blupun
05-28-2006, 02:13 PM
It has been on the news...but for those who didnt know...per eurweb.com:
MAYOR RAY NAGIN RE-ELECTED
IN NEW ORLEANS: Official says ‘It’s
time for us to be one New Orleans.’
*"This is a great day for the
city of New Orleans. This election is
over, and it's time for this community
to start the healing process," Ray
Nagin said Saturday after learning he
had been re-elected to serve as the
city’s mayor.
His victory will no doubt divide
the bayou as it continues to rebuild
in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Nagin’s blunt talk of race and the
importance of New Orleans being a
“Chocolate City,” has divided the
political views of citizens along racial
lines and did much to foster the
drama surrounding the election.
"You're not going to get a typical
Ray Nagin speech. I'm not going to
get into trouble tonight, trust me,” Nagin
told his supporters. "It's time for us to
stop the bickering. It's time for us to
stop measuring things in black and
white and yellow and Asian. It's time
for us to be one New Orleans."
After initially criticizing the White
House for its sluggish response
to the hurricane – when thousands of
African American and poor residents
were still suffering under horrific
conditions at the Superdome, the
Convention Center and other temporary
shelters – Nagin used his victory
speech to reach out to President Bush,
thanking him for keeping his
commitment to bring billions of dollars
for levees, housing and incentives
to the city.
And as for Louisiana Gov. Kathleen
Blanco, with whom he also feuded
in the wake of the storm, Nagin thanked
her "for what she's getting ready to
do."
"It's time for a real partnership,"
he said. "It's time for us to get
together and rebuild this city."
Nagin won with 52.3 percent,
or 59,460 votes, to Lt. Gov. Mitch
Landrieu's 47.7 percent, or 54,131
votes. While the vote was split largely
along racial lines, Nagin received enough
of a crossover in predominantly white districts
to make the difference. He also won a slim
majority of absentee and fax votes cast by
evacuees scattered across the country.
His second term begins a day before
the June 1 start of the hurricane season
in a city where the streets are still full
of debris, waterlogged cars and
abandoned homes.
MAYOR RAY NAGIN RE-ELECTED
IN NEW ORLEANS: Official says ‘It’s
time for us to be one New Orleans.’
*"This is a great day for the
city of New Orleans. This election is
over, and it's time for this community
to start the healing process," Ray
Nagin said Saturday after learning he
had been re-elected to serve as the
city’s mayor.
His victory will no doubt divide
the bayou as it continues to rebuild
in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Nagin’s blunt talk of race and the
importance of New Orleans being a
“Chocolate City,” has divided the
political views of citizens along racial
lines and did much to foster the
drama surrounding the election.
"You're not going to get a typical
Ray Nagin speech. I'm not going to
get into trouble tonight, trust me,” Nagin
told his supporters. "It's time for us to
stop the bickering. It's time for us to
stop measuring things in black and
white and yellow and Asian. It's time
for us to be one New Orleans."
After initially criticizing the White
House for its sluggish response
to the hurricane – when thousands of
African American and poor residents
were still suffering under horrific
conditions at the Superdome, the
Convention Center and other temporary
shelters – Nagin used his victory
speech to reach out to President Bush,
thanking him for keeping his
commitment to bring billions of dollars
for levees, housing and incentives
to the city.
And as for Louisiana Gov. Kathleen
Blanco, with whom he also feuded
in the wake of the storm, Nagin thanked
her "for what she's getting ready to
do."
"It's time for a real partnership,"
he said. "It's time for us to get
together and rebuild this city."
Nagin won with 52.3 percent,
or 59,460 votes, to Lt. Gov. Mitch
Landrieu's 47.7 percent, or 54,131
votes. While the vote was split largely
along racial lines, Nagin received enough
of a crossover in predominantly white districts
to make the difference. He also won a slim
majority of absentee and fax votes cast by
evacuees scattered across the country.
His second term begins a day before
the June 1 start of the hurricane season
in a city where the streets are still full
of debris, waterlogged cars and
abandoned homes.