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Title: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: Ptarmigan on January 18, 2013, 12:28:39 PM
Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jan/18/ex-new-orleans-mayor-nagin-charged-bribery-fraud/

Uh-oh. Someone is in a lot of trouble. Ray Nagin, the mayor of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: Chris_ on January 18, 2013, 12:29:59 PM
Good.  Asshole.
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: Ptarmigan on January 18, 2013, 12:35:28 PM
Good.  Asshole.

I am not surprised by that. It was a matter of time he would get in trouble.
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: Jasonw560 on January 18, 2013, 12:39:45 PM
(http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/24347383.jpg)
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: CG6468 on January 18, 2013, 12:46:46 PM
The Chocolate City has some problems.
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: DefiantSix on January 18, 2013, 01:21:37 PM
The Chocolate City has some problems.

What?  Did someone discover that the Gub'mint chocolate the leeches have been feeding on the last several decades has a suspiciously similar smell, taste, texture and appearance to the product coming out of the local sewer treatment plant? :thatsright:
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: CG6468 on January 18, 2013, 01:41:12 PM
What?  Did someone discover that the Gub'mint chocolate the leeches have been feeding on the last several decades has a suspiciously similar smell, taste, texture and appearance to the product coming out of the local sewer treatment plant? :thatsright:

No. It's been common knowledge for a long time.  :yeahthat:
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: J P Sousa on January 18, 2013, 01:49:13 PM
Well, it's just normal democrat politics, "yawn".

Quote
Trial of Trenton Mayor Tony Mack pushed back to June, at least

 Mack, who was arrested with his brother and Giorgianni on Sept. 10, faces six counts of extortion, bribery, mail fraud, and wire fraud. He allegedly worked through Giorgianni to seek over $100,000 in bribes from the developer of a proposed automated parking garage in downtown Trenton.   

http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/01/trial_of_trenton_mayor_tony_ma.html

Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: DLR Pyro on January 18, 2013, 02:01:19 PM
The Chocolate City has some problems.
Looks like Willie Wonka has some 'splaining to do.
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: Traveshamockery on January 18, 2013, 02:20:55 PM
I'm so shocked!  But you know, this is Bush's fault! 

Oh well, it reminded me of this song and video. 

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwTZ2xpQwpA[/youtube]
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: I_B_Perky on January 18, 2013, 03:15:00 PM
I hope he enjoys his stay at club fed.
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: miskie on January 18, 2013, 03:19:27 PM
(http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/24347383.jpg)

Amusing.. but in this case, I suspect this top hat wearing character is more appropriate   :-) -

(http://collider.com/wp-content/image-base/TV/S/SuperJail/images/SuperJail%20image%20adult%20swim%20(1).png)

Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: Lacarnut on January 18, 2013, 04:27:30 PM
I hope he enjoys his stay at club fed.

Me too. Now if we can get ex Gov Blanco (D) indicted and sent to the poky that would be great.

Mayor Mitch Landrieu, brother of Senator Mary Landrieu, will probably uphold the fine tradition of graft and corruption that has plagued the city of N.O. for many years.
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: IassaFTots on January 18, 2013, 04:42:57 PM
Me too. Now if we can get ex Gov Blanco (D) indicted and sent to the poky that would be great.

Mayor Mitch Landrieu, brother of Senator Mary Landrieu, will probably uphold the fine tradition of graft and corruption that has plagued the city of N.O. for many years.

Indeed. 
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: thundley4 on January 18, 2013, 05:15:57 PM
Nagin's problems are all caused by the stress that Bush's failure to handle Katrina put on him.  If Bush had done his job then Nagin wouldn't have been under so much stress. /DU mode

 :-)
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: Eupher on January 18, 2013, 05:46:56 PM
I love this kind of stuff.

We call 'em DemocRATS for a reason.

Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: Tess Anderson on January 18, 2013, 06:09:32 PM
Nagin's problems are all caused by the stress that Bush's failure to handle Katrina put on him.  If Bush had done his job then Nagin wouldn't have been under so much stress. /DU mode

 :-)

was just there, nothing about Nagin at all yet. Wish he'd been held accountable for that gun grab he ordered during Katrina as well.
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: Lacarnut on January 18, 2013, 06:47:19 PM
Nagin's problems are all caused by the stress that Bush's failure to handle Katrina put on him.  If Bush had done his job then Nagin wouldn't have been under so much stress. /DU mode

 :-)

I don't think that POS had a stress day in his life. He was holed up in a downtown hotel during the hurricane. The National Guard had to rescue/evict this coward because he was afraid his brothers and sisters might harm him.
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: YupItsMe on January 18, 2013, 06:54:16 PM
That's funny.  Doesn't say he's a Democrat until page 2 and this is the Washington Times.  If he was a Repub and this was the NYT it would be part pf the headline.
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: tac on January 18, 2013, 08:28:14 PM
He should be on Obozo's short list to replace Holder. He'd fit right in with the rest of the crooks in DC!
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: longview on January 18, 2013, 10:11:10 PM
He should be on Obozo's short list to replace Holder. He'd fit right in with the rest of the crooks in DC!

I was thinking along the same lines.  He's bound to have a future as an Obama appointee.
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: Rufus2010 on January 19, 2013, 08:36:56 AM
Don't drop the soap, Ray...
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: NHSparky on January 19, 2013, 05:49:11 PM
Not to worry, like Marion Berry, he'll be mayor for life in some rathole.
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: Conservative Libertarian on January 21, 2013, 08:30:02 AM
Not to worry, like Marion Berry, he'll be mayor for life in some rathole.

Such things are a right of passage for DemocRAT politicians. This will put him in postition for a higher office in some DemocRAT RAThole. But then again, places where DemocRATs are in pwer do tend to be RAT holes.
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: samspade on January 22, 2013, 08:44:39 AM
I was reading something the other day that Nagin had asked for help but if I recall correctly he and the governor did not want it when Bush offered it early on.
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: Lacarnut on January 22, 2013, 08:39:21 PM
I was reading something the other day that Nagin had asked for help but if I recall correctly he and the governor did not want it when Bush offered it early on.

Ex Gov Blanco botched Katrina so bad that she did not run for a second term. I doubt that she could run for dogcatcher and win. She prevented Bush and FEMA from intervening, and Bush wound up with the blame for her and Nagin screw ups. She is a sorry POS democrap who was more concerned about her image and politics than helping those that got flooded out. She belongs behind bars with Nagin. 
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: Dblhaul on January 23, 2013, 12:41:31 AM
What did you expect?  He's a DUmmie!
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: samspade on January 25, 2013, 06:39:08 AM
Ex Gov Blanco botched Katrina so bad that she did not run for a second term. I doubt that she could run for dogcatcher and win. She prevented Bush and FEMA from intervening, and Bush wound up with the blame for her and Nagin screw ups. She is a sorry POS democrap who was more concerned about her image and politics than helping those that got flooded out. She belongs behind bars with Nagin
That is true
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: JohnnyReb on January 25, 2013, 07:54:04 AM
Ex Gov Blanco botched Katrina so bad that she did not run for a second term. I doubt that she could run for dogcatcher and win. She prevented Bush and FEMA from intervening, and Bush wound up with the blame for her and Nagin screw ups. She is a sorry POS democrap who was more concerned about her image and politics than helping those that got flooded out. She belongs behind bars with Nagin. 

In contrast, just look at how well Obama is handling the "Sandy" crisis. He flew in just days after the storm and told everyone what a great job he was going to do for them. See the difference between him and Bush.

Do I really need to add a sarcasm tag to that?
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: samspade on January 25, 2013, 09:46:48 AM
In contrast, just look at how well Obama is handling the "Sandy" crisis. He flew in just days after the storm and told everyone what a great job he was going to do for them. See the difference between him and Bush.

Do I really need to add a sarcasm tag to that?
What I don't understand is why after Obama's dog and pony show they still voted to reelect him again --talk about stupid
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: Ptarmigan on January 25, 2013, 12:37:17 PM
Ex Gov Blanco botched Katrina so bad that she did not run for a second term. I doubt that she could run for dogcatcher and win. She prevented Bush and FEMA from intervening, and Bush wound up with the blame for her and Nagin screw ups. She is a sorry POS democrap who was more concerned about her image and politics than helping those that got flooded out. She belongs behind bars with Nagin.  

I always thought Kathleen Blanco was the one who really screwed up. More so than Ray Nagin. They are idiots.
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: thundley4 on January 25, 2013, 01:06:32 PM
I always thought Kathleen Blanco was the one who really screwed up. More so than Ray Nagin. They are idiots.

Wasn't Nagin the one that left all the school buses to flood while waiting for limousines to take his people to freedom?
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: Dori on January 25, 2013, 01:14:50 PM
I always thought Kathleen Blanco was the one who really screwed up. More so than Ray Nagin. They are idiots.

They should have had a mandatory evacuation prior to the storm coming.    But every time one of these storms pops up, people think they can ride it out.  Sandy is an example.

One thing governments can and should do, is make people who live in these areas fully aware that they need to have back up plans for if and when these things occur and not expect the government to save their a$$.












Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: Ptarmigan on January 25, 2013, 01:48:43 PM
Wasn't Nagin the one that left all the school buses to flood while waiting for limousines to take his people to freedom?

Yup. He could of use the school buses regardless of what the governor did.

They should have had a mandatory evacuation prior to the storm coming.    But every time one of these storms pops up, people think they can ride it out.  Sandy is an example.

One thing governments can and should do, is make people who live in these areas fully aware that they need to have back up plans for if and when these things occur and not expect the government to save their a$$.

People are complacent.
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: Lacarnut on January 25, 2013, 09:22:51 PM
I always thought Kathleen Blanco was the one who really screwed up. More so than Ray Nagin. They are idiots.

Blanco did not like Bush or Republicians. She played politics and wound up a disgraced Governor who had an approval rating probably in the teens. Nagin was just a stupid sprocket who hid out in a downtown hotel. Neither one had any idea of what to do.
Title: Re: Former New Orleans mayor charged with bribery, fraud
Post by: J P Sousa on January 27, 2013, 03:38:47 PM
Blanco did not like Bush or Republicians. She played politics and wound up a disgraced Governor who had an approval rating probably in the teens. Nagin was just a stupid sprocket who hid out in a downtown hotel. Neither one had any idea of what to do.

Except to blame Bush.
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