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ABC News Coverage of President Bush's speech
Coverage of Presidential Speech | ABC New

Posted on 09/15/2005 6:38:09 PM PDT by notpoliticallycorewrecked

After President Bush's speech an ABC new correspondant interviewed a few of those that are displaced by the hurricane.

It was a priceless moment. A middle age Black woman was asked if she was angry at President Bush because of the slow response of the federal goverment. She hit the nail on the head with her reply. She stated that she was not angry at Bush, but that she was angry at Nagin and Blaco for their lack of response. She also wanted to know why they didn't use the school buses to evacuate the city.

The correspondant then tried again with an older black women to see if he could get the "proper" response. No such luck, she stated that she beleives the President and had faith in his program.


TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: abcnews; bush; deanreynolds; hurricankatrina; katrina; katrinaspeech; neworleans
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked; zzen01; chet_in_ny; ryan71; Fido969; Mount Athos; Onelifetogive; ...
ABC and their agenda meisters have to be reeling at the impromptu answers they received after the President's speech. Cudos to ABC for airing the real and passionate feelings of the evacuees, rather than resorting to the agenda of the lengthy trumped up gloom and doom scenarios of NBC's Tim Russert. The below-the-belt partisanship NBC continually demonstrates day after day is (HELLOOOOOO) a tad obvious. NBC continues to degrade itself by promoting and holding Tim Russert's opinion as worthy and valid, when it is neither.

GOODNIGHT AND GOODBYE TO NBC, A NETWORK THAT HAS FALLEN INTO THE ABYSS OF INCREDULITY. (GOOD RIDDANCE)

41 posted on 09/15/2005 7:10:37 PM PDT by demkicker ((Life has many choices. Eternity has only two. Which one have you chosen?))
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To: zert_28
I hope all of you seen Gov. Haley Barbour on Hannity he was great. He has worked 24/7 here in Mississippi. He would be a great man to lead this country in 2008. We in Mississippi are very proud of Gov. Haley Barbour. If you missed it watch the rerun Haley was great. God Bless Haley Barbour.
42 posted on 09/15/2005 7:11:53 PM PDT by ducks1944
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked

The leftists are going to hate it when the displaced Louisanna folks return to the voting booths and vote republican.

Doesn't matter where they are, but I think a lot of black folk are going to remember how the dems failed, yet again, and how the besmirched republicans and christians came to their aide.

Maybe that is why Nagin has bought a home in Dallas. Big enough city to hide in.


43 posted on 09/15/2005 7:12:28 PM PDT by Prost1 (New AG, Berger is still free, copped a plea! I still get my news from FR!)
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To: KJC1
She hit the nail on the head with her reply.

She stated that she was not angry at Bush, but that she was angry at Nagin and Blaco for their lack of response. She also wanted to know why they didn't use the school buses to evacuate the city.

44 posted on 09/15/2005 7:13:38 PM PDT by feefee (rovian salt carrier)
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To: Howlin; Peach; cyborg; Smartass

READ this & smile........PING


45 posted on 09/15/2005 7:14:10 PM PDT by JulieRNR21 (Jabbar Gibson for mayor of Newer Orleans)
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked

The RATS will be using the opportunity to "Foam at the Mouth" (and with the help of it's ally, the MSM, and say that we know need to choose between rebuilding Iraq OR rebuilding New Orleans. Can't afford both.

This may prove to be a brilliant exit strategy.


46 posted on 09/15/2005 7:15:11 PM PDT by diverteach
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked

No s**t..really?


47 posted on 09/15/2005 7:15:20 PM PDT by ken5050 (Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to pass on her gene pool....any volunteers?)
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To: Prost1

One of the more liberal black leaders (can't remember his name) was stating that Bush blew up the levees. Hmmm I wonder if they believe him.

A few days ago Jesse Jackson stated that it wouldn't be good to move these people too far away from where they are acultured. My response was that he is afearing that he is going to lose "control" of them. Well I guess it is too late, they aren't buying what the "black leaders" are selling any more.


48 posted on 09/15/2005 7:19:35 PM PDT by notpoliticallycorewrecked (Freedom isn't free)
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To: ken5050

It was a beautiful sight.

I was cheering and yelling so loud that my teenage wondered what was going on.


49 posted on 09/15/2005 7:21:28 PM PDT by notpoliticallycorewrecked (Freedom isn't free)
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To: diverteach

Since when has the Dems ever turned down an opportunity to spend money.

If they pull that we will turn the tables on them and ask them which minority group they want to pull the plug on?


50 posted on 09/15/2005 7:23:50 PM PDT by notpoliticallycorewrecked (Freedom isn't free)
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked
First, it was great television and a very studied symbolic image. John Breaux said St Louis Cathedral symbolizes faith, hope, and charity. Newt liked the symbolism, too. But what these men did not see is how the President's shirt exactly matched the color of the illuminated cathedral so that his body visually blended into and became part of the church, and the line of his shoulder became a buttress. Brilliant and very beautiful.

Jesse Jackson and Maxine Watrs know that they have been outfoxed and that the evacuation has changed the electoral map, and they are fit to be tied. They keep advocating bringing all the po' home and stuffing them in makeshift trailer parks, military bass or anything, It is funny to see them huffing and puffing. After all, they demanded that the President act, and he did.

51 posted on 09/15/2005 7:38:32 PM PDT by ClaireSolt (.)
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To: Prost1
The leftists are going to hate it when the displaced Louisanna folks return to the voting booths and vote republican.

You know my head is spinning. I really thought this hurricane migh have wrecked the GOP's wonderful effort to bleed the black vote from the Democrats.

With Bush's speech tonight, he just may have ripped open the Dems aorta.

Brilliant.

52 posted on 09/15/2005 7:40:18 PM PDT by zarf (It's swollen, yes.)
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To: nicmarlo
This was weird. For the longest time when I would try to post a response to you on this thread, it would just go back to the top of the page. Really strange.

Anyway, nice to see the MSM befuddled by uncommon responses. It must amaze them to discover that black people can think as individuals and without the help of Jesse Jackass.

53 posted on 09/15/2005 7:58:13 PM PDT by sweetliberty (Stupidity should make you sterile.)
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked

BTTT


54 posted on 09/15/2005 8:01:29 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (Professional Journalism the Buggy Whip makers of the 21st century)
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To: sweetliberty

that is weird, sl.

and I agree, "nice to see the MSM befuddled by uncommon responses. It must amaze them to discover that black people can think as individuals and without the help of Jesse Jackass" very much!


55 posted on 09/15/2005 8:06:29 PM PDT by nicmarlo
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To: ClaireSolt

BUMP.....that dumb Dubya out foxed them......yet again!

And he's gonna demonstrate the conservative approach to helping these poor people recover......with a hand up ....not a hand out!


56 posted on 09/15/2005 8:16:13 PM PDT by JulieRNR21 (Jabbar Gibson for mayor of Newer Orleans)
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To: sweetliberty; notpoliticallycorewrecked; nicmarlo

Quick....somebody tell Kanye West & Jesse Jackson that there are Black people who DO NOT think that GWB is a racist!

http://polipundit.com/

Thursday, September 15th, 2005
Hell Yes!

I will comment on the actual speech later, but did anyone else see the interviews with the people watching the President’s speech from the Astrodome on ABC? They were live and took place immediately following the speech. I was bracing myself for a bunch of Bush-bashing and skepticism that the President meant anything he said. Instead I found myself cheering “hell yes.”

If anyone has a link to video or the transcript, please forward it to me or post in the comments section.

All of those interviewed at the Astrodome were black. They were all evacuees from New Orleans. When the first person was asked if she believed the President she said “yes.” She said that what the President said lifted her up and gave her hope. When the reporter questioned her about the slow response of the federal government, she said they did a good job once they got there and that she blamed the local and state officials, who had not done their jobs. She said they were the ones there when the storm hit and they did not do what they needed to do. Then she got on a rant about the buses that were not used. She later said she blamed Mayor Nagin personally.

The others interviewed also spoke very favorably about the President. I don’t remember the specifics, but I was flabbergasted that the responses were so positive. My best guess as to the reason is that these people responded as they did is that they have not been able to watch the cable news coverage.

Also on ABC, Aaron Broussard said that the President said what the people in the region needed to hear – hope. He said they did not need a blame game, they needed hope. Boy, if only the media understood that.

State Sen. Cleo Fields was interviewed and did not bash the President. He actually spoke pretty kindly of him. He faulted the government on all levels. I think that all the money the Louisiana politicians see coming their way is making them think much more favorably of the President.

I am now going to switch channels to find out if ABC’s response is similar to the others.

UPDATE: Ian Schwartz did not get video of the ABC interviews, but he found this Free Republic post about them for me. He also hasvideo of the President’s speech.

-- Lorie Byrd

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57 posted on 09/15/2005 8:19:26 PM PDT by JulieRNR21 (Jabbar Gibson for mayor of Newer Orleans)
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To: raybbr
"CBS: Vigorous Exercise Key In Fat Fight (Naaaaw, REALLY?)"

Hey! It was only a 13" screen! :~~

58 posted on 09/15/2005 8:19:57 PM PDT by RoseyT
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked

I caught a few minutes of Rita Cosby on MSNBC (as much as I can stand), and it sounded like she was trying to encourage the people she was interviewing to bash President Bush.


59 posted on 09/15/2005 8:23:56 PM PDT by billnaz (What part of "shall not be infringed" don't you understand?)
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked

Calypso Louis claimed they blew out something like a 20 foot crater under a levee


60 posted on 09/15/2005 8:28:36 PM PDT by GoLightly
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