This is my first diary. I've been lurking on dailykos for a long time. I know it's a little late to be writing about Katrina, and I'm not sure what in particular made me post about this subject, but something about this e-mail I received today just set me off. (Warning: The following is a clever little bit of right-wing propaganda; it slurs the good people of New Orleans and will probably make your blood boil. What follows is my response.)
Some right-wing memes go out directly, on Fox News or from the Washington Times or the WSJ. Others go out quietly, and more insidiously, over talk radio or, yes, e-mail. All of them need to be confronted. I know this diary is preaching to the converted, but I felt the need to rant, with facts.
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