chocolate city

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In the days before Katrina, there was Mayor Ray Naquin, the man who ran this great city, New Orleans. His backers consisted of primarily the rich and effluent, the socially disadvantaged were not even on his radar screen. Hurricane Katrina came and brought forth the destruction of New Orleans. No racial, social, or economic culture was spared the wrath of Katrina. The melting pot of cultures we call N’awlins was boiling over, and who could have foreseen what would happen next. A metamorphosis occurred that changed the mayor. Who knows what kind of pressures he was under or was it real or just “a really big show”? Well people it unfolded like this……. The city was underwater; there was no electricity, food, communication, and yet there were people still in the city, mostly the socially disadvantaged. Their screams for help were not being heard. The mayor knew that if he didn’t act swiftly and like he meant it, then the masses would be knocking on his door with blood in their eyes. The pressure was on, what should I do was the question to himself? I know I will go on a verbal tirade and make the people think I am behind them; yes that is just what I will do. So this is when the metamorphosis occurred, in his mind the pressure was getting to be too much. Maybe just maybe Mr. Mayor was thinking…….. The Untold Story

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From that day forth Mayor Ray Nagin was transformed into a “funkateer” and now going by the name Mayor Renegin’. A name suitable for someone that goes back on their word or a promise. His words and ideas changed depending on the audience he has before him. Aahhh he was a sly one but was he? Now you don’t have to take my word for what he said, “the man” wants to whisper in your ear, so listen up people he just might say something important. It's time for us to rebuild a New Orleans, the one that should be a chocolate New Orleans. And I don't care what people are saying in Uptown or wherever they are. This city will be chocolate at the end of the day. This city will be a majority African-American city. It's the way God wants it to be. You can't have it no other way.

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…..and so it came to pass that “the Nagin Plan” went into effect all over this city of New Orleans. The names of the communities were changed as to relate to chocolate. Lakeview Alpine Chocolate New Orleans East Baby Ruth Uptown/Carrollton “White Chocolate” Mid-City Butterfinger New Aurora/English Turn Millionaire Central City/ Garden District Unsweetened Chocolate Lower Ninth Ward World’s Finest Bywater KitKat Gentilly Godiva French Quarter M&M’s(w/nuts) Algiers Almond Joy Village De L’Est Heresy's Kiss Viavant/Venetian Isles Tootsie Roll There was an outcry from the city and all over the nation. Signs of disapproval were heard, but Mayor Renegin’ stood his ground in spite of the disapproval of the City Council and everyone within ear shot. He brought forth a proclamation (which he typed himself) changing the name of the City of New Orleans, Louisiana to:

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Where ya et people What a you say? I am the new “cat in the hat” I do and say ‘dis and that I am one to confuse And I am one to use I am the prince of N’awlins, that I am I am the Pied Piper so to speak and I just don’t give a dam For, I am what I am And I am not Sam Not the cat in the hat For I know where it’s at I am the cool daddy of this town called Orleans There’s a pimp In this limp I have a slide In my glide My tongue I do bite After you I excite I know not what I say And still I get my way You used to call me Mayor Ray Nagin Now I am Mayor Renegin’ Still, I am the “big ditty” Of this here “Chocolate City” I am not Sam And as you know I don’t give a dam I put up a somewhat good front for you All the while going in the back door again you I screw I make decisions that most of you hate But hey, I am not Sam for goodness sake You know I don’t mean what I say This is Louisiana; you wouldn’t see it any other way This is the brand new me Come along to this place called “Chocolate City” Now I am standing on top of the world Next I may give the White House a whirl Yeah, I am the man as you can plainly see FEMA and the rest of the Fed’s can’t touch me For I am slick as can be I learned it from the man “Slick Eddiieeee” He had slide in his glide and pep in his step I am politically connected, I “ain’t inept You think I don’t know what I do I assure you that in the long run YOU I will screw

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Believe me when you hear me say: “I say don’t care what you must think” “cause some of you think that I really stink You just don’t know, I am compassionate at best A multiple schizoid man that will put you to the test Look at me and what do you see Look at my clothes, ogle and let me hear you say ooooooohhhh wee!!! You would have never thought That I was the “cable guy”. None of those skills went for naught I learned the game when I came into your home I was better than the Saints when in the dome I would roam As the “cable guy” I was cheating you then I was setting you up so the mayoral seat I would win But hey Sam I am NOT I fill my pockets with money and yes quite a lot My backers often squirm in their seats When WDSU and other TV stations I do meet My foot in my mouth is nothing, I do that all the time What I am really doing is messing with your mind Stupid is what I may appear to you But I am not Sam, I am “Renegin” through and through I don’t know or care what any of you think I just know that whatever it is…. it stinks I am the mayor as you can see No one can hold a candle close to me For I am da’ man Do you understand I say things that are without thought But what I say doesn’t go for naught It all depends on who I’m talking to I just go with the flow, that’s just what I do If the flavor is Vanilla, I change I check my move If the flavor is Chocolate then I am in a different groove

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Come back peoples from near and far Come back from wherever you are You might not have a place to stay But come on back to the city any way We need you to do what you can I need you to help this mayor make a stand My platform will be full of speechifying Most of you that are perceptive will know I am just lying You see, I am the man, I am not run by the committee Come on back to this New Orleans “Chocolate City” We have fixed up the “Dome” so maybe there you can stay You know you just can’t stay away We renamed the city and so did we the dome Now, the “Chocolate Dome” is where you may call home Benson has boogied right out of this town Come on back so the tourist can come back around The “Chocolate Dome” is something you must see You can even get chitterlings, but please save a plate for me Come back peoples from near and far Come back from wherever you are