I've been engaged in a debate on Katrina with a bunch of conservatives. When I linked the "THEY KNEW" diary by STOP George they went ape and started screaming. "What about Willy Wonka?" "What about Nagin!" Well..I told them that Nagin was a life long republican who switched parties when the prospects of becoming an elected republican in a democratic stronghold were slim.
They then linked this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/...
Where it proudly says Nagin is a lifelong democrat.
However..
I did a google search for Nagin Republican and the same piece on wilkipedia turned up only with the line replaced.
Ray Nagin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaA registered Republican for most of his life, Nagin became a Democrat just before running for mayor. Nagin did give contributions periodically to candidates ...
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I'm confused by this. Did someone alter the entry to omit that Nagin was a republican for most of his life?