Oh Lordy, De White Man Done Did It!

Everyone’s favorite mayor is doing what he does best, getting up in front of other black people and blaming whitey.

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on Friday blamed racism and government bureaucracy for hamstringing his city’s ability to weather Hurricane Katrina and recover from the disaster that struck the Gulf Coast nearly a year ago.

In remarks to the annual meeting of the National Association of Black Journalists, Nagin said the hurricane “exposed the soft underbelly of America as it relates to dealing with race and class.”

“And I, to this day, believe that if that would have happened in Orange County, California, if that would have happened in South Beach, Miami, it would have been a different response,” Nagin said.

You’re absolutely right, Ray. If this had happened in Florida or California we’d be dealing with competent, prepared, organized, non-corrupt local leadership, who lack the knee-jerk reaction of so many black people to sit around waiting for someone else to come in and solve their problems for them.