MoveOn is hosting a Hurricane Katrina protest outside the White House today at 1pm. MoveOn’s Tom Matzzie writes in the group’s release:

“Later today, a delegation of MoveOn members who were evacuated from New Orleans will deliver a petition to President Bush demanding he stop blaming the victims of Hurricane Katrina and focus on helping them. You're invited to join them at a peaceful protest and picket outside the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue at 1:00 PM today, Thursday. Together we'll send the message that the White House blame-shifting is shameful and raise awareness about public anger over the Bush administration failures.”

“Last night I met the Hurricane evacuees who will join us today. Iona Renfroe, from New Orleans, was rescued via helicopter from the rooftop of her neighbor’s two-story house last Wednesday. Iona told me, ‘It just makes me so angry that my country, my government would say that I’m not worth saving.’”

MoveOn also announced they will be providing signs to protesters that read, “Shame” and “Help Hurricane Victims”

Needless to say this is a disgusting piece of propaganda on MoveOn’s part. At no time has the federal government stated or even hinted that people trapped by Hurricane Katrina are “not worth saving.”

I’ll be on hand today for the protest reporting and taking pictures. I’ll also try to get MoveOn on the record defending their above claim.