The mayor of Chocolate City has just announced...

[Okla-homey]

since the federal bucks are not flowing fast enough...he's going to appeal to foreign governments for $$$ assistance.

Comedy gold people, comedy gold.

[Mjcpr]

I'd hit up Venezuela and Iran first off.

[KABOOKIE]

Gold people?

[Okla-homey]

Gold people?

No. chocolate, mocha, white chocolate, etc.

[Okla-homey]

story.


NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Shortcomings in aid from the U.S. government are making New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin look to other nations for help in rebuilding his hurricane-damaged city.

Nagin, who has hosted a steady stream of foreign dignitaries since Hurricane Katrina hit in late August, says he may seek international assistance because U.S. aid has not been sufficient to get the city back on its feet.

"I know we had a little disappointment earlier with some signals we're getting from Washington but the international community may be able to fill the gap," Nagin said when a delegation of French government and business officials passed through on Friday to explore potential business partnerships.

Jordan's King Abdullah also visited New Orleans on Friday and Nagin said he would encourage foreign interests to help redevelop some of the areas hardest hit by the storm.

"France can take Treme. The king of Jordan can take the Lower Ninth Ward," he said, referring to two of the city's neighborhoods.

Katrina flooded 80 percent of the city and killed more than 1,300 people in Louisiana and Mississippi.

The Bush administration has pledged billions of dollars to Katrina victims but five months after the storm, New Orleans remains largely in ruins.

Nagin said his message to President George W. Bush would be that the federal government needs to refocus on the devastated area.

"We need your undivided attention over the next six months," he said. "We need backup. We need for you to make the words that you spoke in Jackson Square a reality."

Nagin was referring to the president's September 15 address to the nation from New Orleans, in which he pledged "we will do what it takes, we will stay as long as it takes" to rebuild.

French Transport Minister Dominique Perben, leading the French delegation to a city that was founded by France in 1718, said, "This catastrophe has deeply upset the French people and the French government."

France, Perben said through a translator, "wants to be a long-term partner for Louisiana and New Orleans."

[TheHumanAlphabet]

I'd hit up Venezuela and Iran first off.

spek!

[OklahomaTrombone]

Isn't that Un-Constitutional?

[IronSooner]

He should get Hershey or Nestle to sponsor the rebuilding. Then televise it and send the footage to FOX. That should take care of it.

[Mjcpr]

I heard Denmark is looking for a place to move.

[Mjcpr]

If he weren't from the planet Lovetron, I think Darryl Dawkins would be a good Mayor of Chocolate City.

Welcome to Chocolate City!

Sincerely,

Chocolate Thunder

[Sooner_Bob]

Sweeeeeet.

[skycat]

No. chocolate, mocha, white chocolate, etc.

The skin that she's dwellin' in must contain melanin,
that is the fountain of youth!

[mdklatt]

French Transport Minister Dominique Perben, leading the French delegation to a city that was founded by France in 1718, said, "This catastrophe has deeply upset the French people and the French government."


I say let Frence deal deal with it; maybe it's still under warranty.

[SoonerBK]

I say let Frence deal deal with it; maybe it's still under warranty.


Frence?

Hillbilly.

[mdklatt]

Frence?



You know, the country next to Germuny? Duh!

[Mjcpr]

Frence?

Hillbilly.

It's pronounced 'Frainchee'.

[swardboy]

"France can take Treme. The king of Jordan can take the Lower Ninth Ward," he said, referring to two of the city's neighborhoods.

That's.....disturbing.

[mdklatt]

France can take Treme.

Pfft. France couldn't even take Canda if the seventh game of the Stanley Cup was on.

[fadada1]

it's amazing how clear his voice is.... being that his foot is constantly in his mouth.

maybe i could use that same logic to pay off my student loans. my neighbors don't know mw that well. maybe they'd feel like shelling out some cash for me.

[chriscappel]

Lets see if they get ANY federal funding if they take foreign money....New orleans might be the next war zone.....:D

[TUSooner]

What for? According to W our infrastructure is fine now.

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

If they had A) Built the city above sea level, or B) Built the levees to withstand category 5 storms, I would have more sympathy. Now, not so much.

[VeeJay]

Spek to everyone who's posted in this thread.

Sumbitch should drive an hour east of Chocolate Town. At least his sewer pit has something LEFT to bulldoze.

[chriscappel]

Spek to everyone who's posted in this thread.

Sumbitch should drive an hour east of Chocolate Town. At least his sewer pit has something LEFT to bulldoze.

spek!

[OklahomaTuba]

sweet. About damn time those freeloading nations kicked in a little.

[Cam]

Some how, some way, this dumbass will get re-elected. Either that or he'll be locked away in a padded room.

[Shamrock]

"France can take Treme."
The Frogs don't take anything.

They surrender stuff.

[Octavian]

New Orleans needs a coalition of the willing

[GottaHavePride]

France, Perben said through a translator, "wants to be a long-term partner for Louisiana and New Orleans."

So they want the Louisiana Purchase back? does that mean they're reneging? That makes them renegers!

[proud gonzo]

heehee

[mdklatt]

New Orleans needs a coalition of the willing

OUT

[SoonerInFla]

I like this idea. We can use the extra money to blow up whatever needs to be blown up next over in the Mideast.

[william_brasky]

Sumbitch should drive an hour east of Chocolate Town.


That is a badass sentence.

[VeeJay]

That is a badass sentence.

Let this be a lesson not to post after a few beers. :O