robbalvey Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 http://www.wonkette.com/politics/new-orleans/not-quite-the-happiest-place-on-earth-166989.php Seems that a New Orleans Mayor candidate thought it would be a good idea to take a trip to New Orleans French Quarter....or should I say Disneyland's New Orleans Square French Quarter to do a photo shoot for her campaign.....kind of sad, really! It's even on the front page of the site: http://www.electkimberly.com/main.php That looks like Disneyland's New Orleans to me!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 How much you wanna bet her graphic designer googled "new orleans", found that, and pasted her in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USRoadTripper Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 The trash can is a dead giveaway if nothing else. My guess is also that it's photoshopped. -Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haux Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 ^ You're guessing that it's Photoshopped? She's clear, the picture behind her is of worse quality. There are more jpeg artifacts in it. That's absolutely hilarious. How dumb. Are the citizens of New Orleans going to be fooled? Is it that hard to go out and take a picture in your city? Or even get an old picture of the city and Photoshop yourself in it? Come on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 What's really funny about this is that the French Quarter was area of New Orleans that wasn't all that badly damaged by Katrina (I work with a group of judges, and they're having their annual conference there). Hoo, boy! In Williamsburg, they're building this place called "New Town"--one of those "new" urban spaces that's meant to suggest a small town. Yes, in 1955, Walt Disney built his own uncanny simulation of a midwestern downtown from the early 1900s--"Main Street USA." In Williamsburg, we're building an uncanny simulation of Walt Disney's uncanny simulation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COASTER FREAK 11 Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Well i would have to say that if it fooled their possible future mayor then why wouldnt fool the actual citizens? That is pretty funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Of course that's photoshopped. The streets of the French Quarter were never that clean even pre-Katrina! Someone really shoud've put mouse ears on her too. Pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon2000 Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Look Familiar?...: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekRx Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Wow, that's REALLY bad! Wonder if she'd move her offices to the Anaheim section of New Orleans after the election. She brings promises of FastPass, Blue Bayous, nightly fireworks, and Mr Depp moving into the area if elected! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calcajun Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 That is soooo funny! Anyone from N.O. knows that is not here. And we are her target audience! Dumb Bych Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Actually, come to think of it, should we expect anything less from a politician? Lying before during, and after office...that's the American way, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowfanman Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Thats so awesome and so sad at the exact same time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameraman Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 LOL she's so "goofy" She was the one who was out on the lam from the police for failing to comply over another issue concerning her position of Clerk of New Orleans City Court. Just the cream of the crop to pick from in the New Orleans mayoral election... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneygurlz2s Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Bravo Robb for finding this.... I just sat here laughing and shaking my head. I agree...awesome and pathetic all at the same time!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 I went to her web site and tried to e-mail her. The contact portion of her web site doesn't work. It gave me an error so I couldn't even ask her about the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Found this on the web site that broke the story Well, since this morning, we’ve confirmed it: that picture of New Orleans Mayoral Candidate Kimberly Williamson Butler was definitely taken in Disneyland. No streets in the French Quarter curve like that, among other obvious discrepancies. Now what kind of campaign would bother to so obviously fake a photo of the candidate standing on a corner in the city he or she actually lives in? Well, the kind of campaign whose candidate may have been too busy spending a couple nights in jail to take a real picture: Ending one strange political saga by starting another, the clerk of New Orleans Criminal District Court, Kimberly Williamson Butler, surrendered herself to an irate criminal court judge Friday morning after a week of ignoring court orders and arrest warrants, and then walked outside the courthouse to announce her candidacy for mayor.Butler — who’s from Buffalo, NY and moved to New Orleans in 1999 — was thrown in the clink for mishandling FEMA fund applications. After hiding out for a while, communicating via talk radio, she made the classic “turn yourself in as you announce your candidacy” move, which we feel like can only be done properly in Louisiana (didn’t the Kingfish do something like this? Or Earl Long, at least?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRiverizon Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Wait...Disneyland is getting a mayer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrock23 Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 The real French Quarter will never ever be that clean. Gotta love politicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J man Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Someone really shoud've put mouse ears on her too. Pathetic. Like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freefallbestrideever Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 ^ LMAO, nothing as funny as self-ownage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowfanman Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Looks like Disney's starting to look into this! -Jahan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J man Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Just when you though it couldn't get any worse, she photoshops out the trashcans!!! Kimberly Williamson Butler Continues to Astound Us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameraman Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 By the way. She's the one responsible for getting all the voting machines out to the polls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haux Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Ha! At least she took down the image. Now it's just a bunch of words. Maybe she should try again with a different picture from the real city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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