Rockey Vaccarella Explained

Rockey Vaccarella is a Hurricane Katrina survivor and activist from St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. In August 2006, he drove his Federal Emergency Management Agency trailer to the White House to thank President George W. Bush for the mobile homes provided to Katrina victims by the federal government. He is also a former GOP candidate for city council in St. Bernard Parish.

Bush press conference with Vaccarella

President Bush and Vaccarella met together in a White House press conference on August 23, 2006. Bush began by introducing Vaccarella:

Vaccarella thanked the President for his efforts in aiding Katrina victims:

Political response

Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called the press conference a "public relations blitz that the survivors of Katrina [could] ill afford."^[1]

References

1. Web site: Katrina Survivor Lauds Bush in What Democrats Call PR Stunt. Peter. Baker. 24 August 2006. www.washingtonpost.com.

External links

• Forgotten on the Bayou: Rockey's Mission to the White House (archived link, November 2, 2010)
• 5 years later: Rockey's new mission (archived link, July 11, 2011)