Trajan Octavian Titus said:
He actually came out and said that race played a roll in the Katrina disaster, I'll look for the exact quote and post it. Sorry dixiecrats the Reps have been on the right side of the race issue since Lincoln. It's called the truth, look into it.
Here it is and it is disgraceful and a blantant political attempt to split the country apart for the political gain of the Democrat party.
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Dean: Race Played a Role in Katrina Deaths[/FONT]
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Race was a factor in the death toll from Hurricane Katrina, Howard Dean told members of the National Baptist Convention of America on Wednesday at the group's annual meeting. [/FONT]
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Dean, chairman of the democratic party, made the comments to the Baptists' Political and Social Justice Commission. The Baptist Convention, with an estimated 3.5 million members, is one of the largest black religious groups in the country. [/FONT] [FONT=Courier, Times New Roman]
"We must ... come to terms with the ugly truth that skin color, age and economics played a deadly role in who survived and who did not," Dean said. [/FONT]
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Dean said Americans have a moral responsibility to not ignore the devastating damage caused by Hurricane Katrina when it struck the Gulf Coast. [/FONT]
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The former presidential candidate said the government will be judged by how it treats the old, the young and the poor. [/FONT]
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"People are poor in different parts of the country. They are not refugees. They are Americans," he said. [/FONT]
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Dean said that instead of considering proposed estate tax breaks, the senate should channel the money into disaster relief. [/FONT]
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"Shall we give that to the wealthiest people in the country, or should we rebuild New Orleans?" Dean said. [/FONT]
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Even worse the Democrats tried to use this disaster to raise money.
Democrats' anti-Bush petition also seeks political contributions
By DEVLIN BARRETT
Associated Press Writer
September 8, 2005, 4:13 PM EDT
WASHINGTON -- A new Democratic effort to whip up indignation about the Bush administration's handling of Hurricane Katrina also tried to raise money for Democratic candidates.
Sen. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat and the head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, issued an appeal Thursday urging people to sign an online petition to fire the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency over his handling of the Katrina response.