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COMMENTS:
Interestingly enough professional race-warrior Jesse Jackson has vowed to protest the outcome, regardless of who won (obviously he said this prior to the election).
Somehow I think ol' jesse will let that vow slide, given that the right (aka 'black') canidate won.
I dont really know how in the hell that idiot got re-elected. At least it was a realistically close election. Nagin won by his big fat nose.
^ Oh wait, I dont think he has a "big fat nose". He just won by a nose, lol.
I just so happen to have a new user pic relating to this ballot.
I almost wish another hurricane on them (almost, not really) because they obviously didn't learn their lession the last time around.
But the people of new orleans got exactly the leader they deserve.
Of course, in the minds of racist neo-cons, only blacks would ever vote along racial lines.
Still, it's funny to think of all those white racists who are scraping it out of their panties because Nagin won. It certainly wiped the smug, arrogant smiles off of their faces. LOL.
^ Race played some factor just as it does when a black person runs for office in white majority city.
It is just how some people are.
It seems a few people are still in denial.
There is no doubt nagin is an idiot. He's incompetent, racist, and he's proven that he is not up to the task.
He would never have been elected if he were white, and he would have lost his reelection so badly that he'd probably only get single digit numbers.
Race does have a lot to do with it. But it seems that some are still unable to bring themselves to criticize a black democrat for his actions.
I know some of you still feel guilty about slavery, but let it go. They were never slaves and you were never a slave master. It's ok to criticize black people when they screw up.
Nagin is another disaster that will strike New Orleans. They have no one to blame but themselves when he shows his incompitence again.
"But the people of new orleans got exactly the leader they deserve."
GWB... and so did the people of the United States of America
You seem to be asking two questions here that are only nominally related:
* Was race a factor in Nagin's re-election.
* Is using race as a favtor in voting 'racist.'
Naturally, that leaves unspoken the accusation you don't seem to have teh courage to levy: Was Nagin's re-election 'right' or 'racist?'
I'll try to address ...
To the first point: Very tough to speculate honestly.
Yes, I believe race probably did play a part.
I also believe that 'public show of support after a disaster' may have been a factor.
And that 'name recognition' was a factor.
To the next part: Was it 'racist.'
Again, I'd suggest this is tough to speculate honestly.
Surface appearances would indicate 'Yes.' However, if a minority group perceives an active and powerful movement against them underway, with an effort to essentially relocate them out of their area ... is it still 'racist' to try to band together with someone you perceive as looking out for your interests?
Technically, perhaps.
But I'd say only in the most narrow and ideological terms.
Who is actively tryingto force the blacks out of new orleans? The black mayor? The predominately black police force? The mostly black city council? The 80% of black residents?
Study: New Orleans could lose 80 percent of black population
By Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press
PROVIDENCE, R.I. --The city of New Orleans could lose up to 80 percent of its black population if people displaced by Hurricane Katrina are not able to return to their damaged neighborhoods, according to an analysis released Thursday by a Brown University sociologist.
Blacks and the poor were disproportionately affected by Katrina, according to the study led by Brown Professor John R. Logan. The analysis concludes that the difficulty in moving back to the city could mean a massive loss of population, overwhelmingly among blacks.
New Orleans was more than 65 percent black before Katrina hit in August, but it appears most of the estimated 135,000 residents who have been able to return are white.
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Note that at it's peak, the black population of New Orleans was 65%, not 80%.
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