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Does anyone have links to stories criticizing Bush for visiting "too soon" after Ivan?
Self ^ | 09-04-05 | TheRobb7

Posted on 09/04/2005 4:43:16 AM PDT by TheRobb7

Does anyone have links to stories criticizing Bush for going to Florida "too soon" after Hurricane Ivan? It was around the time of the Debates.

It would make for solid evidence that the MSM, once again, is clothed in hypocrisy (like we needed more evidence).

Please post links here if you can find them. I have Googled for hours and come up empty.


TOPICS: Reference; Society
KEYWORDS: bush; criticism; hurricane; hurricaneivan; ivan
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1 posted on 09/04/2005 4:43:21 AM PDT by TheRobb7
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To: TheRobb7

I haven't found anything yet- but many articles I've read about his visits to Florida after each hurrican, always manage to find the person with the negative comment, or make it look like his visit was politically motivated.
examples:
"But not everybody was happy the president was in town. "Right now I don't care that he's here. I just want to get my ice home," said Mercy Byrd, stuck at an intersection behind Bush's motorcade."
"The Republican-controlled Congress rushed the emergency aid bill through Tuesday night, just ahead of Bush's trip to the politically crucial state... Wednesday's trip marked Bush's 27th trip to the state that decided the 2000 presidential election."
"White House aides hovered nearby, ensuring that a mob of journalists captured the scene of the president as empathizer in chief."
"I'm not voting for him. I don't care what he does"


What everyone should heed, is stated well here by Glenn Reynolds:
"At the governmental level, the jury's still out. New Orleans waited too late to evacuate, and doesn't seem to have had a very good plan for helping people without cars escape the city. The Superdome has been a nightmare, with insufficient supplies or facilities, though at least it's been a living nightmare.

But many commentators have looked at the images of people without food, water, or much of anything and announced that this shouldn't be happening in America -- as if we enjoy some sort of supernatural immunity to natural disaster, or some sort of superhuman ability to make things better.

It doesn't work that way. The reason why people like FEMA and the Red Cross recommend that you stockpile enough emergency supplies to get through at least a week without food, water, or electricity is that it generally takes at least that long after a major disaster to get aid flowing. Roads are blocked, bridges are down, power plants -- and lines -- are wrecked, and communications are interrupted. For at least a week (and you're much better off to be prepared for two) you may be on your own.

It's too late for the people affected by Hurricane Katrina to do anything about that now. But it's not too late for the rest of us. Don't pretend you'll never need to be prepared for a disaster. Prepare, and hope that you never need to use it."



I'd also like to add that kind of advice goes for further north- a couple of years ago we were without power for 4 days in the middle of winter. That means no heat or hot water when it's freezing out. Lucky for us we had a kerosene heater and I had ample sterno and other supplies.


2 posted on 09/04/2005 5:41:15 AM PDT by visualops (www.visualops.com)
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To: TheRobb7
I have Googled for hours and come up empty

That might indicate there's nothing to find.
3 posted on 09/04/2005 5:44:35 AM PDT by visualops (www.visualops.com)
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To: visualops

At first I thought the same thing, but Ronaldus Magunus Reagan just posted this for me:

"http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/08/16/national/main636126.shtml

Here's the relevant part that the Bush bashers want it both ways in the "damned if you do and damned if you don't" category....

""Even before the storm hit, the president declared four counties disaster areas to speed federal money to victims. But that quick response fueled suspicion that he is using disaster politics to help his campaign in one of the most critical battleground states, a notion the president dismissed Sunday"".

It was mentioned on Rush's show, but thanks to RMR, I now have evidence.


4 posted on 09/04/2005 5:48:36 AM PDT by TheRobb7 ("Whatever enables us to go to war, secures our peace." --Thomas Jefferson)
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To: TheRobb7

Just a note for accuracy's sake....because leftists will try to rip you for a detail and obsure THE POINT....the quote's about Charley, right? (so maybe the thread title could be fixed a bit?)


5 posted on 09/04/2005 7:40:30 AM PDT by 1john2 3and4
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