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re: Obama Coming to NOLA today
Posted on 8/27/15 at 2:00 pm to Napoleon
Posted on 8/27/15 at 2:00 pm to Napoleon
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The city's poverty rate has remained near 30%. And according to one analysis, African-American households in the city earn more than 50% less than their white counterparts -- well above the national average
Now, I believe most of the reasons behind that are self-inflicted. I got an undergrad degree, went on to get Master's degree, and I work very hard to move up in my profession. I have encountered situations where I felt like I was being overlooked, but I never let that stood in my way. If I'm not appreciated in one company, there are others that will value my skillset. If blacks as a whole focused on self-progression and placed a higher value on work ethic and self-respect and pass those traits on to their kids then those type of statistics won't be nearly as high. I have no sympathy for those who just sit back, complain about how the white man is holding them back, and don't even try to make their lives better.
This post was edited on 8/27/15 at 2:03 pm
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Posted on 8/27/15 at 2:02 pm to tigerbait2010
I wonder how many murders in his honor...
Posted on 8/27/15 at 2:03 pm to Napoleon
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African-American households in the city earn more than 50% less than their white counterparts -- well above the national average.
This is more a function of regional demographics than anything.
There is essentially no white working class in the city proper and a very small white middle class.
Of course, it's fun to just throw out the numbers as they are and make it look like there some spooky racist boogeyman behind them, I guess.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 2:04 pm to Napoleon
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But underneath the visible recovery lie persistent racial and economic inequities that haven't receded a decade since the storm.
There are so many jobs available in the tourism, restaurants, hotels etc, here that if you're not working you're not looking to work. You can almost walk up to any of those Hollywood trucks and get some type of work still. Cry me a fricking river.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 2:23 pm to MightyYat
Posted on 8/27/15 at 2:26 pm to Napoleon
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He must be coming from the FBO instead of the airport main entrance.
All planes and motorcade are being staged on the Atlantic/Signature side. Quick shot to Loyola.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 2:59 pm to Chad504boy
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i'm hypothesizing a majority of his voters.
lol guaranteed. It was a rhetorical question to avoid sounding blatantly racist.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 3:01 pm to PolyPusher86
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It's a chocolate city
That joke is so 10 year's ago..
Posted on 8/27/15 at 3:04 pm to TheAlmightySmash
I guess he didn't want to come through Lakeview or Gentilly.
This post was edited on 8/27/15 at 3:09 pm
Posted on 8/27/15 at 3:05 pm to The Hurricane
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This kid is about to become really famous in meme infamy.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 3:06 pm to The Hurricane
So much racism in this thread.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 3:06 pm to TheAlmightySmash
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I wonder who he plans on seeing his speech if 75% of the city is still at work
Section 8, Welfare, and people of color who don't work and that we have to pay for.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 3:37 pm to LNCHBOX
Why is the lower 9th ward always the go to place when dignitaries visit New Orleans? There are other areas that were hit just as hard that will never get mentioned or visited. Why continue to focus on the area where its own residents didn't give a shite. Why not go walk through the Gentilly, Lakeview, Pontchartrain Park, Nola East, St. Bernard, Slidell, or Gulf Coast area? Instead of walking through the brand new mixed income housing, why doesn't Moon, Jr. take the president through neighborhoods that did come together and rebuild. This anniversary should be remembering the tragedy of Katrina, but we should also focus on how far we have come since.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 3:39 pm to The Hurricane
Why do you think?
Posted on 8/27/15 at 3:42 pm to Fun Bunch
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Why do you think?
We all know why. We'll all be called racists though for saying it.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 3:46 pm to The Hurricane
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Why is the lower 9th ward always the go to place when dignitaries visit New Orleans? There are other areas that were hit just as hard that will never get mentioned or visited. Why continue to focus on the area where its own residents didn't give a shite. Why not go walk through the Gentilly, Lakeview, Pontchartrain Park, Nola East, St. Bernard, Slidell, or Gulf Coast area? Instead of walking through the brand new mixed income housing, why doesn't Moon, Jr. take the president through neighborhoods that did come together and rebuild. This anniversary should be remembering the tragedy of Katrina, but we should also focus on how far we have come since.
Amen!!
Posted on 8/27/15 at 3:47 pm to The Hurricane
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We all know why. We'll all be called racists though for saying it.
Well, if you could convey your thoughts without saying things like all the Lakeview people are at work, maybe people wouldn't call you racist.
Downvote away, but there is a way to say it without throwing in the racist stuff that is obvious to everyone.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 3:49 pm to Fun Bunch
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Why do you think?
The lower 9 wasn't the only place black people lived either, you know?
It's sort of become the cliche of the storm, though, and the President is really nothing if not a cliche at this point. Oh well, his traffic shite is not going to affect me, so c'est la vie.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 3:55 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Is there a definitive time when the interstate will be closed?
Posted on 8/27/15 at 3:58 pm to GingerMerkin
The interstates began shutting down about 10 minutes before he was on the road. I would think anytime between 4:45 to 5:30 depending on the area you'll be coming from.
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