Ray Nagin. What are your views on what he has said so far in his mayoral race for New Orleans?
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he is an idiot and his comment about how new orleans should be a chocolate city was racist.
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Bridget:\n"I agree a bit. See Katrina was 98% blacks and all the other towns around them are recovering yet Katrina is the only one in ruins!"\n\nI didn't know Katrina was a town.  Where is Katrina located?\n\nKatrina was the hurricane that hit and destroyed a lot of the Gulf Coast.  The main city that was affected was New Orleans in Louisiana.  Now, regarding Mr. West's comment, while I think there may be some truth to his statement, I don't agree 100% with it.  I don't think that Bush is a racist, and doesn't care for black people.  I think Bush doesn't care for poor people.  It just so happens, that most poor people in that area were black.  So, you see, more than a racial issue, this is a socio-economics issue.
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Dear infobod, it is Huw, Pugh etc, and I should prefer to have Trunptons mayor over this cabinet anyday. Incorruptible, steadfast and looked good in a hat, what more could you want from a politician?
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Maybe Ray Nagin is getting stoopider- he wants to be Forrest Gump (always talkin' about Boxes of Chocolates and what not).\n\nThere were many other ways he could have stated the idea that would have been acceptable...the fact that NOLA is/was predominantly african-American in population.
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Tell me to elect Mitch Daniels AGAIN for Governor saying the he "has improved our lives", I have never had such a displeasing vote, I felt awful after I voted for him. He is making Indiana even poorer than it already was! \n\nI cannot not stand what he has done to our state. He went to Japan to get more jobs for us, but came there in a cheap jacket and ball cap, that is very disrespectful to them, because you have to dress up with the proper attire and be serious. \n\nAlso, if they would completely ban stem cell research and other things that could benefit our society (which they are trying too... might want to be neutral now.)
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He will not be held accountable until the day his no good rear end is voted out of office.\n\nI was deployed to Louisiana for two months with the National Guard and had to listen to his imcompetent butt on a daily basis. He was no more equipped to deal with a crisis than he blames other people of being.\n\nIt is time to stop whining and blaming his troubles on others. Great leaders rise to the ocassion no matter what the circumstances are. Anyone out there think Nagin rose to anything???
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I am so glad we don't have a crook as the new Secretary of state.  Jennifer Brunner spoke at our voting rights conference debate 3 weeks ago so she is probably going to have more honest elections.\n\nThe biggest thrill is that Blackwell lost (I hought sure they would rig the election for him for his huge roll in helping steal Ohio for Bush in 2004..and what a poor showing 37% to 60% for Strickland.\n\nOne thing I don't think they will even consider is thinking about cutting medicaid to sick, homeless people making less than $115 a month to balance their budget (while keeping the ripoff nursing homes since they were reps greater campaign contributors like the republicans did till thankfully they got that unexpected windfall..to be that poor, homeless, and sick and they take away your antipycotic meds or insulin or chemo is just cruel.  A former minister like Strickland would not even consider a bill like that.\n\nWhtever they do, it will be better than what Taft could do
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I heard Hutchinson (the independent candidate) speak last year, and I was impressed with him. He's a great speaker and he seems to have a solid plan for the state. Unfortunately, I don't think he'll win (polls are putting him far behind Hatch and Pawlenty) so we will have to consider who of the remaining two candidates we would like to see win.\n\nI generally think Pawlenty has done a decent job thus far, and as such I'll probably vote for him again, but I can't tell you how to vote.  I was a little put off by the fact that Hatch has been so abrasive to reporters.\n\nTry looking at this website: http://www.vote-smart.org/ for information about where candidates stand on certain issues.
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I think he has a good chance, but it depends on how many Texans are willing to take that chance. But yes, by now everyone's sick of politicians making promises and not keeping them, they would be more apt to trust someone that just seems more honest. He seems like he means what he says.
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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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f_chuck...\n My rights are being violated, as a New Orleans citizen.\nYour rights as an American period!\nwhat color they are wearing doesn’t mater ,what matters is the fact that we are staring down the barrel of automatic rifles, illegal stops and searches, and the overall military presence in the city.\n I listen to my police scanner, I hear what they are doing and saying, I travel all over the greater New Orleans area, everyday.\n \n and pam....you should Google a little before you comment!\nthis is not the first place the National guard has done this, Knoxville, New Mexico, all over. \n \nA few months ago, during Katrina (when the police ran like sissies) maybe their presence was a little more understood, overboard considering the rescue crews but somewhat understood.\n\nSo the same guns that protect our boarder, are the same guns pointed at our kids in New Orleans...\n\nAs far as the Mayor goes, I kinda agree as most politicians are just a pawn in the over all bigger, more sinister plan. He does still make decisions that affect me directly.\n\nJust to answer the question you’re asking now! No, I’m not a criminal, I’m a white female law abiding citizen that wouldn’t violate a single law. It's not just the stereo types being affected by the new police state, it's anyone with chrome wheels, on the streets after dark, anyone that stands out in any way.\n\n I guess if 60% of New Orleans wasn’t still destroyed almost a year later, more New Orleans citizens would have the internet and ability to comment on this sad situation.
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I know nothing about him, so I would need to do some research on him.  His skin color is not relevant to me.  If I agreed with his views and he was qualified for the office that he might run for, I would consider voting for him.
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He's the best chance we have for 2012, but I wish he would run with Ms. CLinton, they would be a powerful team.  He will be unstoppable, but there still are some hesitations from the mainstream because he's young and black.  To me he's young, SMART I don't want to marginalize him, but he's \nSenator McDreamy...
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Hilary Clinton, becuase I thnink Condi is a sell out to the GOP, besides the GOP does'nt fairly represent black people. Just look at New Orleans. Besides she wants to be the NFL commissioner when Bushs time is up.
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I was going to give a smartass comment but your further comments enlightened me to honesty.\n\nI am a 36 year non affiliated Libertarian leaning male in Miami FL.\n\nI feel it is very hard to give a simple 1-10 on the job as a whole. HOWEVER I would say 4 overall.\n\nHere's why...\nPlus\n-Lead the world in aid to poor African peoples.\n-Has expanded protected marine wildlife habbitat.\n-Has supported a anti oil energy policy.\n-Has appointed more minorities and women to high powered positions.\n-Has acted on the immegration issue.\n-Has acted as a very moderate President.\n\nMinus\n-Entered into the Iraq war based on poor intelligence and pure ignorance (to discount the findings of the British's "Rockingham Project" and put ALL of his trust in Ahmed Chalabi was STUPID)\n-Has NOT acted on social welfare reform\n-Has not acted on campaign finance reform\n-Has not curtailed spending and the massive growth of the federal government.\n-Has not vetoed ANY bill brought before him..even those that are loaded with pork.\n-Has not created ANY exit plan for Iraq NOR any occupation plan.\n-Education plan is short sighted and poorly funded.
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Neddie you rock.\n\nSantorum is losing his race, and he is as desperate as he can get. He is willing to do a McCarthy two step to try to rally his supports even if it means lying, bold face 100% ask for it in your grocers freezer lying.\n\nI remember the day after FOX let Santorum lie make misleading and disengenous statement regarding the Delfuer report,  There were 4 post asking why liberals kept denying we did find WMD's.\n\nThe simple truth is because we didn't.\nThe more they repeat the lie the more the believe thier own lie.\n\nkeep up the good fight Neddie
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To somepolisci...\n\nA Republican who had been trailing in the polls (due to some talk he was possibly connected to a scandal that got his predecessor indicted) won.  His polls went up after he pointed out that he is stricter on illegal immigration than was his opponent and after McCain canceled an appearance at one of the candidate's benefits because the candidate opposed the Senate Bill.  His opponent was also taped saying to someone who had just told her that he had no documents that it was OK, he could work for her campaign and vote for her anyhow. (She says it was a slip of the tongue.)\n\nBusby (the one who lost) was concerned enough about the importance of the immigration issue that her campaign fund paid for and ran adds in favor of an even more conservative candidate who had ties to the Minutemen, hoping to split the vote on that issue.\n\nThe margin he won by wasn't huge, I admit.  However, he had special hurdles to overcome.