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A PERSONAL LIFE UNDER WATER (Donna Brazile Lauds W )
NY Post ^ | Sept. 22, 2005 | Cindy Adams

Posted on 09/22/2005 5:43:48 AM PDT by COUNTrecount

September 22, 2005 -- 'I'M a woman, 45 years old, whose birth certificate says 'Negro,' and I was Al Gore's campaign manager. With all that layin' on top of me, I thought nothin' could ever scare me." CNN regular Donna Brazile, who now runs her own company out of D.C., was born in a Louisiana charity hospital. Mother a maid, father a janitor, dirt poor, no running water, Donna is one of nine children. The hurricane devastated them. She says: "I'm an African-American whose life has been a victory. But then came Katrina."

The family's whole area was under water. Her diabetic dad couldn't leave and was rescued after five days, dead bodies floating in his face. His only chair, a rocking chair, destroyed in 8 feet of water. One sister wasn't found for six days. Another's children, in the care of an older child, drowned. A disabled sister in a nursing home was only located after Donna appealed on CNN and offered $500 for someone to go there and look. The Wildlife and Fisheries operation eventually found her. An elderly cousin was raped in the Superdome. There was an autistic niece who couldn't help herself. An uncle lay trapped in an attic nearly a week.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: donnabrazile; katrina; no
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To: alisasny

Why the reluctance of many of you to believe the assault and rape allegations? I am unable to discern a motivation for fabricating such things. If true, it does not make Bush or Republicans look bad.

I think you mean sKeptic.


41 posted on 09/22/2005 6:52:20 AM PDT by fireballxl5
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To: COUNTrecount
Great story. Good lord, most of her family suffered terrible losses. She's right, there should be no road blocks for these folks because there is no way for them to manouver the acres of red tape to get help.

The comment about the white folks reaching out to help inicates she not only noticed, she's grateful for the help to the people of NO.

Say what you will about her politics, but she's turning out to be a pretty decent human being. I don't think you're going to hear her slamming the people who are trying desperately to help.

42 posted on 09/22/2005 6:55:22 AM PDT by McGavin999 (We're a First World Country with a Third World Press (Except for Hume & Garrett ))
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To: conservativecorner
Donna Brazile is a savvy political person. She can see what history is going to record about the actions and inactions of so-called leaders at all levels.

For instance, as one watches the Governors and Mayors of other states affected by these hurricanes and how they put into practice the emergency plans already in place, it becomes incontrovertibly clear that when all the assessments have been made, the Democratic Governor of Louisiana and the Democratic Mayor of New Orleans were and are the front lines of defense for their citizens. What they did or didn't do (that the Texas leaders are doing today) will become crystal clear. (For instance, buses might have been utilized to transport the people they knew were poor and helpless. Food and water could have been provided at the Super Dome in advance, etc., etc., etc.)

Donna Brazile knows how the system works, and she, who managed Gore's campaign, and after watching his bizarre behaviors since 2000, must thank God every day that her efforts did not make him her President for 9/11 or Katrina.

Give her a break!

Some on this site sound exactly like the illogical Bush-haters, and that is not an intelligent or smart way to approach any discussion!

There is no defender of conservatism as effective as a liberal who has been "mugged by reality." On the other hand, if hers is political rhetoric, it, too, will be revealed in time, and there will be plenty of time to say harsh things about her.

43 posted on 09/22/2005 7:03:42 AM PDT by loveliberty2
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To: McGavin999; Hildy

This is the opening of her campaign to be the next governor of La. No way Blanco runs again..it's wide open..I think Jindal may well as well..


44 posted on 09/22/2005 7:05:18 AM PDT by ken5050 (Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to pass on her gene pool....any volunteers?)
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To: gridlock

Lets not forget though, after 9-11, demokkkrats acted like baby chicks hiding under the mother hen with a chicken hawk flying over. Remember? They were all talking about being SOOOOOOOOOOOO glad that Bush had won the election and that algore wasnt president.


45 posted on 09/22/2005 7:41:50 AM PDT by weezel
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To: b4its2late
"No difficulty with anyone putting up a casino, but the levee problem, which has been with us for centuries, never got fixed."

Far out.

46 posted on 09/22/2005 7:47:20 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: edcoil
The NO Chief of Police was on the tv noting none of those rapes at the superdome have ever been confirmed.

Why would Donna Brazile lie about something like that?

47 posted on 09/22/2005 7:49:04 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: fireballxl5

"Why the reluctance of many of you to believe the assault and rape allegations?"

Were there any police reports filed?

Or was it just 'heresay'?

Just because the media reports something, doesn't make it true!


48 posted on 09/22/2005 7:49:05 AM PDT by Bigh4u2 (Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
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To: Bar-Face

This skant is a big time race baiting lying DEM,. Review the annual farce C-Span hosts State of Black America, nothing but a collection of losers,academics,dingbats, moonbats who scream institutionalized racism present in the military, business,schools,delivery of health care and of course the criminal justice system. It is a 2-3 day non-stop Bush and GOP bash attended by jesse,al,bananna boat harry, julian bond,that nut from Princeton,crazy louie from "nation of Islam" and that evil maaleux(USA fame) who wished death on Justice Thomas. This pig only wants air time because she does not have a loser in any election race to spew her hate and deception. This liar was the main mouthpiece in the black community that promoted the theory of stolen elections in 2000,2002,2004 don't trust her. I wonder how many of her protectors from the DEM party will donate to her poor family members; or will share their home, crazy Al sure isn't inviting anybody to Tn.


49 posted on 09/22/2005 7:49:36 AM PDT by dubyawhoiluv
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To: RDTF

Freepmail.


50 posted on 09/22/2005 7:49:39 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: nutmeg

read later


51 posted on 09/22/2005 7:50:39 AM PDT by nutmeg ("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
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To: Bar-Face

This skant is a big time race baiting lying DEM,. Review the annual farce C-Span hosts State of Black America, nothing but a collection of losers,academics,dingbats, moonbats who scream institutionalized racism present in the military, business,schools,delivery of health care and of course the criminal justice system. It is a 2-3 day non-stop Bush and GOP bash attended by jesse,al,bananna boat harry, julian bond,that nut from Princeton,crazy louie from "nation of Islam" and that evil maaleux(USA fame) who wished death on Justice Thomas. This pig only wants air time because she does not have a loser in any election race to spew her hate and deception. This liar was the main mouthpiece in the black community that promoted the theory of stolen elections in 2000,2002,2004 don't trust her. I wonder how many of her protectors from the DEM party will donate to her poor family members; or will share their home, crazy Al sure isn't inviting anybody to Tn.


52 posted on 09/22/2005 7:51:17 AM PDT by dubyawhoiluv
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To: Bigh4u2

Oh yeah!

Welcome to Free Republic!


53 posted on 09/22/2005 7:51:20 AM PDT by Bigh4u2 (Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
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To: COUNTrecount
Love him or hate him, she knows that when GW says something he means it. She can thank God that he is in the WH rather than anyone she has voted for in the past 20 years!

Pray for W and Our Freedom Winning Fighters

54 posted on 09/22/2005 7:53:23 AM PDT by bray (Pray for the Freedom of the Iraqis from Islam)
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To: alisasny

Please don't post full text stories from excerpt only sites as a reply.


55 posted on 09/22/2005 7:55:26 AM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: John Robertson

That was my first thought too. Surely she would send her poor old family some money. Afterall, it doesn't look like she's missed too many meals. I don't believe what any of them say...


56 posted on 09/22/2005 8:03:02 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper
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To: Rutles4Ever
I can believe that's Donna Brazile talking. Based on some comments she's previously made, I think she realizes that it's the the rich white liberal Democrats who take poor black people for granted and don't actually do anything to help them. Give her some more time and we might really be surprised.
57 posted on 09/22/2005 8:09:40 AM PDT by Question_Assumptions
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To: Howlin
You're right. Priorities.....
58 posted on 09/22/2005 8:24:23 AM PDT by b4its2late (FOOTBALL REFEREES: Best seat in the house, and we're paid to be there.)
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To: Puppage
It was sarcasm.

Sorry. I didn't recognize the quote.

59 posted on 09/22/2005 8:34:21 AM PDT by Terabitten (God grant me the strength to live a life worthy of those who have gone before me.)
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To: ken5050

Brazile as Governor? What experience would qualify her for that job?? Really.


60 posted on 09/22/2005 8:36:53 AM PDT by Hildy
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