New Orleans mayor calm after talk with Bush

ap on Bakersfield Californian ^ | Brett Martel - ap

[hummingbird]

Now I can say Nagin lacks grace, courtesy and manliness in addition to leadership. Does he think no one sees through this?

What is that phrase about it being better to keep one's mouth shut and being thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt...sumtin' like that.

[bethtopaz]

Damn! Cool!

[Jorge]

Mayor Ray Nagin returned from his meeting with President Bush a picture of calm.

Obviously relieved that a REAL man was now in control of things.

[ncountylee]

Even at 5 cents that's a real big taste. Expect the poverty/race pimps on first safe flight.

[pepsionice]

There should be two plan books for national emergencies...one for NO, and one for the rest of the country. On day one of a NO emergency...declare martial law and put a fed guy in charge for 60 days. Tell the mayor to pack up and go to the Bahamas...give him the ticket and the free room.

[devolve]

Buses? What buses? We have buses?

[Texasforever]

LOL.

[NormsRevenge]

The pressures he is under, self inflected to some degree or not are intense..

Just so he doesn't pull a Teddy K and stick a dagger in the back of the man who will bail his arse out in the end...and do so graciously.

[Paradox]

Nagin said Bush gave him a hearty greeting and did not seem at all offended by Nagin's earlier outburst.

George Bush is a CLASS ACT. He is a better man than I. The man has an inner peace that most people lack. Although I am not religious, I believe I know what that peace is.....

[pollywog]

Translation: After I ranted like a child, hopefully nobody will blame me for my incompetence, and someone will clean up my mess.

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!

[ncountylee]

Yea, it was kind of nice to have someone come in and save your sorry butt ... wasn't it Mayor?

His hook-up is back too, no shakes.

[dixiechick2000]

"Those two inspired leaders and moral giants would sure make a great pair to give inspirational seminars. ;-) Maybe if the attendees paid extra they could also have Al Sharpton and the Governor of Louisiana (just to get a balanced perspective)."




...in the Super Dome. ;o)

[dixiechick2000]

ROTFLOL!

[I see my hands]

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Almost scary how dead on accurate Ayn Rand was.

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[bethtopaz]

It's o.k. I was defending him this morning to three ignorant people at my car repairshop - waiting to get my oil changed. I had turned on Fox News and when people came in and saw it they started their poisonous talk. I just cut one of the guys off and said, "Look, I like President Bush. I think he's doing a great job! I just want you to know that before you continue!" We ended up actually having a good talk. I just see myself as a teacher - these people are just repeating the talking points they hear from the alphabet stew on prime time. Once I start to talk and tell them that they don't want to mess with me, because I study this stuff -- they back down really fast, or just get pissed and walk away. But not as pissed as you and I are for all the lies and misrepresentations the MSM is constantly spewing forth about maybe one of the greatest presidents we've had in a long, long time.

[lndrvr1972]

What this useless person of a Mayor will not admit is that he went into a hotel and put 400 out of state tourists and put them on buses before his own city.

[hummingbird]

he should be calm maybe someone should show him the 100 probably plus of yellow school buses under water he could have used to get the people who everyone said had no way to get out of New Orleans instead of them being parked maybe he should have planned alittle better

...and someone should also introduce him to Jabar Gibson who got the key to a school bus, picked up about 70 people and drove to Houston. Never drove a bus before either.

[NormsRevenge]

There's a new Sheriff in town , Mayor..

Louisiana State Police officers stop a car in downtown New Orleans, Friday, Sept. 2, 2005. The occupants of the car were searched and then let go. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Brett Coomer)

[Howlin]

That's what I'm thinking. :-)

[hummingbird]

Thank you for your post, bethtopaz. Excellent.