Brickbat: Shameful Indeed

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell recently vetoed a bill that would order the owners of an apartment building to rent out a city-owned unit. After the city council overrode her veto, Cantrell said it is "shameful" that the city will not lease a suite in Caesars Superdome, home of the New Orleans Saints. The city-owned apartment was supposed to be used by visiting elected officials, but the city discovered last year that Cantrell had been using the apartment without paying rent.

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[Jerryskids]

Shameful indeed that just because she's a strong black woman she's not allowed to grift like any other politician.

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[Earth-based Human Skeptic]

A strong black woman who is not allowed to grift more than any other politician. Because reparations.

[Adans smith]

Many mayors of New Orleans live in government housing, usually after they leave office.

[Earth-based Human Skeptic]

Like Chicago?

[Fist of Etiquette]

I'm just relieved that NOLA voters learned their lesson picking mayors.

[Nazi-Chipping Warlock]

Reading the link, damn, that was some impressive entitlement.

[Nazi-Chipping Warlock]

https://newschannel9.com/news/local/tennessee-woman-charged-in-fatal-shooting-of-4-year-old-girl-claims-she-was-teaching-her-gun-safety

"And the lesson, little girl, is that the gun can still be loaded even after you remove the magazine."

[Mother's Lament]

When Reason doesn't mention the party of the politician you know they're not a Republican.

[Idaho Bob]

Not only Reason. The linked ABC article never mentioned party affiliation.

[Mother's Lament]

It's sarcasmic displaying his "honour and integrity" again. Not me.

[Brandybuck]

Because it would be perfectly fine if a Republican did this.

Also, in most jurisdictions, city offices are non partisan.

[Earth-based Human Skeptic]

Fuck off.

[markm23]

No, because the media try to conceal it when Democrats misbehave.

[Longtobefree]

For the true New Orleans experience, the 'visiting officials' should live in a tent under a bridge.

[Jefferson's Ghost]

"For the true New Orleans experience, the ‘visiting officials’ should live in a tent under a bridge." Which they share with a couple of homeless folk...

[Minadin]

Was that the same mayor who was booking first-class airfare to various locations without being able to prove it was for city business or even who was flying? Or am I thinking of the one who cried 'racism' when she wasn't given a free upgrade from coach to first class?

Sometimes it's difficult to tell these entitled left-wing mayors apart.

[Earth-based Human Skeptic]

Are you saying all of "those people" look alike?

[Minadin]

It certainly is when they ARE the same person:

https://www.nola.com/news/politics/on-reimbursing-first-class-flights-mayor-latoya-cantrell-says-im-moving-forward-to-do-that/article_b57993ac-43ef-11ed-b51b-73c2330fa69f.html

[TJJ2000]

Why is the city buying real estate. They should be the renters.

[Agammamon]

Kickback for allowing the stadium to be built and then majority funding it from city funds, and then allowing massive tax breaks on the income the stadium generates.

They just wanted to we their beaks, a little luxury apartment isn't too much to ask for all they did . . .

[Unicorn Abattoir]

New Orleans. Because New Jersey just isn't corrupt enough.

[Agammamon]

I'm confused.

The city council voted to lease out the unit. She vetoed that - preventing the unit from being leased. The city overrode her veto - allowing the unit to be leased.

And she's complaining because they *won't* lease it? But, according to the article, they are and *she is the one* who tried to prevent that.

[Its_Not_Inevitable]

Two different things. In the tradition of Whataboutism, or a classic case of deflect and redirect, she’s complaining the city won’t lease a suite in the stadium for city use. No doubt, so she could use that, too, whenever she wants.

[Mother's Lament]

Shamefur Dispray

[AT]

Give it a week or two. She'll start claiming squatters rights.