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In Nursing Home, a Fight Lost to Rising Waters (Broussard less than truthful on Meet The Press)
New York Times ^ | September 7, 2005 with Update 9-11-05 | GARDINER HARRIS

Posted on 09/10/2005 7:25:02 AM PDT by jrusty101

Edited on 09/11/2005 5:24:32 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

St. Bernard Parish officials say that 32 of the home's roughly 60 residents died on Aug. 29, more than a week ago.

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Update 9-11-11
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From Lies.com

"..And finally, on the question I raised a few days ago about Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard’s tearful story about his emergency manager’s mother drowning in a St. Bernard nursing home, I think the evidence shows pretty clearly that Broussard was embellishing the story. Readers helpfully pointed me to the following news accounts:

New York Times: In nursing home, a fight lost to rising waters.

Newsday: Desperately seeking survivors.

MSNBC: This anger comes from watching death.

From the MSNBC item:

The man he was talking about is Thomas Rodrigue, who told “Dateline” that his 92-year-old mother was one of 32 elderly people found dead at the St. Rita’s nursing home.

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MSNBC Quote:
"..The man he was talking about is Thomas Rodrigue, who told “Dateline” that his 92-year-old mother was one of 32 elderly people found dead at the St. Rita’s nursing home..."
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But the 32 people who died at St. Rita’s nursing home didn’t die on Friday; they died earlier in the week, when the floodwaters first inundated the low-lying facility. Rather than being attributable to the federal authorities’ slow response (which was pretty much the point of Broussard’s version of the story), the death of those senior citizens was more the fault of local authorities (who failed to evacuate them) than of federal officials (who wouldn’t have been there in time to rescue them under the best of circumstances).

So, assuming the MSNBC story is accurate, Broussard’s story was at least significantly embellished. The tear-jerking account of the repeated calls to momma were fictional (or at least were displaced from their actual time of occurrence, which would have to have been before or during the storm, not during the several days afterward when FEMA was MIA). And if that part was fiction, it would mean that Broussard, for all the apparent sincerity in his emotional on-air breakdown, was willing to lie in order to make his story work better as political theater, which in turn makes it harder for me to credit the rest of the slow-FEMA-response anecdotes he described .."


TOPICS: Breaking News; Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aaron; broussard; home; hurricane; katrina; lacogwheelturns; meetthepress; mtp; nursing; stbernard; stritas
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We were all moved by Jefferson Parish president Aaron Broussard’s tearful account of the man that lost his mother at St. Rita’s nursing home in St. Bernard County. Mr. Broussard told a shocked nation that this woman drowned last Friday night while waiting for the federal government “Calvary” to rescue her. According to recent news stories and first-hand accounts aired on CNN and in a New York Times story the 32 people that died in this tragedy died on Monday Aug. 29th not on Friday Sep 2nd. I believe that Mr. Broussard and other local officials need to explain to the American public why they did not evacuate these people and why he altered the story and shifted blame to the Federal Government.
1 posted on 09/10/2005 7:25:05 AM PDT by jrusty101
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To: jrusty101

Placing the blame is becoming an art form--a lot of the liberals, but also for some conservatives too.


2 posted on 09/10/2005 7:28:14 AM PDT by moog
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To: moog

BTTT


3 posted on 09/10/2005 7:30:14 AM PDT by Unicorn (Too many wimps around.)
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To: jrusty101

Wonder if life insurance came into play. Hate to even think that, but with the lies flying it makes me suspicious.


4 posted on 09/10/2005 7:30:55 AM PDT by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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To: jrusty101

It's starting to look like there were a lot of people who were dishonest.


5 posted on 09/10/2005 7:31:21 AM PDT by cripplecreek (If you must obey your party, may your chains rest lightly upon your shoulders.)
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To: jrusty101

The Democrats are evil and desperate and they know there are enough uneducated people watching T.V. that they can say and do anything. They also know the MSM will not challenge them on their lies. America is in dire straights between an activist judicial system,and evil Democrat Party,a corrupt MSM and a Republican Party that fails to challenge their lies.
Good moral people had better arm themselves to the hilt and prepare to fight we in the US are in the process of having our country overthrown from within!


6 posted on 09/10/2005 7:31:21 AM PDT by gunnedah
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It was my initial thought that Brousards tearful tirade was less than factual, but I couldn't see how anyone could call him on it.

/sarcasm I am sure Tim Russert will clarify the issue at the top of his show tomorrow morning /sarcasm off
7 posted on 09/10/2005 7:31:29 AM PDT by nov7freedomday
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To: moog
Placing the blame is becoming an art form

And we hope that catching them at it will as well. So, Timmy Russert and Don Imus, you idiots, it is obvious that the blinding hatred has reached the top.

8 posted on 09/10/2005 7:31:37 AM PDT by Bahbah
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To: Unicorn

BTTT


9 posted on 09/10/2005 7:32:06 AM PDT by moog
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To: jrusty101

I saw a story on ABC news a couple of days ago about this. The county coroner told the reporter how he showed up with two buses to evacuate the nursing home on Saturday (27) or sunday (28) to evacuate all of the people there. The manager said that she had permission from the families of the patients to keep them there because they could ride out the storm just like previous ones. The coroner told the manager that he could take the people then, but not guarantee being able tocome back. The coroner said that the manager called him monday morning saying the place was flooding, but by then the hurricane was in full force and he was unable to return from whereever he had evacuated to. The manager was one of those who drowned.


10 posted on 09/10/2005 7:32:20 AM PDT by GreyFriar (3rd Armored Division -- Spearhead)
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The MSM is doing whatever it can to deflect attention from the criminal actions of Mayor Nagin and Governor Blanco. The pride of these two in not accepting federal aid or advice when offered the Friday before the hurricane ultimately killed many people.

DEMOCRATS' PRIDE, PEOPLE DIED!


11 posted on 09/10/2005 7:33:21 AM PDT by Rockitz (Geena YES, Hill NO!)
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To: moog
BS. The democrats in Louisiana are to blame, for incompetence at best and political game playing with their citizens' lives at worst. The federal government's "slow response" is a myth. which the dems are further using in a vile campaign to stir up racial hatred.

This must be the most successful humanitarian rescue effort in history. This nonsense is like the 6 minutes the president kept reading to children when first informed of the WTC attacks. A manufactured bit of inconsequential nonsense. And conservatives need to go after them for it.

12 posted on 09/10/2005 7:34:50 AM PDT by Williams
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Military and private helicopters began ferrying people out of St. Bernard Parish almost as soon as the storm hit.

It appears that the "Calvary" was there and on the job, Broussard.

13 posted on 09/10/2005 7:35:23 AM PDT by Bahbah
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To: nov7freedomday

Will some republican in high power PLEASE get up and call out the democrat left wing for being the irresponsible,opportunistic, and hate mongering liars they are.


14 posted on 09/10/2005 7:36:41 AM PDT by Williams
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"BS. The democrats in Louisiana are to blame, for incompetence at best and political game playing with their citizens' lives at worst. The federal government's "slow response" is a myth. which the dems are further using in a vile campaign to stir up racial hatred. This must be the most successful humanitarian rescue effort in history. This nonsense is like the 6 minutes the president kept reading to children when first informed of the WTC attacks. A manufactured bit of inconsequential nonsense. And conservatives need to go after them for it."

I do agree with you. Politicians are milking this for all it's worth. I think the rescue operation is going to be much more successful than anyone ever imagined. Let's learn what went right and what went wrong. There's too much bickering.

15 posted on 09/10/2005 7:38:19 AM PDT by moog
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To: moog
Placing the blame is becoming an art form--a lot of the liberals, but also for some conservatives too.

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Yep, listen to Hannity for ten minutes then switch to Randi Rhodes for five (about all one can take); it's like Junior High School kids with a feud...loud, ugly and illogically partisan with every mis-informed breath.

16 posted on 09/10/2005 7:38:24 AM PDT by wtc911 (see my profile for how to contribute to a pentagon heroes fund)
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They did explain why it happened, it was Bush's fault. That is the standard line and they are running with it along with their press whores.


17 posted on 09/10/2005 7:41:07 AM PDT by satchmodog9 (Murder and weather are our only news)
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To: moog

I know you're sincere but again I say not good enough. The president did nothing wrong and is being called a racist murderer. You don't allow crazy charges like that to have legs. You cut the legs out from under them. Forcefully.


18 posted on 09/10/2005 7:44:38 AM PDT by Williams
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To: wtc911
Yep, listen to Hannity for ten minutes then switch to Randi Rhodes for five (about all one can take); it's like Junior High School kids with a feud...loud, ugly and illogically partisan with every mis-informed breath.

That's what I meant. We don't have to resort to liberal-type tactics or behavior to make our points or to do something about the problem without the name calling and constant finger-pointing. I like those guys that show up to counteract the Code Pink people (one of the liberal groups that I really just don't like).

19 posted on 09/10/2005 7:48:17 AM PDT by moog
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To: Williams
I know you're sincere but again I say not good enough. The president did nothing wrong and is being called a racist murderer. You don't allow crazy charges like that to have legs. You cut the legs out from under them. Forcefully.

Gross--cutting legs:) Yes, you do, but you do in a way that makes them look bad and you look good. The Savior was a complete master at it--he was always in control while the Pharisees and Saduccees (sp) always looked like raving lunatics.

20 posted on 09/10/2005 7:52:19 AM PDT by moog
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