Signs of Bigotry on MLK Day

I bet Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is rolling over in his grave. Signs of bigotry from the black mayor of New Orleans.

Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans

“"It's time for us to come together. It's time for us to rebuild New Orleans _ the one that should be a chocolate New Orleans," the mayor said. "This city will be a majority African American city. It's the way God wants it to be. You can't have New Orleans no other way. It wouldn't be New Orleans."

Bigotry is wrong no matter what side of the coin is guilty of committing it. It is just as wrong for a black man to make statements like the above as it would for a white man to do the same.

I have a problem with this on many sides but here are just a few.

1. What would happen if a white mayor said that he wanted his city to be predominately white? (You can insert all sorts of lawsuits, investigations, etc, etc., etc., here).
2. Did Dr. King really express dominance of any class or race over the other? NO! See post from Friday for a link to his entire “I have a dream” speech.
3. Maybe they should only use Black tax dollars from Louisiana to rebuild the city
4. I am going to be labeled a racist just for suggesting these points and publishing them here.

Get over it folks. What part of Equality is so difficult to understand? I will say it now. Mayor Nagin – You are a racist. Solve your core problems first. During your recent parade to a meeting on the planning and rebuilding, the parade was marked by shots fired and two people killed. During rescue operations helicopters and rescue workers were fired at. Your police officers were observed by news crews partaking in the looting. I think you should address the propensity towards violence and crime in your city before you start attempting to impose your racial agenda.

Should New Orleans be rebuilt? Not for me to say. If the residents feel they want to try and rebuild in a flood plain then that is between them and their insurance companies. Should I have to pay for it? NO! Should some of my tax dollars be used to clean up and rebuild. Sure. Rebuild the infrastructure, reinforce the dikes and levees, but to use my tax dollars to rebuild a private home or establishment. HELL NO! That is what insurance and hard work are for. I do not expect I will get any help from other states when a freak tornado takes out my home. My insurance (which I work hard to pay for) will cover that.

I really hate post like this. The fact that it irks me enough when statements are made like Mayor Nagin made eases that pain a little. I really tend to open my mouth, and now my keyboard, when I notice problems and stupidity that seems to coincide with them.

This is the Land of the Free baby! Not the land of the immense welfare state. The Statue of Liberty has an inscription that reads:

”Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me.
I lift my lamp beside the golden door.”

Nowhere in this invitation does it state that you will then receive free healthcare, free food, or a free ride. I will give you the free air to breath though. Our founding fathers knew the importance and the benefits of hard work and an entrepreneurial spirit. They worked hard, as many after them still do. The only promise this country offers is the FREEDOM to prosper. We do not offer a government-backed guarantee of prosperity. Work for what you want and need.

Thomas Jefferson I think said it best:

"An industrious farmer occupies a more dignified place in the scale of beings, whether moral or political, than a lazy lounger, valuing himself on his family, too proud to work, and drawing out a miserable existence by eating on that surplus of other men's labor which is the sacred fund of the helpless poor." --Thomas Jefferson: Answers to de Meusnier Questions, 1786

Here is a link to many other quotes and writing by Thomas Jefferson. I would highly suggest you read some of them, especially his views on politics, equality, and race. Most of you are not being taught about this author and founding father in our public baby-sitting areana know as schools now. Take it upon yourself to expand your mind and horizons by delving into this and other founding father writings.

God Bless America