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Home Front: Politix
New Orleans Mayor Takes Swipe At NYC
2006-08-25
(CBS) Confronted by accusations that heÂ’s taking too long to clean up his city after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin defended himself by remarking on New York CityÂ’s failure to rebuild Ground Zero. Nagin made the remarks in an interview conducted by CBS News National Correspondent Byron Pitts which will be broadcast on 60 Minutes, Sunday, Aug. 27, at 7 p.m. EDT.

“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.”
On a tour of the decimated Ninth Ward, Nagin tells Pitts the city has removed most of the debris from public property and it’s mainly private land that’s still affected – areas that can’t be cleaned without the owners' permission. But when Pitts points to flood-damaged cars in the street and a house washed partially into the street, the mayor shoots back. "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."

Nagin is confident New Orleans will be whole again and will even be able to withstand another hurricane of Katrina strength, pointing out that taller and stronger levees are being built. It will take time. "WeÂ’re into a five-to-seven-year build cycle Â… . At the end of the day, I see the city being totally rebuilt. I see us eliminating blight, still being culturally unique," Nagin says.
Posted by:Fred

#12  Naw, man,...the other THE MAN!!!
Posted by: Ray Nagin   2006-08-25 19:32  

#11  Dude... like... you are the man.
Posted by: Abdominal Snowman   2006-08-25 19:26  

#10  I blame THE MAN!!!
Posted by: Ray Nagin   2006-08-25 18:33  

#9  So if Nagin was mayor of New York after 9/11, ya think the fire would be out yet?
Posted by: tu3031   2006-08-25 18:26  

#8  It;'s interesting how we never hear about how Mississippi has been recovering from the effects of Katrina.

Happenstance, or a discomfort with an obvious contrast? I'm genuinely curious about this.
Posted by: charger   2006-08-25 14:40  

#7  This is soooo embarrassing.
Posted by: Matt   2006-08-25 14:09  

#6  One Mayor of a Blue-city condemns another Blue-city. Libs beating each other up and down, I love it!
Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden   2006-08-25 14:04  

#5  I'm sure it's funnier the further away from the place you are.
Posted by: Phil   2006-08-25 14:03  

#4  LOL! I thought it was pretty funny myself.
Posted by: Thoth   2006-08-25 13:31  

#3  I see us eliminating blight, still being culturally unique," Nagin says.

When you are gone Ray, the "blight" will indeed be eliminated.
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-08-25 11:05  

#2  HE better make sure there dynamite proof so they're not blown up again!!!
Posted by: ARMYGUY   2006-08-25 10:26  

#1  He's got a point. Nobody's fixed the hole in his head either and it's fifty years later.
Posted by: tu3031   2006-08-25 10:18  

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