Nagin Recruiting Hershey to Rebuild New Orleans

southerngale · #1 Postby **southerngale** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:22 pm

Nagin Recruiting Hershey to Rebuild New Orleans
by Scott Ott

(2006-01-17) — In a further clarification of yesterday’s remarks that a rebuilt New Orleans would be a “chocolate” city, Mayor Ray Nagin today said he’s planning to recruit Hershey Foods to establish a candy manufacturing plant in the hurricane-ravaged region.

The Democrat mayor’s latest clarification builds on yesterday’s explanation that his remarks are not racist because chocolate is made with dark chocolate and white milk forming “a delicious drink.”

“We’re in the very, very early stages of discussions with Hershey,” Mr. Nagin said, “It’s still in the pre-meeting, pre-phone call stage. But that’s what this chocolate city concept is all about. It’s literally chocolate, rather than chocolate as a metaphor for something else. It’s edible chocolate. It really is.”

The mayor said he’s long been intrigued by the possibility of transitioning New Orleans’ economy from one “reliant upon fickle fads in human debauchery” to something more stable, like chocolate.

“Ever since I saw the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I’ve thought, ‘That’s New Orleans’,” Mayor Nagin said. “and I thought, ‘I’m Willy Wonka’. ”

Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, who yesterday told a group of African-Americans that Republicans have run the House of Representatives like “a plantation”, said she would help Mayor Nagin secure federal funding to turn the Louisiana Gulf coast into “a chocolate version of Silicon Valley.”

f5 · #2 Postby f5 » Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:36 pm

when he said chocolate city was he talking about people or candy?

sunny · #3 Postby **sunny** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:42 pm

f5 wrote:when he said chocolate city was he talking about people or candy?

The people.

f5 · #4 Postby f5 » Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:46 pm

sunny wrote:
f5 wrote:when he said chocolate city was he talking about people or candy?

The people.

i know i was be sarcastic

sunny · #5 Postby **sunny** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:47 pm

f5 wrote:
sunny wrote:
f5 wrote:when he said chocolate city was he talking about people or candy?

The people.

i know i was be sarcastic

because????? he said what he said.

Skywatch_NC · #6 Postby **Skywatch_NC** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 5:10 pm

Nagin will probably end up endorsing a Hershey's bar after himself "Mr. Goodguy".

f5 · #7 Postby f5 » Thu Jan 19, 2006 6:04 pm

i wonder if Hershey will make a candy bar with the mayor's picture on it

#8 Postby **terstorm1012** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 1:17 am

Is this story real?

I live about 10 miles from Hershey, didn't hear anything about it today...

oh wait, nevermind :lol:

beachbum_al · #9 Postby **beachbum_al** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 11:46 pm

Mr. GoodGuy...well I think Mr. Dumbguy would be better.

Skywatch_NC · #10 Postby **Skywatch_NC** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:26 am

beachbum_al wrote:Mr. GoodGuy...well I think Mr. Dumbguy would be better.

I know...I was being sarcastic earlier...that's why I had Mr. Goodguy in italics.

Audrey2Katrina · #11 Postby **Audrey2Katrina** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 2:04 am

Well if he's looking for "kisses" he can forget it. Although Mr. Gudguy isn't a bad idea as it's sprinkled with nuts. :roll:

#12 Postby **CentralFlGal** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 6:45 pm

Good lord, this man's a fool. No amount of back-peddling is going to make his comments easier to swallow.

Audrey2Katrina · #13 Postby **Audrey2Katrina** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:19 pm

This has got to be a joke, Right???

:double:

A2K

Skywatch_NC · #14 Postby **Skywatch_NC** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:39 pm

Audrey2Katrina wrote:This has got to be a joke, Right???

A2K

What post are you referring to at this topic?

Eric

Audrey2Katrina · #15 Postby **Audrey2Katrina** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:09 pm

To the whole story. I mean I DID hear something about "Hershey" sponsoring the rebuilding of the "dome" but it turned out to be a joke as I saw it, complete with the picture of the Superdome with a giant Hershey kiss on the top where the roof used to be.

I guess what I was trying to say is that this whole story as cited in the first post sounds like some sort of satirical piece rather than a real news item; but who knows with how things have gone around here of late? It was an honest question.

A2K

beachbum_al · #16 Postby **beachbum_al** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:57 pm

Audrey2Katrina wrote:Well if he's looking for "kisses" he can forget it. Although Mr. Gudguy isn't a bad idea as it's sprinkled with nuts.

What about Poopy kisses with extra nuts?

southerngale · #17 Postby **southerngale** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:46 pm

Yes, it's a satirical piece based on his ridiculous comments.

A few pics I saw...

The 2nd one is a shirt. lol
http://www.local6.com/news/6425567/detail.html

Audrey2Katrina · #18 Postby **Audrey2Katrina** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 10:13 pm

Yes, T-Shirts over all the nutzy mess around here are thriving:

One is titled: "Meet the Fockers"...and of course the pictures include: Nagin, Blank-Zero, and Jefferson Parish president Broussard who IS THE reason 20,000 homes in Metairie flooded.

The same 3 are depicted on a shirt labeled "The Three Stooges." with a little art-work to make them look the part.... funny stuff.

A2K

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