Radio Host Calls Katrina Victims Worthless Parasites

[Ryda Wong, EBfCo.]

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On his nationally syndicated radio show, Neal Boortz made disparaging remarks about Hurricane Katrina victims, stating, "When these Katrina so-called refugees were scattered about the country, it was just a glorified episode of putting out the garbage." Boortz also described New Orleans as "a city of parasites, a city of people who could not and had no desire to fend for themselves."

Classy, eh?

[inkrose115]

Originally Posted by Ryda Wong, EBfCo.

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Classy, eh?

*Speechless* Uh... Uh... Uh...

Originally Posted by Ryda Wong, EBfCo.

Classy, eh?

Does he have a new book out?

I found it.....

I think I am getting the pattern with these conservative hosts. When they have a new book out, they really try to say something off the wall. It must improve sales..... Gets them a lot of free advertising.

[Chloe]

Boortz is a libertarian rather than a conservative (i.e., pro-freedom for those who can afford it). Doesn't make him any less of a moron, though.

[Malruhn]

If you actually listened to him, you would find that he has spotlighted some Katrina folks that picked themselves up (with nothing left to their names), dusted (and dried) themselves off, and made successes of themselves - to include some single mothers of multiple children (allegedly the bane of all Conservatives). It might help to hear the comment in context.

He was talking about those special people that took everything they could from the government, screamed for more, and have done nothing for themselves. New Orleans had what would appear to be more than her share of those people. Sure, it was exacerbated by the wretched calls by state and local government, but doesn't the core responsibility for self preservation reside with the "self"??

(overly snarky remarks removed)

[Ryda Wong, EBfCo.]

Originally Posted by Malruhn

Sure, it was exacerbated by the wretched calls by state and local government, but doesn't the core responsibility for self preservation reside with the "self"??

If the self has the ability to preserve the self, sure.

Most of the folks that were stuck didn't have that ability.

And, frankly, context doesn't change his comments nor his raving generalizations

[Buckle Up]

Originally Posted by Malruhn

If you actually listened to him, you would find that he has spotlighted some Katrina folks that picked themselves up (with nothing left to their names), dusted (and dried) themselves off, and made successes of themselves - to include some single mothers of multiple children (allegedly the bane of all Conservatives). It might help to hear the comment in context.

Do you have a link where we might hear it? It's very difficult for me to accept another interpretation of his comments without hearing it myself.

I do think this is interesting: "...a city of people who could not and had no desire to fend for themselves..." My thought here is, well which was it? That they could not fend for themselves, or that they had no desire to fend for themselves? Because from this statement alone, it would seem that he is mixing the two groups together, and there is a big difference between the two.

If I could hear it in context, I will reexamine it in my own mind.

[A Turtle Named Mack]

Originally Posted by Buckle Up

Do you have a link where we might hear it? It's very difficult for me to accept another interpretation of his comments without hearing it myself.

I do think this is interesting: "...a city of people who could not and had no desire to fend for themselves..." My thought here is, well which was it? That they could not fend for themselves, or that they had no desire to fend for themselves? Because from this statement alone, it would seem that he is mixing the two groups together, and there is a big difference between the two.

If I could hear it in context, I will reexamine it in my own mind.

I would say that THAT is probably more of the sort of slip of the tongue that comes of doing 4 1/2 hours of live radio per day. His statements were rather broad brush, and he later accepted the qualification that many of the people that stayed behind in the flooded areas were tryign to take care of their property. N.O. was one of the highest welfare-usage cities in the nation. From what i have heard, though, the movement out of New Orleans gave quite a number of them the impetus to break old habits and become productive.