[Nagin's] hourlong interview on WBOK, which targets a mostly black audience, had strong racial undertones, though the mayor never directly mentioned race. At several points during the wide-ranging discussion, Nagin advocated for more discussion about what he sees as an effort to diminish the political gains made by African-Americans.
"I think we're now at the point in this city, where we can no longer afford to have so few warriors in the game," Nagin said, citing himself and Councilwoman Cynthia Hedge-Morrell as examples of 'the few leaders who are stepping up."
When so few others join in, he said, "it's easy to pick those folk off."
I see. So when evidence of unethical or criminal behavior surfaces in the Mayor's office, it's an effort by whites to pick the remaining black "warriors" off. That's convenient.
Nagin... said he intends to keep the spotlight squarely on the inspector general's office during his final eight months in office.This guy... I mean "shameless" doesn't even begin to describe it.
"It's not right, in my opinion," he said. "And we need to do something about it. So, I'm going to do my part with my bully pulpit. And I'm going to start calling for full transparency, full disclosure."
Remember what originally prompted the American Zombie (Ashley award winning blog of the year) to expose the cronyism and corruption in Nagin's IT office? A petty, loathesome act of political spite in the wake of the 2006 mayoral election.
[Nagin] recently sent bags of Oreos to a handful of African-American politicians who supported Mitch Landrieu in the Mayoral election... including Karen Carter... among others.According to Da Paper, Cheron Brylski is "[Karen Carter] Peterson's longtime campaign adviser". Brylski, you'll recall, is also the public relations associate for Louisiana Technology Council President Mark Lewis. She had her doors vandalized ("sealed") in January. On June 30, the day before a press conference in which LTC alleged the Mayor's digital records were intentionally erased, Lewis came home to find all of his exterior doors sealed. (The day before the vandalism, the Nagin administration had been informed about the upcoming press conference.)
Combine that with rumors of an illegal nighttime NOPD police raid on the home of a forensic computer analyst who was working for a federal entity probing City Hall, and there's a pretty unsettling pattern of (alleged) intimidation.
But warrior Nagin is feeling vulnerable, and he's worried about others picking him off.
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Update: Zombie has more here.
