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 22:57:30 +0000

Sounds like Nagin is trying to deflect attention from his own failings. This is the same Mayor Nagin that held up 30 relief boats several days ago that were sent from the governor because of his concerns about ‘jurisdiction’. Yeah – let’s have the lawyers settle the issues while people are dying…

By: Jiggle The Handle

Jiggle The Handle — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 17:26:54 +0000

Nagin is one angry man

An angry Mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin, in an interview with WWL-AM. I particularly like the “no more press conferences until we have resources promised” line: New Orleans Mayor Interview…

By: Joho the Blog

Joho the Blog — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 16:01:07 +0000

Mayor of News Orlean interview

EthanZ says this radio interview with the mayor of News Orleans is “extraordinary.” I haven’t heard it — I’m sitting in the audience at the Ars Electronica conference — but I trust Ethan when he blogs: He’s extremely critical of the di…

By: Just Well Mixed

Just Well Mixed — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:20:57 +0000

The End of New Orleans: “They Don’t Have a Clue”

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin gave an extraordinary interview to local radio station WWL-AM yesterday. I’m mirroring the audio here…