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Sure, most of the people who were left in New Orleans were African-American. This is a fact. But crews got in there as soon as the storm lifted to rescue those left in NOLA. Now, they were just able to get into St. Bernard Parish yesterday. And most of that parish is white.
The race card is a nasty one to play, especially at a time like this. I'm not saying racism doesn't exist, because it does. But it was NOT a factor in rescue efforts.
And for the record, you're talking to a Louisiana native here. I do know something about my state.
And by the way, it really wasn't Bush's fault. Nope. If you're going to blame someone, look at our governor -- who has hampered rescue efforts and the National Guard since day 1. Look at the citizens of Louisiana. We ALL knew this was coming... We had an in depth discussion of this very scenario in a class I took a few years back and the professor just had a book published discussing this very situation. We all knew it was going to happen. And the people and the government CHOSE not to rebuild the levees and reinforce them. Key word -- CHOSE. We weren't denied funding for them.
OH NO HE ISN'T!
The race card is a nasty one to play, especially at a time like this. I'm not saying racism doesn't exist, because it does. But it was NOT a factor in rescue efforts.
And for the record, you're talking to a Louisiana native here. I do know something about my state.
And by the way, it really wasn't Bush's fault. Nope. If you're going to blame someone, look at our governor -- who has hampered rescue efforts and the National Guard since day 1. Look at the citizens of Louisiana. We ALL knew this was coming... We had an in depth discussion of this very scenario in a class I took a few years back and the professor just had a book published discussing this very situation. We all knew it was going to happen. And the people and the government CHOSE not to rebuild the levees and reinforce them. Key word -- CHOSE. We weren't denied funding for them.
OH NO HE ISN'T!
