A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....09-29-05....In Two Storms, Same Media Morons Seen

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In Two Storms, Same Media Morons Seen
by JohnHuang2

Associated Press writer Stephen Ohlemacher, in a piece entitled, "Rita's Victims Wealthier Than Katrina's," notes that "Hurricane Rita smashed into a region that is wealthier, more mobile and much less densely populated than the one devastated by Hurricane Katrina." How does a hurricane with the hots for soaking the rich know where to find the rich? The Eye -- center of the storm. Gives them eagle-sharp vision. That's how hurricanes with racist impulses like Katrina could find New Orleans. No wonder white Mississippi made out so well with Katrina!

Applying his piercing logic, Ohlemacher adds that Rita's victims "are less likely to live in poverty, more likely to own a car," less "likely to be a member of a minority group," more likely to be Republican, less likely to have voted for Kerry, more likely to own stock, less likely to love Michael Moore flicks (OK, I added the last four).

With news that the death toll from Rita was very low and damage to oil refineries much less-than-expected, libbies have had little to cheer about. I guess that's what all these 'RITA DEVASTATES RICH BASTION OF PORT ARTHUR!' headlines are for. They make liberals feel better.

Especially since we now learn that those sensational media rumors in the aftermath of Katrina -- "200 EVACUEES MURDERED BY MICHAEL BROWN AND FEMA AT SUPERDOME!" . . . "WOMEN AND CHILDREN RAPED BY ROVING GANGS OF HALLIBURTON EXECUTIVES AT CONVENTION CENTER!" -- have now been discredited. Yes, even the rumor that Lake Pontchartrain sharks trained by the Carlyle Group and alligators from Jebby's backyard were prowling through black neighborhoods. And gay neighborhoods.

As part of his valorous effort to 'restore' law and order in New Orleans right after Katrina, Ray Nagin went on the "Oprah" show. The clown told the TV audience of evacuees "in that frickin' Superdome for five days watching dead bodies, watching hooligans killing people, raping people."

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One rumor claimed that a dead infant had been dumped in a trash can. It was the only bit of positive news for pro-abort libbies. When you're a loser, you take good news where you can find it.

Now the press says it's stunned that wild and unfounded rumors they "reported" from people on the street turn out to be wildly unfounded. It took the media only almost a month to figure it out.

The Los Angeles Times admits that the Los Angeles Times innocently adopted much the same hyperbolic tone as the rest of the MSM, reporting "that National Guard troops 'took positions on rooftops, scanning for snipers and armed mobs as seething crowds of refugees milled below, desperate to flee. Gunfire crackled in the distance." If only Bush supported gun control.

But! Proving there's still something in the water at the Associated Press, AP writer Tom Raum writes that, "whatever the reasons, the residents of heavily Republican Texas seemed to get better treatment from government during Hurricane Rita" than the poor black victims of Katrina in Lousiana. How preposterous. He knows both hurricanes were racist.

Louisiana voted for Bush over Kerry, 57%-42%, but that was probably Diebold. Mayor Nagin and Oprah tried to evacuate New Orleans, but George Bush turned his Bull Connor fire hose on blacks trying to leave. That's how New Orleans got flooded. Crappy levees and crooked Big Easy politicians thieving infrastructure money had nothing to do with it, man. Racial healer Charlie Rangel told a town hall meeting last week that "George Bush is our Bull Connor!" After 5 years of "racist" Bush in office, poverty is lower than after 5 years of black leader Bill Clinton in office, so Rangle had to fabricate his cock and Bull Connor story.

New Orleans failed to use its school buses, but libbies say that was probably George Bush, too. After all, the mayor said there weren't any drivers. They were likely kidnapped by Rove and sold into Halliburton's global slave trade. Probably busy hastily digging mass graves in Iraq to bury the 10,000 corpses from the Superdome. Anyway, George Bush probably hid the bus keys. Hid 'em in the same drawer he keeps that hurricane-ending Kyoto treaty.

Raum notes that "New Orleans before Katrina was heavily populated by poor blacks who voted Democratic" and that "the issue of race is likely to linger in the aftermath of the two big storms." So far this hurricane season, we've had 17 named storms (10 is the average), 9 hurricanes (6 is the season average) and 5 major hurricanes (3 is the average) -- racism is alive and well! When a purely meteorological phenomena like a hurricane forms in the Atlantic, you know racial tensions are high.

As for images of all those white volunteers serving black evacuees in shelters, churches and synagogues -- Photoshop. It was the Congressional Black Caucus serving all those meals.

It never occurs to these idiot "reporters" that the more effective government response to Rita may have something to do with (a) Texas having a functional government, (b) a governor who doesn't need 24 hours to think about the hurricane, (c) an effective police force and (d) local officials who are on the ball. It means better preparation for dealing with natural disasters like floods, forest fires, hurricanes, tornadoes or another Kerry presidential run.

While the moron press and Louisiana's government think downed power lines, uprooted trees, wrecked homes and flooded streets are caused by racism, Texas officials believe a more likely explanation is that a hurricane came through.

When it's not busy race-baiting, the press is busy trying to split Republicans. In Jackson Square, Bush proposed a "Gulf Opportunity Zone -- presumably, a tax-free status to encourage investment . . . Worker Recovery Accounts of up to $5,000 for job training, education and childcare. He proposed a Urban Homesteading Act on federal lands," (Michael Barone, 9/19/05). Really Marxist stuff. Post-disaster reconstruction won't be cheap, but if you think that's expensive, imagine what it would cost to fix that other disaster area, Helen Thomas's face. Puts it all in perspective.

Going forward, expect the MSM to eagerly not apply any lessons from their botched Katrina coverage. Which is why I want an independent commission to investigate the MSM. America needs another commission. It's a recipe for finding out the truth. We need a full-scale probe of the MSM's response to Katrina. Liberals love commissions. I'm sure they'll love this one. We need a thorough review to find out the obvious. To make it as independent and nonpartisan as possible, just like the 9/11 Commission, I want Michael Brown to chair this Commission. It's only fair. What do you say, libbies?

Anyway, that's...

My two cents

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[dutchess]

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, One Nation Under God, Indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for All.

[Pippin]

GOOD MORNING!

[Pippin]

Why was this post pulled. Dutchess?

[dutchess]

It's Thursday and John's 2cents day. There's some of us in New Orleans who have been waiting for his "common sense" to infiltrate our fine city!!!! Read and enjoy!!!!

[dutchess]

Hi Pippin. I pulled it...the formatting was wacky. (hate when that happens) Read that you were at the rally Sunday. HOW COOL!!!! ((((pippin))))))

[auboy]

LOL. I do believe that many in New Orleans have built up an immunity to common sense, while building up an affinity to common dollars.

[Aquamarine]

This is great you two!
I love that vulture graphic even more than this gloom and doom oldie.

The liberal networks just keep on keepin on.....

[dutchess]

I do believe that many in New Orleans have built up an immunity to common sense, while building up an affinity to common dollars.

LOL...isn't that he truth!!!!

[dutchess]

Gosh Aqua...I searched high and low for that gloom and doom picture last night. Ofcourse I had it but I have so many folders in domania (jhuang, jh, jhaung, johnhuang....whew...need to do some housecleaning LOL!) In the meantime found the vulture one that I must have uploaded some time ago! ((((aqua)))))

[dutchess]

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[Temple Owl]

Good morning and thanks for another great essay.

[DollyCali]

Photo Album Here

[Taxman]

Thanks for all you do for our FRee Republic, Dutchess.

Most excellent essay, John. Taxman Bravo Zulu!

[GodBlessUSA]

Thanks Dolly!! :)

[DollyCali]

thank you both for the work! Great Essay & Great display. Choosing graphics always challenging ( only thing harder is FINDING THEM in one's "filing system" !!! )

Much cooler here today. Have to get busy with house chores. Playing with pix all morning.

Thanks for all your comments on yesterday's thread re:Wahoo. Had a lot of tears yesterday, last night & this morning. Lori your tag line was mine for awhile & that is my guilt trip. I didn't trust God in it when I started "thinking"..

sigh

[GodBlessUSA]

This photo album is great fun! ;)

[DollyCali]

you're welcome.. I am going to do a Finest version of this.. I have a lot of Finest Pix.. (not all though).. which is okay. some folks like to be anonymous

[Diver Dave]

WOW! I think this essay and the graphic layout is gonna leave a mark on those goofy libs and the MSM. And now, according to a report I saw yesterday, Bush is organizing another hurricane to hit before the season ends. The reporterette didn't identify whether it's Dem or Pubbie, rich or poor storm. Just have to wait and see.

In the meantime, we've been getting reports here in California that we can expect our natural gas heating bills to rise significantly because of the damage done to the gas producing areas in the Gulf of Mexico.

Now, I may not be the sharpest pencil in the drawer, but I know for a fact that California gets a large volume of natural gas from the gas fields in Western Canada. I worked on the constuction of a 42" pipeline as it passed through the state of Washington back in '81. And, that 42" line was buried side by side to an existing 36" pipeline.

Last time I looked, those gas fields in Canada were nowhere near the Gulf and the path of Rita.

Okay, rant over. Time to get busy with "stuff" around here.

[dixie sass]

So glad to see the album back up!