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DrMaddVibe
09-16-2005, 10:22 PM
http://newsbusters.org/node/1201

To ABC's Surprise, Katrina Victims Praise Bush and Blame Nagin
Posted by Brent Baker on September 16, 2005 - 00:50.

ABC News producers probably didn't hear what they expected when they sent Dean Reynolds to the Houston Astrodome's parking lot to get reaction to President Bush's speech from black evacuees from New Orleans. Instead of denouncing Bush and blaming him for their plight, they praised Bush and blamed local officials. Reynolds asked Connie London: "Did you harbor any anger toward the President because of the slow federal response?" She rejected the premise: "No, none whatsoever, because I feel like our city and our state government should have been there before the federal government was called in.” She pointed out: “They had RTA buses, Greyhound buses, school buses, that was just sitting there going under water when they could have been evacuating people."

Not one of the six people interviewed on camera had a bad word for Bush -- despite Reynolds' best efforts. Reynolds goaded: "Was there anything that you found hard to believe that he said, that you thought, well, that's nice rhetoric, but, you know, the proof is in the pudding?" Brenda Marshall answered, "No, I didn't," prompting Reynolds to marvel to anchor Ted Koppel: "Very little skepticism here.”

Reynolds pressed another woman: “Did you feel that the President was sincere tonight?" She affirmed: "Yes, he was." Reynolds soon wondered who they held culpable for the levee breaks. Unlike the national media, London did not blame supposed Bush-mandated budget cuts: "They've been allocated federal funds to fix the levee system, and it never got done. I fault the mayor of our city personally. I really do."


The MRC's Rich Noyes alerted me to the reactions ABC broadcast.

Immediately after Bush finished his speech from Jackson Square in New Orleans, at about 8:26pm local CDT, Ted Koppel, anchor of ABC's hour-long coverage, went to Dean Reynolds who was outside in a parking lot with a group of black people from New Orleans who are living at the Reliant Center next to the Astrodome.

(No names were provided on-screen for those interviewed, so I only have first names for two, and no name for one, of the six.)

Reynolds elicited reaction from the group sitting in chairs: “I'd like to get the reaction of Connie London who spent several horrible hours at the Superdome. You heard the President say retpeaedly that you are not alone, that the country stands beside you. Do you believe him?”

Connie London: “Yeah, I believe him, because here in Texas, they have truly been good to us. I mean-”

Reynolds: “Did you get a sense of hope that you could return to your home one day in New Orleans?”

London: “Yes, I did. I did.”

Reynolds: “Did you harbor any anger toward the President because of the slow federal response?”

London: “No, none whatsoever, because I feel like our city and our state government should have been there before the federal government was called in. They should have been on their jobs.”

Reynolds: “And they weren't?”

London: “No, no, no, no. Lord, they wasn't. I mean, they had RTA buses, Greyhound buses, school buses, that was just sitting there going under water when they could have been evacuating people.”

Reynolds: “Now, Mary, you were rescued from your house which was basically submerged in your neighborhood. Did you hear something in the President's words that you could glean some hope from?”

Mary: “Yes. He said we're coming back, and I believe we're coming back. He's going to build the city up. I believe that.”

Reynolds: “You believe you'll be able to return to your home?”

Mary: “Yes, I do.”

Reynolds: “Why?”

Mary: “Because I really believe what he said. I believe. I got faith.”

Reynolds: “Back here in the corner, we've got Brenda Marshall, right?”

Brenda Marshall: “Yes.”

Reynolds: “Now, Brenda, you were, spent, what, several days at the Superdome, correct?”

Marshall: “Yes, I did.”

Reynolds: “What did you think of what the President told you tonight?”

Marshall: “Well, I think -- I think the speech was wonderful, you know, him specifying that we will return back and that we will have like mobile homes, you know, rent or whatever. I was listening to that pretty good. But I think it was a well fine speech.”

Reynolds: “Was there any particular part of it that stood out in your mind? I mean, I saw you all nod when he said the Crescent City is going to come back one day.”

Marshall: “Well, I think I was more excited about what he said. That's probably why I nodded.”

Reynolds: “Was there anything that you found hard to believe that he said, that you thought, well, that's nice rhetoric, but, you know, the proof is in the pudding?”

Marshall: “No, I didn't.”

Reynolds: “Good. Well, very little skepticism here. Frederick Gould, did you hear something that you could hang on to tonight from the President?”

Frederick Gould: “Well, I just know, you know, he said good things to me, you know, what he said, you know. I was just trying to listen to everything they were saying, you know.”

Reynolds: “And Cecilia, did you feel that the President was sincere tonight?”

Cecilia: “Yes, he was.”

Reynolds: “Do you think this is a little too late, or do you think he's got a handle on the situation?”

Cecilia: “To me it was a little too late. It was too late, but he should have did something more about it.”

Reynolds: “Now do you all believe that you will one day return to your homes?”
Voices: “Yes” and “I do.”

Reynolds: “I mean, do you all want to return to your homes? We're hearing some people don't even want to go back.”

Mary: “I want to go back.”

Reynolds: “You want to go back.”

Mary: “I want to go back. That's my home. That's all I know.”

Reynolds: “Is it your home for your whole life?”

Mary: “Right. That's my home.”

Reynolds: “And do you expect to go back to the house or a brand new dwelling or what?”

Mary: “I expect to go back to something. I know it ain't my house, because it's gone.”

Reynolds: “What is the one mistake that could have been prevented that would have made your lives much better? Is it simply getting all of you out much sooner or what was it?”

Mary: “I'm going to tell you the truth. I had the opportunity to get out, but I didn't believe it. So I stayed there till it was too late.”

Reynolds: “Did you all have the same feeling? I mean, did you all have the opportunity to get out, but you were skeptical that this was the really bad one?”

Unnamed woman: “No, I got out when they said evacuate. I got out that Sunday and I left before the storm came. But I know they could have did better than what they did because like they said, buses were just sitting there, and they could have came through there and got people out, because they were saying immediate evacuation. Some people didn't believe it. But they should have brung the force of the army through to help these people and make them understand it really was coming.”

London: “And really it wasn't Hurricane Katrina that really tore up the city. It was when they opened the floodgates. It was not the hurricane itself. It was the floodgates, when they opened the floodgates, that's where all the water came.”

Reynolds: “Do you blame anybody for this?”

London: “Yes. I mean, they've been allocated federal funds to fix the levee system, and it never got done. I fault the mayor of our city personally. I really do.”

Reynolds: “All right. Well, thank you all very much. I wish you all the best of luck. I hope you don't have to spend too much more time here in the Reliant Center and you can get back to New Orleans as the President said. Ted, that is the word from the Houston Astrodome. And as I said, when the President said that the Crescent City will rise again, there were nods all around this parking lot.”





Not what the talking heads wanted you to hear!

ELVIS
09-16-2005, 10:32 PM
To ABC's Surprise huh ??

Liberal piece of shit network...


:elvis:

FORD
09-17-2005, 12:17 AM
Originally posted by ELVIS
To ABC's Surprise huh ??

Liberal piece of shit network...


:elvis:

Right......

The Disney corporation, who air Pat Robertson 3 times a day on the ABC "family" channel.

The corporation who gave us Titney Spears, a brainwashed sheep who thinks we should "always trust the pResident".

The company that tried desperately to keep Fahrenheit 9/11 out of the theaters.

Yeah, what a bunch of flaming liberals...... :rolleyes:

Peter Jennings is doing triple somersaults in his grave.

stringfelowhawk
09-17-2005, 12:44 AM
Of course they all praised him. They got to choose which ones were aired. Im sure there were alot more negative opinions that were not aired for whatever reason. Probably damage control but WTFE! If they were smart they would of asked them for their names and addresses just to see if they really were citizens or people planted to counter all the bad press Katrina has had.

DrMaddVibe
09-18-2005, 06:07 PM
Watch the videos.

They were thinking..."hey, here comes a black person...they hate Bush...'scuse me...over here!"

It didn't work.

The throw back was great!

Reynolds: “All right. Well, thank you all very much. I wish you all the best of luck. I hope you don't have to spend too much more time here in the Reliant Center and you can get back to New Orleans as the President said. Ted, that is the word from the Houston Astrodome. And as I said, when the President said that the Crescent City will rise again, there were nods all around this parking lot.”

Big Train
09-18-2005, 09:07 PM
Originally posted by FORD
Right......


The corporation who gave us Titney Spears, a brainwashed sheep who thinks we should "always trust the pResident".


Your wrong Ford. MTV, a Viacom owned company, gave you Titney Spears.

There is actual video evidence. How long are you guys gonna cover for Nagin, when the FUCKING PEOPLE OF NEW ORLEANS are telling you that you are wrong.

Sheep indeed....

DLR'sCock
09-18-2005, 10:22 PM
Nagin fucked up as well as the governor, but Bush fucked up more than anyone.......


The city and Nagin displacing funds was fucked, but Bush cutting the funds for the Hurricane Levee system was truly fucked. The feds immediatley wanted control of what was happening in NO and LA, and the Governor wanted to retain control and when she told the feds no, they held up time.....and people died. Yes the Governor fucked up and so did Nagin, but Bush and the feds were worse, and they politicezed this. Bush depleted the funds to the Levees, and appointed a fucking moron over FEMA.



The difference is I can admit when a side I support fucks up, you fucking sheep are living breathing blind little nazis that can never admit mistakes and fuck up.


OK, how about this, a compromise???

Let's oust the heads of the City, State, and Federal Gov'ts, that are all to blame, although some more than others....

Let's get rid of Nagin and the Blanco, but you have to get rid of Bush and Cheney.....

Big Train
09-20-2005, 03:32 AM
Originally posted by DLR'sCock
Nagin fucked up as well as the governor, but Bush fucked up more than anyone.......


The city and Nagin displacing funds was fucked, but Bush cutting the funds for the Hurricane Levee system was truly fucked. The feds immediatley wanted control of what was happening in NO and LA, and the Governor wanted to retain control and when she told the feds no, they held up time.....and people died. Yes the Governor fucked up and so did Nagin, but Bush and the feds were worse, and they politicezed this. Bush depleted the funds to the Levees, and appointed a fucking moron over FEMA.

The difference is I can admit when a side I support fucks up, you fucking sheep are living breathing blind little nazis that can never admit mistakes and fuck up.



No you can't, you dumb fucking sheep. Riddle me this. The money that DID get to New Orleans was diverted for all kinds of local bullshit projects, like a New Orleans Music Museum. LEVEE MONEY...defend it, go ahead , I'll wait.....

The local govt and the corp of engineers said it was enough for what they wanted to do, but the money that they were supposed to get didn't make it. Bush didn't divert it. Why put a ton of money into something you know isn't going to end up where it belongs? I realize that was a Halliburton set-up, but try not to go ADD and stay on course here...

You can't defend the local government period. They were the first responders, they failed their plan and their people. The FEMA response may have been slow, but you all want to get into these arguments about saving lives. If the La. retard twins did their job, people would not have been in anywhere near as desperate a situation to begin with, meaning the help could have been delayed without death or suffering like we saw. THAT IS THE POINT.

FEMA we can beat to death and my side has acknowledged the problems extensively. I'm still waiting to hear all these lib fucks and politicians stand up and demand Nagin and Blanco's heads. I've watched Bill Maher sugarcoat it, the Dems sugarcoat it and all kinds of reporters and columnists. The truth is what it is and the blame is square on their heads.

DrMaddVibe
09-20-2005, 07:42 AM
Things I have learned from watching the news on TV during the last eight
days:

The hurricane only hit black families' property.

New Orleans was devastated and no other city was affected by the hurricane .

Mississippi is reported to have a tree blown down.

New Orleans has no white people.

The hurricane blew a limb off a tree in the yard of an Alabama resident.

When you are hungry after a hurricane, steal a big screen TV.

The hurricane did 23 billion dollars in improvements to New Orleans. Now the city is welfare, looters, and gang free and they are in your city .

White folks don't make good news stories.

Don't give thanks to the thousands that came to help rescue you, instead bitch because the government hasn't given you a debit card yet.

Only black family members got separated in the hurricane rescue efforts .

Ignore warnings to evacuate and the white folks will come get you and give you money for being stupid.