So.. What Is He Trying To Say?
If any one of the number of Conservative radio hosts or political figures had made the following statements, there would be rallys, calls for resignations, rioting, concerts for unity, and never-ending debate on racism in white America.
By BRETT MARTEL
Associated Press Writer
Mayor Ray Nagin suggested Monday that Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and other storms were a sign that "God is mad at America" and at black communities, too, for tearing themselves apart with violence and political infighting.
"Surely God is mad at America. He sent us hurricane after hurricane after hurricane, and it's destroyed and put stress on this country," Nagin, who is black, said as he and other city leaders marked Martin Luther King Day.
"Surely he doesn't approve of us being in Iraq under false pretenses. But surely he is upset at black America also. We're not taking care of ourselves."
Nagin also promised that New Orleans will be a "chocolate" city again. Many of the city's black neighborhoods were heavily damaged by Katrina.
"It's time for us to come together. It's time for us to rebuild New Orleans _ the one that should be a chocolate New Orleans," the mayor said. "This city will be a majority African American city. It's the way God wants it to be. You can't have New Orleans no other way. It wouldn't be New Orleans."
posted by TinyElvis @ 9:44 PM
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I know. I read that last night. Makes me sick. Also, the Katrinis "victims" are pleading here in Memphis not to stop FEMA from paying for them.
Ok then i read this last night in the Atlanta Journal Const
The Ritz-Carlton on Peachtree Road in Buckhead billed FEMA $1,190 for rooms. But those rooms weren't nearly as expensive as one might think. They cost an average of $132.25 nightly, according to the records.
The most expensive rooms were at the Embassy Suites on Peachtree Road in Buckhead. It charged an average $159.46 per room.
According to the FEMA records, the full-service hotel billed the federal government about $81,485.
Sorry that I went over your head there anonymous. I was specifically referring to this statement:
"It's time for us to rebuild New Orleans _ the one that should be a chocolate New Orleans," the mayor said. "This city will be a majority African American city."
You think a Conservative would get a free pass if he or she echoed that same sentiment in a public forum? Hell, a Convservative cannot even say something supposedly insensitive in a private forum (e.g. Trent Lott) without having to pay a price.
In his remarks, Nagin is actually espousing conservative views...An angry God sending hurricane after hurricane to destroy our country. Also, rebuilding New Orleans as a "majority-African American city" can be interpreted as not wanting "white" America's help; this self-reliant attitude practically gives conservatives a woody. All this sounds very conservative to me. I'm not defending Nagin. I just don't understand your assertion that Nagin's views are somehow different than "any of the number of Conservative radio hosts or political figures." Nagin is pretty much in line with their views.
He explained that chocolate is a mixture of raw cocoa and milk [black and white]. You mix it all together and get...voila: sweet, perfect chocolate. So it's actually a metaphor - albeit a bizzarre one - for black/white integration and harmony.
The Watcher also wonders if he wasn't trying to deliberately grab some limelight for the City and its still-in-progress recovery. And maybe a little shine for himself as well.
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