Katrina! Katrina!
I just have to share my thoughts on this hurricane. So be prepared for a lot of rambling and some incoherentness. First can you believe this asshole we call a President. It is not until Wednesday that he addresses the horrible situation. And even then he flies over in his fancy jumbo jet. He does not even land and talk to the people and officials and get things set up. No he has to end his billion day vacation to go back to the White House to give a press conference. Then in the press conference he tells us that the government will help, but the private sector needs to do their part too. He tells me that I have to do my part. What about all those companies you have given huge tax breaks and subsidies to that are just boiling over in cash. What about all your rich friends. What about the richest people in this country. Why not say to them now is the time to unload a million or so. I mean Jesus. This guy is beyond whatever unbelievable could possibly be in this day and age. These poor people have no homes. NOTHING! And even when the water is gone they will still have nothing because there will be so much water damage that they will just have to bull doze it all and rebuild. How many can afford that? UH None! And then there is the preparedness. First of all I have to fault the people in this city to a certain degree because I don't care how poor you are or anything, if you hear/see that a huge devastating hurricane is headed your way I get out. I find a way out whether by bus, foot, bike, whatever. Now then with that said the officials in this city should all be fired. I mean come on they have known for years that they need to fix the levees and be more prepared for this exact situation. It would have cost them $14 million to make the repairs and upgrades. No one knows what the price tag is going to be for this, but I would venture to say that $50 billion dollars is not out of the question. HMMMMM! $14 mil or $50 bil I know what I would take. They saw this hurricane coming for days. Why was the National Guard not already deployed and just waiting in Texas to go the extra few miles. They knew the city was going to flood. They knew it was going to be disasterous, not this bad, but they knew it was going to be bad just because of the nature of how New Orleans is set below sea level. They should have had the National Guard set and ready to go. I mean the FEMA director is coming on saying well he had no idea there were thousands of people at the convention center. Well the people have been there for three days. I knew they were there. What the fuck kind of shell does he live under that he doesn't see CNN, FOX, MSNBC, NBC, CBS, ABC, Newspapers, Internet, Hell Word of fucking mouth. God I hate this administration of idiots. Why has it taken three days for any mobilization and relief to get to these people. Why wasn't it set in motion on Monday when we saw the mess that was left and knew that help was needed. I just don't get it. And now for the media I have to lay in to them in a bit because of the outrageous way that they exploit these poor, hungry, thirsty, homeless, people. They go in and with very, very leading questions they try to get them to say certain things or imply certain things. Or ask them specific questions that they know will make the victim cry because a crying person on TV after a huge disaster is good and what is needed. Why can't they just report what is going on, which they have been doing and well for once I think. They are even going after that bastard and his misadministration. I saw an editorial today that I could not believe by some reporter on CNN. He ripped Bush and the government a new asshole and it was refreshing to hear. And finally the gas! If this fucker in the white house had even the slightest set of balls he would announce the immediate arrest of all the heads of the oil companies for this outrageous price gouging that is going on. I know that there is no oil crisis. Not right now. In two weeks could there be, yes maybe if things are not being repaired. But there is no goddamn oil crisis and especially HERE! These oil companies are making such huge profits it is disgusting. They have just used this disaster as an excuse to make even more money. They are no better then the scum that is shooting at people trying to be evacuated from hospitals. The whole thing has me outraged right now. It is just too much to handle.