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Well, He Would Have Been Angry, If He'd Been There
Topic Started: Feb 28 2009, 04:24 AM (407 Views)
QuirtEvans
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Remember that story Bobby Jindal told in his big speech Tuesday night -- about how during Katrina, he stood shoulder-to-shoulder with a local sheriff who was battling government red tape to try to rescue stranded victims?

Turns out it wasn't actually, you know, true.

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Jindal had described being in the office of Sheriff Harry Lee "during Katrina," and hearing him yelling into the phone at a government bureaucrat who was refusing to let him send volunteer boats out to rescue stranded storm victims, because they didn't have the necessary permits. Jindal said he told Lee, "that's ridiculous," prompting Lee to tell the bureaucrat that the rescue effort would go ahead and he or she could arrest both Lee and Jindal.

But now, a Jindal spokeswoman has admitted to Politico that in reality, Jindal overheard Lee talking about the episode to someone else by phone "days later." The spokeswoman said she thought Lee, who died in 2007, was being interviewed about the incident at the time.


http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/02/jindal_admits_katrina_story_was_false.php

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It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010.
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It's OK to lie like a cheap Japanese watch if you're doing it for the good of the country. The good of the country, obviously, being getting yourself elected.
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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QuirtEvans
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And then, of course, in an effort to rescue his original lie, Jindal kept spinning. And spinning. And spinning.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/02/jindals_office_tries_to_spin_katrina_story_digs_it.php

I wonder what new version will come out next?
It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010.
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jon-nyc
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Maybe he just misspoke.
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Mikhailoh
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Why would he go down in flames? It worked just fine for Obama, how 'he was born of Selma', and Hillary and her combat experiences. Heck, Jindal's just following the Democratic playbook.
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I hear what you're saying Mik, but it's not right, regardless of which side of the fence it comes from.

Identifying narcissists isn't difficult. Just look for the person who is constantly fishing for compliments
and admiration while breaking down over even the slightest bit of criticism.

We have the freedom to choose our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences.
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I agree, Improv. But it does not seem to destroy careers.
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Mikhailoh
Feb 28 2009, 04:43 AM
Why would he go down in flames? It worked just fine for Obama, how 'he was born of Selma', and Hillary and her combat experiences. Heck, Jindal's just following the Democratic playbook.
What you're really saying is that Jindal is an Obama wannabee.

'Yo, Ill tell you what I want, what I really really want,
So tell me what you want, what you really really want,
Ill tell you what I want, what I really really want,
So tell me what you want, what you really really want,
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really
Really really wanna zigazig ha.

If you want my future forget my past,
If you wanna get with me better make it fast,
Now dont go wasting my precious time,
Get your act together we could be just fine'
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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No, he's just seeing that it worked for them. It does not distinguish him in my eyes, but ot obviously does not indicate he will go down in flames either.

Either that or politicians are all just shameless self-promoters.
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Mikhailoh
Feb 28 2009, 04:50 AM
I agree, Improv. But it does not seem to destroy careers.
True... the Dems have pocketed that for later use if need be...
Identifying narcissists isn't difficult. Just look for the person who is constantly fishing for compliments
and admiration while breaking down over even the slightest bit of criticism.

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Mikhailoh
Feb 28 2009, 04:53 AM
Either that or politicians are all just shameless self-promoters.
Well there must be some kind of reason they don't get proper jobs, and let's face it - it isn't because they want to give public service. If they really cared about other people they'd get a job working at an old people's home or something.
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John D'Oh
Feb 28 2009, 05:03 AM
working at an old people's home or something.
What the hell do you think the US Senate is?
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Feb 28 2009, 05:46 AM
John D'Oh
Feb 28 2009, 05:03 AM
working at an old people's home or something.
What the hell do you think the US Senate is?
I did say 'working'.
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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My bad.
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Nothing is as effective as homeopathy.

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You guys are forgetting that Republicans go down in flames over stuff like this. The media go into sleep mode when Democrats do it.
"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne


There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it".


Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody.

Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore.

From The Lion in Winter.
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Tell that to Hillary, JB.
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George K
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wO5S5LGT1s



Here's the sheriff's words: "I can tell you first hand that with Hurricane Katrina, the day after, Bobby was in my office and said “what do you need?” And it wasn’t phone calls, he was in my office.”
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jon-nyc
Feb 28 2009, 07:03 AM
Tell that to Hillary, JB.
Come on. They gave her a pass.
"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne


There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it".


Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody.

Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore.

From The Lion in Winter.
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Oh come on, they were so solidly in the Obama camp it wasn't even funny.
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jon-nyc
Feb 28 2009, 07:10 AM
Oh come on, they were so solidly in the Obama camp it wasn't even funny.
Media bias? Say it isn't so, Jon! :weeping:
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As a matter of fact, you are right. That was the one time they went after her. Not like the other times like when she said she was named after Sir Edmund Hillary.
"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne


There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it".


Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody.

Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore.

From The Lion in Winter.
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So, help me out here. Jindal says he was in the sheriff's office "during Katrina" and the left is saying Jindal is lying because he wasn't actually in the sheriff's office "during Katrina"; because they interpret "during Katrina" to mean when the storm was actually raging?

Is that about it?
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jon-nyc
Feb 28 2009, 07:03 AM
Tell that to Hillary, JB.
Do you mean "Secretary of State Hillary"?? That one?
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jon-nyc
Feb 28 2009, 07:10 AM
Oh come on, they were so solidly in the Obama camp it wasn't even funny.
What until Quirt hears that!!!!! He keeps telling us there was no media bias!!!
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Feb 28 2009, 11:46 AM
jon-nyc
Feb 28 2009, 07:03 AM
Tell that to Hillary, JB.
Do you mean "Secretary of State Hillary"?? That one?
That's the one.
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