Why can't these stupid politicians get real and stop jerkin' everybody around?  I know that is what they do best here in good ole' Louisiana, but come on!!! Can we get a little help that is actually worth something to the poor people who are still living out of town? And do ya think they could pick up the nasty flooded out cars?
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First, let me say that if you lived on the other side of the canal, you are NOT from New Orleans, you are in fact a Metairian from Jefferson Parish.\n\nSecond, the politics are so bad b/c of the political framework that has developed primarily since Huey P. Long which supports patronage and a welfare state.  These two components have been in place and supported by the electorate for so long, no one knows how to think differently.  This is obvious by the #2 vote winner in last week's mayoral election.\n\nTrue change cannot come overnight and will be very painful for those who most gain from the existing system.  This includes the politicians, their buddies in the businesses which are required to keep government going, the poor who depend on the state to help them by giving out money and equivalents, the list goes on . . .\n\nYou can fix it by doing two things: First, move into Orleans Parish.  If Orleans Parish does not succeed, your precious sheltered life in Metairie will quickly follow.  Second, get involved on city politics. You don't have to run for office,  but be informed and participate where you can.\n\nThe greater New Orleans area will recover but everyone has to make some sacrifice and also participate in the rebuilding of the arguably greatest city in the country.\n\nFollow Up: Point well taken!  I believe that the interconnectedness of the area still has its centerpoint in the economic health of Orleans Parish.  More power to you if you support Orleans with your actions, as you mentioned.  But,  your vote only counts if you live in the parish.  If you want to fix the politics, you must live in the parish so you can vote there.  Thanks for being someone who is committed to the rebuilding of the city, even if you won't live in it.
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I asked this here 4 months ago and again 2 months ago, and everyone thought ole Mayor Nagin had a handle on it. Bull crap!! He has done nothing to search for those bodies in the houses. Only when the National guard was there they were searched for. Or when sad family member came home looking. I can't believe they voted this man in again. One week after Katrina there was a news report that he went and bought a brand new large home in Texas. His clothes back then started to get richer looking. He is a complete moron!!
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The people of New Orleans!! I want to say up front I have nothing to do with that cespool of sucmbags. Save the money, & let the "Chocolate City" turn into Atlantis......\n\n6/27/06 The lawlessness, the disfunction, the looters, killers. Hell now they need the National Guard to protect a city with fewer people than before. The Mayor is useless and the football team sucks. Do I need more?
584471
Yes they do here. Their nice, but they don't do their job. I can just call my brother and friends that live up the street, they would get here faster than the cops and do what needs to be done to clear up the problem.
76538
how low can we go? Bush and Cheney are monsters. How much more can the national debt soar? How many lies can he tell?  Is there another oil-rich country that we can invade? Is Osama Bin Laden still virtually unscathed from his horrendous attack on our country? How many of our young people are going to Iraq? How many will come home? How much richer can the rich get? How much poorer can the poor get? It is a sad state of affairs when our people are out priced at the gas pumps, and it is only going to get worse. These are tip of the iceberg questions, but suffice it to say that there is not a number that goes low enough. He will spend his remaining tenure in office seeing just how much his constituency can stand before reaching point break. I am already there, but I can proudly say that I did not vote for this monster, or for his ass clown father.
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i  would  rather   my  tax   dollars  be  wasted   on  the   blacks  in   new  orleans  than   being   used  to   keep   up   all   these   illegal.at   least   this   people  are   citizens.its  the  goverments  stupid   fault,  that  all  this   happened. wish  they  would  send   me  a   credit   card.see  what  all  i   buy.
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Wow, I didn't know stuff like that still happened. I've seen if for stadiums but not highways.  I have two answers, contact the ACLU, and start a petition with signatures of all others that are affected by this.  I'm sure they feel like you do, attract as much publicity as you can, public offices don't like to look bad.
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Just when you think you've heard the daftest thing of all, up pop our Government and delivers this!. Why the hell is taxpayers money being used to compensate a bunch of morons who, in reality, ought to go down on bended knee and thank society for ridding them of their UNLAWFUL habit.  They are scum, and, if there is any compensation to be paid, isn't it they who should be compensating their victims?. How can they say their human rights were violated?... you have to be human for the act to come into effect.. and they're anything but that.  For God's sake... POLITICIANS.....  LISTEN.  We are crying out for a party that will GOVERN fairly, squarely and sensibly - according to the will of the people. Be WARNED, we - the people -  are sick and tired of Europe, sick and tired of helping the lawbreakers - whilst neglecting the victims - and absolutely pissed off with your namby pamby Political correctness. What about Society correctness?. Get your bloody act together.
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Oh boy! Im glad you broke the ice! This has been bothering me too! Right now until the elections are over,nothing will be done. They are all focused on campaigning and basically looking good.Half of them are spending 3 times as much just commercializing themselves and If they get into office they are only going to make 1 times worth of the cost they spent out! I dont mind people coming to my country BUT they need to do things and respect the country like an american citizen.Dont misconstrue,they can still cherish and keep their respects to their own heritage. But they dont need to look at me funny when i put my american flag up by my front door!!!They need to learn our language,just like we do in their country. THEY NEED TO PAY TAXES!!! Thats the part that really makes me mad there! And the majority of them sneaking in here are living off of our government!?! Now if they are here illegally and our government is signing them up for all kinds of welfare,they should be taxed from that! The whole reason people come here is for freedom and a better chance for a more meaningful life. You see them driving these beautiful cars around and the average hard working tax payer cant even afford it,and the tax payer deserves it! I have heard of local factories with thier employees having social security cards from the 1930's and the people who have those in their wallets dont look a day over 25! But i think something will give soon,we cant ignore it much longer. Its going to take a group other then the government to put something in action. Right now the government has too many wars,not enough eyes or money to keep it all under watch. These people should put america right beside the place in their hearts where they have a place for their own country,make a stand for whats right and fair,walk up to the offices and make their own selves leagal without threats! Our country is not a free ride,its a home to alot of different types of people. If you are here illegally,you are not being fair to us!
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If the entire US congress can't get to the bottom of this, I don't know what we can do.  They are having hearings right now to try to find out what to do about this horrible mess.  Meanwhile millions of taxpayer dollars are going down the drain.\n\nCall you congress person and demand that something be done!\n\nThat's what I did.
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First, it was a mistake to build below sea level. Why should the Federal Government pay the bill for local government's poor planning? The Libs are quick to blame a Republican run federal government. But from what I have heard, they GAVE them money and the local government divied it up for their pet projects and not on the dike.\nAnd from what I have seen regarding that hurricane, I don't think ANYTHING could have held up against it. It was aweful!
23663
Does ANYBODY notice that no matter WHAT a president does, the general public has a problem with it?  Bush is cleaning up the mess that Clinton started.  War with Iraq was imminent, meaning going to happen anyway.  Clinton, not having ANY military experience (He dodged the draft by going to Europe), wanted to stay away from war.  As far as the Katrina victims, they were told a week in advance to leave, that a Cat 5 hurricane would flood a city BUILT BELOW SEA LEVEL. Those who didn't leave are morons.  They got what they were stubborn enough to deserve.  Then they cry for help and shoot at the help?  I'm sorry, but a tv and nikes are not going to feed your family.  I feel he is doing all that ONE MAN can do.  You think all you complaining about everything is helping or making it easier?  1000 people died in Iraq...  In how long?  How long does it take 1000 people to die in America?  No one complains about that, now do they?
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Thank you for offering to help!\n\nFirst, we've got to get our government off its lazy, money grubbing butt.  It has to make the decision to move the trailers and then implement that decision.  Time is wasting away and there are hurricane victims in desparate need of housing -- Some of them are being evicted from their temporary hotel housing now.\n\nTo kick 'em into gear, write your senators and your congressman.  Tell them that you are deeply dissapointed that the trailers are just sitting, doing nobody any good.  Then, get your friends and family to start writing letters.  Have your friends and family get their friends to write.  Write to your local TV and radio stations and tell them that you, your friends and your family are writing and that you would appreciate it if they would get the word out to others.\n\nThis has become the highest order of incompetency.  I understand the rule about not setting up temporary housing in a flood plain, but give me a break!  I would hope that our government would at least be embarrassed into action by now!\n\nSorry for the rant and thank you for giving me the opportunity to say something in another forum.
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your right! They are milking the government for all they can get. crying racism if they don't continue to get free places to stay, eat, get a check etc...I feel sorry for the real victims of Katrina, but they have found cases of people actually living in St. Louis, Missouri; that collected quite a bit of money; stating they were victims just because of their race. Most of the real victims have re-started their lives, but you have the ones that are lazy,and never having anything to begin with, in new homes. What a disgrace to our country. When another catastrophe happens, there won't be any funds. Not to say there hasn't been other catastrophes, but because of the race issue; this one will continue on.
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I also remember that a Dem mayor and a Dem governor had no time to help the citizens of New Orleans. They also had no policemen available to protect these citizens or to supply them with food or water.\nHowever the same Dem mayor and Dem governor had plenty of time and policemen to go out and confiscate the guns owned by law abiding citizens.\nAnd of course plenty of time to blame Bush for causing the Hurricane. Go figure.
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Lol...welcome to the club.  I left a note on your 360 page...you are very beautiful.   My theory is this....if they could just make a vibe that would take out the garbage and cut the grass....we wouldn't need these guys hardly at all...lol......................
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There are alot of questions here so I'll try to answer them all.\n\n"When New Orleans was hit with the hurricane and wiped off the map, in my heart I felt I should give money to help the people. That was just common nature for a U. S. citizen to naturally do for our country or other country's around the world no mater what type of government they have in place." \n\nI feel two ways about this matter.  One is this Country gives to much monney to other Countrys and not enoth to this one.  But at the same time the people in Orleans where asked to leve and did not they had two weeks to pack up and leve but they did not.  What could we have done when so many people picked not to leve?\n\n"What I am concerned with is if the money I gave, got to a PERSON from that specific state or other country I sent the money to?"\n\nQuestion?  Who did you give you're money to?\nJust waching MSNBC and they said that there was alot of "fraud and abuse" that people where doing over there.  (check out url for more info.)  Makes you feel just a tad less sorry for these people.\n\n"Why is it that our government can't take responsibility and pay up, for there mistake in the first place. From what I have read, it was known that those levies could not hold a category 4 or 5 hurricane years or decades ago, but failed to strengthen them back when it was first discovered? \n\nI don't think any mistakes where made.  The truth is that  New Orleans is sinking as it stands now New Orleans is lower then sea level.  The reasons that thoes levies have not been fixed are one the cost is to grate for a city that is sinking and two they don't even know if it's posablem to fix them.  Even if they are fixed and we get another "Katrina" it's posable for this to happen again and again.  "IF" we do fix these levies we are putting peoples lives at risk.\n\n"Do you think it was rude of the two presidents to ask us to give more money when it is our nature to give, even until it hurts?"\n\nDo I think it's rude?  No, I don't.  \n\n"Did you help when 911 happened ?"\nYes, but I feel as if it was not enoth\n\n"or Live Aid?\nor Live8?"\n\nLive Aid, No.  Or Live8 don't know what that is.