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Posted on 5/20/17 at 9:34 pm to LouisianaLonghorn
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I've heard that it's already begun. BRPD is having trouble filling all of the spots in the new cadet class and several officers have already left.
IIRC, they only had 40 something cadets accepted to the academy this year
Posted on 5/20/17 at 9:48 pm to upgrayedd
So we have a racist, divisive AA leader calling out others for being racist. Sounds like our former President.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 7:53 am to PiscesTiger
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The problem? Too many people were focused on the presidential race.
You also can't ignore the poor candidates that were put up against her.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 8:28 am to Galactic Inquisitor
Broome is pathetic. She is the worst thing to ever happen to Baton Rouge. I want to thank all of the white guilt trust fund liberals who supported her candidacy and pushed her over the top. I hope you idiots are proud of yourself.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 8:38 am to Jim Smith
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She is the worst thing to ever happen to Baton Rouge
Eh, I wouldn't say the WORST THING. She's only been in office a few months....
What about all the idiot mayors and elected officials before her who had their hands in planning our current infrastructure. (Was there even a infrastructure expansion plan before Green Light?) People may not have seen or known it at the time, but I think that was definitely one of the worst things that could have happened to Baton Rouge.
Honestly, I'd love to see her do better, because it would be the best thing for the community as a whole (rising tide lifts all boats, etc.). However, with her recent debacles with the hiring of her CAO, this Malcom X BS, lack of viewpoint on the COA issue and the fact that she can't stick to deadlines she set herself and publicly said she wouldn't do that again, she has more potential to be a one term lame duck than anything else. A republican majority metro council can help too.
This post was edited on 5/24/17 at 9:34 am
Posted on 5/24/17 at 8:41 am to TigerRob20
that letter didn't mention gravy...
Posted on 5/24/17 at 9:10 am to Jim Smith
And then she declared May 19th to be Malcolm X Day (he rejected the Civil Rights movement and pushed for more black/white separation).
Posted on 5/24/17 at 9:17 am to tduecen
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Writes this letter.. creates Malcom X day....
Thank you.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:18 am to YouAre8Up
Lanny Keller says Gravy had to be "carted" off from the metro council meeting. The guy had to be carted off in an SUV because he couldn't fit in a police cruiser
Lanny Keller: Sharon Weston Broome's open letter might actually make voters wonder if electing her was right call
The discovery by Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome that people say intemperate or even hateful things on the internet may spark a useful conversation about how to disagree, particularly on the vexed subject of race relations.
Or not. It may just provoke voters to wonder if they have done the right thing, electing Broome not for uplifting sermonettes on society's ills, but to fix potholes, improve police and fire protection and the myriad other concrete things that a mayor is called upon to do. Draining the swamp of the internet is secondary to draining our real swamps around here.
"My goal as mayor-president is to unite people around our collective goals of progress and equity," Broome wrote. "While freedom of speech is one of the pillars that makes this country so beautiful, irresponsibility of such can be used as a tool to separate us as community."
The recipients of this statement, the "citizens of Baton Rouge," are almost certain to agree. They might well even applaud: "As your mayor-president, I stand against hatred, division, and words and actions that only further divide our community. I do not endorse or support the opinions of any individual or media outlet that would attempt to take us down a path of strife and contentiousness."
But what provoked all this? It came Friday, after mountains of national publicity over the decision by New Orleans elected officials to take on Jim Crow a century too late and remove prominent Confederate statues. The nasty rhetoric ensuing did not make New Orleans, the South or Southerners look very good.
But the Broome letter appeared not to be about the Crescent City: A Broome spokeswoman said the open letter was aimed at harsh rhetoric on social media.
Who knew that was a problem?
Say what you will about Donald Trump's intemperate tweets, they are relevant to the news, even if agitated on heavy-duty rinse in the president's mind. Her statement was serenely unconnected to current events.
Though Broome's letter promised to work toward laudable goals for the city, there was nothing in it about how to get there.
It's the difference between the approach toward problems of a lifelong legislator, compared to a leader in an executive capacity. Each might prefer inoffensive commitment to broad "collective goals" and rhetoric about the process. The executive, though, understands that a commitment to specific proposals is a fundamental part of kicking the process into action, even if people are made unhappy by a leader's decisions and priorities.
On the upside for the mayor, her frequent and harsh critics among the Hayride conservatives interpreted the statement as aimed at the divisive rhetoric of Gary Chambers, an occasional mayoral adviser who was carted from the Metro Council meeting because he wanted to sound off about the Alton Sterling decision by the U.S. Department of Justice.
So if the mayor's letter sowed confusion in the enemy camp, it was a victory for strategic vagueness.
But if it represents an above-the-fray attitude of making nice instead of making progress, people might really want to see more action from city hall.
Lanny Keller: Sharon Weston Broome's open letter might actually make voters wonder if electing her was right call
The discovery by Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome that people say intemperate or even hateful things on the internet may spark a useful conversation about how to disagree, particularly on the vexed subject of race relations.
Or not. It may just provoke voters to wonder if they have done the right thing, electing Broome not for uplifting sermonettes on society's ills, but to fix potholes, improve police and fire protection and the myriad other concrete things that a mayor is called upon to do. Draining the swamp of the internet is secondary to draining our real swamps around here.
"My goal as mayor-president is to unite people around our collective goals of progress and equity," Broome wrote. "While freedom of speech is one of the pillars that makes this country so beautiful, irresponsibility of such can be used as a tool to separate us as community."
The recipients of this statement, the "citizens of Baton Rouge," are almost certain to agree. They might well even applaud: "As your mayor-president, I stand against hatred, division, and words and actions that only further divide our community. I do not endorse or support the opinions of any individual or media outlet that would attempt to take us down a path of strife and contentiousness."
But what provoked all this? It came Friday, after mountains of national publicity over the decision by New Orleans elected officials to take on Jim Crow a century too late and remove prominent Confederate statues. The nasty rhetoric ensuing did not make New Orleans, the South or Southerners look very good.
But the Broome letter appeared not to be about the Crescent City: A Broome spokeswoman said the open letter was aimed at harsh rhetoric on social media.
Who knew that was a problem?
Say what you will about Donald Trump's intemperate tweets, they are relevant to the news, even if agitated on heavy-duty rinse in the president's mind. Her statement was serenely unconnected to current events.
Though Broome's letter promised to work toward laudable goals for the city, there was nothing in it about how to get there.
It's the difference between the approach toward problems of a lifelong legislator, compared to a leader in an executive capacity. Each might prefer inoffensive commitment to broad "collective goals" and rhetoric about the process. The executive, though, understands that a commitment to specific proposals is a fundamental part of kicking the process into action, even if people are made unhappy by a leader's decisions and priorities.
On the upside for the mayor, her frequent and harsh critics among the Hayride conservatives interpreted the statement as aimed at the divisive rhetoric of Gary Chambers, an occasional mayoral adviser who was carted from the Metro Council meeting because he wanted to sound off about the Alton Sterling decision by the U.S. Department of Justice.
So if the mayor's letter sowed confusion in the enemy camp, it was a victory for strategic vagueness.
But if it represents an above-the-fray attitude of making nice instead of making progress, people might really want to see more action from city hall.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:32 am to member12
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Honestly don't know who she could possibly be discussing other than Gary Chambers
It's aimed at the divisive white people, not Gravy.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:38 am to Jim Smith
What ever happened to that fat frick? Haven't heard Gary running his mouth since the 107.3 baws humiliated him.
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:41 am to logjamming
The thing about Broome is that the #1 thing she is concerned with is race. We all know that her CIO officer is going to be black and she will not rest until she replaces Dabadie with a black guy. Race is more important than qualifications to her.
ETA: I don't think she is referring to Gary at all in that article. IMO, I took it to be directed to all the race based comments on his articles.
ETA: I don't think she is referring to Gary at all in that article. IMO, I took it to be directed to all the race based comments on his articles.
This post was edited on 5/24/17 at 10:45 am
Posted on 5/24/17 at 10:42 am to logjamming
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What ever happened to that fat frick? Haven't heard Gary running his mouth since the 107.3 baws humiliated him.
I've taken a little break. We'll resume normal activities coming up very soon.
Have some big news to share with everyone.
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