Ray Nagin's going to New York to beg for business.
from the Washington Post
....With the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina behind him and the task of rebuilding New Orleans' shattered economy just beginning, Mayor Ray Nagin will lead a two-day pitch to New York's investment community designed to bring much-needed business to the devastated city.....
Don't you think he would've thought about this upcoming trip before he made the
"big hole" statement on 60 Minutes? What a moron.
Here's another example of Nagin's idiotic comments (thanks to American Zombie)
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
A new year
The first year Post Katrina is over. It's provided closure for some. It was just another day for others. Yesterday was a time for reflection for so many people. A time to recount all they've lost, learned, mourned, gained.... regardless of our personal circumstances, we were all changed in some way by Katrina. I myself have learned patience. Patience with myself, with others. The patience to accept the long lines in the checkout counters at Walmart, patience to sit through hours of traffic just to get home. It's been a year of insight not only into myself, but others as well. I'm looking forward to watching us all heal in the next year. Hoping that New Orleans over comes all of her problems and blooms as the beautiful city that she can be.
Here are what others are thinking around the area
The Times Pic's column recounting survival stories
The Third Battle of New Orleans
Maitri
b rox
Here are what others are thinking around the area
The Times Pic's column recounting survival stories
The Third Battle of New Orleans
Maitri
b rox
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Monday, August 28, 2006
NY: Nagin is a sorry man
from The New York Daily News
Nagin is sorry man
BY MICHAEL McAULIFF
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU
WASHINGTON — With the anniversary of his own city's tragedy coming tomorrow, loudmouthed New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is apologizing for calling Ground Zero a "hole in the ground."
"I am sorry for that because I have seen death in my own city," Nagin said yesterday.
Nagin, speaking on NBC's "Meet the Press," said he was just trying to counter critics on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's anniversary by pointing to another American disaster site that has not been rebuilt.
"After 9/11, we sent trucks, we sent resources, we sent food. We prayed for New York," Nagin said. "When we had Katrina, they reciprocated. So I understand what they've gone through, and I hope they understand . . . what we've gone through."
Nagin says he wishes he had chosen different words to describe Ground Zero.
"I wish I would have basically said that it was an undeveloped site, which it is," he said.
But Nagin did not escape criticism yesterday for the slow pace of work in his city, including some from Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu, a fellow Democrat, who called his performance "hit and miss."
"We've all made mistakes," Landrieu said on ABC's "This Week." "But he's not stayed focused on the job at hand."
Among other things, Nagin has been slammed for failing to get people out of the city during the storm and doing a poor job getting the city back on its feet.
But Nagin and Landrieu both said the city would be doing better if the federal government had not failed so dismally. Landrieu said a major problem was that of the $110 billion President Bush authorized to help after the storm, only about 12% has gotten down to the local level.
Donald Powell, the President's appointee overseeing Gulf Coast reconstruction, said on "Fox News Sunday" that New Orleans has a long way to go, but its port has been rebuilt, tourism is back and the energy industry is roaring.
"We still have a long way to go, but the President's in it for the long haul," he said.
Originally published on August 28, 2006
Nagin is sorry man
BY MICHAEL McAULIFF
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU
WASHINGTON — With the anniversary of his own city's tragedy coming tomorrow, loudmouthed New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is apologizing for calling Ground Zero a "hole in the ground."
"I am sorry for that because I have seen death in my own city," Nagin said yesterday.
Nagin, speaking on NBC's "Meet the Press," said he was just trying to counter critics on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's anniversary by pointing to another American disaster site that has not been rebuilt.
"After 9/11, we sent trucks, we sent resources, we sent food. We prayed for New York," Nagin said. "When we had Katrina, they reciprocated. So I understand what they've gone through, and I hope they understand . . . what we've gone through."
Nagin says he wishes he had chosen different words to describe Ground Zero.
"I wish I would have basically said that it was an undeveloped site, which it is," he said.
But Nagin did not escape criticism yesterday for the slow pace of work in his city, including some from Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu, a fellow Democrat, who called his performance "hit and miss."
"We've all made mistakes," Landrieu said on ABC's "This Week." "But he's not stayed focused on the job at hand."
Among other things, Nagin has been slammed for failing to get people out of the city during the storm and doing a poor job getting the city back on its feet.
But Nagin and Landrieu both said the city would be doing better if the federal government had not failed so dismally. Landrieu said a major problem was that of the $110 billion President Bush authorized to help after the storm, only about 12% has gotten down to the local level.
Donald Powell, the President's appointee overseeing Gulf Coast reconstruction, said on "Fox News Sunday" that New Orleans has a long way to go, but its port has been rebuilt, tourism is back and the energy industry is roaring.
"We still have a long way to go, but the President's in it for the long haul," he said.
Originally published on August 28, 2006
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Commemorating Katrina
I like this idea of commemorating the one year anniversary of Katrina's landfall
The Katrina Dinner 2006
This August 29th the Lost Tribe of New Orleans is Invited to Participate in a Ritual Meal Commemorating the One Year Anniversary of Katrina
The Katrina Dinner 2006
This August 29th the Lost Tribe of New Orleans is Invited to Participate in a Ritual Meal Commemorating the One Year Anniversary of Katrina
This guy is scum
from the TP here's an article about an asshole suing a man for using his boat to rescue people after Katrina
A Broadmoor man who said he rescued more than 200 residents after commandeering a boat during the flood after Hurricane Katrina is being sued by the boat's owner for taking it "without receiving permission."
The lawsuit contends that boat owner John M. Lyons Jr. suffered his own distress, in the form of "grief, mental anguish, embarrassment and suffering . . . due to the removal of the boat," as well as its replacement costs...
I wish I could reach out and grab Mr. Lyons by the throat and show him some distress.
What an ass.
A Broadmoor man who said he rescued more than 200 residents after commandeering a boat during the flood after Hurricane Katrina is being sued by the boat's owner for taking it "without receiving permission."
The lawsuit contends that boat owner John M. Lyons Jr. suffered his own distress, in the form of "grief, mental anguish, embarrassment and suffering . . . due to the removal of the boat," as well as its replacement costs...
I wish I could reach out and grab Mr. Lyons by the throat and show him some distress.
What an ass.
Rockey you asskisser
You know, I wish you had another four years, man. If we had this president for another four years, I think we'd be great.
Gee, wonder if this whole thing was set up by PR people to make the President look like he actually gave a damn? Golly, that George Bush sure is a can do guy — he can do what his handlers tell him in front of the camera.
Gee, wonder if this whole thing was set up by PR people to make the President look like he actually gave a damn? Golly, that George Bush sure is a can do guy — he can do what his handlers tell him in front of the camera.
Friday, August 25, 2006
Ernesto
Update August 26, 2006
here's the latest forecast I'll wait till tomorrow to make hotel reservations.
Let's just hope Ernesto follows the same path his like-named predecessor's took.
here's the latest forecast I'll wait till tomorrow to make hotel reservations.
Let's just hope Ernesto follows the same path his like-named predecessor's took.
Links worth checking out
Dangle has provided some good links for the Road Home Plan (check out the side bar) and
is also providing a Katrina time line. Thanks, Dangle!
is also providing a Katrina time line. Thanks, Dangle!
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