Wednesday, February 3, 2010

CNN Shocker: Hurricane Katrina Good For New Orleans Schools

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Here's something you never would have heard from a mainstream media outlet when George W. Bush was President: Hurricane Katrina was a good thing for New Orleans.

When it comes to the school system in the Louisiana city, that's exactly what CNN reported during Saturday's "Newsroom."

After anchor T.J. Holmes read a statement from Education Secretary Arne Duncan --

"I think the best thing that happened to the education system in New Orleans was Hurricane Katrina"

-- he was joined by fellow CNNer's Roland Martin and Steve Perry who largely agreed.

As you watch the following video, try to imagine this discussion happening on CNN if Bush was still in the White House (video embedded below the fold with full transcript):





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