Posted on 10/15/2009 9:20:35 AM PDT by Nachum
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama, who accused former President George W. Bush of leading a government "that sits on its hands while a major American city drowns," is hearing directly from New Orleans residents who have struggled to rebuild their city since the 2005 hurricane season.
Obama arrives in New Orleans Thursday on his first presidential trip to the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast. About 1,600 people were killed in Louisiana and Mississippi by Hurricane Katrina, which caused $40 billion in damages and displaced 1 million people from their homes.
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The list, ping
Heard they’re passing out chocolate bars at the border. Bet Reverend Wrong would love the place...
Wow! Another historic first!
Not even going to read this story as I know Obama will at some point say to everyone there something about........ “It’s Bushes fault!”
How have things gotten better in the past 10 months?
obama’s fault
Am I the only one here thinking...who cares?
Barack Obama hates black people.
Rush just said zer0 wants to get a preview of what the Country is going to look like when he gets done with it :(
Here’s what Obama SHOULD say:
“Haven’t you people done a SINGLE FRIGGIN’THING to help yourselves, instead of sitting around, lazy, shiftless and ignorant, waiting for Big Daddy Government to do everything you refuse to do for yourselves? You’ll get no sympathy from me.”
But that’s what needs to be said, and he’d alienate the base by pointing out the truth. So he’ll lie some more, lay down some feel-good tracks, then leave. And it will still be Bush’s fault - oh and Dick Cheney too.
Bet he also hates the governor of Mississippi, who actually took responsibility for managing his state’s crisis.
” Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a Republican, has credited Obama’s team with bringing a more practical and flexible approach
to the reconstruction process.
“There’s a sense of momentum and a desire to get things done,” he said in August. “
Unbelievable! These poor people have been waiting for help for years on this island and he is just now getting around to... “Hello, I’m Barack Obama. I am the former organizer of “The Office of the President Elect”. “I am your present now and I want everyone to gather round. Not to close, I don’t want to get dirty”.
“So who wants some candy? Easter egg or Candy Cane? I have loads of them but you will need to fill out this paper work to receive them and pssst.....(i didn’t tell you this but,... you might owe taxes on this)
“Aahem!” “Let me be clear! As I’ve said before and Make no mistake....”
Big ACORN meeting?
Fox News just showed a live video feed of Gov Jindal having a discussion with our Dear Leader on the tarmac...
It looked quite interesting the way the hand gestures were going...
Wish there was an inside scoop on the discussion.
By the way, the somewhat animated discussion was just between Obama & Jindal.
It seems Nagin wasnt involved.....hmmmm.....
BFD. Plus, he’s a little too late.
To ACORN HQ to get pay off.
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