Meet the Press, who's watching?

[linazelle]

[LizW]

1. Oh, my god

That man breaking down. Who could watch that and not be in tears?

[DU me]

74. PLEASE SOMEBODY START A THREAD ON FEMA DOING THESE THINGS

This was mentioned on the show, We need to look into these charges and verify them if possible and bring this to EVERYBODIES attention!

Turning away Wallmart Water?
Cutting communication lines?
Stoping distribution of Gas from Coast Guard?

WTF is going on?

[Cerridwen]

2. Saw it.

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[mourningdove92]

3. oh my god, weeping, weeping, weeping.

[lonestarnot]

5. OMG... glad I don't have it turned on.

[moc]

4. Sweet Mother of God, that guy sobbing on air

They're coming to get you Mama, they're coming to get you Mama

:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:
:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:
:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:

[MelissaB]

8. That clip need to be replayed until EVERY American has seen it.

:cry:

[moc]

10. ITA. Can C&L get it? Can someone alert them?

Oh, sweet Jesus....

:cry:

[MelissaB]

21. I sent them an email. Anybody have a direct connection?

[moc]

25. Thanks. I posted in their thread about talk show newsworthy clips too

[MelissaB]

33. Thank you!

:hi:

[clydefrand]

22. I agree wholeheartedly! I saw it and tears filled my eyes.

Prior to that scene, he really told Russert how it actually is in NO and said the leaders should be chopped off because they weren't doing their jobs.

Even when he switched to Haley Barbour he appeared sad. Don't know if he had just heard that poor man or not. I can't believe we have had such a lack of leadership. Oh, where is Bill Clinton?

[kliljedahl]

64. Oh, where is Bill Clinton?

He would have been there at the Superdome (and welcomed), actually giving comfort to the people. He wouldn't have done a Photo Op at the airport. Food and water would have been there Tuesday instead of Friday. President Gore has already flown two plane loads out already. That's more than * would ever be capable of.

[Pirate Smile]

67. He would of had the people out of the Superdome days and days

earlier. It would have be so entirely different. So many people who have died would still be alive - that is true if the President was Gore or Kerry also. This would never have happened like this. Never!

[kliljedahl]

76. My thought exactly

But even if there were some there, they would have had food & water. And he would have gone there & been welcomed instead of doing a Photo Op at the airport & leaving.

[ernstbass]

77. MSNBC is now showing it

[Catchawave]

78. MSNBC is rerunning it over and over now.....

good for them.

[spooky3]

49. "I've had it with their press conferences; they need to shut up

and send us help!"

[Catshrink]

6. That fuckwad Haley Barbour....

bragging about how great the response is in MS. Think it might be because he's a Bush lackey? The makeup and rug are revolting but then so is he.

[KeepItReal]

9. He admitted he doesn't know the situation in New Orleans

ignorance is his best defense there.

[Captain Hilts]

18. He wants to be president, so he's trying not to complain.

In other words, his ambitions are more important than the people in his state.

[Catshrink]

30. Oh, that's revolting!

President Barbour? :puke:

[Arugula Latte]

75. My reaction is more like

President Barbour? :rofl:

[randr]

47. His tit is now in the proverbial ringer

I do not believe the people are going to buy this load of *.

[madokie]

52. Remember, he is a former RNC, chairman or whatever they call 'em

[mitchum]

60. How much of the aid $$$$$ will end up in that dirtbag's pocket?

You know it will

[orpupilofnature57]

7. He said it, nothing comes.

[Democrat 4 Ever]

11. I am, and I am crying. The repug governor is now making excuses

but he will never overcome the guy who was on just before him. I don't know his name but he completely broke down.

The person in charge of emergency services in his parish received a call on Monday from his mother in a nursing home ask if there is help coming. "Yes, Mom, help is coming." She called Tuesday. "Yes, Mom, help is coming." She called Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. "Yes, Mom, help is coming." She drowned Friday night.

Stick a fork in the repugs, they are done.

[Wind Dancer]

17. This is heartbreaking!

There is no excuse for what has happened, none.

This administration is responsible for every death and should be prosecuted. My heart is just breaking.

[im10ashus]

38. OMFG!

Out of this world, their level of neglect. I am horrified and I only read it. I can't imagine them facing that man and saying they've done all they could. I dare them in fact.

[linazelle]

12. President of Louisiana Parish tore Russert's ass

He talked about the bureaucratic failure, how FEMA stopped deliver of emergency supplies, that the government is broken and that the person at the top needs to be held accountable, that there needs to be a major investigation...etc. He talked about lives being lost because of not just a natural disaster but a bureaucratic failure.

Russert hurriedly jumped in when he talked about removing the person at the top of the totem pole and asked if the governor and mayor had no responsibility for the disaster. fucking whore.

Then the guy told a story about a man who's mother was in a nursing home. She had a phone, was trapped by flood waters. She called her son daily and he told her help was coming. Tuesday, Wed., Thursday, Friday...she was told help was coming. She died Friday night. The guy lost it.

[Glenda]

45. That was so sad...

He was sobbing :cry:

[HEAVYHEART]

13. I just turn on mtp

What did he say?

[orpupilofnature57]

19. " EVIL ELF " take a moment sir, to compose your self, G.E. droid!!

[Kazak]

14. It doesn't come on here for another 25 minutes.

But, I will be watching...

[MelissaB]

15. It was excellent from beginning to end. I hope somebody can take notes.

I didn't think to use the Tivo until too late.

[orpupilofnature57]

They play it again today on msnbc, when I'm not sure.

[Pirate Smile]

68. It is usually at 10:00 pm ET but it was preempted last Sunday

for hurricane coverage. I hope they don't preempt it tonight. It needs to be seen.

edit to add - I also hope MSNBC puts it in their rotation loop of stories. I want people to see him also saying what FEMA did.

[Judi Lynn]

16. You'll be damned glad you did.

I hope I get another chance to see it. You won't see anything like it on a talk show again.

[madokie]

58. You'll not regret it, very telling,

[NMDemDist2]

20. OMG i'm weeping..... "she drowned Friday night" what if that was my

momma or your momma

[JNelson6563]

23. Does Crooks&Liars have this yet?

:shrug:

[SeanOhio]

24. Chertoff Grilled

Russert is grilling the Homeland Sec and Chertoff keeps pouring out slogans.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

29. Tim at this point is being relentless... now Chertoff is blaming the peopl

didn't leave. They were for the most part tooooo fucking poor to go! They had no way out! TIM IS SAYING THIS RIGHT NOW!!!! He has the paper in front of him saying that Chertoff's dept. is responsible for this! Chertoff is trying to blame local officials. Friggng sonofabith!!!!

[RSchewe]

26. Wow, Timmy is PISSED. n/t

[muchacho]

51. I agree

Russert looks like he's going to do something off script.

[MelissaB]

27. Should we nominate this thread or wait for somebody organized notes?

[MelissaB]

31. I added the second. Thanks for whoever took the initiative to recommend

first.

[moc]

34. That was me.

:hi:

[Lefty48197]

28. The Times-Picaune (sp?) stories from 2002

seemed to predict everything that happened this past week. Some Republican whore Russert turned out to be.

[maddezmom]

35. transcript should be here a bit later

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8987534/

[coyote]

32. What happened? I'm in Germany. N/T

:shrug:

[MelissaB]

37. Read post 12, 24, and 29 for a short summary. They guy crying was

a parish president in NO.

[coyote]

41. thanks n/t

[moc]

36. OMG, the ending clip with Aaron Neville singing

:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:

[LizW]

39. I'm sobbing

I knew someone was going to play that song as a backdrop for this tragedy. It's perfect, and heartbreaking.

[proud2BlibKansan]

40. Aaron Neville singing at the end

I can't stop crying. That song is by Randy Newman. I am a huge fan and that song has long been one of my favorites. Aaron Neville's voice - I think it will make me cry every time I hear it from now on.

[DemReadingDU]

42. Very moving show this morning

Waiting for the transcript to be posted, and hopefully a video later for others to watch.

[kliljedahl]

43. Just came on here, watching & taping

[muchacho]

44. oh...my god

This is the saddest thing I've ever seen

[RSchewe]

46. That is the saddest thing I have heard yet.....

.....

[alfredo]

48. He said FEMA cut their communication lines

so they went back, repaired them and posted armed guards. He also said that Wal Mart tried to deliver water, but were turned back.

[Glenda]

53. Yeah, and the water delivery early in the week, I think? n/t

[RC]

69. Is there some way to document this? To prove it?

About the communications lines? That it was FEMA and not some crack head.
I don't mean to doubt. But if they did cut the lines, that indicates another LIHOP/MIHOP. In other words our own government are the terrorists.

[DU me]

73. Could somebody START a link about what FEMA did?

Turning away Wallmart Water?
Cutting communication lines?
Stoping distribution of Gas from Coast Guard?

WTF is going on?

Can this be proven, documented??? I am stunned.

[Pirate Smile]

81. On CNN, they just interviewed the Mayor of Hattiesburg, MS. They

mentioned FEMA to him to which he responded "who? who is that?".

He said there are trucks with water or ice that FEMA won't give to them because someone up the chain of command at FEMA hasn't signed off on it.

He said they were supposed to be provided x amount of water, x amount of ice, and on and on per day but haven't been and what is there, FEMA won't give it to them. It sounds like the gas that FEMA blocked the Coast Guard from giving to Aaron Broussard's people and FEMA cut their emergency phone lines. They turned water away.

This is so unbelievable. They have the stuff on the ground and they wont give it to people. They wouldn't let the Red Cross in to feed people. They wouldn't let people out.

Do they get paid more based on the body count?

Is FEMA's contracts with Bush's buddies exclusive so donated water from Walmart must be refused?

:wow: :cry:

[restorefreedom]

50. I never thought I'd see something worse than 911

in my lifetime - at least not in this country.

911 was human driven (if you think the terrorists were human), but this time the people were betrayed by their own government.

The magnitude of this is simply overwhelming.

[POAS]

54. It repeats on MSNBC at 10 PM EDT

I've gotta tape this and pass it on.

[GardeningGal]

55. It usually repeats on MSNBC later in the day.

I haven't checked today's schedule, but any who missed it could check.

[Donailin]

56. Heart breaking! Did you see that man have a meltdown???

This is exactly what everyone in this country needs to see: the personal testimonies of REAL people and not the utter BULSHIT of Chertoff saying, "we need to look forward"

Of course that's what you'll say, looking back means investigating your criminal culpability in the murder of thousands of American citizens!

Russert is doing good today.

[Reciprocity]

80. kick

[Sydnie]

57. Another thread about it here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4624391

[journalist3072]

59. I missed it...Can someone pls recap? eom

[lawladyprof]

61. When does MTP rebroadcast?

I thought it rebroadcast on MSNBC Sunday evening.

[Berry Cool]

62. This video absolutely needs to get around.

It cut through ALL the crap. A woman in a nursing home, hanging for days on her son's promise that help was coming...day after day after day...until she drowned.

There is NO excuse for this.

[The Witch]

63. holy shit i just turned it on and missed the whole thing

watching crooks & liars for video link to come up :pleasepleaseplease:

[gemlake]

65. VIDEO HERE

http://s30.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=39D44TQZEXE632ASCA2EEL0ZIL

[MelissaB]

66. Thank you! You might want to put this in a seperate thread. n/t

[mzmolly]

71. Thanks.

I'll start a thread.

[Tatiana]

72. Thank you.

Heartbreaking :(

[bribri16]

70. The dirty little secret is out! LIHOP MTP proves it about Katrina aid

This is HUGE and all of America should be made to watch it. I bet FOX won't dare have this man on.

Brought to you by your happy neocons.

[Reciprocity]

79. It's now been an hour since it's been on...

and I can't stop crying. Hell is to good of an afterlife for those officials who lied about sending help.