Posted on 09/14/2005 12:56:16 PM PDT by Liberatio
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Two Heavy Trucks, Helicopter Were Involved in Lawmaker's Trip at Height of Crisis
Amid the chaos and confusion that engulfed New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina struck, a congressman used National Guard troops to check on his property and rescue his personal belongings — even while New Orleans residents were trying to get rescued from rooftops, ABC News has learned.
On Sept. 2 — five days after Katrina hit the Gulf Coast — Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., who represents New Orleans and is a senior member of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, was allowed through the military blockades set up around the city to reach the Superdome, where thousands of evacuees had been taken.
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Bush's fault. Why didn't Bush send U-haul to move him out?
Apparently Wm. Jefferson was trying to remove incriminating papers before the FBI could find them.
(Rush has been having a field day with this!)
Now we know he was just worried about his Hummel collection.
Sounds like a John Kerry move. He's notorious for running around Boston cutting in front of everyone and saying "Don't you know who I am?"
His constituents will re-elect him anyway. He does so much for them. Look at all the money the federal government has sent to his state to prepare for this disaster. He spent it well considering the water stopped at his step.
BTW - What did he think of the Superdome situation? I am still waiting to hear whether or not that made into his itinerary.
3rd posting of this.
Wheres blaco and nagins outrage at this federal abuse....
oh wait... hes a dem... cant condemn your own now can you? /sarcasm off
does anyone have a chart showing the party affiliation of the Louisiana State Govt.?
Links, please.
What will happen the guard will charge him and the debt will be forgiven by Blanco.
LA politician's as Jake would say I hate LA Politicians.
Amid the chaos and confusion that engulfed the demonrat party after Katrina struck, a congressman covers his own arse!
What a lovely idea to show him for who he really is/along with a photo of his expensive home - opposite photos of helicopters airlifting real victims out of roof tops.
You don't want a chart on political party affiliation - you want one on family ties.
All of the elected officials in Louisiana are related to each other. West Virginia is taking a bad rap. One of the reasons it is so difficult to send a corrupt Louisiana politician to jail is because all the DNAs match.
Well, I'm sure he'll apologize shortly and say that he was led to believe that the National Guard was providing the same service to everybody... by President Bush.
Just imagine if a Republican had done this. As it is, is won't make a blip in the MSM.
"Links, please."
Type "visit" in search, viola -
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1483979/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1484138/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1484249/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1484300/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1484425/posts
Any sign of this on DU yet? I know it wasn't there yesterday or this morning?
Worth 10 more
Congressman Used National Guard to Visit Home
pretty simple really.
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