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Coyotl

(15,262 posts) Thu Aug 29, 2013, 03:14 PM Aug 2013

New Orleans Lost Half Its Black Population Since Hurricane Katrina

Published on Aug 28, 2013

Greg Palast: MLK's 'Dream' drowned in Hurricane Katrina

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New Orleans Lost Half Its Black Population Since Hurricane Katrina (Original Post) Coyotl Aug 2013 OP

So I Guess In The Eyes Of Repugs...... global1 Aug 2013 #1

Yup LiberalLovinLug Aug 2013 #4

I believe Atlanta and Houston got most of the people fleeing NOLA. juajen Aug 2013 #2

Where their political power is swamped out by larfge red state majorities Coyotl Aug 2013 #3

Some folks would say iamthebandfanman Aug 2013 #5

global1

(25,224 posts)

1. So I Guess In The Eyes Of Repugs......

Reply to Coyotl (Original post)

Thu Aug 29, 2013, 03:26 PM

Aug 2013

George W. Bush was successful in his handling of Katrina.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,164 posts)

4. Yup

Reply to global1 (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 29, 2013, 08:12 PM

Aug 2013

juajen

(8,515 posts)

2. I believe Atlanta and Houston got most of the people fleeing NOLA.

Reply to Coyotl (Original post)

Thu Aug 29, 2013, 04:12 PM

Aug 2013

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)

3. Where their political power is swamped out by larfge red state majorities

Reply to juajen (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 29, 2013, 04:52 PM

Aug 2013

iamthebandfanman

(8,127 posts)

5. Some folks would say

Reply to Coyotl (Original post)

Thu Aug 29, 2013, 08:24 PM

Aug 2013

maybe that was the plan :p

a southern state with a large minority population that was growing every day ...

say, that just might have an effect on elections in the future

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