One-on-One with Louisiana Gov. Blanco

joepole · 10-29-2007, 10:58 AM

I said it back in 2005, and that picture above really reminds me that while many people think of those that were killed or left homeless by Katrina, most don't realize that the real tragedy that came out of that storm was that the rest of the country found out how unattractive our governor is.

Isaac-Saxxon · 10-29-2007, 11:09 AM

Joepole

tell us how it really is

I think that Kathy will need to go to west Shreveport to find a group that will like her politics.

rhertz · 10-29-2007, 01:25 PM

I may not always like her politics, however I do think it was purely the luck of the draw that she was tasked with dealing with a problem that no politician has ever dealt with in my time of this earth - The utter devestation of a major US city.

Isaac-Saxxon · 10-29-2007, 01:28 PM

This is North LA and even if the DNC owns Shreveport it does not carry the day for the North part of the state. I see they are taking a close look at Ray Nagin

joepole · 10-29-2007, 02:36 PM

New Orleans wasn't anywhere near being "a major US city."

Also, I think you're forgetting about San Francisco.

purpahurl · 10-29-2007, 03:20 PM

New Orleans is a toilet bowl and Katrina was the flush. Blanco can follow her favorite voters to Houston.

rhertz · 10-29-2007, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by joepole

New Orleans wasn't anywhere near being "a major US city."

Sure it is. It was the largest city in our state. Ranks 38th if I count right.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0763098.html

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Originally Posted by joepole

Also, I think you're forgetting about San Francisco.

That was not in my lifetime. (Re: within my time on this earth )

joepole · 10-29-2007, 06:16 PM

>Do I detect an ad hominem attack there joe?

No, an ad hominem attack is when you use a personal attack to counter a person's point. I wasn't attack her point, I was attacking her looks.

>Sure it is. It was the largest city in our state. Ranks 38th if I count right.

38th is a long way from major. Portland is the largest city in Maine, Billings is the largest city in Montana, and Charleston is the largest city in West Virginia. None of those are major cities, either. A major city is one that is large and important to the country. New Orleans was only (by your estimate) 38th in size and wasn't very important outside the region (not in the last 100 years, anyway). Notice how the rest of the country wasn't affected at all by N.O.'s near-total shutdown?

rhertz · 10-29-2007, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by joepole

...how unattractive our governor is.

Do I detect an ad hominem attack there joe??

10-29-2007, 11:09 AM	#2
Isaac-Saxxon SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 4,421 Rep Power: 340	Joepole tell us how it really is I think that Kathy will need to go to west Shreveport to find a group that will like her politics. __________________ Maranatha Mat 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

10-29-2007, 01:28 PM	#4
Isaac-Saxxon SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 4,421 Rep Power: 340	This is North LA and even if the DNC owns Shreveport it does not carry the day for the North part of the state. I see they are taking a close look at Ray Nagin __________________ Maranatha Mat 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

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10-29-2007, 10:58 AM	#1
joepole SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 281	I said it back in 2005, and that picture above really reminds me that while many people think of those that were killed or left homeless by Katrina, most don't realize that the real tragedy that came out of that storm was that the rest of the country found out how unattractive our governor is.

10-29-2007, 01:25 PM	#3
rhertz SBLive! Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,834 Rep Power: 316	I may not always like her politics, however I do think it was purely the luck of the draw that she was tasked with dealing with a problem that no politician has ever dealt with in my time of this earth - The utter devestation of a major US city.

10-29-2007, 02:36 PM	#5
joepole SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 281	New Orleans wasn't anywhere near being "a major US city." Also, I think you're forgetting about San Francisco.

10-29-2007, 03:20 PM	#6
purpahurl Advanced Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: shreveport Posts: 377 Rep Power: 246	New Orleans is a toilet bowl and Katrina was the flush. Blanco can follow her favorite voters to Houston.

10-29-2007, 06:16 PM	#8
joepole SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 281	>Do I detect an ad hominem attack there joe? No, an ad hominem attack is when you use a personal attack to counter a person's point. I wasn't attack her point, I was attacking her looks. >Sure it is. It was the largest city in our state. Ranks 38th if I count right. 38th is a long way from major. Portland is the largest city in Maine, Billings is the largest city in Montana, and Charleston is the largest city in West Virginia. None of those are major cities, either. A major city is one that is large and important to the country. New Orleans was only (by your estimate) 38th in size and wasn't very important outside the region (not in the last 100 years, anyway). Notice how the rest of the country wasn't affected at all by N.O.'s near-total shutdown?

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