Blakely: New Orleanians Are Racist, Unsophisticated

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Former storm recovery czar Ed Blakely told a California television station that New Orleanians are racist, unsophisticated and lazy.

His comments came in an interview with the University of California's online TV station, which was posted on YouTube.

Blakely said white New Orleanians saw the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as an opportunity.

"Now, the white community, there's blood in the water, and they can recapture the political apparatus and kind of put their foot back on black people's throats," Blakely said.

Blakely also said New Orleans is likely to be completely wiped out by another storm within in the next 100 years.

Watch both parts of the interview below:

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