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NOLA.com: Times-Picayune Updates
Asked by one reporter about criticism that he has seemed disengaged from the violence gripping his city, Nagin said he has stayed apprised of the situation. The mayor added that he and his staff also have been busy working on the myriad aspects of rebuilding, from seeking FEMA reimbursements to expediting the payment of federal grants to homeowners.

“We have a tremendous amount of challenges,” Nagin said. “If people don’t think that I’m working, I would love for them to follow me around for a day.”

–The Associated Press contributed to this story

I am writing the mayor’s office as soon as I finish this post. I believe one of the local bloggers needs to take him up on his generous offer. Lets start holding him accountable for his improv routine! You can email the Mayor’s Office directly at sally.forman@mayorofno.com Do you think I should follow Ray for a day? With three other bloggers in tow? Let them know!

EDIT: Here is the text of my email to Mayor Nagin

To Mayor Nagin, Greetings!

In the Times Picayune coverage of your press conference of this morning the following exchange was quoted:

“Asked by one reporter about criticism that he has seemed disengaged from the violence gripping his city, Nagin said he has stayed apprised of the situation. The mayor added that he and his staff also have been busy working on the myriad aspects of rebuilding, from seeking FEMA reimbursements to expediting the payment of federal grants to homeowners.

“We have a tremendous amount of challenges,” Nagin said. “If people don’t think that I’m working, I would love for them to follow me around for a day.”"

As a member of the press (I write for Powers and Morrison.com), and as a member of the community of NOLABloggers I would like to take you up on your kind invitation. I propose a group three as yet to be determined New Orleans Bloggers be allowed to follow you for a day as you have stated. If you stand by your words you will have witnesses with a very large combined audience to support you. If not, well that will be communicated as well.

Please send replies to humidcty@gmail.com This message is being carbon copied on the Mayor’s feedback form, in an email to sally.forman@mayorofno.com, and posted on http://humidcty.com and in my column on Powers and Morrison (http://www.powersandmorrison.com/Blogs-MainPages/Blogs-Loki.html ).

Thank you for your time,
George Williams
Concerned New Orleans Native

EDIT2: Myfailed delivery response from the contact email address on the Mayor’s site

This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification.

Delivery to the following recipients failed.

sally.forman@mayorofno.com

Final-Recipient: rfc822;sally.forman@mayorofno.com
Action: failed
Status: 5.1.1

This is hardly shocking, his email isn’t wrking either. I have submitted it via their web form and will be sending a hardcopy through the snail mail. 

…because you know that our “leadership,” will do nothing wthout being forced!

Spread the word, crosspost, tell offline people, etc, etc, etc.

American Zombie has penned a beautiful satire of the current situation, unfrtunately it is desperately close to being an accurte representation of our lives. Do we want THIS to be our city?? Get involved and help stop the thugs!

More Xmas drivel to the tune of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.

God rest ye Wonka good the mayor
Whose face we rarely see
Though life in Chocolate City
Is not all that it could be

The Road Homes long
My house is gone
No trash pick up for me

Oh tidings of empty promises
Promises
Oh-oh tidings of empty promises!

God rest ye Mr. Bi-i-ingle
Symbol of our hope
New Orleans tradition
Will help us all to cope

We’ll hold on tight
To what we have
And will survive this dope

Oh tidings of empty promises
Promises
Oh-oh tidings of empty promises!

Copyright 2006

By George “Loki” Williams

Oh yeah, baby, I’m BACK!

As expected, it is getting deep now that the Anniversary weekend is here, on top of which I have been physically ill lately. A nurse friend tells me its probably stress related. Big surprise. Anyway, since I am behind on posting (as well as everything else) I am going to collate everything into one post now. Please pardon the abbreviated format.

• Rising Tide - this is a must do! Go take a look at the guests and attendees, that should crystallize your decision. If not read Adrastos’ list of Ten Reasons To Go
• Mayor Wonka has exceeded the stupidity of his, “chocolate city,” remarks by making some pretty inflamatory statements about 9-11 Stybbie over at Nation of Morons will have to supply the vitriol, I am too worn out.
• As the Anniversary looms so does another probable hurricane in the Gulf. Joy. I miss the days when an oncoming hurricane meant having to stock the bar and buy extra candles….
• The Geek Dinner II- man it was a success, but I fear it was also what pushed my health over the edge. Many of the usual suspects were there along with a wonderful array of new faces. It was brilliant finally meeting Ernie the Attorney, who it seems knows some of my family. Likewise GBitch was a grea new face to add to our rogues galley. A majority of the NOLABloggers were there although we did miss Maitri who was having fun flying to Toronto at the time (Don’t worry she did not bring any toothpaste and as a result made it through without being incarcerated).The list of pissed off and motivated bloggers continues to grow. My pics from the dinner are here.
• The BBC did interviews with Alan from ThinkNOLA, Kalypso, and myself. To listen to the broadcast you’ll either need to listen live between 8 and 9pm Central Time on Monday OR the archive goes up the next day - click on listen link in the sidebar at http://blogs.bbc.co.uk/podsandblogs
• Rocky Vaccarella is a traitor to New Orleans. His FEMA trialer visit to DC and comments about wanting four more years of Bush we elegantly staged, but he has GOP roots and questionable motives. Gee, a photo-op as spin control from the Bush Administration? No….. See the Carpetbagger Report for more disturbing details.
• Midsummer Mardi Gras looms Saturday night. Last year we missed it because we had just crystallized our decision to flee Katrina. This year we will not miss it, bad health or not.
• On the Anniversay I will be doing radio interviews for the Mike Malloy Show on Air America as well as on Channel 4 Radio News for the UK. Details will go up as soon as they are worked out.

That is all I have the energy for this morning. I had meant to expand upon each of these points, but I am wiped out. I’m off to write some websites for a gig I have and then get some rest so I can be ready for Rising Tide (did I mention that you should go?).