Oh man, Russert's first question for Chertoff was if he's "contemplating resignation."
Russert: Many Americans believe now is the time for accountability.
Russert: How would you grade yourself?
More excuses from Chertoff.
Russert: So no heads will roll?
Ooh, the second video is MUCH better than the first, Russert starts ripping into Chertoff right away regarding the "who could imagine the levee breaking" bullshit that Bush and Chertoff keep spinning.
Uh oh, Chertoff just said he's getting his news on the disaster from the newspapers and that the levee broke Tuesday or Monday night. I'm sorry, but the levee collapsed Monday morning and was hot on the wires at that time - so the head of the entire Department of Homeland Security didn't know the levees broke until 24 hours later and he's implying he gets his disaster news from the papers? Jesus Christ!
And I quote from the Times-Picayune:
A large section of the vital 17th Street Canal levee, where it connects to the brand new "hurricane proof" Old Hammond Highway bridge, gave way late Monday morning in Bucktown after Katrina's fiercest winds were well north. The breach sent a churning sea of water from Lake Pontchartrain coursing across Lakeview and into Mid-City, Carrollton, Gentilly, City Park and neighborhoods farther south and east.So, either Chertoff is again a bald-faced liar, or he's an out of touch imbecile.
OOOOOOH, Russert just held up the page of the Dept of Homeland Security Web site that says they assume primary responsibility - you may have remembered seeing that page here and on other blogs. Yes!
Man, Chertoff is a dick. It's always about shifting blame, he is responsible for nothing. Nothing.
Russert just caught Chertoff lying again. AGAIN. At what point does the buck stop with this president? At what point does George Bush start acting like a man and start rolling some heads of these liars? People are dead because of these people and they're still lying to the American people.
See the video here, and as I said, video two is the good one.
Crooks and Liars has the video as well here.
