Edwards Statement on New Orleans City Council Vote to Approve Demolition of Public Housing

[JohnLocke]

Edwards Statement on New Orleans City Council Vote to Approve Demolition of Public Housing
John Edwards for President
Thursday, December 20, 2007
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina – Today, Senator Edwards released the following statement on the New Orleans City Council's approval of the HUD plan to begin demolishing public housing in New Orleans:

"I am disappointed in the decision today by the New Orleans City Council to approve the demolition permits that HUD needs to begin demolition of public housing in New Orleans. As I've said before, knocking down historic and livable housing that withstood the winds of Katrina is counterproductive to the goal of giving residents a home to which to return. Decentralizing poverty by encouraging new mixed-income income makes a lot of sense – I've proposed creating 1 million new housing vouchers to do exactly that. But eliminating housing where people could live – in a city with a desperate shortage of shelter – makes no sense at all."

http://johnedwards.com/news/headlines/20071220-nola-city-council/

[cali]

1. I read this this morning. It's a good statement

I'm glad he made it. I wish he'd expand on how it's a racist policy. And I wish all the candidates would join him.

[Snotcicles]

2. Clear and rational thinking once again. nt

[snappyturtle]

3. I agree. I remember seeing a teevee program about the boarded

up housing in NO after Katrina. These buildings showed no damage.....it doesn't make sense to me either unless the objective is to rid the city of low income people. What's HUD going to build in the place of the demolition? High rise expensive condos? I haven't heard.

[asdjrocky]

4. And John, if you don't mind-

Here's a statement John Edwards released 10, count em, 10 days ago.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3870935

I wonder why he so rarely gets credit for being first, and being right.

[JohnLocke]

7. Saw that.

The media may not want to pay attention, but I think the people of Iowa do.

:hi:

[Snotcicles]

8. You know why,

It could break the strangle hold the Bush and Clintons have on our country if everyone heard his message.

[asdjrocky]

9. Good point. n/t

[Snotcicles]

5. It's a land grab by greedy speculators. nt

[zulchzulu]

6. Thanks John

That story is utterly one of the most tragic events going on right now. And it's going to get much worse...

[Liberalynn]

10. More and more, I think he's going to get my primary vote.

[asdjrocky]

11. He is out front more and more-

And I love the GSD.