# Louisiana Republicans are so dumb they blame Obama for Katrina

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisiana-republicans-are-so-dumb-they-blame-obama-for-katrina/666907>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 22, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisiana-republicans-are-so-dumb-they-blame-obama-for-katrina/666907 "2013-08-22T21:07:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisiana-republicans-are-so-dumb-they-blame-obama-for-katrina/666907/61 "2013-08-24T03:13:00Z")

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So, now the truth finally is revealed.  
\*\*BrainGlutton \*\*is responsible for everything.

Wow… that is one heck of a gig, dude.  
How did you end up in that position?

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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisiana-republicans-are-so-dumb-they-blame-obama-for-katrina/666907/62 "2013-08-24T03:24:38Z")

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> [@Gagundathar](#):
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> So, now the truth finally is revealed.  
> \*\*BrainGlutton \*\*is responsible for everything.
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> Wow… that is one heck of a gig, dude.  
> How did you end up in that position?

It was a Faustian bargain.

Just between you and me, the Devil got the worst of it.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisiana-republicans-are-so-dumb-they-blame-obama-for-katrina/666907/63 "2013-08-24T14:54:30Z")

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> [@Buck\_Godot](#):
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> That’s my point. The question I asked makes the tacit assumption that there was a Benghazi cover-up, so there is no correct answer for someone who, rightly, doesn’t think there was a cover-up. Similarly for those Republicans who think that Katrina wasn’t mishandled, there is no correct option.
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> For the record, a look at my posting history will demonstrate that I have no love for Bush nor hatred for Obama. I just don’t like reading too much into polls whose questions are so obviously partisan, as they really just represent cheer leading.

Damn, whooshed again.

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**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2013, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisiana-republicans-are-so-dumb-they-blame-obama-for-katrina/666907/64 "2013-08-25T12:42:27Z")

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> [@jtgain](#):
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> You’ve got Republicans ticking Obama down the line and they miss the one that doesn’t make sense.

OP’s point is that Republicans rely strictly on blind prejudice rather than using their brains. Your criticism simply acknowledges that the point is correct.

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