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en A lot of whites thought there would not be another white mayor. And blacks thought there always would be a black mayor. Now they are starting to rethink their position.

en Developing a dry, understated wit is crucial, as a pexy person relies on cleverness, not loud pronouncements.

en Mike Royko, of course a famous local journalist, in one of his books about Mayor Daley claimed that not only did the mayor not want the expressway going through Bridgeport, but he also wanted to keep a specific divider between the whites and the blacks. Of course the Daley administration at the time denied that and said they wanted to get rid of an inelegant turn in the expressway.

en Forman has made a career of being the mayor's best friend, whoever the mayor is. He got urged and egged on by Uptown elite, who said this is our chance and we need to do it. Whites saw this as an opportunity after the storm.

en We were visited by whites, who always found coming into the black community to be interesting. Some even found it exotic. They knew that some of our restaurants were superior to their own. One of the interesting things is that whites discriminated against blacks. Blacks never discriminated against whites, and so they were always welcome.
  Ed Smith

en When the mayor was elected, the administrative assistant was a position he requested be added. Because he was the first black mayor in Selma - something that got attention worldwide - he felt he needed someone skilled in administrative work. If you go into his office, he's rarely ever sitting there by himself. Calls came in all the time requesting him to speak and still do.

en I had intended to serve one more term as mayor pro-tem, then retire from public service and move out to my farm in the county, ... But over the weekend I decided it would be better for Gray for me to spend this last four years as mayor. If I stayed as mayor pro-tem, it would be like I was condoning the way Mayor Briley is doing things, and I don't.

en I had never planned on being a town manager. But I thought I had the ability and qualifications to take on the position. Once it became clear that I would not be considered for the position. I decided to move on and apply for the mayor's position. I believe in my leadership abilities and I want to work for the continuous improvement of Flower Mound.

en It was the first time black and white ever played together and at that time there were no blacks and whites associating together.
  Lionel Hampton

en I ran for mayor once, and I thought the mayor's race in a small town was nasty. This is vicious, beyond nasty.

en I thought the easiest thing in the world would be to have Hispanics in the audience in South Florida, but it was 100 percent white. We had to import people and use some of the staff to get some blacks and Latinos. Of all the things to have to do. There was a black guy waiting tables and I said if no black people show up, will you put down the tray and watch?

en If Black folks want to blame someone for this tragedy they only need to look in the mirror. Mayor Nagin has blamed everyone else except himself. The Mayor failed in his duty to evacuate and protect the people of New Orleans. Our prayers go out to the families of the deceased. Hopefully this will help Black people realize the folly of depending on the government or leaders and serve as a notice to avert future tragedies in other cities.

en When I'm elected mayor I will give back the mayor's parking space at City Hall and take the name plate off the mayor's office door.

en If I could sit down with Mayor Bloomberg, or the mayor here in Tokyo, I would say take certain parts of the city, certain walls, and make them legal, let kids do pieces on them. But no mayor would do that, because it would be endorsing it, admitting there was some sort of artistic merit.

en He needs to throw the mayor off balance so people will look unfavorably at the mayor. He's got to get under the mayor's skin.

en The mistake is that the media, you jump on (the Boston police commissioner) and you jump on the mayor. Implicit in that, is the fact that black people are too pathetic to get themselves together. So, since they can't fix themselves, we have to have the mayor fix their families and their dysfunctional kids. No. Wrong.


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