What an amazing sight!The New Orleans Saints came from edge of despair to pull out a victory for our city crying out for good moments.The most recent win came against Ricky Williams and the Miami Dolphins.The Saints appear to riding their best ever hopes to be on the Super Bowl track.Few experiences like the Saints trek to the playoffs can bring a city, so starved for “positives” to be united behind a single cause.If the Saints continue their winning ways, this suffering metropolis, which was once consider to be on its death bed in intensive care could be on the world stage glowing among the city of cities.
While the Saints continue its trek up Super Bowl lane, don’t forget, there would be another BIG Game in town: The City-wide elections.On top of this is the party of parties, carnival season and a sundry of other events.
From a perspective of emotions, the election campaigns always divide the city into its own set of huddles.If things continue as they currently are, it is doubtful that the elections will get much “play-time” in the minds of the masses.
After all, currently, those who might be mayor are not a member of the Krewe of Glamour. We’re hearing that Republican Rob Couhig, Democrat Eddie Sapir are flirting with the Mayor’s race along with the likes of fair housing advocate James Perry, Sen. Ed Murray, former Civil District Judge Nadine Ramsey, business consultant Troy Henry and businessman John Georges are also in the parade.Louisiana legislator Austin Badon has recently dropped out of that competition and now has his eyes on Council District “E”. Then, there is again speculation whether school board symbol, Leslie Jacobs, will make a run.Perhaps the most excitement will come from funny-man Manny Chevrolet.His slogan which could be “vote for me, I still need a job” might ring familiar during the time of a pitiful economy.
The three candidates with the best name recognition and experience in government—Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu, New Orleans City Council At Large member Arnie Fielkow and House Speaker Pro Tem, Karen Carter Peterson will not be on the Mayor’s ballot.So, with no big names which inspire big ideas, magnetism or even controversy, don’t expect the New Orleans election to grab the imagination of the public, even under the most normal of circumstances.
Then, there is the schedule.Qualifying is December.9-11 taking place in the beginning of the December holiday season.The primary occurs February 6.The General election is one month later.
Thus, the candidates might be wanting the public to show them some attention right when the city is in their “throw me something mister stupor”.And, if fate were to have it, the community could be in hysteria hopping from one playoff game to another and then, perchance, the big daddy of them all, the Super Bowl.The game of games takes place February 7, one day after the primary election day and only nine days before the general election.
Right now, many are complaining that nobody is focusing on the elections.Candidates are finding it hard to raise money.The short season before qualifying and the primary election will change the money count to some extent.Obviously, those who play the political ponies are still watching the horses stroll around the track.But, come election time, they will fork over some dough at the campaign betting windows.Still, with Mardi Gras and a possible protracted football season, the candidates will be lucky to capture the eyes and minds of the populace forever longing for change.
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Should the New Orleans Saints continue their amazing winning ways, expect the city to be full of mixed emotions and even suffering from attention deficit disorder.Nothing salves the pain of differences in the Crescent city than a New Orleans Saints win.Then, nothing divides the city more than a full-scale citywide election. If you insert the Mardi Gras and the December holiday season into the mix, you can bet your beads that politics will take the last row in the neutral grounds.
New Orleans could find itself in as “strangers in a strange land”.NFL playoffs and the Saints in the Super Bowl would mean mayhem.Mardi Gras brings frivolity and disorientation.While elections appear to bring out our differences, the primary elections could be facing the lowest of turnouts, if only because the campaigns appear boring for now and the other distractions can be so much fun.
So, if the seemingly impossible were to occur, and the Saints make it close and even into the annual super gala while Mardi Gras is floating around the corner, New Orleans will already be full of emotions.The candidates might not like to be second-rate citizens.Yet, if fate should have its way, the mug of Drew Brees will get more media coverage than any candidate attempting to jumping over and between holidays as the “fan-today, voter-tomorrow” recovers from one lingering hangovers.
A person is going to go one way or another Kp, chain smoking or not. It's not the quanitity of days that is of any importance but rather the quality of the days experienced that matter most.... Written by
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What is the formula that will make the Saints a championship team? Will it be great leadership and 30 to 40% of the players putting forth no effort? No, I don't think that will work. Rather each and every player will have to do as much as they possibly can, then the team will have a chance of success. Same with the city of New Orleans (or Louisiana, or the U.S.A.) - a "great leader" cannot do anything but try to manage a mess UNLESS the people do as much to help themselves as possible. The Welfare State is as self-destructive as a chain smoker is .. sooner or later .. the piper will be paid. Written by kpf
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Post-Nagin, I'd vote for any or all of the above. Sugar Ray would almost make Bernie Madoff look good. Maybe Sugar Ray and company could go back to Cuba to study how free specch and freedom of the press works--put it on the city tab. What a bunch of "public servants". Hopefully Rob Couhig throws his hat into the ring, or someone with some business prowess who has not eaten at the public trough all of his or her life, but rather who has actually done something outside feeding off the taxpayers to enrich himself or herself. How many more seconds, minutes, hours and days 'til Clarence Ray is a private citizen??? Fidel is waiting to show you the Holiday Inn Havana C. Ray--he'll even leave the light on for you like Motel 6. Written by Randall
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I would like to see Boudreaux dancing in the streets down in New Orleans, probably ain't going to happen, but still, I like seeing Boudreaux happy.... dubya dubya dubya dot strongconcrete dot com / Page 27 dot html...... And should the expected happen, and the Saints do the same ole same ole they always do, perhaps when the attention does switch back to the politicians someone could ask them; "HEY! WUT ABOUT THE STRONGCONCRETE"? I just figure the good folks of Louisiana should at least get to win something even though some of the politicos think all it take is a win at a Superbowl to put something in Louisiana children's dinner (gumbo) bowls.............. Sort of reminds me of another joke....... It's at Strong Concrete, on page 7... It is titled: THE POOR TAILOR AND THE RESTAURANT...... OR……………… THE SMELL OF LOUISIANA POLITICS....... It is simply another Modèle subtile de l'humeur....Southern Louisiane..... Ou…… Le’ JOKE DU JOUR a la LOUISIAN……………. Anyways......... Old Dugas was a poor Cajun tailor whose shop was located next door to a very fancy and upscale restaurant near the French Quarter in New Orleans……. Every day at lunchtime Dugas would go out the back door of his shop into the alley to sit on an old wooden box and eat his meager portion of white beans and rice he had brought from home while smelling the wonderful odors wafting out from beyond the back doorway of the restaurant's kitchen next door………………………………. One morning as he was preparing to open up for the day Dugas was surprised to see an invoice from the fancy restaurant that boldly read "For the enjoyment of the food" on its face that someone had squarely taped to the center of his shops front door. . . . Figuring there was a mix-up of some kind Dugas went next door to the restaurant to point out that he had not ordered anything from them………. The manager at the restaurant said, "You have been enjoying our food for a long time now, and you are going to pay us for that privilege."…. Dugas refused to pay. … This caused the restaurant manager to get all-mad-like as if his underwear were all up in a bunch or something like that, So he sued Dugas…………………………………….. A week later at the hearing, the Judge asked the restaurant manager to present his side of the case…………………The manager said, "Every day, this man comes and sits outside our kitchen and smells our food while eating his own. .. It is clear that we are providing added value to his poor food …. and we deserve to be compensated for it."……………. The Judge turned to Dugas and said, "What do you have to say to that?"…….. Dugas didn't say anything but stuck his hand into one of his pockets and rattled around the few coins he had inside down at the bottom it… Ching-ching-ching-ching!!!!!............ The Judge asked him, "What is the meaning of that?"… Dugas replied, "Well,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I'm paying for ‘the smell’ of his food……… with the ‘sound’ of my money!!!!!!!." ******************************* Qui Dat indiquent Dey goin pour battre Des Saints?….. Qui Dat!!!!! (Nayuck-nuck-nuck-nuck-nuck!!!! Hey Moe! Hey Moe!!) WHO DAT SAY DEY GOIN TO BEAT DEM SAINTS?….. WHO DAT!!!!! (It was almost Ricky Williams, that’s who Dat wuz……) dubya dubya dubya dot strongconcrete dot com / Page 5 dot html
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What an amazing sight!
