Hello…anybody remember New Orleans? It’s that city in America that was mostly black, too poor and suffered through the worst natural disaster in our nation’s history. It’s that place that George Bush stood in and swore to make the lives of the affected whole.
In other words, it’s the city that America forgot.
In a Senate hearing on the status of the rebuild effort in the Gulf, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin did not ask for more money. Instead, Nagin asked for the money that the federal government has already allocated to the rebuilding effort. Some $110 billion has been allocated for rebuilding the Gulf region but little of that has actually made it to the residents needing to rebuild their lives.
While Nagin feels the neglect to his city has a lot to do with class, he also says that there’s a racial component to this, as well.
So, Mr. Bush…Congress…FEMA…where’s the money?
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