What a Wonka
Aussie Dave | Jan 22, 2006 | 1 comment
I know this news is days old, but it’s refreshing to know that Israel is not the only place with politicians who say really dumb things.
Mayor Ray Nagin on Tuesday apologized for urging residents to rebuild a “chocolate New Orleans” and saying, “You can’t have New Orleans no other way.”“I’m really sorry that some people took that they way they did, and that was not my intention,” the mayor said. “I say everybody’s welcome.”Nagin added that he never should have used the term “chocolate.”
I’m guessing he also now regrets that he hired this guy as deputy Mayor:
About the Author
An Australian immigrant to Israel, Aussie Dave has been blogging since early 2003.Filed Under: General
The entire Katrina disaster would have been avoided if the New Orleans government had bothered to demand the levees get shored up when they had the chance. Instead, both they and their senators asked for the equivalent amount of money be sent to brib-, er, I mean “earmarks” for various useless projects.
If in a democracy you get the government you deserve, then it looks like New Orleans brought this disaster on themselves, all bitching, whining and passing the buck aside.
-ron