REMEMBER KATRINA as You Vote on Tuesday

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REMEMBER KATRINA as You Vote on Tuesday
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Sat, 11-01-2008 - 11:41pm
While floods ravaged New Orleans in August 2005, Bush and McCain celebrated McCain's birthday in Arizona

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Registered: 04-02-2008
Sat, 11-01-2008 - 11:43pm
sure if
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Registered: 09-26-2008
Sat, 11-01-2008 - 11:48pm


Louisiana Governor Jindal Unaware Katrina Caused ‘Major’ Oil Spills In His Own State»

While serving in Congress in August 2006, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) slammed the Bush administration for its response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Jindal said the state suffered “trauma” from the “widespread incompetence of the federal, state and local government response.”


But yesterday on Fox News, it was Jindal who was displaying Katrina incompetence. Making a push for expanded offshore oil drilling, Jindal repeated the myth that Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused “no major” oil spills in the state. Jindal called it a “great unwritten success story”:



Q: Real fast, Governor, the price of oil went up five bucks a barrel today. You’ve been drilling off the coast of Louisiana for a number of years. Any oil spills to worry about?


JINDAL: You know, that’s one of the great unwritten success stories, after Katrina and Rita, these awful storms, no major spills.


Watch it:





Jindal is clueless about the reality in his own state. As noted in the Wonk Room, the Hurricanes caused offshore oil spills so large that they could be seen from space (check out a picture here.) The Minerals Management Service reported that 113 oil platforms were “totally destroyed” — a total of 124 offshore spills.


In fact, oil seeped onshore into southeast Louisiana, which saw 44 onshore and offshore oil spills. The EPA called the spills “worse than the worst-case scenario.” Even oil industry representatives admitted: “nature can always topple you.”


It’s hard to see how this is a “great unwritten success story.”

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Registered: 09-08-2008
Sat, 11-01-2008 - 11:50pm

The then governor of LA is NOT running for POTUS, McCain is...with Bush43 policies and disregard for the American people.

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Registered: 09-26-2008
Sat, 11-01-2008 - 11:53pm
Depends on who he regarded as the "American People" maybe they were just the "other folks..."
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Registered: 09-08-2008
Sat, 11-01-2008 - 11:55pm

((((The EPA called the spills “worse than the worst-case scenario.” Even oil industry representatives admitted: “nature can always topple you.”))))


WOW. Jindal was "clueless". And McCain had Jindal on his short list of VP's.

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Registered: 09-26-2008
Sun, 11-02-2008 - 12:01am
Hey - Jindal is all for offshoring
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Registered: 09-08-2008
Sun, 11-02-2008 - 12:10am
Uh-oh...then N'Orleans, we have a problem. lol.

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Registered: 01-28-2004
Sun, 11-02-2008 - 12:13am
Where was Obama?
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Registered: 09-26-2008
Sun, 11-02-2008 - 12:16am
Most likely not eating cake like McCain and Bush - how awful, but how typical....
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Registered: 09-08-2008
Sun, 11-02-2008 - 12:17am
(GASP)...I am SHOCKED that you do not know. lol.

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