For those unfamiliar, Donald Fowler was the national chairman of the Democratic National Committee between 1995 and 1997.
According to the video embedded right, 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.
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Idiots. Party first,
August 30, 2008 - 18:10 ET by GregEIdiots. Party first, obviously. They don't give two craps about the people in Louisiana, yet if you put a microphone in their face they'll rant about what someone else did or didn't do and how they care about people. Not that we don't already know this. This obviously should be newsworthy. Question is will it, or will the media once again fail the American people to ensure that the media's darling party is protected?
The Democrat Party
August 30, 2008 - 19:04 ET by 10ksnookerThe Democrap Party doesn't give two craps about the American people -- With them, it's all about their power.
I trust Gov Jindal to call the ball. Pres Bush just needs to very visibly back him up with resources if he calls for them ... Not much can be done until the hurricane is done, that's just the way it is with hurricanes. Everywhere you turn, Gov Jindal has got the plans in place, the orders signed, the evacuation moving, it becomes mandatory tomorrow at 6 AM. What more can you do until you see what has happened.
Anyone remember, it took the Clinton administration 9 days to get help to Andrew's victims.
We just shuttered up ...
If they gave a damn about the people of NO/LA
August 30, 2008 - 19:57 ET by Defector01They would've been insuring that the levees could stand up to a major hurricane and in addition have evacuated the citizens instead of standing there and ***king off.
That they find such amusement in this is disturbing to the extreme. That no one in their business and party finds this disturbing suggests they have no right doing what they do.
I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it - Voltaire
Interesting
August 30, 2008 - 18:03 ET by TheCynicI dunno what's more interesting:
That he thinks it's funny that a hurricane is going to hit.
That he thinks it's because of the RNC.
That he thinks God is on the side of the liberals, who tend to be anti-religious.
So was Katrina hitting NOLA a sign from the Dem God?
August 30, 2008 - 18:03 ET by lareeThis is what I would call thoughtless, and he better hope Gustav takes a pass at NOLA. This will come back to haunt him. There was a Democrat Mayor and a Democrat Governor, when Katrina hit 3 years ago. I wouldn't be crowing about their response if I were him or wishing ill on the surviors by insinuating that Gustav, was a sign God loves Democrats. That is really in very poor taste. Aren't we all Americans, who would wish ill on another American for Political advantage?
You forget Iraq?
August 30, 2008 - 19:05 ET by 10ksnookerwho would wish ill on another American for Political advantage?
I think you know the answer
You know I have been
August 30, 2008 - 18:11 ET by bigtimerYou know I have been sickened by the left and their hope for this hurricane to hit during the 'R' convention, not caring one wit about death of destruction...which they never have anyway, and they are ususally the reason we ever have it in masses in the first place....everything with them is political...even mother nature.
They have no heart...they have no soul.
Pretty sad the lemmings don't wake up and smell the real roses.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Evening bigtimer....I agree
August 30, 2008 - 18:33 ET by motherbeltEvening bigtimer....I agree wholeheartedly.
To claim that God is "sending" a hurricane during the Republican convention because He's on Democrats' side is just beyond the pale.
Jeez. Didn't Falwell or someone get raked over the coals for saying 9/11 was retribution for accepting homosexuality? I guess it's OK, tho, if God causes death to embarrass Republicans or take attention away from them.
What can one expect from a party that turned Paul Wellstone's memorial into a political rally? I guess they thought God killed Wellstone to gain sympathy for their cause. Until it backfired on them, at lease.
mb... ...and to think
August 30, 2008 - 20:13 ET by bigtimermb...
...and to think another preacher got all kinds of trouble form the msm for saying they should pray for rain in Denver at Invesco Field on the night the messiah talked he filthy leftist crap, the likes I've never heard...
He apologized, said he was joking and took it down from his web-site.
I posted three of so days ago, some show I was watching with a bunch of talking heads that were all leftists that were HOPING for just this, the hurricane to hurt the repub convention...
...and yet how many years have we heard the big conspiracy theory on Bush/Rove/Katrina...and how he is so racist, doesn't care about the black people blah blah blah....
Talk about absolute outrageous bias/hypocrisy...and I was surprised not a word of criticism by others in the msm like Fox about the very critters I heard say all of this days ago.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
with a bunch of talking
August 30, 2008 - 20:42 ET by motherbeltwith a bunch of talking heads that were all leftists that were HOPING
for just this, the hurricane to hurt the repub convention...
I think I saw that one...the one I saw had someone, I forget who, saying (paraphrasing) Imagine pictures of NO being pounded by rain and wind, and floods, and then pictures of the Republicans sipping champagne in St. Paul.....
Interesting...
August 30, 2008 - 19:39 ET by cest moiDoncha just love when a lib invokes God and weather in the same sentence? Brings a tear to me eye.
Is this supposed to indicate that they pray? That they do believe God's in charge?
Or is it because they don't give a rip about anything or anyone when their party can get a bump from someone else's misfortune?
Pray for the southern coast.
lead story
August 30, 2008 - 19:52 ET by sawing battahey msm.
this is your LEAD story....Fowler still carries a lot of weight in the DNC. [dont claim he's irrelevant]. if it was hayley barber, would this be news???
He is Laughing about the residents of New Orleans getting hit...again. LAUGHING....about DESTRUCTION of people's lives and property....AGAIN.
LAUGHING at a Category 4 storm that will kill people.
People of Louisiana... you vote for these Democrats. They are LAUGHING at your situation...despite what they say in their glossy speeches, they dont care about you...they care about themselves....getting elected. wake up.
DO YOU GET IT NOW????
Great post! Only, I would
August 30, 2008 - 19:59 ET by motherbeltGreat post!
Only, I would have put it plainer: they don't care if a bunch of you die, as long as it benefits them.
Rush always says that bad news for America is good news to the Democrats.
All I can say is "Damn Skippy!"
Something to be happy about
August 30, 2008 - 20:35 ET by txcoYep, this hurricane is exactly what the democrats were hoping for...since Iraq has turned around they really need some kind of tragedy to use for political gain.....so they can show their compassion for the victims!!!
I understand, Landreau
August 30, 2008 - 20:40 ET by danboI understand, Landreau named her dog "Suga" for a reason.
Limited Disclosure: I used to belong to the Sierra Club untill they went crazier. Worse of all, I was bribed by Exxon with free New Orleans Saints glasses with fill ups in the 70's.
happy
August 30, 2008 - 20:35 ET by rick007Maby he was laughing because they could stuff their freezers full again. With your hard earned dollars.
The working class Dem's are so stupid.
Most Dem' big wigs are rich with your money and you still vote for them.
We ain't seen nothin' yet
August 30, 2008 - 21:02 ET by CooltomWe ain't seen nothin' yet as far as Dem crassness on display. Between now and Nov. 4th is going to be a two month long Wellstone funeral as the Dems get more and more desparate as their poll numbers tank and McCain/Palin's swell.
Awwww... too bad...
PS Does Halliburton have the contract supplying ammo for their circular firing squad?
In all seriousness, imagine
August 30, 2008 - 21:27 ET by GregEIn all seriousness, imagine Obama losing the election. There has been so much hype, so much worship, so many tears, so much longing for whatever he is supposed to be bringing, putting him up on a Messiah-like pedestal, drooling in the media, biased reporting in his favor, etc etc etc. IF he loses the election, we may see disappointment on a level that makes the 2000 election disappointment look like absolute childsplay. The faces you'll see, the attitudes you'll hear, the complaining, the accusations of foul play, etc etc will be just as the Obama crowds are being described - "on a level never seen before in American politics."
Gustav may bite the Dems if the GOP handles the crisis well
August 30, 2008 - 21:00 ET by nkviking75God forbid that anyone on the Gulf Coast has to suffer through this storm. That being said, if Louisiana is hit, it's an opportunity for Republicans to redeem themselves, especially with a Republican governor at the helm. If the GOP handles the news right, this "gift from God" for the Dems may in fact come back to bite them. And it will be interesting to see what Obama does. While he won't be in a decision making capacity, chances are he and/or Biden will provide embarrassing sound bits in the midst of this situation.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
"an opportunity for
August 30, 2008 - 21:32 ET by GregE"an opportunity for Republicans to redeem themselves"
Or, it could be such destruction that only God himself could look good handling it, as it could be beyond what any number of humans can handle "well." And if that is the case, nothing anyone does is going to get the credit it deserves. The media will pound us with what didn't get done.
But for the sake of the people in the storm's path, let's pray that the destruction I described is way over the top and what really happens doesn't approach such a thing. People's lives are at stake.
The Navy and Coast Guard
August 30, 2008 - 21:42 ET by Free StinkerThe Navy and Coast Guard need to Embed reporters so that all the Ships, Cutters, Boats, and Helicopters, they bring in to help people get noticed.
They were they last time too. Just check navy.mil and uscg.mil but that would be too difficult for MSM reporters.
Update - The Navy is already preparing the USS Bataan to go to New Orlean. You won't hear that from the MSM.
Sarah Palin - This is what a Conservative looks like !
Says a lot about the Demoncratic Party
August 30, 2008 - 21:39 ET by reasonsjesterIt has often been asserted that socialists see people as expendable as long as it suits their agenda. Ummm....this vid is a big plate of empirical proof with a side order of creepy.
And which God is on your side Fowler? The God of abortion, mockery of human death and destruction and systematic poverty and misery?
Responsibility is the price of freedom. - Elbert Hubbard
Note to CNN
August 30, 2008 - 22:19 ET by sawing battayou have a new tagline now...what is it?
"no bias, no bull' or something
Here's your first test...
will you run this story and will you run it to the same degree, at the same times, with the same biting commentary as you would if it were a Republican like Haley Barbour getting caught saying this about the DNC?
what's it going to be?
clock is ticking....
It looks like liberals can
August 30, 2008 - 23:58 ET by Chris NormanIt looks like liberals can say anything they want - no matter how awful or nasty - with the confidence that there will be no repercussions, because they know, full well, the MSM will bring no pressure to bear on them, at all.
McNotObama '08
People of New Orleans,they are laughing at your misery
August 31, 2008 - 03:55 ET by donsalimanIt seems they don't care if you suffer as long as the Republicans suffer.
this cant be true! it's not
August 31, 2008 - 04:01 ET by Insane Chipmunkthis cant be true! it's not on wikipedia!
3 levies does not a City make
August 31, 2008 - 04:08 ET by JayTeeIf you live in a city that is surrounded by 3 levies, one to keep out the gulf of mexico, one to keep out the Mississippi, one to keep out lake Poncitrain (sp)....you just might be a redneck living in the wrong place.
These are NOT the "People of New Orleans".....these are the people who live in the danger zone outside the high ground of the City of New Orleans.
The Republican Revolution will not be Televised
MSM
August 31, 2008 - 09:17 ET by scotthDo a Google news search on Donald Fowler.
lol. MSM=NOTHING.
Imagine if a Republican...ANY Republican had said this.
CNN
August 31, 2008 - 11:08 ET by sawing battacnn: "NO BIAS, NO BULL"????
NOTE TO CNN: YOU'VE HAD OVER 24 HRS AND STILL NOTHING ON THIS STORY....NO BIAS? REALLY??
CNN: THE MOST BUSTED NAME IN NEWS.
Be Carefull what you hope for. You might actually get it.
August 31, 2008 - 17:45 ET by Free StinkerPlus 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
Oh really? It now has been reported that Bush and Cheney will be absent from the convention due to Gustav.
This means that the GOP does not have to worry themselves about any negatives from Bush/Cheney attending, and it will not look like the GOP kicked them out either.
Democrats, be Carefull what you hope for. You might actually get it.
Don Fowler Hates Black People
August 31, 2008 - 21:32 ET by sawing battaDon:
The method through which your cold, self centered, elitist comments are captured doesnt change how classless they are.
Then to claim this was all just a minunderstanding and that you were actually making a joke about Jerry Falwell...please. Explain then why "everything's cool" did Falwell say that, too?? [answer: no]
"Don Fowler Hates Black People."
(If anybody asks, I guess I'll just say my post was misunderstood...I was just joking about what Kanye West)
See how sleazy this is? No one wants to play that game...be a Man and apologize like one.
sb... You should of heard
August 31, 2008 - 21:39 ET by bigtimersb...
You should of heard Rosa Delauro defending him today on Fox...Greg Jarrett said he had a recording/video of this and she kept defending him and the other congress-critter, saying she didn't believe either one said such a thing...I was screaming at the set asking Jarrett to just have her listen/watch video...no such thing happened, even close...he just let her words stand.
It made me ill.
Talk about outragous..let alone total hypocrisy.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh