HUD Imposter at meeting in N.O.

[lonestarnot]

Who was that guy?

[Richard Steele]

1. Huh?

[lonestarnot]

3. Some dude had HUD identity at a meeting of the Housing Authority

in N.O.

[Connie_Corleone]

2. What?? Context please.

[lonestarnot]

6. A guy posing as, if I caught it right, the Director of HUD in a meeting of

the Housing Authority in N.O.

[Warpy]

4. YesMan

http://www.theyesmen.org/

They're heroes of mine.

[lonestarnot]

7. nope. this was a yes man only he wasn't really him. LOL

[lonestarnot]

16. Thanks Warpy.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1998270&mesg_id=1998270

[Skink]

5. Someone from the BFEE.

[lonestarnot]

9. Probably eeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

[Swamp Rat]

8. What are you talking about?

Where are you hearing this?

[lonestarnot]

10. CNN.

Some dude had the identity (identification card) and was in attendance at a meeting of the housing authority or HUD in N.O.

[Swamp Rat]

11. Oh, I'm listening to Mike Malloy subbing for Randi Rhodes

He just squished a freeptard for saying he doesn't care about Katrina victims, etc.

Is the HUD guy just someone from the Bush admin., or was he actually outted as a mole at the meeting?

[lonestarnot]

12. They showed his I D card and it was identical to the housing director's.

Very strange. I guess he even fucking spoke???

[Swamp Rat]

13. You mean he wasn't arrested as an enemy combatant?!?

CALL HOMELAND SECURITY!!!

[lonestarnot]

14. No and apparently he's no where to be found, least not yeaht.

[Swamp Rat]

17. I hope there are photos of him so he can be identified and then sent to

Guantanamo. :eyes:

[lonestarnot]

18. No not...looksee

The two men, one of whom posed as a HUD "deputy special assistant" Rene Oswin and the other as Oswin’s press secretary, showed up at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner this morning and told organizers that Jackson couldn’t make the event, and that they would speak in his place, one said.
Then the man posing as Oswin gave a 15-minute speech saying that HUD was reversing its policy and would reopen all public housing in the city. While the speech was under way, the group e-mailed a bogus press release to major news outlets with the same announcement.
After the speech, the audience of several hundred people applauded, and the conference organizer thanked Oswin for his comments. A group of news reporters huddled around the fake HUD officials asking questions about the apparent policy reversal. Some news organizations sent out breaking news alerts to the major development before learning it was a fake.


He's on our side.

[lonestarnot]

19. I saw a pic.

[lonestarnot]

15. waiting for more info and checked crooksandliars, nut'n yet.