Citizen G'kar: Musings on Earth

September 10, 2005

Racism Is Alive And Well in Louisiana

One would hope this Representative's political career is over. Reading this, I get a good idea what happened in New Orleans in the years before Katrina.
TomPaine.com
Two shaky House incumbents, Democrat Melancon and Republican Boustany, hope response to hurricane rallies voters behind them. House Republican campaign chief Reynolds touts chance to market conservative social-policy solutions; Rep. Baker of Baton Rouge is overheard telling lobbyists: "We finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans. We couldn’t do it, but God did." Baker explains later he didn’t intend flippancy but has long wanted to improve low-income housing. (emphasis added)

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