Katrina Coverage

Spike Lee, Michel Martin from ABC News, and Tucker Carlson appeared on Bill Maher's show recently (video) and discussed the conspiracy theories about levees being blown up. The only problem is that one of the theories they discuss appears to be coming true. Let's go to the tape:
Bill Maher: Farrakhan said he thinks the feds […]

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The hero of the left speaks:
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan accused the federal government of "criminal neglect" for its slow response to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, during a rally on Saturday marking the 10th anniversary of the Million Man March.
Speaking to thousands of African-Americans gathered on the National Mall, he also urged minorities […]

WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans frustrated by the slow response to victims of Hurricane Katrina should channel their energy to changing their communities, Jesse Jackson told thousands gathered for the 10th anniversary of the Million Man March.
"We need millions more to act and react to what we saw in the gulf," the civil rights leader said. […]

A Time interview contains this:
TIME: Did race or class issues play into the slow U.S. response to Hurricane Katrina?
Farrakhan: I was not there but the feeling is that race played a part. There are some I heard on TV saying that levee was purposely busted so that the water would come in on that side. […]

From this unverified report:
Friday afternoon, c-span broadcast a black forum on “Hurricane Katrina & Issues Facing African Americans.”
…One of the speakers was a Kamau Kambon, author and owner of Blacknificent Books. I did a web search and I came up with this link: Blacknificent Books
I’m not a stenographer but this transcript is 98% accurate:
…"Now how […]

BayouBuzz calls Ray Nagin to task, questioning his "judgment, logic and leadership skills". It mentions the news of his meeting with Louis Farrakhan, and offers this:
Why are the City of New Orleans and its leaders obsessed with the Nation of Islam? Earlier in the year, Police Chief Eddie Compass hired a Nation of Islam official […]

You might remember this from June. The NOPD - apparently directed by Eddie Compass - hired a deputy of Louis Farrakhan, Dennis Muhammad, to give their cops "sensitivity training":
[…the hiring came] after a rise in "anti-police" sentiment in the city.
In an item picked up by the Drudge Report, Police Chief Eddie Compass explained that […]

"Mayor Nagin in Secret Sitdown with Farrakhan" says that the latter great leader says he met with the former great leader and the two discussed various things, including:
"Mayor Nagin told us there was a 25-foot crater under the levee," Farrakhan explained, before cautioning that the New Orleans Democrat "didn't say there was a bomb. He […]

On Sunday, WaPo columnist Eugene Robinson informed us that "reasonable" and "sober" African-Americans in New Orleans are starting to warm up to Louis Farrakhan's conspiracy theory. According to that theory, the levee breaks were an intentional attempt to flood black neighborhoods and leave the White D.. neighborhoods high and dry. Reportedly there was a 25' […]