Help me understand........Nagan wins?

Dennis Gardner

This isn't political in nature, I just need to know since I don't live close enough to the issues to understand. I just don't get it.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12903625/

Why would the majority of people in a city that was devastated and mishandled by him, vote him back into office? Aren't those left in the city to vote less affected (homes still standing) by the devastion and have active brains that can tell the difference between someone that cares and someone that can get things done?

1996blackmax

I was initially surprised when I saw this. Maybe people think that the blame is not all on his shoulders......

dorokusai

The same mentality keeps people like Marion Barry(DC) in public offices....never quite understood it, but that's the way it goes.

"Goddamn setup . . . I'll be goddamn . . . **** set me up." - M. Barry, 1990

broker

Marion Barry is the funniest mayor to walk the earth, Nagan is a close 2nd.



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Dennis Gardner

Rebuilding a city is way above rebuilding a neighborhood..........I understand voting for "one of your own" as someone that understands your needs, but I would think that during the rebuild, you would want someone that could manage the $$$ the best to get the best possible city for the future.

Then once the shiney new city is vital again, sack their ****, and vote in the guy that cares for the people above the city. This is a time for leadership, not friendship.

Early B.

What's wrong with Nagin? During the crisis, he was obviously quite passionate about appealing to the nation to help his constituents who were most affected by Katrina. Maybe his base of support believes he supports their interests. I dunno, but that sounds like a good politician.

Demiurge

Sounds like someone who is over his head, and we can't forget his nice racist commentary either.

polksda

Answer: people get what they deserve. This just goes to show that the average IQ in New Orleans is double digits, and none of the digits are 9.

Dennis Gardner

Passion = votes. Bring the hurricane season on I guess, lets see if they learned anything.

F1nut

polksda wrote:

Answer: people get what they deserve. This just goes to show that the average IQ in New Orleans is double digits, and none of the digits are 9.

DING DING DING!!! We have a winner.

ohskigod

from what I heard though, there wasnt many solid contenders, I could be wrong though

I rememberred reading that Nagin was a conservative compared to the guy he was running against. I have no idea what the other guys leadership abilities overall were though, its not like Nagin set the benchmark

MacLeod

Well what did you expect? They didnt have sense enough to get out of the way of a hurricane, why not re-elect the biggest baffoon available?

Mazeroth

polksda wrote:

Answer: people get what they deserve. This just goes to show that the average IQ in New Orleans is double digits, and none of the digits are 9.

That was the post of the day. Congrats!

mrbigbluelight

Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

'nuff said.

daniel_paul_

I do not know what he did before or after Katrina, but he did exacly what he had to during the crisis. Places like Mississippi recieved no help. Fema is who skrewed it up.

But at the same time...an ounce of prevention...

jdhdiggs

daniel_paul_ wrote:

I do not know what he did before or after Katrina

Uh, nothing... (Use the school buses? That will cost money, Warn tourists, just put them on the third floor...) Hence the issues people have with him. That, and he constantly uses race as an excuse for his incompetence. Unfortunately, he was probably the better of the candidates. As sad as that sounds...

ohskigod

daniel_paul_ wrote:

I do not know what he did before or after Katrina, but he did exacly what he had to during the crisis.QUOTE]


dude, remind me to be no where near you in a crisis lol

unc2701

Dennis Gardner wrote:

Why would the majority of people in a city that was devastated and mishandled by him, vote him back into office? Aren't those left in the city to vote less affected (homes still standing) by the devastion and have active brains that can tell the difference between someone that cares and someone that can get things done?

Yeah, this totally makes no sense. I can't think of a single other election where a total jackass with no credentials, poor grasp of the english language, who was totally responsible for repeated failures, fubars, lies and scandals managed to not only dodge responsibility, but get re-elected.

steveinaz

Well, you got to remember these are the same people that shot at resue helicopters....

jdhdiggs

unc2701 wrote:

Yeah, this totally makes no sense. I can't think of a single other election where a total jackass with no credentials, poor grasp of the english language, who was totally responsible for repeated failures, fubars, lies and scandals managed to not only dodge responsibility, but get re-elected.

Perhaps it's because the other guy was an even bigger schmuck. Unfortunately NO had no good choices in this race and decided to take a known moron over an unknown one.

unc2701

jdhdiggs wrote:

Perhaps it's because the other guy was an even bigger schmuck. Unfortunately NO had no good choices in this race and decided to take a known moron over an unknown one.

Good answer!

jdhdiggs

I liked Steve's better...

daniel_paul_

I am not out to defend him, but he did get on every TV and radio station to let the country know what was going on. I didn't help that half the police took off.

Plus, who wants that job now?

tonyb

steveinaz wrote:

Well, you got to remember these are the same people that shot at resue helicopters....

Yeah,Nagin has to be,just has to be one of the biggest
morons of all time.And the morons that keep voteing for
him are no better.

F1nut

Yeah, this totally makes no sense. I can't think of a single other election where a total jackass with no credentials, poor grasp of the english language, who was totally responsible for repeated failures, fubars, lies and scandals managed to not only dodge responsibility, but get re-elected.

As Doro pointed out, the idiots in DC elected Marion Barry one than once for Mayor and even after he admitted to being a crack addict, the idiots in his ward still want him as their representive on the city council. The stupidity of those people never ceases to amaze me.

unc2701

Huh? ohhh... left off the [/irony] tag. My bad.

MacLeod

unc2701 wrote:

Yeah, this totally makes no sense. I can't think of a single other election where a total jackass with no credentials, poor grasp of the english language, who was totally responsible for repeated failures, fubars, lies and scandals managed to not only dodge responsibility, but get re-elected.

Oh, you must be talking about Ted Kennedy. Yeah, I totally agree.

broker

Here is something to think about? I wonder how many of the votes he received were from registered voters without duplicate addresses. I wonder how many voters many have used fake addresses? How would they be able to track it? Remember the polls do not check for ID, they only check for a voter and an address. Who is stopping these people from giving a name and and address to someone for $5 bucks and telling them who to vote for.
I have seen it happen in Philly Go figure!

Good luck to those poor people in New Orleans!
But I can only sit back and laugh , and thank God Im not there

nesticle

unc2701 wrote:

Yeah, this totally makes no sense. I can't think of a single other election where a total jackass with no credentials, poor grasp of the english language, who was totally responsible for repeated failures, fubars, lies and scandals managed to not only dodge responsibility, but get re-elected.

..... oh my god that just screams GWB:p

Maurice

MacLeod wrote:

Oh, you must be talking about Ted Kennedy. Yeah, I totally agree.

YYYYEEEEESSSSSS, nice one!!!:D