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Jackson, Sharpton, AFLCIO complain about "low-wage workers" at rally

October 30th, 2005
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From Governor faults White House over rebuilding:
Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco, flanked by veteran Democratic activists and a union leader, criticized the Bush administration on Saturday for allowing hurricane rebuilding contracts to go to out-of-state firms and low-wage workers.
Speaking to a rally of about 1,000 union members and activists from the steps of the state Capitol, […]

New Orleans favorites at Washington ANSWER protest

September 24th, 2005
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Some people previously discussed on this site also made appearances at the big ANSWER (Act Now To Stop War and End Racism) protests in Washington. As you have probably heard, ANSWER is basically a Commie front.
Speakers included: Cindy Sheehan, Malik Rahim, and the Rev. Al Sharpton. Rahim is also a Green Party leader.
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"The Mayor Who Failed His City"

September 6th, 2005
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FPM has a link-rich rundown of the left's attempts to politicize the disaster:
IT'S OFFICIAL: THE AMERICAN LEFT NOW BELIEVES GEORGE W. BUSH IS GOD. Bellowing leftists such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cindy Sheehan have blamed Hurricane Katrina – something insurance companies classify as an act of God – on President Bush’s "killing policies" […]

Al Sharpton: "I feel race was a factor"

September 6th, 2005
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While you wouldn't expect him to say anything else, here's what he said in Houston over the weekend:
I feel race was a factor. Why? I remember almost a year ago to the day I was in Florida when a hurricane was coming not a point four, not a point five, and I saw the white […]