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Ray Nagin Chastised for Farrakhan Meeting
While the national press continues to look the other way, there's growing concern in Louisiana over New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's decision to consult with Nation of Islam chief Louis Farrakhan in the midst of the Hurricane Katrina crisis. In an editorial on Friday, the Bayou Buzz blasted Nagin for meeting with Farrakhan - and for feeding the racial conspiracy monger information suggesting that New Orleans levees might have been deliberately blown up. "Why would Nagin meet with someone as notorious as Farrakhan?" the Buzz complained. "The Nation of Islam has been a controversial organization to say the least. Farrakhan is legendary for his anti-women, anti-gay, anti-Catholic and anti-Jewish comments. For Nagin to meet with someone as insensitive and racist as Farrakhan is a slap in the face to his many constituents who have been on the receiving end of Farrakhan’s hate-filled rhetoric."
Story Continues Below The Buzz also wondered: "Why are the City of New Orleans and its leaders obsessed with the Nation of Islam? Earlier in the year, Police Chief Eddie Compass hired a Nation of Islam official to conduct sensitivity training for his police officers. . . . "Having the Nation of Islam conduct sensitivity training is akin to hiring David Duke to teach classes on race relations. It was a ludicrous idea that was strenuously opposed by religious leaders in the community, forcing Compass to eventually withdraw the contract. "After that experience, why would Nagin fraternize with the Nation of Islam again, especially when the City of New Orleans needs as much goodwill as possible to recover from this storm?" NewsMax.com's calls to Nagin's office both last week and today have gone unanswered.
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