re: Great News! Car Burglaries Down in NOLA

FOX 8 showed up at the city council budget meeting yesterday to ask Teedy some questions and she had her Gestapo "communications team" run interference for her. At one point Teedy tells the reporter, "I already know what you're going to ask so, no, I won't be answering those questions."

Here's some snipets:

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After Cantrell’s press secretary said only questions about the 2024 budget would be allowed, Fox 8 tried to ask a budget-related question and again was denied.

Press Secretary: If it’s not about this, we’re not talking about it.

Fox 8: So, we can’t even ask her for any kind of comment unrelated to this?

Press Secretary: No

Fox 8: Is there a reason?

Press Secretary: Because we said so.

Fox 8: Okay. Understood.

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Fox 8 was requesting more information about how the city intends to budget for possible $214,000 monthly fines related to the police retirement fund.

Press Secretary: No, we’re good.

Fox 8: No budget questions either?

Press Secretary: No.

Fox 8: So, no questions at all pertaining to this or not?

Press Secretary: No, because I’m pretty sure you’re going to ask something else.

Fox 8: I’m going to ask about if the payments to the police force retirement will be included in the budget planning.

Press Secretary: And I’m sure you’re going to ask even more than that. So, respectfully, no thank you.

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And the pièce de résistance from Teedy:

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“Under my administration, we have seen more challenges, as well as things that have come our way, than any other mayor has faced, really, in our history,” Cantrell claimed. “I would give us a 7, I really would.”

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