Aaron Broussard Lied, His Friend's Mother Died

So, in a tearful on-air tirade about the supposedly slow federal response he blames for his a friend's mother's death, Aaaron Broussard claimed that he was talking to the woman on the phone through the Thursday after the storm.

He also claimed that FEMA deliberately cut communication lines, I guess so that more people would die.

Trouble is, the woman died the first Monday of the storm. Broussard lied.

He's a Democrat, and John From Wuzzadem suspects some very nasty political theater, using this dead mother as the leading lady. I think money might be a motivation too-- I'm sure he's thinking about a lot of donations to ease his grief, and possibly even about a 9/11 style payout to the victims of the storm. And he'll be damned if he misses out on any of that bonus-cash for crying on camera.

He must have loved this woman... when the storm of the century was approaching, and he knew she couldn't get out on her own, he cared enough... to make a phone call.

Correction: I wrote that the woman who died was Broussard's mother. Turns out it was the mother of a friend. Thanks to Allah for setting my loose shit straight.

Separated At Birth Update: Are You Conservative? asks if Broussard is Tim Russert's Bill Burkett.

posted by Ace at 12:20 PM

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