Posted on 09/07/2005 8:41:30 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch
Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005 11:00 p.m. EDT Dean: Race Played a Role in Katrina Deaths
Race was a factor in the death toll from Hurricane Katrina, Howard Dean told members of the National Baptist Convention of America on Wednesday at the group's annual meeting.
Dean, chairman of the Democratic party, made the comments to the Baptists' Political and Social Justice Commission. The Baptist Convention, with an estimated 3.5 million members, is one of the largest black religious groups in the country. "We must ... come to terms with the ugly truth that skin color, age and economics played a deadly role in who survived and who did not," Dean said.
Dean said Americans have a moral responsibility to not ignore the devastating damage caused by Hurricane Katrina when it struck the Gulf Coast.
The former presidential candidate said the government will be judged by how it treats the old, the young and the poor.
"People are poor in different parts of the country. They are not refugees. They are Americans," he said.
Dean said that instead of considering proposed estate tax breaks, the Senate should channel the money into disaster relief.
"Shall we give that to the wealthiest people in the country, or should we rebuild New Orleans?" Dean said.
Dean also urged the government to exempt victims of Hurricane Katrina from a stricter new bankruptcy law for one year.
Ken Mehlman, Dean's counterpart at the Republican National Committee, said he hoped Dean "will match his rhetoric with his support for reforms that replace bureaucracy and entitlement with hope and opportunity."
Stephen J. Thurston, president of the Baptist Convention, said there was a lack of response and sensitivity by the government following the Gulf Coast disaster.
Well, that is what people are saying about Blanco denying food, water and sanitary needs to be brought in by the Red Cross. So, maybe Dean has a point for once.
Im afraid you are right . The Dems have gone so so far off the hook at this point that they will not be happy until they destroy this country .I truely believe that .
People gravitate to what they are good at......
with Frist, it's doctorin',
With Dean, it's bitchin.'
That has been Jackson's modus operandi for 30 years. Your prediction is already carved in stone!
From one "newbie" to another, welcome to FR.
Well, there was the race to Walmart.
And what would be wrong with this demand? 9/11 families received, on average, 1.2M.... Your family members who may have lost their lives in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam or ME conflicts recieved what?
Thanx man..I been reading FR for a long time ( up way too late at night doing it by the way )but decided I had to jump in and start putting in my 2 cents
I'm a bit confused at your posting.
I gotta feeling your 2 cents are a good investment.
And your point is?
I truly believe that - if Jesus doesn't come first - our country will literally split into x number of smaller countries in the near future. And I fear that it's gone too far to turn it back. The 'Imminent Domain' ruling was a breath taking slap in every American's face. And now all this.
Forget it . I though it was obvious.
Yea , Im afraid you are right . That will be the new cry next week .We demand 1 million for each survivor.
It's called "Learned Helplessness."
Love your tagline, SandRat!
The Dems have come a long, shameful way since JFKennedy said, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."
Today, if JFK came back to life in America, he'd have to change his party affiliation to Republican!"
Exactly.
The people of NO are not Dean's kind of people. He fears for his safety.
BTW: Did anyone spot Michael Moore wading in the water making his next docu_lie.
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