Councilwoman-at-Large candidate Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson, in a sudden change of opinion, has realized 9 days before the election that homelessness in New Orleans is a problem. In fact, "it's horrible"!
Possibly even more horrible than living in a FEMA trailer; but nowhere near the stupid human catastrophe putting FEMA trailers for future constituents on unusable golf courses in her neighborhood would be.
"I'm not going to try to lay down in words the lure of this place. Every great writer in the land, from Faulkner to Twain to Rice to Ford, has tried to do it, and fallen short. It is impossible to capture the essence, tolerance and spirit of south Louisiana in words...IT JUST IS WHAT IT IS." -Chris Rose, N.O. Times-Picayune, 8/29/06
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Jackie Clarkson Changes Stance on Homelessness, Admits It's LikeTotally Like Not Good
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Hanging on for Dear Life: Katrina Survivors" Daily Struggle to Live
- The representative of the neighborhood "Lakeview" (an upper middle class mostly white neighborhood of NOLA) just told a story that will stay with me for the rest of my life. She told the story of 2 volunteers from Boston, a mother and a 9 year old daughter. After a week of working, the daughter turned to the mother and asked her when they would be returning to America. The lady representative broke down into tears and asked the senate panel the same question. When will we be returning to America?
- 2005 homeowners insurance: $1926... 2006 homeowners insurance: $2343... 2007 homeowners insurance bill: $4599
- That ain't shit. 2005 Farmers: $2400 / 2006 Farmers: $4000 / 2007 Farmers: $11,000
- "I hope the levees break again and kill you."
- The average cost for a 2,000-square-foot home has jumped, probably, to the $80,000 range just for foundation work
4 comments:
Heh. You remember that too, huh? If i remember correctly that was the first raising of the ugly Nimby head post-K.
I think this will be another election I'll sit out.
City Council at Large...Same and Old.
They can't force us to vote for the lesser.
The thing I will never forget about the trailer issue is that she didn't even try to act like she was concerned for the people who were waiting for housing. She just didn't want them around her. The other thing I will remember is how no one in city government had the balls(that goes for females too) to stand up to her. This is why I can not vote for any incumbents.
I can't help but remember it. She basically led the crusade for us to stay stuck in our old fucked up collective mindset. One day I will understand why God is making us choose between Clarkson and someone who can't define "unlimited." Until then, I guess I'll just continue to drink heavily.
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