tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post1056383234289369836..comments2024-01-05T02:53:03.358-06:00Comments on American Zombie: Some comments on the Mayor's statement regarding the Wisner DonationJason Brad Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18421813599753848735noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-44266933496051966722013-05-07T14:46:08.504-05:002013-05-07T14:46:08.504-05:00A buddy of mine was at the Mayor's kickoff of ...A buddy of mine was at the Mayor's kickoff of the NOLA for Life project at the Joy Theatre with Spike Lee and all the local politicians. Here are a couple of photos from the event. It was announced at the beginning that Lee and his company geneously donated their work. How can that be if he was paid all that money from the Wisner Trust? Some donation! The Mayor and his crony Sherman keep harping on transparency. Maybe they should start by telling the truth!Ray Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-74947542214302746322013-05-04T12:53:41.484-05:002013-05-04T12:53:41.484-05:00Sherman was removed as the mayor's legislative...Sherman was removed as the mayor's legislative affairs aide to the City Council because he infuriated nearly all the members and many times destroyed the chances Mitch had getting his votes. So Mitch shipped The Child Sherman off to do governmental affairs with the legislature. Imagine the giant pile of crap Sherman made out of that with his little nasal verbal jabs to keep the adults in line. Anyone can stand there while a kid punches at them and then after the repetition has grown tedious even for The Child Sherman the adults talk. Naturally, the entitlement machine that is Jones Walker will take this little bitch in. Maybe when The Child Sherman grows up he will be in the league with the likes of those Hatchet Men at Adams and Reese.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-20437226254073525072013-04-27T22:09:18.453-05:002013-04-27T22:09:18.453-05:00Just to be clear, when I said "voting blocs&q...Just to be clear, when I said "voting blocs" I was not implying race. Race certainly factors into the equation and to a large extent but that wasn't a "code word" for African-American voting blocs. <br /><br />I'm simply stating that I believe the Wisner money is being doled out to specific people that influence large amounts of votes in city and possibly state or even national elections. <br /><br />Jason Brad Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421813599753848735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-82545165978824892872013-04-27T00:44:15.112-05:002013-04-27T00:44:15.112-05:00I've heard rumblings about that but for sure o...I've heard rumblings about that but for sure one of the heirs is calling for his resignation:<br /><br />http://www.theamericanzombie.com/2013/04/the-wisner-trust-whats-good-for-goose.html<br /><br />Jason Brad Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421813599753848735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-31952018170605732942013-04-26T23:16:00.189-05:002013-04-26T23:16:00.189-05:00Rumor around City Hall is that Michael Sherman has...Rumor around City Hall is that Michael Sherman has been asked by the Mayor to leave his post for the City. Wonder if it has anything to do with your coverage. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-35412891064762938592013-04-26T17:28:11.364-05:002013-04-26T17:28:11.364-05:00If the City is not responding to a public records ...If the City is not responding to a public records request, they are supposed to within 3 working day, then you can always take the City to court. If you win, the City will be required to pay you a fine and pay for all of your attorney's fee (meaning you might be able to find a lawyer to do it without put up any money up front).<br /><br />Also, Nola For Life is the Mayor's big stop the murder campaign. There are a number of different pieces to it, one of which is Flip the Scrip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-60792137546381721662013-04-26T15:31:51.828-05:002013-04-26T15:31:51.828-05:00Hey, Anon?
"New Orleans gets what they dese...Hey, Anon? <br /><br />"New Orleans gets what they deserve" strikes me as ugly. <br /><br />Do you think that the vast majority of the people in the "targeted voting blocs" wants to see public money used "to butter them up"?<br /><br />Really? You don't think most of the "targets" might have other more productive ways they might spend that kind of money if they had it? <br /><br />See, I think those "targets" might know enough about their own communities to know where much smaller amounts might go a long, long way. <br /><br />Most of the "targets" are people like Zombie's friend, the talented young film making kid who was shot. <br /><br />You don't think people like that good young man would have the wisdom to do smaller, maybe harder, practical things on a consistant basis?<br /><br />Funny, from here I can see many of these "targets" just getting on with doing that work, with very little funding or support. Where are you, that you can't see that? <br /><br />You ever lived on a budget? <br /><br />Ever had someone try to give you a gift to make you like them, to "butter you up," when if they really saw you as a person they might have seen how off-putting that approach is?<br /><br />A fancy dinner when you might not have enough to repair your glasses doesn't feel like friendship or love. <br /><br />Probably you'd prefer the company of the friend who can't take you out for dinner and who can't help you fix your glasses... but who will walk your dog for you so you can work the extra shift that will let you fix your own glasses. <br /><br />People like people who are able to see their needs and their potential, and who give out of what they have to help another to survive and thrive. <br /><br />No one is impressed by billboards.<br /><br />That kind of bullshit is just enervating. <br /><br />What most of us want is paid work that lets us contribute to the best of our abilities, to pay our bills, and to have both time and money to give to our families and friendships.<br /><br />Most people can walk around a neighborhood and see that one motion sensor light here, a cleaned up vacant lot there, a bench to rest on midway from the grocery store to the building where the old people live, etc. would really help to fix things. <br /><br />The communities targeted for "buttering up" aren't going to be impressed with the foolish use of money. <br /><br />Try talking to some of these "targeted" people and see if you can make them trust you enough to tell you what they really think. <br /><br />They don't trust you or talk to you? <br /><br />They won't speak ill of the "community leaders" they privately dislike when talking to you? <br /><br />Maybe you are the problem. <br /><br />Maybe if you posessed some different personal opinions and qualities, you could inspire everyone who actually dilikes this kind of waste to work together to change the arrangements of the "voting blocs."<br /><br />As long as you'd rather dismiss an entire city and all the members of "targeted blocs," you're unlikely to inspire anyone, or to live up to your own potential to lead positive social change. <br /><br />You seem unhappy. And from here it looks like you're getting what you deserve. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-64272280410655391602013-04-26T13:12:59.029-05:002013-04-26T13:12:59.029-05:00In your own words - "In fact, I believe it is...In your own words - "In fact, I believe it is less transparent than when it operated under the previous administration in many ways."<br /><br />A career politician with designs on higher office using quasi-public fund "to butter up voting blocs?" No way!! <br /><br />New Orleans gets what they deserve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-20482557690903769112013-04-26T11:54:13.019-05:002013-04-26T11:54:13.019-05:00No, it's not Nagin level kickback scheme but i...No, it's not Nagin level kickback scheme but it's really horrible admin. and backroom political dealing. I think a lot of this money is simply being used to butter up voting blocs. That's purely my opinion. Jason Brad Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421813599753848735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-65856355344271632052013-04-26T10:57:36.606-05:002013-04-26T10:57:36.606-05:00This is turning into another Ray Nagin steal the m...This is turning into another Ray Nagin steal the money operation. Public audits should be conducted by the state & city OIG's office immediately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-51986198221538932722013-04-26T08:51:57.891-05:002013-04-26T08:51:57.891-05:00Fkup the script has billboards all over town or NO...Fkup the script has billboards all over town or NOLAFORLIFE? Flip..I'm on phone.<br /><br />Was the whole thing just a billboard campaign?Jason Brad Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421813599753848735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30412896.post-2832548315702466112013-04-26T08:18:41.050-05:002013-04-26T08:18:41.050-05:00One minor correction: Flip the script has billboar...One minor correction: Flip the script has billboards all over town. They don't have Lee's face on it, but they do have newspaper headlines with words bolded out to "flip the script" (like, "Young black male found guilty of murder, no hope for parole" with "Young black male found hope" highlighted.<br /><br />Are they effective? Doubtful, but they definitely exist. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com