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Now, see, that's the difference between us.
Mary Anne — (archived)

I care if my leader lies to me after a major catastrophe to cover his ass.

I cared when Clinton lied about his personal life, even though it was, as they say, personal. I cared even though nobody was dead because of the events he lied about.

People are dead because of these events, so there's more to care about. That's the difference.

And by the way, in case you haven't been following, it is still true and will continue to be true that some people hadn't the car/the money/the gasoline to leave as the hurricane approached. It is still true and continues to be true that it is smarter, if one can't get away fast enough (on foot in lightning and driving rain is not "fast enough"), to seek shelter where shelter is available, which is what the stranded did. Why else would there have been people in the Superdome and the convention center and the hospitals? It is also still true and will continue to be true that some people who survived the storm and tried to flee the floods on foot were shot at and prevented from leaving New Orleans by law enforcement officers of neighboring communities, a story that continues to unfold.

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