Breaking News: New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin Just Convicted On 20 Out Of 21 Counts

[Rambunctious]

Now he can go to a chocolate prison...AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[R.D.]

Hero of Katrina...libtard icon.

Ray Nagin's a lifelong Republican who only used the Democratic Party to run for office --- because what he is more than either is an opportunist.
That's what blind partisanship gets you.

Good riddance too.

Rumors he himself has denied and many retractions followed. He said he is a life long democrat.


Then again being a lying lib maybe he lied about it.

The school buses sitting in water were a muckraker journalism tactic to sell viewers. In fact the mayor didn't have the authority to commandeer them.
The man's still a sleazeball opportunist asshole, but there's no reason to run on myths.

 

[Kosh]

Hero of Katrina...libtard icon.

Are the corrupt businessmen who bribed Nagin liberals?

Typical far left mind set thinking that all business men are (R)'s.

Amazing the illogic being displayed in those comments.

 

[Pogo]

Your myth is just stupid ...

It wasn't Conservatives or Republicans that elected him and put the crook in office.
Why the heck do you think he ran as a Democrat ... In a Liberal city full of the same folks in the worker's party who helped elect the convict Governor Edwards over and over again?
As far as endorsing Governor Jindal ... Mayor Nagin had already been screwed by Governor Blanco ... And practically no one voted for Tara Hollis (18%) in 2011.

You stubbed your toe on that one ... Try to make a relevant point next time ...

No, not myth; fact.

>> He did not achieve, or seek, any other public office prior to his election in 2002. More controversially, Nagin had actually been a registered Republican for most of his adult life, switching to the Democrats shortly before seeking office, for which his candidacy was branded as opportunistic in the solidly Democrat city. Nagin was, at that time, a known Bush supporter, having contributed to the president&#8217;s campaign. Nagin entered the New Orleans mayoral race a political unknown but emerged through the middle of a crowded field of known Democrats, securing vital cross-party and in-party endorsements for his populist pledges to tackle city hall corruption and run the administration in a more business-like manner. << ( CityMayors.com)

He switched to the DP to get elected, knowing no Republican has been elected to that office since the 19th century. He took a lot of shit in the local press for doing that when he first ran too.

Now -- whether he's married to this party, that party, or no party, has nothing to do with his being a corrupt opportunistic asshole. But since Deltex and Lumpy brought the myth in, I shot it down. And if you want to try to give it wings all over again, I'll shoot it down all over again.

Don't try to bullshit me -- I lived there through the whole thing. I know better.

It doesn't matter who Ray Nagin thought he was ... He is a crook and was elected into office by the Democrats ... Not the Republicans or Conservatives.
If you want to act like he wasn't elected by Democrats ... And was put into office by Conservatives or Republicans ... You don't have any ammo to shoot anything down.

You can keep shooting blanks if you want to.

You can keep digging deeper if you want to but this just in: Republicans get to vote in New Orleans too. In fact, check this out: you don't even have to belong to a party. I know this because I did it.

And again, attributing the actions of a corrupt asshole to the citizens who elected him (or to whatever party he claims that week) -- rather than to the corrupt asshole himself -- is just fucking goofy.

Actuallly Nagin did a strong job with Cox before he ran for mayor. Took the local franchise from worst to first in the company, something like that, plus he had a TV talk show on the channel to be in touch with the customers, so he had some face recognition. It was a decent legacy to run on if the people wanted an "outsider", which they did. So he ran as a successful businessman to appeal to his Republicans and ran as a listed Democrat to appeal to the auto-voters who hold the traditional power in that city.

The fact that he then succumbed to the temptations of power speaks to his weak character personally --- not his (floating) party affiliation politically.

 

[Pogo]

Hero of Katrina...libtard icon.

Are the corrupt businessmen who bribed Nagin liberals?

Typical far left mind set thinking that all business men are (R)'s.

Who said that?

 

[mamooth]

If Nagin had been a Republican, all the Republicans here would be rallying around him and claiming he was the victim of a liberal plot. Just as they're doing with Christie.

Once more, the moral high ground goes to the Democrats, for not trying to shield their own scumbags.

 

[tennisbum]

It's about time Nagin "got his due"!

 

[BlackSand]

You can keep digging deeper if you want to but this just in: Republicans get to vote in New Orleans too. In fact, check this out: you don't even have to belong to a party. I know this because I did it.

And again, attributing the actions of a corrupt asshole to the citizens who elected him -- rather than to the corrupt asshole himself -- is just fucking goofy.

Actuallly Nagin did a strong job with Cox before he ran for mayor. Took the local franchise from worst to first in the company, something like that, plus he had a TV talk show on the channel to be in touch with the customers, so he had some face recognition. It was a decent legacy to run on if the people wanted an "outsider", which they did. So he ran as a successful businessman to appeal to his Republicans and ran as a listed Democrat to appeal to the auto-voters who hold the traditional power in that city.

The fact that he then succumbed to the temptations of power speaks to his weak character personally --- not his (floating) party affiliation politically.

You are the one digging ... He never got elected to anything until he was a Democrat.
He worked for a lot more places than Cox Cable as well ... Like he started in Detroit.

But that still doesn't address the fact he got elected as a Democrat by Democrats and was the crook he is ... Keep Digging.

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[R.D.]

If Nagin had been a Republican, all the Republicans here would be rallying around him and claiming he was the victim of a liberal plot. Just as they're doing with Christie.

Once more, the moral high ground goes to the Democrats, for not trying to shield their own scumbags.

Too little too late

Half the posts in the thread are one libs fantasy he was a republican. Plus...Christie hasn't been caught, yet. You're judging him guilty without proof

Once again Republicans have the moral high ground.

 

[Black_Man1]

Nagin helped America when the president didn't.

Hero of Katrina is right. Along with Honore. Two black men gave a damn about N.O., while The White House acted it like it took a week to find Louisiana.

When you black like that, you gotta know not to do anything wrong, especially taking money from white men with conservative southern connections while in office.

This was payback. They were gonna "get him", one way or another.

 

[Pennywise]

Ray Niggin wanted a "chocolate city" but he's about to be eatin' chocolate wieners.

 

[depotoo]

The Mayor of "Chocolate City", who rode out hurricane Katrina in a drunken Hurricane party in a Hotel room while the rescue buses sit idle and his constituents drowned is finally getting his com-uppins'.

B-b-b-bu-bu- but it was Bush's fault.

Don't forget he also made sure his family was safe, as he sent them to Dallas as soon as he knew the storm was going to probably hit there.

 

[Steve_McGarrett]

Nagin helped America .

How?

 

[depotoo]

Nagin helped America when the president didn't.

Hero of Katrina is right. Along with Honore. Two black men gave a damn about N.O., while The White House acted it like it took a week to find Louisiana.

When you black like that, you gotta know not to do anything wrong, especially taking money from white men with conservative southern connections while in office.

This was payback. They were gonna "get him", one way or another.

surely you jest. If not you need to become better informed.

 

[Kosh]

Are the corrupt businessmen who bribed Nagin liberals?

Typical far left mind set thinking that all business men are (R)'s.

Who said that?

The far left!

 

[RoadVirus]

Bye bye Mayor Chocolate City.

 

[Kosh]

If Nagin had been a Republican, all the Republicans here would be rallying around him and claiming he was the victim of a liberal plot. Just as they're doing with Christie.

Once more, the moral high ground goes to the Democrats, for not trying to shield their own scumbags.

The far left just goes to show how blind they are.

 

[Kosh]

Nagin helped America when the president didn't.

Hero of Katrina is right. Along with Honore. Two black men gave a damn about N.O., while The White House acted it like it took a week to find Louisiana.

When you black like that, you gotta know not to do anything wrong, especially taking money from white men with conservative southern connections while in office.

This was payback. They were gonna "get him", one way or another.

Proof that far left propaganda trumps facts.

 

[depotoo]

If Nagin had been a Republican, all the Republicans here would be rallying around him and claiming he was the victim of a liberal plot. Just as they're doing with Christie.

Once more, the moral high ground goes to the Democrats, for not trying to shield their own scumbags.

Bull. Only in your dreams.

 

[RoadVirus]

On felony bribery and fraud to become the first mayor of New Orleans to ever be convicted of a crime. He faces well over 20 years in prison and showed no emotion in court when the verdict was read.


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Nagin charges count-by-count

Count 1- Conspiracy to commit fraud and bribery: Guilty
Count 2- Bribery… accepted $60K from Rodney Williams: Guilty
Count 3- Bribery… accepted $2,250 from Rodney Williams: Guilty
Count 4- Bribery… granite from Frank Fradella in June 2008: Guilty
Count 5- Bribery… $50K from Michael McGrath & Frank Fradella : Guilty
Count 6- Bribery… granite from Frank Fradella in Aug. 2008: Guilty
Count 7- Bribery… $10K from Rodney Williams: Not Guilty
Count 8- Wire Fraud… 7/10 wire payment from Frank Fradella: Guilty
Count 9- Wire Fraud… 8/10 wire payment from Frank Fradella: Guilty
Count 10-Wire Fraud… 9/10 wire payment from Frank Fradella: Guilty
Count 11-Wire Fraud… 10/10 wire payment from Frank Fradella: Guilty
Count 12-Wire Fraud… 11/10 wire payment from Frank Fradella: Guilty
Count 13-Wire Fraud… 12/10 wire payment from Frank Fradella: Guilty
Count 14-Wire Fraud… 1/11 wire payment from Frank Fradella: Guilty
Count 15-Wire Fraud… 2/11 wire payment from Frank Fradella: Guilty
Count 16-Wire Fraud… 3/11 wire payment from Frank Fradella: Guilty
Count 17- Money Laundering Conspiracy: Guilty
Count 18- False Tax Return 2005: Guilty
Count 19- False Tax Return 2006: Guilty
Count 20- False Tax Return 2007: Guilty
Count 21- False Tax Return 2008: Guilty

Good riddance to bad rubbish!