The babyjesuschristsuperstar on Board: filling the moral void of Clinton’s legacy

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I understand what he was trying to say,.

I'm not sure I understand that either. I can understand what he says he was trying to accomplish, but I think favoritism for that objective was dropped a few decades ago.

Nagain is pretty lucky that Michael Brown happened along as even more incompetent in dealing with Katrina. Otherwise, the spotlight would be squarely on him and blanco

[Gattigap]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
I'm not sure I understand that either. I can understand what he says he was trying to accomplish, but I think favoritism for that objective was dropped a few decades ago.

Feh. Arguably, it's not favoritism for blacks, but instead could be a desire to have everybody come back and have essentially the same city that existed before the hurricane. (Sure, given the breathtaking corruption and incompetence of NO pre-hurricane, that desired objective could be a stupid goal on its own, but at least it wouldn't be purely the product of racial preference.)

Nagain is pretty lucky that Michael Brown happened along as even more incompetent in dealing with Katrina. Otherwise, the spotlight would be squarely on him and blanco

2.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
Had he said "Chocolate City" - they could have had this huge cross-promotion with Hersheys and the P-Funk All-Stars.

Or Ween. I think Ween does a tune called Chocolate Town.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
I'm not sure I understand that either. I can understand what he says he was trying to accomplish, but I think favoritism for that objective was dropped a few decades ago.

Nagain is pretty lucky that Michael Brown happened along as even more incompetent in dealing with Katrina. Otherwise, the spotlight would be squarely on him and blanco

He was bitching about plans bandied about to scrap the poorer areas of town and only rebuild the more affluent sections. He had a good point. It was a lay-up issue. He dunked in the wrong team's basket.

I've heard from some people who followed the Brownie story that Brownie wasn't so much incompetnet as uncaring and dismissive of the whole thing. Allegedly, he just didn't give a fuck, figured 'let em eat cake' and never figured it would bite him so badly. After he was bitten, his defense was to act like a buffoon. Probably cynical rumor-mongering, but you never know... I mean, I've played dumb an awful lot when caught doing bad shit or just fucking off a task that bored me. Better to be seen as lacking ability than being a dick who doesn't care in certain circumstances (which is just about every day I collect a check from anyone other than myself).

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Better to be seen as lacking ability than being a dick who doesn't care in certain circumstances (which is just about every day I collect a check from anyone other than myself).

I was fixing to refer you a big juicy lawsuit in Philly until i read this.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Gattigap
Yeah, it's bad.

In some ways I think Nagin is a Democratic complement to (say) Jeff Sessions.

The distinction between them would be, presumably, that only the things Nagin actually says are borderline retarded.

Well, of all the Katrina stooges, Blanco still takes the cake. She came off like some frazzled imbecile housefrau.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
I was fixing to refer you a big juicy lawsuit in Philly until i read this.

I'd get a chunk of that, which means I'd move it ahead of everything else. You'd get Grade A service.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
He was bitching about plans bandied about to scrap the poorer areas of town and only rebuild the more affluent sections. He had a good point. It was a lay-up issue. He dunked in the wrong team's basket.

weren't those his plans? The 4 mos. or we raze plans?

I've heard from some people who followed the Brownie story that Brownie wasn't so much incompetnet as uncaring and dismissive of the whole thing. Allegedly, he just didn't give a fuck, figured 'let em eat cake' and never figured it would bite him so badly.

Hmmm. Haven't gotten that vibe so much as the sense he was happy in a caretaker job at FEMA as a political thank you. He didn't come in with a desire to remake it or advance the ball, and didn't feel any need to do so. Then, just as he was getting ready to turn it over to the next guy, Katrina hits and he's fucked. He had hoped to slip out of town, and now he's confronted with a situation well beyond his capabilities, so he looks like a total buffoon.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I'd get a chunk of that, which means I'd move it ahead of everything else. You'd get Grade A service.

To be frank, I'm also concerned about the alcohol and other drug abuse.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
weren't those his plans? The 4 mos. or we raze plans?



Hmmm. Haven't gotten that vibe so much as the sense he was happy in a caretaker job at FEMA as a political thank you. He didn't come in with a desire to remake it or advance the ball, and didn't feel any need to do so. Then, just as he was getting ready to turn it over to the next guy, Katrina hits and he's fucked. He had hoped to slip out of town, and now he's confronted with a situation well beyond his capabilities, so he looks like a total buffoon.

Most administrations have dead depts based upon their politics. Like most Rep administrations let EPA wither, or the way Clinton fucked the military and intelligence services. both sides probably let FEMA wither.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
To be frank, I'm also concerned about the alcohol and other drug abuse.

If your objective is to see me dance, my answer is

"How much?"

[Diane_Keaton]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
If you haven't done so yet, find and listen to all of Ray Nagin's comments of two days ago. I understand what he was trying to say, but what actually came out of his mouth was what I'd expect to see if the folks who did Best in Show did a movie on politics. His comment about "mixing milk and dark chocolate" and "making a delicious drink" was surreal. I haven't felt that embarrassed for anyone since watching Bush in the 2004 presidential debates.

Oh, you mean like these ditties?

When workers came to help rebuild New Orleans: "what can I do to make sure that New Orleans is not overrun by Mexican workers?"

Or the cause of the multiple hurricanes: God was "mad at America... for being in Iraq under false pretences....But surely he is upset at black America also. We're not taking care of ourselves."

Plus, he does that annoying "hide the alopecia" thing with the shaved head (who are you guys kidding??) and, an even worse offense: sporting a mustache without a beard. Very very gay.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
If you haven't done so yet, find and listen to all of Ray Nagin's comments of two days ago. I understand what he was trying to say, but what actually came out of his mouth was what I'd expect to see if the folks who did Best in Show did a movie on politics. His comment about "mixing milk and dark chocolate" and "making a delicious drink" was surreal. I haven't felt that embarrassed for anyone since watching Bush in the 2004 presidential debates.

I was waiting for this to come up. I couldn't believe it. It made me embarrassed to be part of the same species.

[Diane_Keaton]

Originally posted by taxwonk
I was waiting for this to come up. I couldn't believe it. It made me embarrassed to be part of the same species.

Yes, you Dems are an "interesting" species indeed.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
If you haven't done so yet, find and listen to all of Ray Nagin's comments of two days ago. I understand what he was trying to say, but what actually came out of his mouth was what I'd expect to see if the folks who did Best in Show did a movie on politics. His comment about "mixing milk and dark chocolate" and "making a delicious drink" was surreal. I haven't felt that embarrassed for anyone since watching Bush in the 2004 presidential debates.

The Daily Show coupled his comments with some inane thing Hilary Clinton said comparing the House to a Plantation and Nancy Pelosi's inability to control her base.

See Replacement Killers on their clips.