# Louis Farrakhan says Levees Were 'Blown Up' **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 19, 2005, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-farrakhan-says-levees-were-blown-up/322435 "2005-09-19T22:30:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-farrakhan-says-levees-were-blown-up/322435/61 "2005-09-20T14:46:37Z")
Sorry, **Shodan** , but that violates International Laws on pollution and creating a menace to shipping. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-farrakhan-says-levees-were-blown-up/322435/62 "2005-09-20T14:47:39Z")
Why would you blow up a levy during a hurricane? Unless it is the Tin foil hat brigade and Marching Band. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-farrakhan-says-levees-were-blown-up/322435/63 "2005-09-20T16:57:55Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > Isn’t Farrakhan one of those who pop up whenever it is a National or Global event to spew nonsense? > > Y’know what someone needs to invent? > > A Whack a Mole game with Farrakhan, Swaggart, Roberts and the rest of the loony bin whackjobs heads popping out. I think I’d throw in Michael Jackson too. > > **WHAM!** > > Now, that’d be entertainment. Don’t forget Fred Phelps! And Jerry Falwell! ---
**Author:** ![yBeayf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e274bd/32.png) [@yBeayf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yBeayf)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-farrakhan-says-levees-were-blown-up/322435/64 "2005-09-20T17:21:09Z")
> [@](#): > > You can have Moshe Levinger instead (you can look the name up). I sure as hell don’t want him around anymore. Alternatively, we could put Simon Wiesenthal in with them. Although recently dead, he could still kick both their asses, cos he’s just that cool. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-farrakhan-says-levees-were-blown-up/322435/65 "2005-09-20T20:46:34Z")
_ **Thunderdome!** _ Pat Robertson and Louis Farrakhan. Two men enter, one man leaves. So who leaves? ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-farrakhan-says-levees-were-blown-up/322435/66 "2005-09-20T20:56:12Z")
> [@Wolfian](#): > > > [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > > > Farrakhan vs Pat Robertson in a caged death match!! > > Can we throw in some really out there Jew too? Then everybody wins!\* > \*Offer not good for Hindus, Zorastrians, followers of Shinto, and **Jedis**. (Mine, the emphasis is.) Disappointed, I am. Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-farrakhan-says-levees-were-blown-up/322435/67 "2005-09-20T21:44:33Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > _ **Thunderdome!** _ > > Pat Robertson and Louis Farrakhan. > > Two men enter, one man leaves. > > So who leaves? Neither. The winner had an unfortunate accident on his way out of the arena. That or his injuries were to severe for him to survive. I haven’t decided which one to go with yet. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2005, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-farrakhan-says-levees-were-blown-up/322435/68 "2005-09-20T23:56:31Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > _ **Thunderdome!** _ > > Pat Robertson and Louis Farrakhan. > > Two men enter, one man leaves. > > So who leaves? So who are the two men? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Good\_Egg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/96bed5/32.png) [@Good\_Egg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Good_Egg)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-farrakhan-says-levees-were-blown-up/322435/69 "2005-09-21T05:03:26Z")
Not ALL conspiacy theories are wrong. Think for yourself. But Louie’s a ditwad. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2005, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-farrakhan-says-levees-were-blown-up/322435/70 "2005-09-21T06:33:10Z")
Damnit. I’ve avoided posting anymore to this thread. But I have to say since it started I just can’t stop thinking the title should have been, “Blowed Up”. OK, I’m going away. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louis-farrakhan-says-levees-were-blown-up/322435.md?page=3)