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Bill Maher: They're so desperate to make this Obama's fault. You know, as soon as it happened, we heard, 'This is his Katrina,'…

On the recordMay 4, 2010
They're so desperate to make this Obama's fault. You know, as soon as it happened, we heard, 'This is his Katrina,' because you know, in the minds of those who don't think too far or too deeply, 'OK, disaster, Louisiana, OK, that's enough. I don't have to think any further. Bush had his Katrina, Obama had' -- except that, you know, Katrina was something that he was warned about.
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Maher discusses the political blame placed on President Obama regarding the oil spill, comparing it to Hurricane Katrina.

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