"The White House called it pork. . ." WTF???

[wndycty]

When talking about the Army Corps of Engineers funding that was called in New Orleans Andrea Mitchell reported that the "White House called it pork." This dumb uncaring motherfuckers.

[mom cat]

1. Link...get it doctumented...thanks

[wndycty]

3. It was on the TODAY SHOW, can someone in later time zones tape this. . .

:kick:

[The Backlash Cometh]

2. Isn't Andrea Mitchell one of the first reporters who said that this

event could not be predicted?

[leftchick]

4. but she did not say the bush WH

just said the cuts were in 60s 70s and 80s

[Spike from MN]

8. They should have said 90s.

After all, we all know that this whole thing was Clinton's fault. :sarcasm:

[cthrumatrix]

5. FEMA told the WH this was one of 3 potential national disasters

In 2001, FEMA ranked a major hurricane strike on New Orleans as “among the three likeliest, most castastrophic disasters facing this country.” Bush slashed hurricane funding anyway. August 29, 2005 10:19

http://thinkprogress.org/2005/08/29/bush-knew /

[Nikki Stone 1]

6. They certainly aren't thinking about the greater good

....

[theHandpuppet]

7. A 231 MILLION DOLLAR BRIDGE TO AN UNINHABITED ISLAND IS PORK

Just ask Lord Pissypants how much it cost to build that bridge in Alaska.

[newportdadde]

9. Levee's aren't pork. Try virginia and roads for good pork.

Nothing like 4 lane highways that go to nowhere.

[wndycty]

10. Someone on the west coast please tape/TIVO the TODAY SHOW

:kick:

[cthrumatrix]

11. this is another 911.... except we are smarter