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So Long, Hippo
Back in 1985, when then-Mayor Dutch Morial was trying to change the City Charter so that he could run for "Just 3" terms as mayor, I introduced visiting NBC correspondent Ken Bode to one of Morial's confidants, a rotund political operative named Maurice "Hippo" Katz. "So tell me, Hippo," Bode asked, "what job will you be getting in the third Morial Administration if this thing passes?"
By Clancy DuBos |
February 8, 2010
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The Siege of Troy Henry
Greek lore tells us that the Siege of Troy lasted 10 years. In New Orleans politics, a week of sustained attacks can seem like a decade.
By Clancy DuBos |
January 22, 2010
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Holding the candidates to their pledge
Eternal Vigilance
If the price of freedom is eternal vigilance, the people of New Orleans need to pay up. Many of us, myself included, have paid a great deal of attention to the "insider" aspects of the citywide elections, less so to the issues and policy points that will define the direction our city takes in the next four years.
By Clancy DuBos |
January 18, 2010
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This Unique Election
Had Murray stayed in the race, black votes would have been more divided.
The sprint to the Feb. 6 citywide primary officially got underway when state Sen. Ed Murray pulled out of the mayor's race on Jan. 2. Make no mistake about it, this mayor's race is a five-week sprint, not an extended campaign.
By Clancy DuBos |
January 11, 2010
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The Krewe of Arrogance: Ray Nagin and Aaron Broussard
Just in time for Twelfth Night, Mayor Ray Nagin and Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard have brought us their own brand of political carnival, the Krewe of Arrogance, and they're parading daily. But, instead of tossing trinkets to the crowds, Nagin is dispensing fat patronage to his cronies and Broussard is squeezing dough from his underlings.
By Clancy DuBos |
January 4, 2010
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Leslie Jacobs and Cherl Gray-Evans quit
Domino Effects
What a week! After months of languishing in the doldrums, an
eventful week of qualifying for the Feb. 6 citywide elections was
followed by another week of major developments: Leslie Jacobs'
withdrawal from the mayor's race and state Sen. Cheryl Gray-Evans'
sudden resignation.
By Clancy DuBos |
December 21, 2009
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The latecomers in municipal races
Landrieu's initial announcement that he would not run freed his friends to get involved in other campaigns. Most did.
As is often the case, last week's three-day qualifying period for
the Feb. 6 citywide elections was a time of surprise and angst. The
late qualifying decisions of Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu and Councilman at
large Arnie Fielkow produced lots of both.
By Clancy DuBos |
December 14, 2009
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No Substitute for Transparency
When it comes to politicians handling taxpayers' money and
conducting the people's business, there is no substitute for
transparency — and no excuse for the lack of it. Some Jefferson
Parish politicians are about to learn that lesson the hard way.
By Clancy DuBos |
November 30, 2009
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Phoenix Crashes: James Perry
New Orleans is not a prudish city, and politics is a rough sport, but this ad is likely to make Perry a household name for all the wrong reasons
After endless months of tedium, the New Orleans mayor's race took
off like a bat out of Beelzebub last week. Attorney James Perry, who
had campaigned in the shadows of better-known candidates for months,
slam-dunked his more experienced opponents at a candidate forum last
Wednesday morning.
November 23, 2009
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Mayor's Race? Fuhgettaboutit!
If we wanted to pick a more confounding time to hold our elections, we couldn't do better (or worse) than we're doing right now
If we charged a committee of experts with the task of picking the
absolute worst time of year to hold a citywide election in New Orleans,
they could not possibly come up with a more ill-suited time for
choosing a new mayor and City Council than the schedule we already
follow. Not just for Election Day itself, but also for the
run-up to the big day and for the runoff.
By Clancy DuBos |
November 16, 2009
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