Did anyone else read Sunday's paper and notice the irony in it? Okay, I may officially be a cynic...something I don't call myself with any pride attached to it. Chief Mullen has been receiving a bit of bad press and our Mayor Joe is not happy.
So to help him out, did our Rev. Darby actually speak of gentrification as if it was a good thing?
His quote regarding Chief Mullen's progress as "running well" is this: "Its not as bad as it was. We don't have much parking and debris piling up,...This is the effect of progress of King Street. It's a changing place, a neighborhood in transition, going through gentrification." HUH??
His good friend Mayor Joe takes the time to write a whole commentary on how wonderful the Chief is. On the editorial page, Mayor Joe reminds us of how important it is to treat each citizen equally. Well, gee thanks, Mayor Joe. We sure appreciate your willingness to ensure our right to drink a "can of beer or cup of double malt" is just as illlegal as those in the French Quarter drinking a "glass of wine...or "the mythical mint julep on High Battery." It's just too damn bad you don't think those same double malt drinkers are worthy of a DECENT EDUCATION. Yeah, some of us can actually read, Mayor Joe.
So, I guess we should thank you for cracking down on those mint whatever drinkers. I appreciate you making sure we're being treated equally on that end.
So what happened? Don't get me wrong. I have nothing against the Chief. But I can't help but wonder. Did Rev. Darby and Mayor Joe sit down with their mints and malts to come together in support of Mullen?
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I did a double take over reading that, too. Joe Riley has lost his groove. Nothing he says any more makes sense. Yes, "sause" for the goose is the same for the gander...if it can be carried in a plastic cup, I guess. But he's got nothing to say about students in high school downtown who can't read. Where's the fairness and equity in that? What's the value to the city in that?
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