One-on-One with Louisiana Gov. Blanco
 

Talk of the Town with Tom Pace: One-on-One with Louisiana Gov. Blanco
Podcast Interview on www.shreveport.com, Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

By Tom Pace, Executive Editor, SBLive!


Governor Kathleen Blanco is now transitioning with Governor-Elect Bobby Jindal, as she counts down the final days as Louisiana’s first woman governor. 78 Days ‘til Jindal takes the oath of office on January 14th, 2008.

Executive Editor for SBLive!, Tom Pace, will interview Blanco this Monday on her past 4 years as Louisiana Governor, along with her political career.
Host of “Talk of the Town” Pace will focus on her administration:
the “highs”...the “lows”... Katrina, Rita, FEMA, and, her future plans.

Governor Kathleen Blanco, A Look Back, will be a retrospective for the Governor… when & why she decided not to run for re-election…and,
how does she want to be remembered.

The interview will also be videotaped, and parts to be posted on
www.shreveport.com.

You may message Tom with any questions you want to be considered at member "Tom Pace" or you may e-mail Tom at tompace@shreveport.com.


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I said it back in 2005, and that picture above really reminds me that while many people think of those that were killed or left homeless by Katrina, most don't realize that the real tragedy that came out of that storm was that the rest of the country found out how unattractive our governor is.

Joepole :rotflol::rotflol::rotflol: tell us how it really is :eek: I think that Kathy will need to go to west Shreveport to find a group that will like her politics. :rolleyes:

I may not always like her politics, however I do think it was purely the luck of the draw that she was tasked with dealing with a problem that no politician has ever dealt with in my time of this earth - The utter devestation of a major US city.

This is North LA and even if the DNC owns Shreveport it does not carry the day for the North part of the state. I see they are taking a close look at Ray Nagin :rolleyes:

New Orleans wasn't anywhere near being "a major US city."

Also, I think you're forgetting about San Francisco.

New Orleans is a toilet bowl and Katrina was the flush. Blanco can follow her favorite voters to Houston.

Do I detect an ad hominem attack there joe?? :D :duck:

Sure it is. It was the largest city in our state. Ranks 38th if I count right.
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That was not in my lifetime. (Re: within my time on this earth )

>Do I detect an ad hominem attack there joe?

No, an ad hominem attack is when you use a personal attack to counter a person's point. I wasn't attack her point, I was attacking her looks.

>Sure it is. It was the largest city in our state. Ranks 38th if I count right.

38th is a long way from major. Portland is the largest city in Maine, Billings is the largest city in Montana, and Charleston is the largest city in West Virginia. None of those are major cities, either. A major city is one that is large and important to the country. New Orleans was only (by your estimate) 38th in size and wasn't very important outside the region (not in the last 100 years, anyway). Notice how the rest of the country wasn't affected at all by N.O.'s near-total shutdown?

Has anyone else noticed how Guliani turned his handling of a huge disaster into national prominence and a Presidential bid yet Blanco and Nagin turned their handling of one into the embarrassment of their careers?

I noticed the difference between them, as far as their leadership qualities, thats for sure. :eek:

Yeah...I noticed...but did ya notice how Nagin's incompetence did absolutely nothin to prevent him from bein re-elected? Cuz I sure as hell noticed. Besides, what exactly did Guliani do that was so heroic and "above and beyond the call o' duty"? How does losin 341 NYC firefighters, 23 NYC police officers, 37 Port Authority police officers, 2 paramedics, and over 2600 citizens on his watch make Guliani "America's Mayor"? He did nothin but lose people! He's every bit as incompetent as Nagin.

Yeah as long as you say them in the same breath, then yeah Boolean math supports your statement.

Oh now rhertz you do so love the top of the fence :laugh:
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Now Al, how can you say Rudy lost people in the 9/11 disaster? Surely you are meaning something different there. He was in no way responsible for that? What made him America's mayor was the way he handle the aftermath. He handled it with compassion, dignity, and organization something that was clearly lacking with Blanco?

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God Bless Nancy Pelosi :eek::eek: I did listen to the entire podcast and tried my best to find something I liked. I am sure she is a great mom, wife and grandmother. She still blames the Feds for the problems in LA politics. She is emphatic that she is taking this personal. This is not personal it is business that has to be done and the personal feelings need to be left at home. I think she still is trying to blame President Bush. She is the education Governor and the education she gave LA will never be forgotten.:rolleyes:

I wonder who said he did anything "above and beyond the call of duty"? I thought he simply did his job- which is the point, since Blanco and Nagin did not. Should Rudy have told them not to go into the building "on his watch"? I dont see incompetence there.....Tell us, What would RonPaul have done better?:laugh::rotflol::rotflmao:

If Ron Paul had his way... as he says when speaking of the second amendment or too much federal regulation.. he would allow the Airlines to be accountable for their own protection, much like an armored car is.. armored car drivers are ARMED.. Ron Paul thinks pilots or Air Line security should be allowed to be armed on Planes.. if that had been the case, not one of those planes would have likely reached their intended targets.

No one, not even RonPaul, was talking(or doing) anything about pilots carrying guns on planes before 911. Its easy, of course, to say what YOU would have done better, after the fact. However conveniant that is for RonPaul's "talking points", its really just a Monday morning quarterback view. Just like the tragedy at Virginia Tech, If there had been regular citizens like me, ARMED, Things would have been much different. Example: If someone started shooting in LSU, they would be stopped by an armed citizen, because it is legal to carry a concealed weapon if you have a permit.

Of course Ron Paul didn't mention the 9-11 scenario until after 9-11 occurred. But this has been his view point on government intervention where it doesn't belong for a long, long time.. His views on Virginia Tech are exactly as yours stated above as well.

TGIF everyone !