"... give me a better idiot", Aaron Broussard

[Benbow]

Apologies if this is a duplicate.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/katrina/story/0,16441,1563650,00.html

The Jefferson Parish president, Aaron Broussard, told CBS news that government would have to be held accountable for what had happened.

"Bureaucracy has murdered people in the greater New Orleans area and bureaucracy needs to stand trial before congress today," he said.

"Take whatever idiot they have at the top, give me a better idiot. Give me a caring idiot. Give me a sensitive idiot. Just don't give me the same idiot."

[texpatriot2004]

1. Thank you Mr. Broussard for telling it like it is. n/t

[Cooley Hurd]

2. Now, THAT'S a GREAT quote!!!

:thumbsup:

[Cassandra]

3. I LOVE that man!

[hobbit709]

4. LOL

Send that quote to every puke you know. I am.

[mcscajun]

5. Damn, the man pulls No punches, takes no prisoners.

Good on 'im.

Too bad it's too long for a bumper sticker...
"Take whatever idiot they have at the top, give me a better idiot. Give me a caring idiot. Give me a sensitive idiot. Just don't give me the same idiot."

[in_cog_ni_to]

6. I wanted so badly to hug that man the other day when he was on MTP

sobbing. :hug: He's an amazing, compassionate man who NEEDS HELP!

Keep on speaking truth to power, Mr. Broussard. :hug:

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. The idiot needs to go back to his village in texas

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[StellaBlue]

17. PLEASE, NO!!!!!!!!!!

He's REALLY an EastCoast-elitist-old-money-sociopath - send him back THERE!

Or, as someone suggested in the Oprah thread - lock him in the Superdome!

[steve2470]

8. kick nt

[cynatnite]

9. Broussard for Pres!!!

:rofl: He's wonderful!!

[Kurovski]

10. We had to hear it from the UK Guardian. Haven't seen it

reported in the US...yet.

Anyone else see it here?

[Glenda]

14. I have only been going to NO wwltv site

http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/WWLBLOG.ac3fcea.html

Go to their blog, and find 11am


11:00 A.M. - (AP): Even as Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters recede from New Orleans, frustration among area officials continues to spill over.

The president of Jefferson Parish says people who were too poor to evacuate are now on the brink of starvation.

Aaron Broussard tells CBS' "The Early Show" these residents had the spirit to endure the forces of Mother Nature, but now their biggest obstacle may be "human nature."

In his words, "Bureaucracy has murdered people in the greater New Orleans area." He's demanding a congressional probe into what happened there -- headed by the right person.

As he put it, "Take whatever idiot they have at the top of whatever agency and give me a better idiot. Give me a caring idiot. Give me a sensitive idiot. Just don't give me the same idiot."

Meantime, Broussard is calling for any kind of help. Even a week after Katrina hit, he says locals still "need everything."

[Kurovski]

15. Thank you. The statement was also read on

Lou Dobbs.(Who has been creeping me out lately.)

I'm already seeing the media backsliding by mouthing White House talking points, so I've perhaps over-reacted.

[gatorboy]

11. And here's what drives his rage.

He actually warned Bush about this:

http://www.americaswetland.com/article.cfm?id=241&cateid=2&pageid=3&cid=16

Louisiana has made a commitment. Now, it's time for the President to step up to the plate and support funding to prevent the untold damage to the ecology, economy and potential loss of life in large numbers.

With the National Hurricane Center predicting another active hurricane season, PACE President Aaron Broussard said he fears that it is going to take a major storm and significant loss of life before the nation acts responsibly.

[Booster]

12. Mr. Broussard has truly been one of the people I have grown to

admire in this debacle. A real compassionate man.:hug:

[defiant1]

13. My sentiments exactly....

:toast:

[Be Brave]

16. Don't let them off the hook, Mr. Broussard! n/t