Posted on 05/22/2006 5:53:18 AM PDT by Mr. Brightside
Amid Katrina Chaos, Congressman Used National Guard to Visit Home
Two Heavy Trucks, Helicopter Were Involved in Lawmaker's Trip at Height of Crisis
By JAKE TAPPER
Sept. 13, 2005 — Amid the chaos and confusion that engulfed New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina struck, a congressman used National Guard troops to check on his property and rescue his personal belongings — even while New Orleans residents were trying to get rescued from rooftops, ABC News has learned.
On Sept. 2 — five days after Katrina hit the Gulf Coast — Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., who represents New Orleans and is a senior member of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, was allowed through the military blockades set up around the city to reach the Superdome, where thousands of evacuees had been taken.
Military sources tells ABC News that Jefferson, an eight-term Democratic congressman, asked the National Guard that night to take him on a tour of the flooded portions of his congressional district. A five-ton military truck and a half dozen military police were dispatched.
Lt. Col. Pete Schneider of the Louisiana National Guard tells ABC News that during the tour, Jefferson asked that the truck take him to his home on Marengo Street, in the affluent uptown neighborhood in his congressional district. According to Schneider, this was not part of Jefferson's initial request.
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My guess too. But hopefully in the near future, he'll have lots of guards around him.
Gee, ABC has finally learned this stale news which FReepers have known ever since it happened! At least someone tipped them off to this.
The heavy smell of political blood is in the water... they know he's in serious trouble, and likely prison-bound . Pelosi's call for an investigation showed he was to be sacrificed. So the (MSM) sharks are starting to gather and take bites. Feeding frenzy is still a week ro so away (IMO).
Isn't there some footage of the actual National Guard trucks visiting the Jefferson property on tape? From what I understand, several had to be sent, because the first one to arrive bogged down in the soft mud in the front yard, as it was backed up to the front porch.
My, my, my, according to Nancy Pelosi, only the Bush Administration and Congressional Republicans are the "Party of Corruption." Can we get a new quote from her today?
Yes, I remember hearing about this at the time, I guess I heard it on FR.
LOL...actually saw a film of this on TV. People losing their lives and this man demanding an escort to his home to retrieve?????????????????
This was reported, with film footage on Fox, Limbaugh at the time it happened. Guess the MSM finally found a use for that information they tried to hide.
"I wonder if he will have to step down now?"
doesn't matter.....he will be re-elected a la Hastings, Berry, etc etc.
This from ABC? Looks like the libs are beginning to eat their own. Can't wait till they completely dismember this scumbag.
Heads up!
More flashback.
http://magazine.biafranigeriaworld.com/rbridgeford/2005aug28-atiku-abubakar-and-the-mansion-at-sorrel.html
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