Eight Big Lies About Katrina

[G_j]

EIGHT BIG LIES ABOUT KATRINA

Jeremy Schulman, Raphael Schweber-Koren, Media Matters for America
Big Media has given ample space for administration officials
and conservatives to spread falsehoods about relief efforts.

http://www.alternet.org/story/25227/

In the past week, Bush administration officials and conservative commentators have repeatedly used the national media to spread misinformation about the federal government's widely criticized response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.

..more..
(excellent summary with lots of good links)

[texpatriot2004]

1. Thanks for the link it's great. n/t

[Mein Bush]

15. AlterNet is a good site. It beats MSM outlets hands down.

Also facilitates easy participation.

[G_j]

16. yes the comments

are interesting too, for instance this piece had 104 of them.

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. Great article

and that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Do the Neocon Fundie Repug have any credibility left?

[trotsky]

3. Excellent info.

Thanks for that.

[goddess40]

4. Thanks

This is worth printing

[Loge23]

5. terrific talking points

Although I'm relatively new here, I am grateful for the many well written and thoughtful posts on this board.
I have been introduced to numerous credible links to provide me with plenty of verbal ammo against the carriers of ignorance. Likewise, this is an excellent forum to debunk suspicious or incredible "news" stories found on the web or elsewhere. Overall, the vast majority of posts I have seen on this board have raised the bar for our cause - both before and since the tragedy of Katrina.
This is not simply a place to vent and rant (although that's good too!)- it is becoming an invaluable resource for all of us to enlighten and educate as many other folks as we can.
So, to all, I thank you.

[G_j]

6. absolutely

Folks here like links and background to back up stories, and if you are ever looking for something, just put it out there and ask the DU 'researchers'.

[HEAVYHEART]

13. Hi

Welcome to DU Loge23! :hi:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

17. You are new!

It's been an 'invaluable resource' for quite some time now.

Welcome!
:toast:

[G_j]

7. --

[Karenina]

11. 8 BIG-ASSED LIES

1. Bush: "I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees"

2. Chertoff strained credulity in defense of Bush, claimed levee breaks and massive flooding came as a surprise -- more than 12 hours after local media reported them

3. Brown: "We've provided food to the people at the Convention Center so that they've gotten at least one, if not two meals, every single day"

4. Chertoff: "Apparently, some time on Wednesday, people started to go to the convention center spontaneously"

And on and on and on.... :puke::puke::puke::puke:

[G_j]

8. =

[Beaverhausen]

9. excellent

[newswolf56]

10. Vital antidote to Bush's Rove/Norquist/Goebbels policy of...

shifting blame away from the administration and slandering the hurricane victims -- especially those who are black and/or poor. Thank you for posting this.

[Ms. Clio]

12. thank you; nominated n/t

[John Doe II]

14. Nominated n/t