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Ungrateful People
Septemeber 2, 2005 | stan25

Posted on 09/02/2005 12:50:00 PM PDT by stan_25

In the middest of the chaos and despair, that is in the City of New Orleans, there have been people waiting for at least three days for food and water. The media has been squawking the loudest about the slowness of the food convoys. When a truckload of MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) finally arrived in to help feed the masses, that have not had any food or water; you would think that these people would be grateful.

That seems to be not the case in the eyes of some people. Yes, that is right, there are some people that have refused to have anything to do with the MREs. A case in point, a woman that was hollering the loudest about not having anything to eat, was handed an MRE and refused it. The reason? It had not been heated.

Well sister, I hope that you can live for a few more days. It is going to quite awhile before there is any way to serve up any hot meals. The only way that there might be any hot food, is if you build a campfire and cook food that way. I doubt that you would be able to find any food to cook over a campfire anyway, as the government won’t there to hand out the food to cook or to make the fire for you.

If our troops in the field in Iraq and Afghanistan can gain weight by eating MREs, surely you can subsist on these for a few days. The same troops that are subsisting on these MREs and have been for the last 2.5 years, seem to take it all in stride as a part of doing business.


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To: CFC__VRWC

You're right ... they should airlift a Girl Scout in to start the fire for her.


61 posted on 09/02/2005 1:08:00 PM PDT by Lorianne
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To: silverleaf

Did she really say "Crackers, that ain't food?"


62 posted on 09/02/2005 1:08:01 PM PDT by faithincowboys
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To: hiredhand
The more I think of this, the more I think that a hungry person who turns DOWN an MRE just isn't hungry ENOUGH yet. Now granted, I'd rather heat them up myself, but having no heat doesn't make them inedible. For this woman to say this with so many people who know otherwise makes her out to be a liar, or an idiot... or both.

Exactly. Unfortunately, the sense of overwhelming entitlement seems to be clouding her judgement. But, as you said, when she gets hungry enough she might figure it out. Isn't it amazing that almost anybody else in any other country on the planet in similar circumstances would be grateful for food in the tummy. This is a case of too many people having been convinced by liberals and poverty pimps that someone owes them something just because they have been poor or some such excuse.

63 posted on 09/02/2005 1:08:29 PM PDT by Obadiah
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To: hiredhand; All

"Where did you hear this? Do you have a source?"

I saw it on Fox, CNN, or MSNBC last night. (I was switching channels.) She was a healthy looking 40ish year old. She look rested and clean. The interviewer actually let this woman complain for a full five or so minutes. She was, I believe, in the Superdome, complaining that the MRE's "were NOT heated," and "they weren't served a hot meal since they arrived at the Superdome."

I could not believe what I was hearing!


64 posted on 09/02/2005 1:08:32 PM PDT by toldyou
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To: hiredhand

She was interviewed and shown on Fox news and other networks.


66 posted on 09/02/2005 1:09:00 PM PDT by RJS1950 (The rats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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To: AryanPower

What a crude racist ignorant thing to say!


67 posted on 09/02/2005 1:09:16 PM PDT by armymarinemom (My sons freed Iraqi and Afghanistan Honor Roll students.)
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To: hiredhand

"Where did you hear this? Do you have a source?"


I don't know where their source is but I saw (probably the same) a woman on the news saying just what was quoted...LIVE , on Fox News


68 posted on 09/02/2005 1:09:18 PM PDT by sawmill trash (You declare jihad ... we declare DEGUELLO !)
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To: HairOfTheDog

It might put off novice, and first time volunteers, but those who do this often are aware of idiots like this woman. They'll continue to assist in spite of ingrates like her.


69 posted on 09/02/2005 1:09:30 PM PDT by hiredhand (My kitty disappeared. NOT the rifle!)
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To: NeilC

Are you kidding? What does she want me to take her out to Spago. She needs to take the MRE and like it....the dumb witch....


70 posted on 09/02/2005 1:09:31 PM PDT by faithincowboys
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To: AryanPower

Back to DU with you.


71 posted on 09/02/2005 1:09:46 PM PDT by Half Vast Conspiracy (The left won't be happy until Judge Roberts performs an abortion on the Senate floor.)
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To: AryanPower

That's way over the line.


72 posted on 09/02/2005 1:10:15 PM PDT by SolidRedState (E Pluribus Funk --- (Latin taglines are sooooo cool! Don't ya think?))
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To: hiredhand

a'int the most appealing thought to some, I guess- but it will get you a hot meal.


73 posted on 09/02/2005 1:10:43 PM PDT by musical_airman (I never get into bloody Taglinius Freerepulicus! What about MY self esteem? ;))
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To: BurbankKarl
"...and even uses the box as a bed..."

If they're still packed the same way, there's a cardboard, "band," that goes around the box that cute kid is sleeping it. It makes a half decent toilet seat, uh...in a pinch.

74 posted on 09/02/2005 1:11:07 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum.)
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To: stan_25

I saw this lady say this. Really pi$$ed me off. A leader from the black caucus said infants were starving. Why not breast feed?????? If I'm not mistaken, even a infant sucking can become soothed AND start the production of mother's milk again. Is this not true?


75 posted on 09/02/2005 1:11:09 PM PDT by MadelineZapeezda (If you right click on Madeline Albright's image, my name should show up!)
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To: AryanPower

you and your kind are the scum of the earth


76 posted on 09/02/2005 1:11:12 PM PDT by groovychick (I have nothing to say for myself)
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To: Wurlitzer

Oh I understand but I level most of the blame on people like Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton for teaching the people that attitude.

The people have learned thyat if they don't get what they want when they want it, somebody is ripping them off. The inner cities are a mess but with a little luck the people will learn something by being uprooted and sent to live elswhere.


77 posted on 09/02/2005 1:11:13 PM PDT by cripplecreek (If you must obey your party, may your chains rest lightly upon your shoulders.)
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To: stan_25

Pfft!
This is the same kind of person that is buying ben and jerrys with foodstamps. I shocked...shocked I tell you.


78 posted on 09/02/2005 1:11:17 PM PDT by BureaucratusMaximus (Watching cradle-to-grave liberalism shred itself to pieces in the calming breeze of reality)
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To: hiredhand

We need all the help we can get, without putting off anyone. I am sick and tired of negativity, blame and fingerpointing.

You didn't post it, my gripe is with the poster that did.


79 posted on 09/02/2005 1:11:49 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: msnimje

This stupid B!TCH sould have read the directions(O I forget She was prob PUBLIK SCHOOL educated) you heat these up by a little a 1/2 cup of water and 2 minutes later walla, HOT FOOD!


80 posted on 09/02/2005 1:12:21 PM PDT by zzen01
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