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In reply to the discussion: Poll: Louisiana GOPers Unsure If Katrina Response Was Obama’s Fault [View all]azureblue
(2,146 posts)9. try telling them the truth
That Bush cut the Army Corps of Engineers' budget to the bone for three years, stopping an in place and active levee rebuilding project called SELA. In a nutshell, if Bush had not stolen the SELA budget, the levees that failed would have been inspected and repaired before Katrina hit. Try telling them that Bush was eating cake in AZ while New Orleans flooded. It's all documented.
IOW the flooding of New Orleans is entirely Bush's fault. But they will never admit that, they just close eyes and ears and try to blame Obama.
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Poll: Louisiana GOPers Unsure If Katrina Response Was Obama’s Fault [View all]
Capt. Obvious
Aug 2013
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As a matter of fact, that's where the term "grandfathered in" came from if I'm not mistaken.
ET Awful
Aug 2013
#74
Don't blame me, I voted for President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho
Capt. Obvious
Aug 2013
#30
62% of Republicans at one time believed Saddam Hussein was responsible for 9-11.
denverbill
Aug 2013
#8
The response to Katrina victims was a tragedy to say the least, there is now a museum
Thinkingabout
Aug 2013
#14
Thanks for the information, I visited NO in November after Katrina struck, there was still a stench
Thinkingabout
Aug 2013
#54
Not sure how to fix it, but one of the primary reasons for the incredible division in our country is
maui902
Aug 2013
#32
9-11 is Clinton's fault; Giuliani forgot 9-11; cons pretend that we had $1B deficit in '09
MisterP
Aug 2013
#33
Okay, THIS? is actually very disturbing to me. This isn't some OTHER area's RECENT HISTORY here.
WinkyDink
Aug 2013
#59
If they did a poll asking if they thought Barack Obama was involved in the assassination of JFK - I
Douglas Carpenter
Aug 2013
#73