Posted on 09/02/2005 1:29:34 PM PDT by GianniV
Racism is partly to blame for the deadly aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said, calling President Bush's response to the disaster "incompetent."
"Today, as the President comes to Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi for his ceremonial trip to look at the victims of the devastation, he would do well to have a plan more significant than a ceremonial tour," Jackson said Friday.
"His whole response is unacceptable."
Bush has acknowledged that the federal response has not been acceptable, but promised that the government would get supplies to survivors and crack down on violence in New Orleans.
Jackson questioned why Bush has not named blacks to top positions in the federal response to the disaster, particularly when the majority of victims remaining stranded in New Orleans are black: "How can blacks be locked out of the leadership, and trapped in the suffering?"
"It is that lack of sensitivity and compassion that represents a kind of incompetence."
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Russell Honore, head of the military task force overseeing operations in the three states, is black. His task force is providing search and rescue, medical help and sending supplies to the three states in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Jackson was in Baton Rouge to take part in a local project using a caravan of buses to pick up people stranded in New Orleans and transport them out. He spoke at a news conference at the state emergency center.
The civil rights leader said the flooding that caused thousands to be trapped inside the city was caused by a lack of federal funding for its levee system and hurricane planning. The resulting tragedy, he said, has largely hit New Orleans' black residents, because they were too poor to evacuate before the storm hit.
"There's a historical indifference to the pain of poor people and black people" in this country, he said.
Jackson also said the news media has "criminalized the people of New Orleans" by focusing on violence in the city.
Wasn't it a black mayor who got his family out, yet did nothing to get his poorest black residents out of the city?
Jackson was just down in New Orleans. What did he do? Absolutely nothing. All he can do is complain about somebody else. Jesse, shut up, we're no longer listening.
The Mayor and Police Chief of NOLA are Black, but they haven't done too well.
At least Jacklson hasn't sunk to citing cannibalism among Blacks in NOLA.
How much money and how many people have the Rainbow Coalition sent down to help?
Just curious!
The sooner Jesse Jackson assumes room temperature by natural causes the better life for us all will be. He has never said anything constructive....ever.
What a detestable pile of excrement!!!
Je$$e Jackson, "restoring peace", stepping on the necks of his followers and grifting other peoples money, all at the same time.
No money for you here, Jesse. Move along.
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Just old Jesse, the lying hypocrite adulterer, play his normal RACE CARD -- the race-baiting scum. I am sure he gets his cut from the DNC take, for his race-driven shill work in keeping the blacks in a state of victim mindset...
I wonder what Chavez said about this sorry piece of dog excrement once his plane took off - I bet even someone as stupid as Chavez can see right through this POS.
While he was in NOLA Jackson should have enlisted some of the local layabouts to help in the disaster recovery.
My thoughts exactly. I would turn to him, say, "You're right. I'm hereby appointing YOU in charge. So, is it fixed yet?".
Mark that. Your post is timestamped at 1531 HRS, on 2 September 2005. That means that if there's no evidence for your claim by 2331 HRS tonight, you'll come back to this post and admit that you were wrong. Right?
This is how he handled it.
Listen up ! Bareback Jackson's talking.
if you remind me :)
Is jesse still sticking to the story that he cradeled MLK's head as he lay dying?
Hey Jesse, maybe you should educate the people on how to interpret the meaning of "There is a Category 5 hurricane headed directly for New Orleans. All residents are advised to evactuate". What part of that do you and they, not understand?
Anyone got the "Oh Geez Not this crap again guy"?
Cause I just got his headache...
I served under General Honore at Hood back in 1998...he's the right guy for the job, no doubt...Honore is a serious leader who would have been a four star long ago if he had played politics; his blunt style and tell-it-like-it-is approach got him into hot water with the command more than once...
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