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Government and Racist Issues regarding Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.

Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 02:04:29
Category: / Literature
Length: 3 pages (873 words)
In case you aren't familiar with how our government is SUPPOSED to work: The chain of responsibility for the protection of the citizens in New Orleans is: 1. The Mayor 2. The New Orleans director of Homeland Security (a political appointee of the Governor who reports to the Governor) 3. The Governor 4. The Head of Homeland Security 5. The President What did each do? 1. The mayor, with 5 days advance, waited until 2 days before he announced a mandatory evacuation (at …
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…media and left-wing black leadership. Mark my words: you will not hear a word of criticism from Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Randall Robinson, the Congressional Black Caucus, the NAACP, or Kanye West being directed toward Clarence Ray Nagin Jr. Why? Because he is just another black politician instead of a responsible elected official who happens to be black. In the mindset of more-blacker-than-thou blacks, black politicians who are on their side can do no wrong.
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