Have Ya'll Seen this about Lousianna and Why it Can't be Saved?

[curling]

> > Subject: Why we cannot save Louisiana
> >
> > In the late 1990's, the state's school systems ranked dead last
>in the
> > nation in the number of computers per student (1 per 88), and
> > Louisiana has the nation's second highest percentage of adults
>who never
> > finished high school. By the state's own measure, 47% of the
>public
> > schools in New Orleans rank as "academically unacceptable."
> >
> > These government failures are not merely a matter of
>incompetence.
> > Louisiana and New Orleans have a long, well known reputation for
> > corruption as former Congressman Billy Tauzin once put it, "Half
> > of Louisiana is under water and the other half is under
>indictment."
> >
> > That's putting it mildly. Adjusted for population size, the state
> > ranks third in the number of elected officials convicted of
>crimes
> > (Mississippi is #1). Recent scandals include the conviction of 14
> > state j udges and an FBI raid on the business and personal files
>of a
> > Louisiana congressman.
> >
> > In 1991, a notoriously corrupt Democrat named Edwin Edwards ran
>for
> > governor against Republican David Duke, a former head of the Ku
>Klux
> > Klan. Edwards, whose winning campaign included bumper stickers
>saying,
> > "Elect the Crook," is currently serving a 10 year prison sentence
>for
> > taking bribes from casino owners. Duke recently completed his own
> > prison term for tax fraud.
> >
> > The rot included the New Orleans Police Department, which in the
>1990's
> > had the dubious distinction of being the nation's most corrupt
>police
> > force, and the least effective. (The city had the highest murder
>rate
> > in America.) More than 50 officers were eventually convicted of
>crimes
> > including murder, rape and robbery; two are currently on Death
>Row.
> >
> > And let us not forget, Mayor Nagin of New Orl eans turned down a
>scrap
> > metal firm's offer to the city of $100 each for the privilege of
> > hauling away the abandoned automobiles now littering the city.
>This
> > would have paid money to the city. Mayor Nagin is now considering
> > giving a contract to another firm for $23,000,000 to get rid of
>the
> > vehicles. This plan will cost the city.
> >
> > Ten billion dollars are about to pass into the sticky hands of
> > politicians in the #1 and #3 most corrupt states in America.
> > Worried about looting? Well, you ain't seen nothing yet!
> >
> > New Orleans has a Democrat Mayor, a Democrat City Council and a
> > Democrat Chief of Police. Louisiana has a Democrat Governor, a
> > Democrat Lt. Governor, a Democrat Attorney General. 24 of the
> > 39 Louisiana State Senators are Democrats, 67 of 105 Louisiana
> > State House Representatives are Democrats, there's a Democrat
> > Representative in the Hou se from New Orleans, and one of two
> > U. S. Senators is a Democrat.
> >
> > I THINK THIS PRETTY MUCH EXPLAINS WHY IT'S ALL GEORGE BUSH'S
>FAULT.


> >

 

[Gambino]

lol

 

[jnevin]

They left out where the money to maintain and restore the levee was spent and by who.

 

[rnch]

and our wonderfull president, currently enjoying some of the lowest approval ratings of any president, who, in spite of no evidence to be found (where's those WMD, wubya) has led this generation into it's own viet nam quagmire in the sand dunes, comes from which state..........



DING DING DING...............



TEXAS!!!!!!!



home of wubya and curling








lmao here

 

[jnevin]

What's that have to do with a city's gradual self destruction?

 

[Gambino]

and our wonderfull president, currently enjoying some of the lowest approval ratings of any president, who, in spite of no evidence to be found (where's those WMD, wubya) has led this generation into it's own viet nam quagmire in the sand dunes, comes from which state..........
DING DING DING...............
TEXAS!!!!!!!

home of wubya and curling



ao here

so how does this justify LA politicans being corrupt??????
quit pointing fingers and look at the people you have elected at the state level

 

[rnch]

curling was able to read and retain something for more than 12 seconds....and he was so proud of being able to finally do so he had to share it with the rest of us.

 

[Gambino]

curling was able to read and retain something for more than 12 seconds....and he was so proud of being able to finally do so he had to share it with the rest of us.

what's your take on nagin?
good guy, bad guy, what??

 

[mesco]

> > Subject: Why we cannot save Louisiana
> >
> > In the late 1990's, the state's school systems ranked dead last
>in the
> > nation in the number of computers per student (1 per 88), and
> > Louisiana has the nation's second highest percentage of adults
>who never
> > finished high school. By the state's own measure, 47% of the
>public
> > schools in New Orleans rank as "academically unacceptable."
> >
> > These government failures are not merely a matter of
>incompetence.
> > Louisiana and New Orleans have a long, well known reputation for
> > corruption as former Congressman Billy Tauzin once put it, "Half
> > of Louisiana is under water and the other half is under
>indictment."
> >
> > That's putting it mildly. Adjusted for population size, the state
> > ranks third in the number of elected officials convicted of
>crimes
> > (Mississippi is #1). Recent scandals include the conviction of 14
> > state j udges and an FBI raid on the business and personal files
>of a
> > Louisiana congressman.
> >
> > In 1991, a notoriously corrupt Democrat named Edwin Edwards ran
>for
> > governor against Republican David Duke, a former head of the Ku
>Klux
> > Klan. Edwards, whose winning campaign included bumper stickers
>saying,
> > "Elect the Crook," is currently serving a 10 year prison sentence
>for
> > taking bribes from casino owners. Duke recently completed his own
> > prison term for tax fraud.
> >
> > The rot included the New Orleans Police Department, which in the
>1990's
> > had the dubious distinction of being the nation's most corrupt
>police
> > force, and the least effective. (The city had the highest murder
>rate
> > in America.) More than 50 officers were eventually convicted of
>crimes
> > including murder, rape and robbery; two are currently on Death
>Row.
> >
> > And let us not forget, Mayor Nagin of New Orl eans turned down a
>scrap
> > metal firm's offer to the city of $100 each for the privilege of
> > hauling away the abandoned automobiles now littering the city.
>This
> > would have paid money to the city. Mayor Nagin is now considering
> > giving a contract to another firm for $23,000,000 to get rid of
>the
> > vehicles. This plan will cost the city.
> >
> > Ten billion dollars are about to pass into the sticky hands of
> > politicians in the #1 and #3 most corrupt states in America.
> > Worried about looting? Well, you ain't seen nothing yet!
> >
> > New Orleans has a Democrat Mayor, a Democrat City Council and a
> > Democrat Chief of Police. Louisiana has a Democrat Governor, a
> > Democrat Lt. Governor, a Democrat Attorney General. 24 of the
> > 39 Louisiana State Senators are Democrats, 67 of 105 Louisiana
> > State House Representatives are Democrats, there's a Democrat
> > Representative in the Hou se from New Orleans, and one of two
> > U. S. Senators is a Democrat.
> >
> > I THINK THIS PRETTY MUCH EXPLAINS WHY IT'S ALL GEORGE BUSH'S
>FAULT.


> >

doesnt surprise me one bit

 

[rnch]

what's your take on nagin?
good guy, bad guy, what??

i think he was a competent mid level manager of cox communications, our local cable tv monopoly.

as mayor of a once great city crippled by Failed Federally built and maintained (and i use that term loosely) levvies and questionable policies and desicions of the previous mayors; i believe he is in over his head.

i voted for his opposition.