SotD - Isaiah 1:2

Hear, O heavens! Listen, O earth! For the Lord has spoken: “I reared children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me. Isaiah 1:2

SotD - Isaiah 1:1

The vision concering Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. - Isaiah 1:1

(Updated)Mayor "Chocolate City" Nagin Disses NYC for 9/11

In an interview with CBS Mayor Nagin says, “"That’s alright. You guys in New York can’t get a hole in the ground fixed and it’s five years later. So let’s be fair." This after being asked about, “… flood-damaged cars in the street and a house washed partially into the street.” There has been much talk recently about New Orleans lackluster performance in the rebuilding process, or even the clean-up process as compared to Mississippi or those affected by the tsunami. With the 5th anniversary of 9/11 coming, I don’t think he could have used a worse analogy. More people died in the attacks on the towers than died in New Orleans, yet Nagin makes a comment which only shows his inability to do anything. Instead of defending what has been done or coming forward with what his administration is doing to change the facts, he lashes out at New York. His frustration is understandable. Living in a corrupt city within a corrupt state can really tie your hands, especially when you have them both in one cookie jar or another. Maybe after the Mayoral election, New Orleans will have the leadership she deserves as one of the finest cities in the world, or at least someone with less embarrassing quotes. With his main core of voters driving the crime rate in Houston up, I don’t think we have to worry about another term. Luckily, Nagin does not speak for the citizens of New Orleans that are trying to rebuild, despite the governments help, but I think I speak for most of New Orleans when I say, “SHUT THE HELL UP RAY!!!!!” UPDATE: In ascene which has been too common since Katrina, Mayor Nagin apologized for what he said. He said this on Meet the Press, "“I wish I would have basically said that it was an undeveloped site, which it is,” he said. Hmmm. Better than a hole in the ground, but not much.

Feds optimistic that New Orleans is storm-ready

Feds optimistic that New Orleans is storm-ready Really? "The levees are back to where they were pre-Katrina, and they're on their way to being the best, better and stronger then they have ever been.” This said by Don Powell, President Bush's Gulf Coast coordinator. Well if they are pre-Katrina then they are NOT ready. The fact that they are "on the way" to be being better implies they are NOT ready. Of course, Katrina is back in the news with the approaching anniversary and the development of a new storm, Ernesto, which may or may not even being head towards New Orleans. “The U.S. Army Corps, which says it repaired and reinforced 220 miles of levee walls, has been closely monitoring the storm, which could hit soon after the anniversary of Katrina.” (From USA Today story) That’s all fine and good, but I don’t think it begins to solve the bigger problem that affected New Orleans. Sure the storm was bad, the flooding was horrible, but Nagin trying to run the city from Dallas is unforgivable. The local government is where the real failure took place. By this time we have all seen the pictures of school buses sitting parked. The fact it took Governor Blanco days to ask for federal help. The lack of any sort of actual disaster plans for the city. Though they have tried to put all the blame on the federal government, city and state are really to blame. After spending years busing poor people to the polls to stay in power, Nagin was unable to bus people out of danger. I wonder how it would have been if it had been an election year? Until we get these people out of office, New Orleans will never be “storm-ready”.

Racist Bus Driver in Shreveport

Woohoo. We made the Drudge Report. Oh wait. It’s for supposed racist behavior. The Shreveport Times reported Thursday that, “Nine black children attending Red River Elementary School were directed last week to the back of the school bus by a white driver who designated the front seats for white children.” Wow. I don’t know what to say about that. Yes, I do. NOTHING. There are no facts out in the case yet. We have heard nothing from those investigating the bus driver, yet already the NAACP is condemning the ENTIRE school district as racist. I have no doubt that Jesse and Al are on their way here as I write this. And with them and their rhyming tirades, we will lose sight of what happened. Regardless of what the final outcome of the story is or any mitigating circumstances, the story has been written. Shreveport will be branded racist. With the tiny attention span of the public and the agenda driven reporting of news agencies, there will be little follow up to the actual story. However, I can guarantee that the Black mayoral candidates will make this the number one issue in the election. Warning all black people that by voting for a white person, they are sending their own kind back 60 years. Might as well get the pack out, the race card is coming. (Cross posted at KP Cubed)

Shreveport Mayoral Race

Ok. So the race is set. We have 11, yes 11, people running for Mayor here in Shreveport. It seems to be a fairly diverse group, including different races, genders, economic backgrounds, and experience. Most of these people I have never heard of, some of them, like Ed Bradley, I have heard of too much (his talking points on the TV where horrible). So if I had to vote today, I would have no idea about any of them. I am assuming there are other people out there like me, so let’s do a little research together about each candidate. If I miss (or misrepresent) any info about someone, PLEASE let me know. I want this to be as factual as I can make. Also, if there are specific issues you want to know about, let me know that too. Hopefully we can collect enough data to make a truly informed decision, no matter our politics. I will be updating this often as I collect more information. Here are the candidates: Arlena Acree – current city economic development director - Republican Vernon Adams – Retied banker - Republican Madjun Ali - ? – No party affiliation Ed Bradley – former TV executive - Democrat Cedric Glover – State representative - Democrat Jerry Jones – Attorney - Republican Max Malone – State Senator - Republican Liz Swaine – Former Mayoral Assistant - Democrat Wilson McMullan - ? – No party affiliation Henry Hodge-Bey – drug and acohol counselor – No party affiliation Tim Goeders - film- and movie-production company owner - Republican There you have it. I included websites where possible. Crossposted on KP Cubed