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Home Front: Politix
Former DNC Chair Laughs About Timing of Gustav Hitting N.O.
2008-08-31
For those unfamiliar, Donald Fowler was the national chairman of the Democratic National Committee between 1995 and 1997.

According to video, Fowler, on a plane from Denver to Charlotte following the recently concluded Democratic National Convention, was joking with Rep. John Spratt (D-SC) about the timing of Hurricane Gustav potentially hitting New Orleans when the Republicans start their convention.

At least that's what it appears he's talking about:

Plus they think the hurricane's going to hit (starts laughing) New Orleans about the time they start. The timing, at least it appears now, that it'll be there Monday. That just demonstrates God's on our side

Given that Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise (R) has reportedly asked Michael Moore to apologize for similar comments made on MSNBC's "Countdown" Friday evening, one should think Fowler will also come under some scrutiny.
Posted by:Fred

#10  macaca payback. deal with it.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2008-08-31 22:05  

#9  He's apologized now. I particularly like this part of his apology:

"One doesn't anticipate that one's private conversation will be surreptitiously taped by some right-wing nutcase," said Fowler. "But that's the nature of what we're dealing with."

Posted by: Angie Schultz   2008-08-31 22:03  

#8  The difference, #7 Pliny, is that the moslem clerics were perfectly serious.

newc was being sarcastic.

I think.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-08-31 12:05  

#7  God HATES democrats. Those storms were formed during YOUR convention idiots.

Dude you sound like one Indonesian clerics after the TSUNAMI? Talk about HEIGHT of WIT!
Posted by: Pliny Sleash8027   2008-08-31 11:54  

#6  "Mr. Fowler had the particular bad luck to be sitting a row in front of a Hillary Clinton bitter-ender... with a camera on her cell phone and a clear willingness to use it."

Heh heh heh.

Sure it's just bad luck, tw? If the Dims Dems think devine providence sent a Cat. 4 hurricane to destroy NO again, just to help their campaign, why wouldn't that same devine providence get pissed off at them and send someone to record this jerk and pass it around the internet? :-D
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-08-31 11:31  

#5  That just demonstrates God's on our side

Funny how they invoke the Lord only when it's convenient for them.
Posted by: Raj   2008-08-31 11:16  

#4  I doubt God hates either party. Rather, He'd prefer if party members would recall that we all are God's creatures, and to respect the equality of that creation. And if, indeed, there is no god, then we all are equally the result of millions of years of evolution, and respect the equality of happenstance that caused us to be the ones here to experience it all.

Who knows when or where flapped the wing of the butterfly that made this particular storm? Mr. Fowler had the particular bad luck to be sitting a row in front of a Hillary Clinton bitter-ender... with a camera on her cell phone and a clear willingness to use it.
Posted by: trailing wife    2008-08-31 05:43  

#3  Are you kidding?

God HATES democrats. Those storms were formed during YOUR convention idiots.

GOD HATES the democratic party. HATES.
Posted by: newc   2008-08-31 00:48  

#2  Most New Orleans residents self-identify as Democrats.
Posted by: Phil   2008-08-31 00:46  

#1  Are you kidding? MSNBC and the rest of Obama's Hallelujah Choir will think it the height of wit in private, and do their best to ensure that it never is reported in the MSM.
Posted by: Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields   2008-08-31 00:42  

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