Greetings.

The New Orleans refugees have been handed a “silver platter” since Katrina and still want more! If they would get out and work, they could accomplish more in life.

Are you a New Orleans refugee? If not, then you have no room to comment on what they’ve “been handed.”

Personally, I just think you have a twig too far up your nether regions to realize that those affected by Katrina (black or white) are still in a worse off place than you are right now.

You probably should think before you speak, lest you come off looking like a heartless p***k.

While I would agree with you that I don’t think it was intended to be racist, it in fact, was. Trent Lott lost his job for less. I’m not offended because that would be stupid. I DO question the mans mental stability though. He did, after all, see his city go to pot in front of his eyes. That would likely affect me.

I could not believe this man was actually saying what he was saying, out loud, in public, with news cameras everywhere.

I also heard his dark chocolate/milk clarification and I knew that he was just trying to regain some footing.

I believe the incidents surrounding Katrina really hurt him on a personal level, as well as a lot of other African Americans, who believe they didn’t receive the support they deserved because of their skin color.

When he made that speech, I believe that’s the place he was coming from, that hurt. I’m not defending him, just hoping to provide another perspective.

I don’t believe he intended it to come out sounding so racist, though I think he was trying to say something along the lines of “You (the, gov’t, didn’t help us cuz we were black, well guess what? N.O. is still going to be black, and even blacker than ever…so stick that where the sun don’t shine.” Only my opinion though.

At the end of the day, the only thing we can do is hope that people learn from past mistakes, move forward, and learn to love and respect each other no matter what.