The Bassier sisters - hurricane survivors or actresses?

[TheDebbieDee]

Earlier this evening, Aaron Brown conducted an interview with the Bassier sisters, the 2 African-American womwen that * was photo-opped "comforting" and reassuring in Mississippi, I think it was.

I really think the Bassier sisters were actresses. The first people in the disaster area to see * just happened to be two women of color? Come on!

If *co can set up fake Town Hall meetings filled with repuke cheerleaders that ask softball questions, then they can also make sure that the first "victims" to greet * were black women.

Transcript snippet of Aaron Brown Newsnight interview follows:

AB:Anyway, he was in Biloxi, Mississippi, among other places today. And among the people he met were the Bassiers, Kim Bassier and Bronwynne Bassier. And they join us now.

It must have been -- I mean, I don't make this a small deal. You met the president of the United States today. What did you say to him, Kim?

KIM BASSIER, SURVIVOR: He was just extremely calm. He was -- he just reassured us. He was -- in his eyes, you could see that this was coming from his heart, you know?

Find complete transcript at
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0509/02/asb.01.h...

[jessicazi]

1. either actresses or they are stupid...

nt

[VolcanoJen]

2. Good discussion in this thread, too...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4597216

[tgnyc]

3. link not working

[katsy]

4. I'm so relieved...

they managed to hang on to their watches and earrings after being so traumatized by the storm!

I just noticed that in a rerun of the clip with bush kissing their heads.

People lost their lives... but they seemed to have managed to hang on to their possessions okay.

[Corgigal]

5. She was wearing a very white shirt

not a spot on it. I can't get my whites that clean with bleach and a working washer.

[Contrary1]

11. ...and had bottled water. n/t

[titoresque]

6. ACTORS!!!!!

It's all bullshit, one of them had a clean white shirt on.....how the fuck did that happen....their hair was nice and combed and fixed and shiny, and the #1 reason "He was- in his eyes, you could see that this was coming from his heart, you know"

That right there......that quote.......BULLSHIT! There is nothing in that mans eyes that amounts to anything but hollow evil! No soul!!!!

[Why Syzygy]

8. Evil

has more soul than he does. Vacant. Nothing upstairs. No BODY home! Tin man. Straw man. Puppet. A piece of fabric. NADA. ZERO.

And would you like a piece of plastic turkey?

[Why Syzygy]

7. He has a heart?

Must be a feature film. No way does he have a heart.

Don't think I'll even bother my beautiful mind to read that bs.
Thanks though.

[TheDebbieDee]

9. Complete interview transcript copied from Garbo 2004 post:

Anyway, he was in Biloxi, Mississippi, among other places today. And among the people he met were the Bassiers, Kim Bassier and Bronwynne Bassier. And they join us now.

It must have been -- I mean, I don't make this a small deal. You met the president of the United States today. What did you say to him, Kim?

KIM BASSIER, SURVIVOR: He was just extremely calm. He was -- he just reassured us. He was -- in his eyes, you could see that this was coming from his heart, you know?

He just reassured us that help is on the way. He gave us some advice as to where -- for the distribution sites and where we possibly can get some food and clothes. And he was relaxed the whole time. And he just focused and reassured us that the people would come together and help, you know?

BROWN: Let me ask your mom a question here.

Before you met with the president today -- and our viewers are seeing that now -- before that, were you a little angry with the government and how the government had responded?

BRONWYNNE BASSIER, SURVIVOR: Now, let me just correct you. This is my sister.

BROWN: I'm sorry.

B. BASSIER: And I'm -- that's OK.

But, no, I wasn't angry at the situation, because I knew eventually they will eventually help us in some sort of way. And, like my sister said, he did reassure us that things were going to happen. And I can see that they are happening, because I am in Gautier. And every day, there's people giving us water and giving us ice and telling us that everything is going to be OK.

(CROSSTALK)

B. BASSIER: Like today, Pascagoula and Ocean Springs got electricity. And they said it's just a matter of hours before Gautier gets electricity, too.

BROWN: But -- so, the situation for you in Biloxi isn't comparable, is it, to the situation for the people in New Orleans.

Have you been able to follow that part of the story at all? Are you aware of what it's been like there?

B. BASSIER: Well, today, the actually -- the only reason why I came to Biloxi was because I need to get some clothes for my son and clothes for myself, because I don't have any clothes. And, you know, I just needed to see if I can salvage something down there.

But, walking around, people don't have no water. They still don't have no lights in electr -- in Biloxi. So, it's just complete darkness, you know? No one has anything.

(CROSSTALK)

BROWN: Well, hopefully, the -- to both of you, hopefully, and everyone else, that the president's visit today will help speed up the recovery.

Thanks for your time tonight. Thank you.

B. BASSIER: Thank you.

K. BASSIER: Thank you so much. It's a pleasure.

BROWN: Thank you.

[Contrary1]

13. A makeshift Salvation Army was less than two miles away....

and he had to show them? Really stupid lines in that act.

[Ms. Clio]

10. Actresses -- and maybe something else?

[Tyranny_R_US]

12. Why the hell are they being refered to as African American Women?

They clearly are not AA!

[Tyranny_R_US]

14. Okay who did their hair and is 'Bronwynne' wearing clip on hair?

[nonconformist]

15. They're hispanic. nt

[speedoo]

16. Another thread on this here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4600320&mesg_id=4600320

[Behind the Aegis]

17. What I found

There is only one "BASSIER" in MS. The occupant listed is male (husband/brother?) and lives in Gautier. So, perhaps they are real. Or, perhaps a person who was lost in the storm, got their name lifted. :shrug: