Tim and Faith on Hurricane Katrina
A recent episode of Scarborough Country on MSNBC featured a segment on Tim McGraw (iTunes) and Faith Hill’s (iTunes) comments following their visit to Katrina-ravaged areas. Apparently, Faith (a “Mississippi Girl”) said:
Republican strategist Jack Burkman, a guest on the show, had some harsh words for Tim and Faith:
You can read the full Scarborough transcript here. The segment on Tim and Faith starts about two-thirds of the way through the show.
“I fear for our country if we can’t handle our people during a natural disaster.”Tim added:
“When you have people dying because they’re poor and black or poor and white, or because of whatever they are, if that’s a number on a political scale, then that is the most wrong thing. That erases everything that’s great about our country.”
Republican strategist Jack Burkman, a guest on the show, had some harsh words for Tim and Faith:
“I mean, if you look at those comments, and particularly Tim McGraw’s comments, they sound like somebody with a ninth grade education. I mean, he’s almost trying to play the race card, but he’s too inarticulate to even figure out what he wants to say. I mean, these two, I think, are too stupid to figure out that if they have any interest in a political career, the Christian conservative base could be a natural ally.”I guess Republican strategists aren’t above making ‘stupid hillbilly’ accusations. I’m not surprised.
You can read the full Scarborough transcript here. The segment on Tim and Faith starts about two-thirds of the way through the show.
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