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Great post by Vodkapundit<\/a> about the city, its demise, and the inherent elements of New Orleans that are contributing to its destruction.<\/p>\n

After my one semester at Tulane, I thought New Orleans’ motto should have been, “A city where you can get away with murder, as long as it’s not a white guy.”<\/p>\n

That said, it was also my favorite city to visit in America.<\/p>\n

In early 2003, when I was thinking of bailing on the northeast, the only strategy I could come up with was getting all of my money together, moving down to New Orleans, and drinking for a year straight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Great post by Vodkapundit about the city, its demise, and the inherent elements of New Orleans that are contributing to its destruction. After my one semester at Tulane, I thought New Orleans’ motto should have been, “A city where you can get away with murder, as long as it’s not a white guy.” That said, … <\/p>\n

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