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AP reports: “Police found cases of food, clothing and tools intended for hurricane victims at the home of the chief administrative officer for a New Orleans suburb, authorities said Wednesday.”

“Officers searched Cedric Floyd’s home because of complaints that city workers were helping themselves to donations for hurricane victims. Floyd, who runs the day-to-day operations in the suburb of Kenner, was in charge of distributing the goods.

Police plan to seek a charge of committing an illegal act as a public official against Floyd, and more charges against other city workers are possible, police Capt. Steve Caraway said.”

What a difference a few days make. Just last week, Floyd was caught on tape having this conversation with the city police chief, Nick Congemi. Guess what? Floyd plays the race card. He’s black. Congemi is white.

As as NE Republican notes, “In case your wondering, Cedric Floyd is a democrat.”

CNN transcript: (9/16/05)

CHIEF NICK CONGEMI, KENNER P.D.: The truth is that you all don’t want these people here and you’re trying to run them off. That’s what this is really about.

CEDRIC FLOYD, KENNER CITY MANAGER: Chief, guess what? I’m a minority. And you discriminate. You discriminate.

CONGEMI: You’re a rich minority. You’re a rich minority.

FLOYD: Guess what? You too. Oh, that’s all right.

CONGEMI: You’re not like the rest of these people — if you’re a minority, come and live with these people. If you’re a minority, come and live with these people.

FLOYD: Let me just tell you this. The chief …

CONGEMI: You’re the one that has the $70,000 job …

Evidently, that’s not enough. What else could explain why Floyd would pilfer from donations for hurricane victims, and with most of them being black?

But, then again, maybe he really doesn’t consider himself like the others.

There’s more to this story. It’s a drama. CNN also provides an extended (updated) transcript:

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

CONGEMI: Well where did all that food just go to then? Where’d all that food just go to then? What is this truck doing here, if you just pulled up provided it — it’s almost 2:00 and you provide it after we fed these people?

FLOYD: I’m glad you …

CONGEMI: I’m glad you’re talking about it. You’re talking about the meals. Where’s the housing for these people? That’s what you’re supposed to be providing. The meals are easy. You can do that –

FLOYD: Guess what. All you’re doing is making a political scene.

CONGEMI: No. I’m not making a political scene.

FLOYD: Don’t get in my face. I’ve been feeding them every day.

CONGEMI: You ain’t feeding nothing.

FLOYD: Guess what, Rafael, have we been feeding the people every day?

CONGEMI: But tell the truth. The truth is that you all don’t want these people here and you’re trying to run them off.

FLOYD: Chief, Guess what. I’m a minority. And you discriminate. You discriminate. Guess what.

CONGEMI: You’re a rich minority. You’re a rich minority.

FLOYD: That’s all right. Guess what.

CONGEMI: You act like this rest of these people. Take care of these people. You try to switch gears on them. Just provide for these people. You have not provided –

FLOYD: All I’m saying is this. Every day — every day the city government –

CONGEMI: You run off your mouth about how much you care about these people, and you don’t give them anything.

FLOYD: Go, chief.

CONGEMI: As a matter of fact, you’ve got 500 families displaced, and you all are happy with the 500 families that have been displaced. Otherwise, you would have done like you’ve done for your minorities, and put these people in gymnasiums where they have air-conditioning.

FLOYD: We don’t have any shelters.

CONGEMI: What are those buildings? What are those buildings?

FLOYD: Chief –

CONGEMI: You all said that FEMA would be here first thing this morning. They were not here first thing this morning. We had to come and load these people up and get them registered, because you did not have the vision to have them registered for FEMA. If we didn’t take them to the police station and have them registered for FEMA, they would’ve –

FLOYD: But that’s part of city government.

CONGEMI: That’s right. That’s what you’re supposed to be doing.

FLOYD: Guess what.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

Yeah, we know what: Floyd, you’re a crook. Busted.

RELATED: (9/29)

Michelle Malkin reports: You know those New Orleans cops caught looting in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina?

New Orleans police spokesman clarifies that they weren’t looting:

He rejected the use of the term “looting” but said authorities were investigating “the possibility of appropriation of non-essential items during the height of Katrina, from businesses.“

Yeah, that’s the ticket.

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