Where do the '08 candidates stand on NOLA?

[laylah]

I keep reading all of the these '08 threads and, unless I have missed something, have yet to see any candidate stress the urgency of rebuilding NOLA.

Yes, Iraq is first and foremost on ALL of our minds, as is health-care, impeachment of these madwo/men, potential invasion of Iran, etc. But equally important is rebuilding the magical city of New Orleans.

I am still on the fence as my candidate (President Gore) has yet to throw his hat into the ring. In the event he does not, I am looking for someone that puts NOLA on their "must do" list.

Jenn

[laylah]

1. Shameless kick!

[blue neen]

2. John Edwards announced his candidacy from New Orleans,

where he had been working to help landscape a home ravaged by the flood.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/28/AR2006122800251.html

Edwards also took college students to NOLA last spring break to work on restoring some homes.

[laylah]

3. Thanks Blue! n/t

[Adelante]

4. For future reference

Wes Clark is involved in getting green housing built in NOLA. He is also arranging transport for evacuees to return to the 9th Ward. He makes it a little difficult for his supporters because he won't do photo ops on these things and we only find out in dribs and drabs, but he is doing good work there.

[laylah]

5. TY WesDem..I will look into that n/t

[CarolNYC]

8. And there's this....

About one of the companies he's involved with getting an award for their work in helping Gulf Coast rebuilding efforts....

GlobalOptions Group Receives Award in Recognition of Louisiana Recovery Effort
Monday January 29, 8:00 am ET

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GlobalOptions Group, Inc., a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, today announced that its disaster and crisis management unit, James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA), has been honored with a Merit Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), Louisiana Chapter. The award was in recognition for an online planning tool - the ESF #14 Long-Term Community Recovery (LTCR) Planning Tool (RPT) - developed by JLWA along with Moore Planning Group, Sides & Associates and ATCS, Plc. on behalf of FEMA and the State of Louisiana's Recovery Authority Partnership.

"With the assistance of James Lee Witt Associates, Louisiana and the entire Gulf Coast are better equipped to meet the challenges of rebuilding after the devastation of hurricanes Katrina and Rita," said Patrick Moore, Managing Principal, Moore Planning Group and Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architect.

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070129/20070129005415.html?.v=1

[greatauntoftriplets]

6. Barack Obama is participating in hearings in NOLA now.

He blasted the Bush administration's response yesterday.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-070129obama-katrina,1,2588222.story?coll=chi-news-hed

[laylah]

7. Thanks for the link! n/t

[mnhtnbb]

9. Oh good, Obama is TALKING about NOLA. What 's he DOING?

[mnhtnbb]

10. And not to be biased. What's Hillary DOING?

[MrRobotsHolyOrders]

13. Did you read the article?

He was with a congressional inquiry in New Orleans trying to figure out how the new Democratic congress can actually help fix New Orleans.

[snowbear]

11. I agree... Obama kicked ass yesterday in the hearings!

He made that little runt, Lieberman, who was sitting next to look like a clueless idiot..

[mnhtnbb]

14. Unfortunately, that little runt, Lieberman, is chair of the committee.

So, what is Obama going to DO?

[Catchawave]

12. Edwards took college kids to NOLA for

Spring Break last year...I think about 800 signed up?

Also, I know Gore helped during the evacuations, not sure about Clark, but

the rest of the Dem field were in Congress at the time, so probably no time?

[FrenchieCat]

15. Additionally, what Clark said about NOLA as events were unfolding....

Please know that he was truly the first to call out the Bush administration on their mishandling of the NOLA disaster.

http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/9/1/123536/7907

and did work with James Lee Witt of Witt & Associates on the post-planning issue shortly thereafter. Clark is vice-chairman there.
http://www.wittassociates.com/
http://www.talkleft.com/story/2005/09/03/451/82123


Interview of Wes Clark on the Hurricane response, etc...
http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/1/4/14541/38625