Reply #465: 9/13 Bush & Body Count Contractor Go Way Back

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2088141
BREAKING HARD: FEMA, Bush, SCI, and 1999 Funeralgate as Governor

This shows Bush was aware of SCI's problems intimately.
Bush and the corporation hired to do body recovery in Louisiana go way back.

This is a Google follow up on the LBN article from Raw Story
FEMA, La. outsource Katrina body count to firm implicated in body-dumping scandals
I am at work and need to go back to work right now so I will be offline immediately after posting. Keep this alive.

FEMA Director Joe Allbaugh Resigns: Skeletons Here, There, and Everywhere......Literally

Bush was subpoenaed in 1999, but refused to testify as to what his involvement was in halting an investigation into SCI's embalming practices, among other things. A Texas judge put everything right for Bush just in time to campaign for the presidency, ruling that he could not be forced to testify by an ousted regulatory official, who had not produced enough evidence or that Bush had "unique and superior personal knowledge." Bush had filed an affidavit claiming he had no conversations with SCI officials, agents, or representatives concerning the investigation or any disputes arising from it, although by his own admission he said he dropped in on a meeting between Waltrip and Allbaugh, for a quick social visit and couldn't remember what he said. May's lawsuit claimed they did talk about the investigation and asked the judge to hold Bush in contempt of court and compel him to testify. In a news conference (held in August, '99) dominated by tough questions, the issue that really irritated Bush concerned funeral homes. His remarks were, "It's frivolous. It is frivolous."