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I said it when 9/11 hit....i said it when we went to war.. i said it when the "weapons of mass disstruction" was no where to be found...I said it when Bush was re-elected for his 2nd term....I said it over and over and everytime I said it...I ment what I said... and here I say it once more...well okie...I'm sure this won't be the last time I say it but..
FUCK YOU PRESIDENT BUSH!!!
-this is a sad situation going on. what makes this situation worst is as he has proven so many times, Bush is a uncaring son of a bitch. I just hope he hasnt fucked America up too bad by the time his dumb ass is out of office and is done "making his papa proud"
September 1, 2005
"As Americans in the mostly destroyed Gulf Coast struggled to cope with the deadly and devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina, where was their president?
Still on vacation.
Worse, still out of touch.
Were National Guard and Reserve units, plus active-duty outfits in the world's most powerful army and navy standing ready Monday and Tuesday to rush to the rescue of the besieged?
Nope. Their commander in chief was AWOL - at least until Wednesday afternoon, when finally he began to call in the cavalry.
Where was the nation's supposedly much-improved emergency response system Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to deal with what everyone was told was a Category 5 hurricane capable of catastrophic devastation?
It sure wasn't anywhere near Katrina's path.
When forecasters warned early, and very accurately, as it turned out, that the storm would pose special problems for below-sea-level New Orleans and other coastal Gulf Coast cities, the federal government's plan for relief proved to be weak - when it could be seen at all.
Don't just take our word for it. Ask the thousands in the area who have been pushed to the brink by a lack of water, food, first aid and medicine.
Or just ask the thousands stranded in the Louisiana Superdome.
After what must have been the worst night of most of their lives, they spent Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday wondering what kind of help - if any - was en route.
They must have been delighted to hear Wednesday that the answer was - shazaam! - a trip to the Houston Astrodome.
Does President Bush, who seemed transfixed by other issues while his fellow citizens suffered, truly understand that one of our great and unique cities, New Orleans, is lost and needs emergency triage just to stay on life support?
As he defended the war in Iraq and talked about other important - but certainly not as pressing problems facing the nation - did he understand that a disaster of epic proportions was unfolding in cities like Gulfport, Miss., and Mobile, Ala.?
Did he understand this was our Asian tsunami?
As if evidence wasn't plain enough to see, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin sent the nation a chilling note Wednesday when he estimated that thousands could be dead in the city.
If that's not a federal problem - one requiring the 24-hour-a-day attention and response from Washington, D.C. - what is?
On that note, various news organizations have reported that the cost of the war in Iraq is the reason cited by Louisiana and New Orleans officials for cuts of more than $25 million from federal Army Corps of Engineers' budgets the past two years.
In those budgets: emergency funds that would shore up and raise the riverbanks and levees that protected New Orleans. Officials recognized the city's vulnerabilities 30 years ago and were desperate to complete the work after an intense 2004 hurricane season.
The money, gone to Iraq, was not there.
All that's in New Orleans today are broken levees, a flooded metro area, refugees headed to Houston - and an uncertain future.
Today is Day Four of one of the worst natural tragedies in American history, and perhaps when all is said and done it might rival even the horrors of 9/11. It already does in terms of its geographical reach and its direct impact on millions of Americans.
Bush is scheduled to grace the Gulf Coast with his presence on Friday when, finally, he tours the devastation - and no doubt proclaims his sincere sympathy and compassion for the afflicted.
That would be Day Five. "
MY RANT:
Yesterday I posted very few words on my thoughts of this natural disaster. Mainly aiming at the president. Why not? He deserves millions to speak badly of him. I didn't have much time yesterday to speak out and say all of what I wanted to say. Forgive me. This is somewhat part 2...but more of me ranting on about this whole situation.
I was watching the news this morning, attempting to get a better thought of what’s going on. The more I watch this the more irate I get. To know that there are men and women young and old out there dieing of dehydration after following the orders of "authority" to go to the convention center. Now are left behind for 5 days. I don't quite understand how and why they could have had that happen. Is this the government we pay for, with our taxes? Is this our country? Starving refugees, corpses roasting on the side of the road? Thousands shuttled from one sports stadium, to another? It’s now day 5 and supposedly the president is going to grace New Orleans. Maybe, somehow...those people who have been surving off rooftops, holding help signs in the air, and grieving over a corpse of a dead family member...maybe Bush's visit will give them some hope. However for me, with a man that pretty much caused this disaster after refusing to fix a weak levee last summer -- one that was in mid-repair when the storm hit when local officials were begging him to do so. And where did the money end up? Efforts on the war which has already costed....shit loads. Sorry for this "part 2" but I'm sure people who are all the way anti-bush like myself understand... when this man fucks up, we raise hell and let everyone know it. After all, he deserves all the hell we can dish out. Which isn’t enough hell considering he’s running on his 2nd term with some how having Bush supporters still rooting him on.
But anyway. I wish all those people that are fighting to stay alive. I wish them luck. And maybe, just maybe we can get them the hell out of there and throw Bush in there for 5 days...or weeks as they take vacations leaving Bush wondering "when is help on its way?". I'm done. I'll be quiet for awhile now, I promise.
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FUCK YOU PRESIDENT BUSH!!!
-this is a sad situation going on. what makes this situation worst is as he has proven so many times, Bush is a uncaring son of a bitch. I just hope he hasnt fucked America up too bad by the time his dumb ass is out of office and is done "making his papa proud"
"As Americans in the mostly destroyed Gulf Coast struggled to cope with the deadly and devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina, where was their president?
Still on vacation.
Worse, still out of touch.
Were National Guard and Reserve units, plus active-duty outfits in the world's most powerful army and navy standing ready Monday and Tuesday to rush to the rescue of the besieged?
Nope. Their commander in chief was AWOL - at least until Wednesday afternoon, when finally he began to call in the cavalry.
Where was the nation's supposedly much-improved emergency response system Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to deal with what everyone was told was a Category 5 hurricane capable of catastrophic devastation?
It sure wasn't anywhere near Katrina's path.
When forecasters warned early, and very accurately, as it turned out, that the storm would pose special problems for below-sea-level New Orleans and other coastal Gulf Coast cities, the federal government's plan for relief proved to be weak - when it could be seen at all.
Don't just take our word for it. Ask the thousands in the area who have been pushed to the brink by a lack of water, food, first aid and medicine.
Or just ask the thousands stranded in the Louisiana Superdome.
After what must have been the worst night of most of their lives, they spent Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday wondering what kind of help - if any - was en route.
They must have been delighted to hear Wednesday that the answer was - shazaam! - a trip to the Houston Astrodome.
Does President Bush, who seemed transfixed by other issues while his fellow citizens suffered, truly understand that one of our great and unique cities, New Orleans, is lost and needs emergency triage just to stay on life support?
As he defended the war in Iraq and talked about other important - but certainly not as pressing problems facing the nation - did he understand that a disaster of epic proportions was unfolding in cities like Gulfport, Miss., and Mobile, Ala.?
Did he understand this was our Asian tsunami?
As if evidence wasn't plain enough to see, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin sent the nation a chilling note Wednesday when he estimated that thousands could be dead in the city.
If that's not a federal problem - one requiring the 24-hour-a-day attention and response from Washington, D.C. - what is?
On that note, various news organizations have reported that the cost of the war in Iraq is the reason cited by Louisiana and New Orleans officials for cuts of more than $25 million from federal Army Corps of Engineers' budgets the past two years.
In those budgets: emergency funds that would shore up and raise the riverbanks and levees that protected New Orleans. Officials recognized the city's vulnerabilities 30 years ago and were desperate to complete the work after an intense 2004 hurricane season.
The money, gone to Iraq, was not there.
All that's in New Orleans today are broken levees, a flooded metro area, refugees headed to Houston - and an uncertain future.
Today is Day Four of one of the worst natural tragedies in American history, and perhaps when all is said and done it might rival even the horrors of 9/11. It already does in terms of its geographical reach and its direct impact on millions of Americans.
Bush is scheduled to grace the Gulf Coast with his presence on Friday when, finally, he tours the devastation - and no doubt proclaims his sincere sympathy and compassion for the afflicted.
That would be Day Five. "
MY RANT:
Yesterday I posted very few words on my thoughts of this natural disaster. Mainly aiming at the president. Why not? He deserves millions to speak badly of him. I didn't have much time yesterday to speak out and say all of what I wanted to say. Forgive me. This is somewhat part 2...but more of me ranting on about this whole situation.
I was watching the news this morning, attempting to get a better thought of what’s going on. The more I watch this the more irate I get. To know that there are men and women young and old out there dieing of dehydration after following the orders of "authority" to go to the convention center. Now are left behind for 5 days. I don't quite understand how and why they could have had that happen. Is this the government we pay for, with our taxes? Is this our country? Starving refugees, corpses roasting on the side of the road? Thousands shuttled from one sports stadium, to another? It’s now day 5 and supposedly the president is going to grace New Orleans. Maybe, somehow...those people who have been surving off rooftops, holding help signs in the air, and grieving over a corpse of a dead family member...maybe Bush's visit will give them some hope. However for me, with a man that pretty much caused this disaster after refusing to fix a weak levee last summer -- one that was in mid-repair when the storm hit when local officials were begging him to do so. And where did the money end up? Efforts on the war which has already costed....shit loads. Sorry for this "part 2" but I'm sure people who are all the way anti-bush like myself understand... when this man fucks up, we raise hell and let everyone know it. After all, he deserves all the hell we can dish out. Which isn’t enough hell considering he’s running on his 2nd term with some how having Bush supporters still rooting him on.
But anyway. I wish all those people that are fighting to stay alive. I wish them luck. And maybe, just maybe we can get them the hell out of there and throw Bush in there for 5 days...or weeks as they take vacations leaving Bush wondering "when is help on its way?". I'm done. I'll be quiet for awhile now, I promise.
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