Bush Lied AGAIN

Three days after Katrina hit, Bush famously told the country on national television, "I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees.''¹ But, today, we can all watch the leading hurricane scientist in the country personally informing President Bush, 24 hours before the storm hit, that a levee breach was a "very, very serious concern."²

Although the original AP article and video focus on this clear contradiction, other major papers and television outlets have largely missed it.³ We know that one of the most effective ways to get the media to cover something is to get members of Congress to talk publicly about it—so calling Congress is our next step.

For those of you that live in MN please contact:

Senator Mark Dayton
Phone: 202-224-3244
District Offices:
Biwabik: 218-865-4480
East Grand Forks: 218-773-1110
Fort Snelling: 888-224-9043
Renville: 320-905 3007

Senator Norm Coleman
Phone: 202-224-5641
District Offices:
Mankato: 507-625-6800
St. Paul: 651-645-0323

Congressman Martin Sabo
Phone: 202-225-4755
Minneapolis District Office: 612-664-8000

Some members of Congress have already spoken up, and they need support. Others have not, and they need to hear that their constituents are counting on them to step forward. Please call Rep. Sabo and Sens. Dayton and Coleman today and ask them to speak out about the President's newly discovered failure and dishonesty in responding to Katrina.

Sources:

1. "Bush was told levees could fail, video shows," Seattle Times/AP, March 2, 2006 http://www.moveon.org/r?r=1511

2. "Video Shows Bush Warned before Katrina Hit," The Associated Press, March 01 2006
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=1506

3. "Bush not questioned about pre-Katrina briefing," KWTX news, March 02, 2006
http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/2395001.html