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kelliekat44

(7,759 posts) Thu Sep 3, 2015, 01:43 PM Sep 2015

Just finished watching "Treme" on HBO. The story of NOLA after Katrina is worse than you thought. [View all]

I had to cry in a couple of places. Desperate times make desperate people and the con and scam artists gouging the government and doing nothing to help made the situation and still makes the situation worse.

Really sad commentary on the people running our state and local governments.

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Just finished watching "Treme" on HBO. The story of NOLA after Katrina is worse than you thought. [View all] kelliekat44 Sep 2015 OP

I wish more people had watched Treme. It really did tell the story and I still reel hlthe2b Sep 2015 #1

Read Zeitoon to really make your head explode. Schema Thing Sep 2015 #2

I'm watching it too Blue Owl Sep 2015 #3

Clarke Peters is a great actor. madaboutharry Sep 2015 #4

The John Goodman character was based on real-life NOLA blogger Ashley Morris. KamaAina Sep 2015 #5

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