Who is Mitch Landrieu?

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Mitch, Mary, and Moon have never acknowledged their African ancestry. The family obviously prefers–and chose–to identify racially as white. Moon’s father was listed as “black” on the U.S. Census in 1900. On the next one in 1910, the Landrieu family officially changed to “white.” Mitch and Mary’s grandfather changed the family racial identity from black to white.


Mitch prefers that people think he is white, not black. This is a clear indication, from a person who always works an angle, that Mitch thinks it’s more important to be white than black. It’s the very definition of white supremacy. Plus, while in the Louisiana legislature he voted in support of Confederate flag license plates.


Mitch is a strange guy. Before debates and speeches, Mitch pumps himself up mentally by talking to himself, saying things such as, “You can do it, Mitch!” He can continue to pep himself up, but really, by presenting a facade to the public, Mitch has “done it” to himself.

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