Jindal Admits Katrina Story Was False

[deminks]

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/02/jindal_admits_katrina_story_was_false.php?ref=fp1

Looks like the game is up.

Remember that story Bobby Jindal told in his big speech Tuesday night -- about how during Katrina, he stood shoulder-to-shoulder with a local sheriff who was battling government red tape to try to rescue stranded victims?

Turns out it wasn't actually, you know, true.

(snip)

But now, a Jindal spokeswoman has admitted to Politico that in reality, Jindal overheard Lee talking about the episode to someone else by phone "days later." The spokeswoman said she thought Lee, who died in 2007, was being interviewed about the incident at the time.

This is no minor difference. Jindal's presence in Lee's office during the crisis itself was a key element of the story's intended appeal, putting him at the center of the action during the maelstrom. Just as important, Jindal implied that his support for the sheriff helped ensure the rescue went ahead. But it turns out Jindal wasn't there at the key moment, and played no role in making the rescue happen.

(end snip)

[babylonsister]

1. Say goodnight, bobby. nt

[StopTheNeoCons]

90. Thread title should read: JINDAL LIES TO 30 MILLION AMERICANS

[jmowreader]

94. 300 million.

[valerief]

2. He's not only a liar, but he's a stupid liar to boot! nt

[Warren Stupidity]

3. Jindal: as phony as his nickname.

What a surprise.

[Orrex]

4. I'm sure that we can expect our Republican friends to condemn him

Just as bitterly as they condemned Gore for a similar statement about Gore's experience after a Texas disaster...

[EOTE]

68. Only the instance with Gore was far more minor and likely was an honest mistake.

There's no way in hell Bobby told this story as an honest mistake, he told it as a way to prop up his failed ideology.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/norman-macafee/fema-and-the-election_b_123471.html

[Beetwasher]

5. I'm Sure This Will Get All The Media Attention That A Dem In The Same Position

Would get should he have done the same thing. Right?

[Bleacher Creature]

18. This would be 24/7 on cable news if it he was a Dem.

It would (and this is not hyperbole) be the FOCUS of every show on Fox News. No question.

[Cha]

41. Like Al Gore and the Internet, right? Only

Al Gore's incident was perpetrated by the corporatemedia. In jindal's case their mission is too sweep it under their bulging rug.

I guess we'll have to Viral this admission by bobby jindal.

[TahitiNut]

6. Carol and Mike should spank little Bobby for lying.

(And no dessert for him, Alice!!)

[Critters2]

31. Damn it!! My assistant thinks I'm doing an exegesis!

Now I have to come up with an explanation for this: :spray:

Damn you!! :)

[myrna minx]

65. Give him a break! It's tough being the only Brady without a trophy! n/t

[Bozita]

7. He needs to be Burrised.

[Bill219]

8. So Bobby "Kenneth" Jindal is a liar

I am shocked...just shocked I tell you

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. Bobby I don't like liars

but those who lie about disaster response are even worst

Cute though, use a dead man's name

[LynneSin]

10. I'm thinking this idiot's presidential aspirations are pretty much a goner

And I dont' think Palin is much better although she'd like to think otherwise.

Hopefully, with both having governor elections coming up, we can find strong candidates to run against them and get them both out of office before 2012. I had 8 years with a dumbass and personally I wish the republicans would find a candidate that isn't one. Why not have someone like Susan Collins or Olympia Snowe run for president? I wouldn't vote for either but if one of them won I would think at least our country is being run by someone intelligent.

[TankLV]

35. Jindal-Palin for '12!!! or Palin-Jindal!!!!

Common - we GOTTA make this happen!!!

They are a PERFECT match...

[rolltideroll]

71. As sure as Death and taxes

They will run Michael Steele in some capacity, prob VP in 2012

[Cha]

42. palin is busy paying back taxes

on jaunts she and her family went on at the taxpayers of Alaska's expense until she got caught.

[LynneSin]

54. Stop bitching about that because it wasn't as bad as what Murkowski did

I mean she only did $18k worth of scamming and not $100k+ like Murkowski so all of us should just shut our yaps about it

:eyes:

[Cha]

56. I have confidence that palin

will sink even deeper into the mudholes she creates for herself.

[jmowreader]

95. Because...uhh...either one of 'em is a Democrat in an elephant suit?

[KansDem]

11. WOW!!! He *is* the new GOP!

A lying Repub who actually admits it!

[Cha]

43. This would go ballistic if he

didn't try to squelch his lie NOW.

[Windy]

12. That is just beneath contempt. I hope his politcal career is over. Gee you think the pundits

will discuss this? Nah.... move along.

[firedupdem]

13. Lying is a requirement for admission in the gop. n/t

[Canuckistanian]

14. I knew the story would turn out to be false

It just had an air of "truthiness" about it. And his delivery was totally unbelievable.

[The_Commonist]

78. Me too!

I said to Sweetie as we were watching it:

"This doesn't smell right... it's gonna turn out to be bullshit!"

They're just SO predictable.

[Ichingcarpenter]

15. He was just being Jindalious

in the bedtime story he told the nation that night to
the 8 year olds.

[Cha]

45. And Karma was swift for trying to screw up a

magnificently delivered Presidential Address to Congress.

[madaboutharry]

16. Someone please explain this to me.

He had to know that this is something easily fact checked. Did he think that because Lee died in 2007 and was no longer here to contradict the story that it would be ok? This man is a total jerk.

I know he was a Rhodes Scholar, but the truth is that book smart always doesn't translate into common sense.

[Towlie]

17. "Which of these stories will Keith Olbermann be talking about tonight?"

[Auggie]

19. Okay Louisiana -- you know what to do next

Vote his ass out of office.

[MountainLaurel]

22. With pleasure

(Not that I helped vote him in to office.)

[dodger501]

20. Turn out the lights . . .

The party's o-o-ver . . . .

[onehandle]

21. President Bobby Jindal.

nnnnnn...Nope.

[98Beatsies]

23. Jindal is a bigger fraud than Palin, I'm glad that that's the face of the new GOP

[NorCalDem]

24. Are you serious?!?

Then why the fuck did you say it Bobby?!? Are you really that stupid?!? Apparently so!

[WI_DEM]

25. Bobby Jindal is toast--He exorcised his own presidential ambitions by lying

[Cha]

48. His own worst

enemy..kinda like most of 'em.

[tuckessee]

Reminds me of a certain "sniper" story. n/t

[bleever]

26. "You see, Bobby, when you set out to deceive other people,

you usually end up deceiving yourself with that deceit."

[kath]

61. Oh, man, ROFL - good thing I didn't have coffee in my mouth!

[marylanddem]

27. Has anyone verified his "Rhodes Scholar" status? Just askin'

[DavidDvorkin]

28. But that doesn't matter because from his house in Baton Rouge he can see

er, Baton Rouge.

[TankLV]

36. an GATORS!!!

[DavidDvorkin]

59. Crayfish!

I've had some great seafood in BR. Never alligator, though.

[Urban Prairie]

60. And Volcanoes!! n/t

[Happyhippychick]

29. Hopefully the exorcism story really is true.

[Uzybone]

30. Jeebus

What else about "Bobby" is an out and out lie.

His first big night out and he fibs it up. Fuck you Mr. Jindal.

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

32. Jindal = fail.

Not only did you lie, but also you admitted to it. No repub does that! Kiss 2012 goodbye.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

33. Oh what a tangled web we weave......

[jdadd]

93. When to republicans, you do cleave....

:rofl:

[TankLV]

34. I hear PRESIDENTIAL timber!!!

Isn't this the FIRST requirement for a GOOPER candidate?!!!

It worked for ronnie RAY-GUN and AWOL boosh...didn't it?!!!

[SoCalDem]

37. no major difference... like when Reagan said he fought in the war..but he really just

made MOVIES about the war:rofl:

[Kansas Wyatt]

55. Could you imagine being a General listening to Reagan's war stories...

On a movie set?

[Ocracoker16]

38. I think the golden paint is coming off now that we know he is a liar

I don't think this is good for his career.

[Vinca]

39. So essentially he was in the same city at the same time.

I guess he figures "close enough."

[Cha]

40. So has jindal come

out of hiding yet after that "unmitigated Disasterous", Insulting speech, Tues night?

How the heck does he feel about Volcanoes now that the Katrina story turned out to be a wash? You don't fuck around with Katrina anecdotes.

[Bozita]

44. I'll bet he's even got a super double secret costume closet. Just like Boosh.

I'm sure Jindal loves playing dress-up too.

[hfojvt]

46. the game is not up until NBC, ABC, CBS, and CNN all report this

and flog it.

[Cha]

51. Right..corporatemediawhores "flog"

rw lies. :rofl:

[samplegirl]

47. LIAR LIAR PIYUSH ON.......FIRE

the repukes are killing me today!!!

:rofl:

[specimenfred1984]

58. Good one, I almost Piyushed my pants laughing!

That would've been a mess.

[nichomachus]

49. Next we'll find out he really didn't cast out the devil

But just some guy who was dressed in a devil costume for Halloween.

[Beetwasher]

50. "Mom Always Said Not To Tell Bald Faced Lies In Front Of Millions Of People"

[kath]

63. Is that photo from The Brady Bunch?

and is that Bobby's basketball???
Inquiring minds want to know...

[Beetwasher]

64. Yup!

[WeDidIt]

52. GAWDDAMNIT!!!!!!!

If we keep winnowing out the idiots, the idiotic Repugs might be forced to put up a moderate in 2012!

Er.....

Maybe not. I forgot, we're talking about Republicans. If all else fails, they'll stick Alan Keyes up against Obama.

[omega minimo]

53. So that's why it sounded like a total lie at the time

:evilfrown:

[Vickers]

57. It's time to do the honorable thing, Bobby...

...apologize to The Brady Bunch.

[McCamy Taylor]

62. So, will Fox start counting Jindal lies? Nope, it was just a Cajun story.

[Maru Kitteh]

96. Zactly. Will Sean Hannity and Rush talk for 4 hours about the "confused" Bobby Jindal?

Who can't be trusted to keep his story straight, even about a big event like Katrina?


Uh. No.

[frylock]

66. surprise, surprise, surprise!!!

<insert gomer jindal voice here>

[BattyDem]

67. What a f**king idiot!

:rofl:

What is wrong with the GOP? Do they honestly believe the entire country lives in a bubble with no access to the internet or any other means to verify his story? Didn't he consider the possibility that at least one person would do a Google, read some news articles from the time of the disaster and discover that he made it up? He was a congressman at the time, so of course, his whereabouts would have been reported in at least one newspaper!

:wtf:

It's as if the entire GOP believes anything that happened in the past is completely "erased" and they can make up their own history without anyone ever knowing! :crazy:

[rolltideroll]

70. Ted Stevens

You have to assume, since the GOP put him in charge of regulating the Internets, that Ted Stevens is the most tech savvy. And he thought the internet was a series of pneumatic tubes.

[rolltideroll]

69. Cue benny hill music

What a clown this guy is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cFucXYlw94

[orleans]

72. he's a dickhead, that's for certain. n/t

[tblue37]

73. Am I the only one who thinks the tree in the opening shot of the

outside of the Louisiana statehouse looks like a big ol' piece of broccoli?

[Chrisssy]

74. Let's make sure this clown disappears off the national stage once and for all

[Hissyspit]

75. Update at TPM:

Late Update: Politico's Ben Smith has updated his post with the following:

UPDATE: I'd initially misunderstood Sellers to be saying Jindal and Lee didn't meet while rescue efforts were still underway. In fact, she said, the conversation took place in the aftermath of the storm, but after the boat incident.

"Bobby and I walked into harry lee's office - he's yelling on the phone about a decision he's already made," Jindal chief of staff Timmy Teepell recalled. "He's saying this is a decision I made, and if you don't like it you can come and arrest me."

Teepell said the exchange took place in the week following Katrina, when Jindal visited Jefferson Parish multiple times.

"He was boots on the ground all the time," he said.

This doesn't seem to bear on the key question. As we said, the key elements of Jindal's story were that he was in Lee's office during the crisis itself, and that his support for the sheriff helped ensure the rescue went ahead. Neither of those things was true, it now seems.

[sam kane]

76. OMG. nt.

nt.

[ExExGOP]

77. That was Bobby's riding the tank moment except for.....

that he did the most natural thing a pol needs to, give a freakin' speech

[leftofthedial]

79. and indeed played no significant helpful role in remedying the bushgang's

failed federal recovery efforts

[FrenchieCat]

80. Have they reported this on the Television?

It would seem that the Chatter Channels would be all abuzz about this admitted lie.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

81. Tell the lie.

Then offer a semi-silent apology.

No worries, the apology will will be forgotten. The lie will live on.

Right Glenn? Right Billo? Right Haley? Right Ann?

The Liars Chorus sings what it is told.

[rucky]

82. Politico reference makes the DU front page!

I nearly dropped my cheese sandwich when I clicked. I MUST twitter all my friends about this.

[malaise]

83. Jindal the ginal

Sweet - one more Republicanista LIAR! I'm lovin' it. :rofl:

[DallasNE]

84. Jindal's Inferiority Complex

Jindal appears to have an inferiority complex. To "fit in" he switches religion to Catholic and adopts an American nickname. He has a need to overachieve so he becomes a Rhodes Scholar then runs for Congress then Governor on the "safe" ticket in Lousiana (Republican). But that is still not enough. He has to make up stories about achievement that never happened except in his own mind.

In many ways Bobbie Jindal reminds me of Richard Nixon. And we know how that worked out now, don't we.

[eridani]

85. You'd certainly think that someone who is only 37

--would have grasped the basic notion that in these days of the internets tubes, high profile people can't get by with resume padding any more.

[cwcats]

86. Can we please make sure that this clown disappears from...

national politics?

[snot]

87. Inconventient Facts: Jindal, no; but Dem. Gautreaux, YES

The main link below leads to a pretty vast compilation of info compiled by volunteers while Katrina was ongoing in an effort to locate and preserve impt. info about the unfolding crisis, and includes reports from sources ranging from traditional media to individuals actually trapped in New Orleans during the storm and ensuing flood. I remembered seeing several reports re- volunteer boats being turned back.

Main link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... ; for much more info, go there and search for "boat" or other terms.

I found no mention at all of Bobby Jindal. On the other hand, Dem. State Senator Nick Gautreaux apparently played a key role not just in "siding" with the Sheriff but in actually organizing the volunteer flotilla.

In all the info compiled, I found no mention of Bobby Jindal in connection with rescue boats or otherwise.

Sept3: FEMA blocks 500 boats

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/9/3/171718/0826
Just to give you a sense of just how badly FEMA has f*cked up.
by pelican
Sat Sep 3rd, 2005 at 14:17:18 PDT
This was posted by a Clarkie over at the Securing America:

Just to give you a sense of just how badly FEMA has f*cked up.
Posted by Clark Warner on September 3, 2005 - 2:23pm.
This is beyond my comprehension and after spending two frustrating days trying to just get someone to let us help we've FINALLY been told we can conduct "renegade" boat rescues via the just concluded press conference that Gov. Blanco just held.

Why is this JUST NOW being allowed? Well let's start from the very beginning.

On Wednesday morning a group of approximately 1,000 citizens pulling 500 boats left the Acadiana Mall in Lafayette in the early morning and headed to New Orleans with a police escort from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Department. The flotillia of trucks pulling boats stretched over FIVE miles. This citizen rescue group was organized by La. State Senator, Nick Gautreaux from Vermilion Parish. The group was comprised of experienced boaters, licensed fishermen and hunters, people who have spent their entire adult life and teenage years on the waterways of Louisiana.
____________

Aug 31: Flotilla of rescue boats turned back

http://www.thedeadpelican.com/lawyer.htm

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A group of approximately 1,000 citizens pulling 500 boats left the Acadiana Mall in Lafayette this morning (Weds.) and headed to New Orleans with a police escort from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Department. The "flotillia" of trucks pulling boats stretched over five miles. This citizen rescue group was organized by La. State Senator, Gautreaux from Vermilion Parish. The group was comprised of experienced boaters, licensed fishermen and hunters, people who have spent their entire adult life and teenage years on the waterways of Louisiana.

The State Police waved the flotillia of trucks/boats through the barricades in LaPlace and we sped into New Orleans via I-10 until past the airport and near the Clearview exit. At that time we were stopped by agents of the La. Dept. of Wildlife & Fisheries. A young DWF agent strolled through the boats and told approximately half of the citizens that their boats were "too large" because the water had "dropped during the night" and that they should turn around and go home.

We were pulling a large (24ft) shallow draft aluminum boat that can safely carry 12 passengers and had ramp access which would allow the elderly and infirm to have easier access to the boat. We politely informed the DWF agent that the local and national media had consistently reported that the water level had "risen" during the night which contradicted his statement to us that the water "was dropping" and no boat over 16ft. in length would be allowed to participate in rescue operations.

more....

DU post regarding this article: Sept2:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4588797

[old mark]

88. Well, he is one of the new Republican idols, after all -

a few lies to sway the stupid voters is to be expected.

His entire party has no respect for truth, why should he be held to a different standard?

mark

[Warren DeMontague]

89. But he still thinks that "volcano monitoring" is a riot, right?

Yuk, Yuk, Yuk.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

91. Liar! Liar! Pants on fire! Louisiana - Fire Him!!!

[opihimoimoi]

92. Jindals Macaca Moment...stop