Rep. Richard Baker (R-LA)..Quote of the Day

[cyn2]

"We finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans. We couldn't do it, but God did."

-- Rep. Richard Baker (R-LA), quoted by the Wall Street Journal, "overheard" in a conversation with lobbyists. "Baker explains later he didn't intend flippancy but has long wanted to improve low-income housing."

http://politicalwire.com/

[BlueJac]

1. Fucking Shameful

[evlbstrd]

2. Improve?

More like remove.

[ramapo]

3. Not surprising

I'm sure there is a lot of barely restrained glee that the city has been cleared of low-income residents and that miles and miles of housing will have to be demolished and replaced with more upscale dwellings.

This will prove to be the biggest bonanza imaginable for well-connected companies. The dead and homeless will be just a footnote.

[formerrepuke]

4. This quote belongs on the ever-growing list of shameful statments

made by 'compassionate conservative' Republicans. The hypocrisy and contempt is overwhelming. Is someone keeping a list, BTW?.. just the other day Rick Santorum said those who didn't evacuate should be penalized. What a bunch of dicks.

[RaleighNCDUer]

5. Improve, in Republicanspeak: syn. 'reform':

Def: to remove, destroy, demolish, legislate out of existance, terminate, kill.

[longship]

6. I get a sneaky feeling

That, to Baker, improving low-income housing means turning it into high-income housing.

[kodi]

7. spoken like a true Nazi

i assume that Katrina was Baker's idea of God's Final Solution for those poor folks.

[Bluesplayer]

8. just like the sixties -

urban renewal = negro removal

[Supersedeas]

9. let the backtracking damage control begin - Is this disgusting Laura?

[Debau2005]

10. One comment...

:wow:

[MissMarple]

13. He is saying God does bad things to poor people.

And, that was exactly my reaction.

[chomskysright]

11. sent to Times-Picayne

[0rganism]

12. further reinforcing the notion that FEMA's inaction was intentional

I'm really worried about this. If I find out for sure that the gov't let this happen so they could ethnically cleanse New Orleans, I will quit my job and head over to Washington DC in an instant. My rage will be explosive, and poorly managed, so I'll want to be venting it on the bastards who so richly deserve it.

[yellowcanine]

14. Republicans seem to delight in alienating low income black folks.

Why all the apparent glee? I don't get it.

[Mr Rabble]

15. It never ends, does it? nt

[samsingh]

16. the evil of the bush people is coming out in their treatment

of Sheehan, response to NO, treatment of veterans, and the lies in Iraq.

[OregonBlue]

17. Sent to Keith as "worst person in the world"?

I'm sending again!!

[underpants]

18. Freepers said the same thing

"We built the public housing too well"