Broussard: “We have been abandoned by our own country.”
The tear-filled eyes of Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard as he was interviewed by Tim Russert on today’s Meet the Press:
“… The guy who runs this building I’m in, Emergency Management, he’s responsible for everything. His mother was trapped in St. Bernard nursing home and every day she called him and said, “Are you coming, son? Is somebody coming?” and he said, “Yeah, Mama, somebody’s coming to get you.” Somebody’s coming to get you on Tuesday. Somebody’s coming to get you on Wednesday. Somebody’s coming to get you on Thursday. Somebody’s coming to get you on Friday… and she drowned Friday night. She drowned Friday night! [Sobbing] Nobody’s coming to get us. Nobody’s coming to get us…”
MR. RUSSERT: Mr. President…
MR. BROUSSARD: Nobody’s coming to get us. Nobody’s coming to get us. The secretary has promised. Everybody’s promised. They’ve had press conferences. I’m sick of the press conferences. For God sakes, shut up and send us somebody.
MR. RUSSERT: Just take a pause, Mr. President. While you gather yourself in your very emotional times, I understand, let me go to Governor Haley Barbour of Mississippi.
TRANSCRIPT: Meet the Press. Crooks & Liars HAS VIDEO.
PISS CONFERENCES: And, just as I post this, Skeletor Fuckwad is holding ANOTHER FUCKING B.S. PRESS CONFERENCE. And now Donald Fuckwad is have his own pet press conference.
And I just heard Skeletor insist — again — that he’s going to force everyone to evacuate. Well, you know what? Those people in the French Quarter (see today’s AP story, below) can survive better without you fucking up their lives and their city. Just send them food and water. Let them guard what’s left of their places. Let them keep serving DRINKS. You’ll just ruin what’s left of their lives.
PHOTO: Crooks & Liars
P.S. Do you like the term piss conferences? I Just thought it up. Funny what my brain does when it’s inflamed by rage and grief. I suppose someone else already thought it up, which is cool.