A few suggestions
Dear Ray Nagin:
I don’t know what Ms. Quiett & Co. have been advising you to do to resucitate your flagging (some would say dead and buried) public image, but let me assure you: showing up at a crime scene in the middle of the night and attempting to comfort your terrified, beleaguered subjects is most definitely not the way to go.
Instead of pandering to the TV cameras, might I suggest that you spend those extra hours at the office working to get that dumbass Riley and dumber-ass Jordan to talk to one another. Hell, Riley won’t even set goals! Aren’t you his boss? Can’t you ask him for a list of achievements, objectives, expected outcomes–stuff that everyone else with a job is required to do if they want to pick up a paycheck? I’ll make a deal with you: you make something positive happen–anything at all–and you can have a photo op. Deal?
Angrily
Richard
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My questions follow thusly:
For what reason was Nagin their in the first place?
Who informed him of the crime scene and advised him to make an appearance?
Where was he supposed to be at that time?
Was he truly needed at the crime scene? And if so, why?
It does sound highly possible that it was done solely as a photo-op and if so, shows a callous disregard for the victims, witnesses, etc. and an arrogant self-centeredness that Nagin is indeed famous for.
The only positive thing i could think for Mr Nagin to do would be to load up his pack of cronies, resign and see if Houston has room for him.
This reminds me of another story I read about our fine Mayor.
Seems like he calls the RTA everytime he sees a bus on the streets that is dirty, wanting to know why it’s not cleaner. I kid you not, it was in the Picayune a couple weeks ago. Yes, the city is worried about the outside of buses being diiirrrttyyy.
People have been complaining loudly in the Times-Picayune and WWL radio that Nagin doesn’t ever appear at the scene of one of these murders. He finally complies, and this is the response?
I’m no big fan of Nagin, but what the fuck kind of publicity do you think he was trying to get by showing up at a murder scene?
How about this Richard. How about you find something to write that doesn’t come across as a whiny rant, and I’ll read your posts again. Deal?
Dear Robert:
Clearly, you have naive views of (a) Nagin and (b) the machinery of publicity. I’m envious of anyone who’s managed to preserve his innocence so. Mazel tov, darling.
And as for the whiny quality of my rants…I mean what good is a rant if it’s not whiny? If you’re looking for fewer rants, perhaps you should peruse the Encyclopedia Britannica while the rest of us discuss current events.
P.S. I don’t think anyone’s been complaining that Nagin doesn’t appear at crime scenes. We’ve been complaining that there are so many crime scenes in the first place.
P.P.S. Flaming works BEAUTIFULLY for homosexuals like moi, but your version–namely, anonymous posts left in the comments section of a weblog…well, that’s just sad.