Jindal Admits Katrina Story Was False

[Gman]

Source: Politico via Talking Points Memo

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.

In the last few days, first Daily Kos, and then TPMmuckraker, raised serious questions about the story, based in part on the fact that no news reports we could find place Jindal in the affected area at the specific time at issue.
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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.


Read more: http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/02/jindal_admits_katrina_story_was_false.php?ref=fp1

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Hmmm.... another Republican lying. Jindal makes a great GOP presidential candidate since he's obviously committed to uphold the time honored GOP tradition of lying even when he doesn't have to lie

[MichiganVote]

1. Truthiness..........GOP style.

[roguevalley]

64. they do live in a parallel universe because they don't consider

how they can be fact checked into a lie. amazing, such delusion.

[samplegirl]

2. OH GOD!!!!!

:rofl: Jindle Palin ticket yes sir re!

[George II]

101. "Oh God"...my first reaction...you beat me to it. Where's Chris Matthews when we need him? HAHA

[dothemath]

136. my take.....

I think you meant 'Palin/Jindal, you betcha!'.
Either way, I can hardly wait.
You go, girl!

[LynnTheDem]

3. OMG I am so SHOCKED!

SHOCKED, I tell ya!1!

A Republic Party official LYING!!1!


Quick...where's my child-pill!

[marshall]

4. Dead men tell no tales

I'll have to remember that the next time I'm spinning a big yarn.

[shanti]

160. right

blame it on the dead man. they have that one down.

[Happyhippychick]

5. Oh noesss....he's being SWIFT RAFTED!

:rofl:

[GaYellowDawg]

117. ROTFLOL!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[glitch]

127. dittoes. nt

[axollot]

151. LOLOLOL! You're killling me here! n/t

[atreides1]

6. Remember how Republicans think

This admission was made by a spokesperson not Jindal himself, so it doesn't really count as an admission from Jindal!

And until he comes out and admits he lied the Repukes won't believe it.

[damntexdem]

37. They won't believe it after he admits it, if he does.

Facts contradicting ideology are simply not allowed to exist in Repuke heads.

[Hepburn]

122. Well, it sure explains why he took a quick powder to Disney World!

:rofl: Just more make believe....!!!!

Edit for typo

[AlbertCat]

137. Remember how Republicans think

They THINK????? You're kidding, right?

[ck4829]

7. K&R

[drdtroit]

8. Well done, the perfect GOP candidate. Already lying to the public. n//t

[mecherosegarden]

77. That is why he is the perfect GOP candidate....

because he is a lier!

:wow:

[acmavm]

9. Bobby needs a time out for lying.

[Wetzelbill]

10. I'm shocked

A Republican would lie? Nah, get out of here...

[IntravenousDemilo]

11. Shit, next thing you're going to tell me is that his name isn't even really Bobby...

:eyes:

[Gman]

14. Who knows?? Maybe his name is Piyash or something...

What??? His name IS Piyash??? Another lie?

[DinahMoeHum]

26. At this point, his name is Peeeeeee yewwwwww !!

:puke::hurts::puke:

[TheEuclideanOne]

81. Another lie: His name is not Bobby, it is Piyush "Bobby" Jindal

This can't be proven so easily, but I bet that even if he goes by Bobby today, when he was a little kid, his dad didn't call him "Bobby".

I know that it is true, because it is wikipedia. :)

Bobby Jindal, lying sack of Repuglican

[KamaAina]

36. It isn't

It's Greg. :P

[FailureToCommunicate]

72. Is it Joe? Oh, right, already taken by Joe -not Joe- the Plumber -not a plumber

tax evading, loud mouth know-nothin' and proud of it.

Jindal/Palin: "Lie baby lie!" and "Drill baby drill!"

[Old and In the Way]

12. What an odd thing for him to do.

He spent serious time laying out this parable to make his point that government gets in the way of personal initiative. And that story turns out to be a complete fabrication. It follows then that maybe his point is completely wrong...government can be a vehicle for social good.

So, not only does his message get panned for it's Mickey Mouse delivery (seriously, it reminded me of that guy who used to do the Mouseketeer show) but the core message has been totally undercut by Jindel's use of a easily debunked example with the simple checking of the facts. Way to go Bobby! It just reaffirms what we already know - there is no foundation of truth to the Republican political philosophy.

[nickyt]

17. Hey, Old, I'm old, too! I believe you are speaking of "Jimmy"?

"it reminded me of that guy who used to do the Mouseketeer show" -

Say, is Friday "Anything Can Happen" Day??

[Old and In the Way]

20. That's the one!

"Hi boys and girls...today, I'm going to tell you a story about politicians that can never tell the truth...."

:hi:

[timtom]

29. I believe Wednesday was "Anything Can Happen Day"

Friday was "Circus Day"

[nickyt]

39. Way off topic, but I gotta tell ya'll this:

On 9/11, I was 10 miles from home, running to the library, picking up meds, and getting food at Price Cutters (Employee Owned - I love that place).

It was at the library that I heard of what was happening (when you walk into a library and the radio is jacked to full volume and no one is there but the librarian, !??!)- the first tower had just come down.

I drove home totally freaked, repeating again and again, "It's 'Anything Can Happen' Day. It's 'Anything Can Happen' Day."

Strraannge, but true -

Anyway, this Bobby fellow is an idiot, no matter WHAT day it is, apparently!

[beac]

42. And in GOP World Friday is "Anything We Can Get Away With Day".

I can't believe the weekend news dump trick still works, frankly.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

152. naaawwww... EVERYDAY is "Anything We Can Get Away With Day"

like Children's day.... "Now, honey, EVERYDAY is children's day!". Only for repubelickCONS.

:7 ;)

[MurrayDelph]

76. Nope. Friday was "Talent Roundup Day"

(which would appeal to Vitter, who was always on the lookout for new "talent").

* Monday - Fun with Music
* Tuesday - Guest Star
* Wednesday - Anything Can Happen
* Thursday - Circus
* Friday - Talent Round-up

Step right up.
Here's your hat.
What a hat.
Here's your ears.
Reach right out.
Time is here:
You're an honorary Mouseketeer.

[Bette Noir]

103. Hi, Murray!

Who'da thunk that I'd see you making a Disney reference? Kiss, kiss.

[MurrayDelph]

114. Hi yourself, gorgeous.

Kiss right back at ya!

[timtom]

129. I LOVE it when I go to correct someone

and end up needing correcting myself.

Today is a day that is filled with surprises
Nobody knows what's gonna happen...

Thanx for the correction. I needed it.

[dixiegrrrrl]

107. In all honesty, Jimmy creeped me out, And I was 7-8 when I watched MMC.

I always thought there was something wrong with him, but did not know the word "pervert".

Yet big buffoony Roy seemed ok...go figure.

Jindal gave me the same icky feeling... " do not trust anything"

[NBachers]

144. You must mean Jimmy Dodd

But Bobby reminded me more of Jiminy Cricket - "Hey there, Hi there, Ho there, you're as welcome as can be!"
Mic - Key - M-o-u-s-e

Don't let this guy near Karen and Cubby

[Gman]

19. Conservative ideology has no foundation in reality

which is why it is doomed to fail by design. They've created an elaborate show of smoke and mirrors. They carried on the illusions for 8 years. The results have been nothing short of catastrophic for the country. Yet, they continue to deny truth and reality just as they deny evolution. They deny that which does not fit their ideology. They willfully lie, if anything to continue to prop up their own bankrupt ideology that was never based on reality to begin with.

The party is officially over for this current brand of conservative ideology. They must now go about the process of inventing new false realities that will sell to mainstream America. But they now have a huge problem they never had during the Reagan revolution. They have to contend with the Internet and the instantaneous information world we live in where things like if Jindal was actually with this sheriff at the time he says he was can be easily checked, debunked and the entire world knows it was false within a short period of time.

[Old and In the Way]

21. Indeed, you are correct.

I often wonder how different things would have been had Clinton been President with the same internet tools/infrastructure that exists today. I doubt that the impeachment would ever have been attempted. OTOH, I also imagine that Republicans rue the day that they helped create the federal laws establishing the medium commercially.

[Politicalboi]

30. Well he did go to

Disney World after the "speech". Maybe he went there to channel Jimmy's vibes and preform an exorcism on Annette

[ashling]

53. Maybe he went

for a job interview :shrug:

[Divine Discontent]

80. Sorry, Disney is not hiring. I know people who want my job there (sorta sad since I'm paid cheese)

[ashling]

87. Yes, but do with Bobby's charisma

Maybe he can get a spot on Hannah Montana

[Divine Discontent]

91. oh goodness yes - but you know what - they're at Disney World, ya know? I just thought of something.

The American Idol Experience just opened - oh my goodness... what if he attempted to sing! Oh, why didn't I follow them around the park like I was planning on doing for kick! shit! LOL

[JayMusgrove]

96. Why would he need to go to Disney World?/ ....he's already

in Fantasyland!!!!!!

[bjobotts]

49. Watch "Right America Feeling Wronged" and it makes sense 'cause...

[bjobotts]

51. 'cause those people don't care if it's a lie and Jindal knows it

[wryter2000]

86. Plus, even if the story had been true

It's just a rehash of the fact that Bush ruined Fema, put a guy in charge who couldn't manage a horse association, and generally ignored the misery of thousands of Americans for about a week. That would have been one of Heckuvajob Brownie's bureaucrats.

As Momma would put it, it's a whole lasagne of Republicon Epic Fail.

[KansDem]

13. Let's see how the M$M reports on this one...

No, really...let's see!

[kath]

27. I'm SURE, absolutely sure, that it will get HUGH coverage...

and monkeys will fly out of my butt.

[kmac3]

65. MSM Reporting . . .

Let's not hold your breath waiting to hear it on the air ... we can't spare a single Democratic activist.
All we can say is we know he has passed the required qualifications to run for office. No required NEED but he purposely made space in his speech to lie.

It's truly a real laugh :rofl:
The best they can do is Jindal and/or Palin?

[MaineDem]

15. WWKS?

What will Keith say? I bet he mentions it.

[Politicalboi]

32. He already did

On Wed's show but didn't go into too much detail but he said Bobby wasn't in the area at the time he said he was. And the only guy who could say any different is dead.

[Mrs. Overall]

16. Lies erupt from his mouth like a volcano spewing forth toxic ash.

[Bette Noir]

105. Is that why he's against volcano monitoring?

[MurrayDelph]

142. Maybe so,

he certainly made an ash of himself!

[meeloo]

18. wow, this guy crashed and burnt fast

[terisan]

22. It should easily qualify him for vice presidency. nt

[Chiyo-chichi]

48. Palin/Jindal 2012!

[RFKHumphreyObama]

23. Keep talking Bobby

Each time you open your mouth, more and more of your credibility dies. Not that you had much to begin with

[sledgehammer]

24. Cajun Jindaliah! n/t

[Subdivisions]

156. Ok, if no one else will do it...

I'll give you props for that one! :hi:

[sledgehammer]

159. Thanks! Much appreciated!!! n/t

[groundloop]

25. Jindal was

The future of their party.

Oh wait, Sarah was the future of their party.

Oh wait, The Party of NO (future).:rofl:

[pink-o]

31. Welcome, Groundloop!

I keep tellin' y'all to go easy on the Goopers! Amongst all those old white men, they only have a few tokens! They're workin' with what they have!

I mean, Michael Steele is African American they put forward--who else they got? Alan Keyes? Kenneth Blackwell? Obviously Steele "They're throwing Oreos at me!" is the best of the three.

And they have to troll Miami for any RW Latinos. You know, children of the Cuban refugees that Carter brought over--much to the screaming of racist Repigs in the 70s. But you notice how Goopers don't wanna go there, because of their stance on immigration--and they know their base can't differentiate between Latinos from Mexico (who're all a bunch of gol-danged Illegals) and Latinos from Cuba.

As for women--hoo boy if Caribou Barbie is the best they can offer my gender, then you know it's pretty well crash and burn time. You gotta feel a little bit sorry for them....

NOT! It's all about shadenfreude, and I'm lovin' every minute of it!

[Grinchie]

73. The Republican Version of Groundhog Day

They get to make the same mistakes over and over again until they release the hate, loathing, self-pity, and fear and learn to accept the world for what it is, and not what they can force it into.

[scytherius]

28. I think I speak for all of us when i say . . .

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[EraOfResponsibility]

56. HAHA!....n/m

[dcindian]

33. It must be Friday!

A republican admits to lying

[ooglymoogly]

34. There should be a game show

Who can tell the biggest lie...Republicans lying for power and money.

[damntexdem]

35. That was the least of the lies he told the other night.

His worst lie is that he claims to care about the people of his state.

[anachro1]

38. Oh, Great.

Another Xtian unclear on the concept of LYING.

[beac]

40. Mr. Jindal's Neighborhood of Make Believe

I don't think King Friday and Queen Celeste would approve, however.

[geiger]

99. the weekend is starting to look good. eom.

[L. Coyote]

41. Maybe he will call in an exorcist and drive out his devil.

[Javaman]

43. why let the truth get in the way of a good lie?

this is the way the repukes get away with shit.

The spew out the shit covered lie, it's picked up by the ditto heads as truth. the MSM runs with the moronic story as gospel.

Then and only then, it's found out that is actually total and complete bullshit.

they come out and admit it, but by that point, the news cycle has already moved on to something else and the apology is printed on page 19 of the local rag.

in the mean time, the lie gets legs while the truth gets panned.

Weeee!! this is morons* and pig boys legacy.

[Metta]

44. What a smuck. Happy karma, Piyush.

:hi:

[DainBramaged]

45. His 15 minutes were up 15 minutes ago

[steelmania75]

46. Not surprised, there goes the GOP's rising 'star'. Another shot in the foot for the GOP.

[Botany]

47. When does he Wiki page get updated?

:popcorn:

"and then sheriff said Congressman Jindal is here and you can come
arrest him too."

:rofl:

[tangent90]

50. Like Ray-gun's "memories" of wartime heroism, apparently...

:eyes:

[Grinchie]

74. Careful there Tangent, Hilary Clinton was guilty of that too.

And you can bet that strawman will enter the equation.

[tangent90]

94. Yes that's true and it also doesn't excuse it. "They did it too" is a pisspoor excuse

if yanno what I mean. :D

[tabasco]

112. What strawman?

H. Clinton was justly pilloried by Democrats for her fucking lies.

[bertman]

133. Great point, Grinchie. Apparently Politician=Liar. Some are just a bit more "creative" than others.

[TheCowsCameHome]

52. He was busy writing his response to Obama's speech.

However, this gives him a "fail" on both counts.

[Hubert Flottz]

54. Like my dear old departed Daddy always said,

"A Republican that don't lie, ain't got nothin' to say!"

If it's a republican and it's taklin', it's lyin'...is an excellent rule of thumb, I have ALWAYS found.

[hisownpetard]

55. No wonder Sarah Palin didn't attend CPAC - she's been busy coaching Jindal.

[applegrove]

57. Republicans cannot get elected on the facts so they are forever myth-making to score

points and turn the worm. Will not work. Americans are wise to them.

[Solly Mack]

58. lolololol Idiot

[No Elephants]

59. The Governor of Louisiana, telling a cheap lie about Katrina, stealing

a story from a dead man.

Oh, this guy is a real prince.

If this is today's most promising Republican, bring it on.

[wackywaggin]

60. Jindal should be expelled

:spank:
for lying to the Americans of this nation.

[bluescribbler]

61. What a Maroon!

Guess we'll see him on next week's Top Ten.

[IntravenousDemilo]

62. It's doubly sad because he's shown lack of virtue in TWO areas:

1. He has not exhibited the virtue of truthfulness.
2. He doesn't even have the virtue of being able to lie competently.

[beac]

79. He does, however, have the twin virtues of

1) the perfect simpering face for photoshopping onto the bodies of various TV icons gone by
and
2) the perfect idiotic hubris to keep EarlG's TopTen going strong.

[Hissyspit]

63. Update at TPM:

Late Update: Politico's Ben Smith has updated his post with the following:

UPDATE: I'd initially misunderstood Sellers to be saying Jindal and Lee didn't meet while rescue efforts were still underway. In fact, she said, the conversation took place in the aftermath of the storm, but after the boat incident.

"Bobby and I walked into harry lee's office - he's yelling on the phone about a decision he's already made," Jindal chief of staff Timmy Teepell recalled. "He's saying this is a decision I made, and if you don't like it you can come and arrest me."

Teepell said the exchange took place in the week following Katrina, when Jindal visited Jefferson Parish multiple times.

"He was boots on the ground all the time," he said.

This doesn't seem to bear on the key question. As we said, the key elements of Jindal's story were that he was in Lee's office during the crisis itself, and that his support for the sheriff helped ensure the rescue went ahead. Neither of those things was true, it now seems.

[Chrisssy]

66. This guy dropped faster than a fruit fly

[beac]

84. Betting the GOP wished we hadn't "wasted" all that money on fruit fly research and

had instead invested it in researching how to keep GOP 'rising stars' from going supernova the first time they hit the public stage.


And WELCOME to DU! :hi:

[Jeneral]

67. The problem

is that the repbs and the so called Christians will not mention it but say it was a lie by the so called liberal media. That is the sad part of American conservatism.

[wryter2000]

90. Welcome to DU

:hi:

[2Design]

68. unforunately the part of the story of the government blocking help will be lost

it is true that homeland security blocked people from helping and bringing boats in to help people

[wryter2000]

92. I'm not entirely sure

I think anything that reminds people of Katrina gets connected directly to Bush and his incompetence and lack of concern. I doubt anyone but the most addicted kool-aid drinker thinks of that as a normal operation of government.

[grace0418]

69. It takes a special kind of dumb to lie about a story that makes your own party look bad.

Usually Republicans lie to make Democrats look bad.

[Beartracks]

70. The nut of the story

The nut of the story -- Sheriff Lee's experience with bureaucratic regulations threatening to hamper his rescue efforts -- is apparently not in question. So why did Jindal "first-personize" the story to make it sound like he was there?

:eyes:

[Stinky The Clown]

71. Can we find sources other than Politico for citation .... at least in LBN?

(G-man, I am ***not*** carping at you, nor directing my comments to you.)

Politico is Drudge without the stupid hat, without the flashing red light and with a clean suit and a shave.

They are a RIGHT WING PROPAGANDA organization funded solely by right wing extremist money and without any intent to make a profit. Their sole purpose is to fuck the left and push forward the right. Giving them credibility as a news organization and a source for news (the implication of calling it news is that it is unbiased) hurts our side badly.

[Gman]

141. The OP cites TPM who has a story based on a story in Politico

The link is back to TPM who is reliable. But your point about Politico is not without merit.

[Ino]

75. Will anyone corroborate the NEW story about the phone conversation?

I wouldn't be surprised if that was a fabrication as well.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

78. The GOP is a pathetic out of touch party using thinly disguised "tokens"

The GOP knows they are the party of old rich white men,
and want us to think they've changed by putting out thinly
disguised tokens to "represent" their party.

[letmesaythis]

82. First test passed

Being able to lie your ass off in front of the American
people. I can't see where this would hurt him in his goal to
get the Repub nomination for president in 2012.

[wryter2000]

93. Welcome do DU

One has to wonder if there's a requirement to be a good liar, though. :evilgrin:

:hi:

[Divine Discontent]

83. RUSH can try to salvage Jindal's dignity - but it's too late - to most of the GOP he's a JOKE now!

creepy little man and his silly smiling 'presidential' walk out to give his speech....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwQ5eVvBGwY Matthews reacts!



PRESIDENT OBAMA INAUGURAL ITEMS & 1ST PRESIDENTIAL PORTRAIT www.cafepress.com/warisprofitable

[DrZeeLit]

85. All I can think of is the big stink They made of Al Gore's teeny tiny story. This should disqualify

Bobby from further serious contention.

Sheesh.


I suppose he just kept hearing that voice on Pirate of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.....

[KeepItReal]

88. "Poor, dumb, sum-muh-ma-bitch" - Cenk U.

I never heard a peep out of "Bobby" as I sat glued to WWL's feeds

This is priceless.

[politicasista]

89. Wow!

:rofl:

[Island Blue]

95. A lying Republican? I'm shocked.

Shocked, I tell you.

[Optical.Catalyst]

119. So George of the Jindal is a liar

Does he now qualify to be a live human sacrifice to the volcano in Baton Rouge?

<>

[George II]

97. I guess this qualifies him as a card carrying republicanista, eh?

[geiger]

98. the funniest part of this is that he gave a story response to a speech

and he's gonna get a lot more responses back at him.

:rofl:

[Kashka-Kat]

100. Wow - rising star crashed and burned in record time! nm

[Bette Noir]

102. Perfect.

There has been all this buzz about Jindal, ever since last spring. First, about what a great veep he'd make for McCain, then, what a great Republican candidate he'd make in '12.

This is the first time I've seen him walking and talking, and if it doesn't kill his chances at a national platform, I don't know what will. He was so off-putting, so wooden and condescending, in his speech. As a Latina who has had to endure the onslaught of anti-Latino racism every four or five years for as long as I can remember, I was disgusted to hear a Republican bragging about being an anchor baby. To see confirmation that his key story wasn't even remotely true was the icing on the cake.

After this, only the wingnuttiest of the wingnuts can possibly think he has a chance at the Presidency.

[Bluebear]

104. First test as GOP hopeful is passed. nt

[Rockholm]

106. And not a peep for the MSM. Typical.

[kath]

157. You mean the CorporatePropagandaMinistry isn't covering this story??!?! I'm SHOCKED, shocked I say!

Now if a Democrat did something similar...

[scytherius]

108. This shit writes itself. Now where is his birth certificate? n/t

nt

[santamargarita]

109. An honest liar...

...only after he gets caught!

[Bushknew]

110. Shooting fish in a barrel. Ha Ha!!!!! nt

[RedG1]

111. Slumdog Jindalaire...

another one who rewrites history to fit his needs

[tabasco]

113. Hahahahahahaha!! That brave, all-American hero, standing shoulder to shoulder with the sheriff!

Fighting through all that lib'rul red tape!!


Just another dumb, lying, evil, motherfucking puke piece of shit.

[Swede]

115. Awww,but it was such a great story.

Entirely made up,but still a great story.

[edc]

125. Yes indeed

:evilgrin: The Jindal lie was boomed live to millions in prime time and pounded for hours. The retraction will be a mere whisper in media land seconds.

[unapatriciated]

116. dead men tell no tales...

but republicans tell them all day long

[Historic NY]

118. Just another day in the Repuke neighborhood..Is he still in hiding with Mickey?

[vaberella]

120. This needs to be made viral. Send it to KO and everyone. n/t

[Hepburn]

121. Fucking asshole mega liar POS Jindal....

....and those are his good points, IMO! :hi:

[mascarax]

123. Here comes the non-apology apology, which goes like this:

"I'm sorry if I offended anyone by lying."

Dems should NOT be nice about this and pile it on this lying liar.

[BREMPRO]

124. So much for Jindal as the savior of the Republican Party. Zero charisma and a liar too. great!

Limpballs sure knows how to pick a horse...

I still can't believe how awful his speech was. Not just in delivery, but the stale ideological diarrhea coming out of his mealy mouth. Is that the best they can do? It's OVA for JINNY.

[Jefferson23]

126. What an ass you are Jindal, lol.

[jobycom]

128. Wow. Stealing a dead man's reputation and lying to make your own party look bad.

He's the perfect heir to the Republican throne.

[Alias Dictus Tyrant]

130. Jindal is a jackass

Seriously, the earlier he is marginalized the better. I don't want to see him anywhere near the national scene in 2012 with a giant pack of religious yahoos in tow.

Being an American is such an embarrassment these days, though I'm not sure the German passport would have done me much better.

[pinto]

131. from the same story -

This is no minor difference. Jindal's presence in Lee's office during the crisis itself was a key element of the story's intended appeal, putting him at the center of the action during the maelstrom. Just as important, Jindal implied that his support for the sheriff helped ensure the rescue went ahead. But it turns out Jindal wasn't there at the key moment, and played no role in making the rescue happen.

There's a larger point here, though. The central anecdote of the GOP's prime-time response to President Obama's speech, intended to illustrate the threat of excessive government regulation, turns out to have been made up.

Maybe it's time to rethink the premise.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/02/jindal_admits_katrina_story_was_false.php?ref=fp1

[GOPBasher]

132. WTF?

What the hell is wrong with the GOP? Seriously.

[LovableScamp]

134. Toast... burnt Toast

[Juan_de_la_Dem]

135. I almost feel sorry for him now. almost..........

[BrklynLiberal]

138. Suh-prahz! Suh-prahz! Suh-prahz!

[LaPera]

139. Gee, a repulican lying..who would of thought?

[wordpix]

140. and this is the best the GOP now has, besides Sarah, who's also a big liar. ROFL

[Lindsey]

143. They don't know how to handle the new world-the world

wide web. That was obvious during the election. I think they are now facing their "rude awakening."

[Zambero]

145. Straight from the Reagan playbook

The "welfare queen" vignettes were also fabrications. Whatever rallies the masses is O.K., fact or (typically) fiction.

[LittleGirl]

146. kinda reminds me

of the heisman trophy winners...they get their 15 min of fame and then crash and burn after that.

[snot]

147. in case anyone missed it . . .

The main link below leads to a pretty vast compilation of info compiled by volunteers while Katrina was ongoing in an effort to locate and preserve impt. info about the unfolding crisis, and includes reports from sources ranging from traditional media to individuals actually trapped in New Orleans during the storm and ensuing flood. I remembered seeing several reports re- volunteer boats being turned back.

Main link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=106x22805 ; for much more info, go there and search for "boat" or other terms.

I found no mention at all of Bobby Jindal. On the other hand, Dem. State Senator Nick Gautreaux apparently played a key role not just in "siding" with the Sheriff but in actually organizing the volunteer flotilla.

In all the info compiled, I found no mention of Bobby Jindal in connection with rescue boats or otherwise.

Sept3: FEMA blocks 500 boats

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/9/3/171718/0826
Just to give you a sense of just how badly FEMA has f*cked up.
by pelican
Sat Sep 3rd, 2005 at 14:17:18 PDT
This was posted by a Clarkie over at the Securing America:

Just to give you a sense of just how badly FEMA has f*cked up.
Posted by Clark Warner on September 3, 2005 - 2:23pm.
This is beyond my comprehension and after spending two frustrating days trying to just get someone to let us help we've FINALLY been told we can conduct "renegade" boat rescues via the just concluded press conference that Gov. Blanco just held.

Why is this JUST NOW being allowed? Well let's start from the very beginning.

On Wednesday morning a group of approximately 1,000 citizens pulling 500 boats left the Acadiana Mall in Lafayette in the early morning and headed to New Orleans with a police escort from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Department. The flotillia of trucks pulling boats stretched over FIVE miles. This citizen rescue group was organized by La. State Senator, Nick Gautreaux from Vermilion Parish. The group was comprised of experienced boaters, licensed fishermen and hunters, people who have spent their entire adult life and teenage years on the waterways of Louisiana.
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Aug 31: Flotilla of rescue boats turned back

http://www.thedeadpelican.com/lawyer.htm

snip
A group of approximately 1,000 citizens pulling 500 boats left the Acadiana Mall in Lafayette this morning (Weds.) and headed to New Orleans with a police escort from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Department. The "flotillia" of trucks pulling boats stretched over five miles. This citizen rescue group was organized by La. State Senator, Gautreaux from Vermilion Parish. The group was comprised of experienced boaters, licensed fishermen and hunters, people who have spent their entire adult life and teenage years on the waterways of Louisiana.

The State Police waved the flotillia of trucks/boats through the barricades in LaPlace and we sped into New Orleans via I-10 until past the airport and near the Clearview exit. At that time we were stopped by agents of the La. Dept. of Wildlife & Fisheries. A young DWF agent strolled through the boats and told approximately half of the citizens that their boats were "too large" because the water had "dropped during the night" and that they should turn around and go home.

We were pulling a large (24ft) shallow draft aluminum boat that can safely carry 12 passengers and had ramp access which would allow the elderly and infirm to have easier access to the boat. We politely informed the DWF agent that the local and national media had consistently reported that the water level had "risen" during the night which contradicted his statement to us that the water "was dropping" and no boat over 16ft. in length would be allowed to participate in rescue operations.

more....

DU post regarding this article: Sept2:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4588797
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[No Elephants]

148. Likely Pub response: So what.? He was right. Big gubbamint can't do anything.

Truth is not high on their priority list.

[GinaMaria]

155. more like Republican run government doesn't work

Democratic run government is working just fine!

[No Elephants]

158. That is not the "likely Republican response" though. As far as Democratic govt working just

fine, is it better than Bush was, and better than McCain would have been. You betcha. Light years.

Is it "just fine" though? I don't know. I doubt anyone really does yet.

I have liked some things and others not so much. A lot remains to be seen, especially about how well some of these industry insider appointees do and, most of all, whether the stimulus actually works, commensurate with the cost. So, we'll see.

[paparush]

149. So, Jindal is a lying Republican Sack of Shit (tm) ...... SHOCKING!

Jindal, picking up right where Bush left off.

[Honeycombe8]

150. That is so pathetic. He was so short of ideas that he had to make something up? Pitiful. nt

[Overseas]

153. K&R for typical GOP speechifying 101 --- go ahead and lie. //nt

[GinaMaria]

154. but he went to great pains to point out Republican Government

doesn't work!!!! Reminding people of the disastrous handling of Katrina by the republicans was probably a worse move than lying to make this point. Jindal's an amateur, if his lie was so obvious and easy to expose in such a short time.

[newspeak]

161. what really bothered me about the * administration

was that they continually yapped about "small government" while expanding it (especially in areas that invaded our privacy). When Katrina hit, it seemed to me that they wanted government to fail--that they were doing their part to make it fail. When I lived in California, FEMA did an excellent job when the earthquake hit SF. It was not only FEMA's mediocre response, but it was their hindering of other state and local efforts to aid those suffering in NOLA. I kind of felt that they were bungling intentionally so that they could say "see, the government doesn't work, you need to pull yourselves up by the bootstraps and depend on the generosity of others, because we're not going to be there." Now that Jindal has made the argument about the federal government being a hindrance during Katrina--I believe they were a hindrance intentionally.