Were you surprised Mr. Chocolate City (says God) Nagin won the New Orleans Mayor election?
546933
No, I wasn't surprised. Idiocy in the American public stopped surprising me when I first heard about Pet Rocks.
949089
I don't think this is a valid interpretation of the election results.\n\nLady Sable:  Tennessee kicked serious dem rear!  And Ford had Clinton stumping here last weekend.
713658
Unfortunately, it's true,Sir.\n\nAnd, the others were right about your mistake in hiring that guy,  in the first place.  \n\nNow you can expect a lot of backlash, Sir.
653008
Beautiful. ANother convert to jim_darwinism.\n\nWe have reached one "soul"\n\nI will look for a strong liberal to run for President in 2008.
759359
Taunting people who believe in God now, Neddie?\n\nRead Harold Ford's concession speech.  He lost.  He's a good man.  He believes fervently in God.  And he's a good Democrat.\n\nBob Casey won a huge victory in Pennsylvania.  He won.  He's a good man.  He's a devout, anti-abortion Irish Catholic.  And he's a good Democrat.\n\nThese boxes that you want to put people in just don't aways fit, do they Neddie?
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If I lived in New Orleans, absolutely not. He and the Governor Kathleen Babineaux are the biggest contributors to the inability of getting proper warning and aid to the victims of hurricane Katrina. Their continued incompetence is causing unnecessary suffering among Louisiana residents.
1159137
Did he win? I thought he stold the election!
660283
It was definitely a shocker for me. I figured he would win. He definitely was the most talented of all contestants. He will be around though so show your support and make sure you follow him on his journey to greatness.\n\nCHRIS DAUGHTRY ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
334573
I hate to say it but I'm from Atlanta, thank the lord I'm not from the 4th District otherwise I'd move.\n\nShe's just another "race card" playing idiot like Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and Ray Nagin.
957567
some of us saw that at the start.  for the first time, when he was elected,  I actually got really mad over an election result.  the rest of them took some time.  but i think they have caught on, at least a slight majority has.  we shall see with the elections today.
198034
I was deployed to Louisiana with the National Guard for two months after Hurricane Katrina. I had the distinct displeasure of meeting Mayor Nagin on a couple of ocassions. The man is an incompetent, racist boob.\n\nTrue leaders find solutions for their people NO MATTER WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE. All Mayor Nagin did was whine and complain. He had no real plan of action to help his people.\n\nHe deserves neither the office nor the title of Mayor.
846109
yeah he really suprised me! i thought he would suck at a trial but he did really well. at first i hought he was a creep but now i think he's pretty cool. he was completely not bothered by the crocs nspiders. i think hes strange but cool.
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It was Sonny Liston.  And, Cassius Clay, aka "the Louisville Lip",\nwas an 8 - 1 underdog.  Most people I knew were rooting for Clay because Liston had a "thug image".  We were all shocked by the result.
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I can not for the life of me understand why Ray Nagin got re-elected. He failed miserably during a crisis moment in the history of New Orleans.\n\nHe is not a leader, did not take charge of the situation when leadership skills were needed.\n\nHe left all those buses to be flooded when they could have been used to haul people that had no means of leaving the city a chance to get out. He should have had them placed in strategic places to pick up those with no means of getting out and offerring them the chances with the buses.\n\nHe also blamed everyone from the President on down for his errors and mistakes.  \n\nHis job was to alert the governor that his city was in trouble and he needed help. He probably did not know or understand the procedures to get help. Once he alerted the governor the governor should have notified the president that her state was in trouble and wanted it declared a national disaster area.\n\nNone of this was done. There was complete confussion on the part of the mayor and the governor. \n\nNagin went on TV and made statements about the president when he should have been looking at himself for answers. \n\nHe had people on roof tops when they should have been taken out of the city on the buses and by the local authorities of the city headed up by the mayor.  Many Many people died because of his failed leadership. \n\nHe should have been brought up on charges, for failing to do his elected job.\n\nHe never sat up an emergency room to have his top staff members in one area so he could get up todate intelligence about the situation as it was happening.\n\nNew Orleans should be ashamed for re-electing this individual to the office of mayor again. They get what they pay for and that is one that has no leadership skills, is not a calm individual under stress. Make remarks that public officials should not make to the media about other elected officials especially the President.\n\nI hope this has been of some use to you, good luck.\n\n"FIGHT ON"
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Hi, Both Mario and Katrina looked mad, Katrina more than Mario.  I think Mario was conscious of not coming across as a bad sport, so he was trying very hard to not show his feelings, but he just didn't pull it off.  Katrina didn't even try to cover her feelings.  It was written all over her that she was ticked off.  I am so happy that Emmet won.  The win was even sweeter after watching Mario and Katrina's reaction.
555339
MMmmm surprised me you have. Truth you speak.
229396
If you are referring to the general mistrust that people had in him when he took over the presidency after Garfield's death and the respect he had garnered during his presidency then yes it was surprising.  Even Mark Twain commented: "It would be hard indeed to better President Arthur's administration."\n\nOther than that, I don't know what surprise you are referring to.