Posted on 09/09/2005 1:10:21 PM PDT by Presby Conservative
Our Worst Fear Online Editorial by O. Benjamin Sparks 09/07/2005
Last week I was overcome with rage and shame at the pitiful responses to the onset of hurricane Katrina and its watery aftermath. I was ashamed at the helplessness of the government of the United States. I was angry that neither the mayor of New Orleans nor the governor of Louisiana did anything initially except to criticize the federal government for its lack of response. How many lives would have been saved by the immediate response of which we showed ourselves capable after 9/11 in New York – a disaster which we did not know was coming? The mayor and governor have power to evacuate people forcibly. The governor can order the National Guard to use whatever means necessary to stop violence, confiscate guns of looters, and protect hospitals and individual citizens. (In one hospital patients were moved to upper floors to protect them from looters who were attacking them.)
The non-response was a massive failure of legally constituted government at every level, but has its origins in decades of anti-government rhetoric, not the least of which is from those who preach Sunday after Sunday non-Christian apocalypticism. And we have paid the price, some citizens with their lives, all of us by the cheapening and denigration of human life. Where, in this pro-life administration that spent emotional and political capital on Terri Schiavo, is the outrage – or better, the immediate deployment of law enforcement and other resources to save human lives? How many Terri Schiavos simply perished in New Orleans through lack of response? How can a president who vows to protect fertilized human eggs seem incapable (with his massive constitutional power) of protecting living human beings?
Note they felt compelled to take a swipe at those "who preach Sunday after Sunday non-Christian apocalypticism."
Because the law puts that authority in the hands of the State Govt not the Feds.
Where was the Presbyterian Church???
"I was ashamed at the helplessness of the government of the United States"
It was not the US governments responsibility until asked or the failure of the local ( which what happened ). We do not live in a communist state where the feds micro-manage everything.
Our government responded very quickly once the circumstances warranted it.
Whatever will we do, if Washington is attacked, again?
Whatever will we do, if Washington is attacked, again?
"Our Worst Fear" is not evil, but insufficient government.
Uh-huh.
The problem is men have come to rely on Government rather than God. Our hope is in the lord, not the USA.
Is this his entire "editorial"? (I'm not going to take the time to register, and bugmenot.com doesn't seem to know about pres-outlook.com.v.technicallymoore.com.)
For now, O Ben looks to be a helpless, whiny, ignorant doofus.
My worst fear is having a rat eat my eyeballs while I'm sleeping.
Our Wo'st Fear Online Edito'ial by O. Zechariah Sparks 09/07/2005
Last week ah was on overcome wif rage an' shame at th' pitiful responses t'th' onset of hurricane Katrina an' its watery af'ermath. ah was ashamed at th' he'plessness of th' govment of th' United States. ah was angry thet neifer th' mayo' of Noo Orleans no' th' govahno' of Louisiana did ennythin' initially 'cept t'criticize th' federal govment fo' its lack of response. How menny lives'd haf been saved by th' eemeejut response of which we showed ourselves capable af'er 9/11 in Noo Yawk – a disaster which we did not knows was a-comin'? Th' mayo' an' govahno' haf power t'evacuate varmints fo'cibly. Th' govahno' kin o'der th' Nashunal Guard t'use whutevah means necessary t'stop violence, cornfiscut guns of looters, an' proteck horspitals an' indivijool citizens. (In one horspital patients were moved t'upper flores t'proteck them fum looters who were attackin' them, dawgone it.)
Th' non-response was a massive failure of legally cornsteetooted govment at ev'ry level, but has its origeens in decades of anti-govment rheto'ic, not th' least of which is fum them who pretch Sunday af'er Sunday non-Jedtian apocalyppicism, dawgone it. An' we haf paid th' price, some citizens wif their lives, all of us by th' cheapenin' an' denigrashun of hoomin life. Whar, in this hyar pro-life administrashun thet spent emoshunal an' political capital on Terri Schiavo, is th' outrage – o' better, th' eemeejut deployment of law info'cement an' other resources t'save hoomin lives? How menny Terri Schiavos simply perished in Noo Orleans through lack of response? How kin a president who vows t'proteck fertilized hoomin eggs seem incapable (wif his massive cornsteetooshunal power) of proteckin' livin' hoomin bein's?
(translation by The Dialectizer)
Amen!
They're Demoncrats/Libs
Keep up the good fight. This is important.
Guess I will not be sleeping anymore.....:-}
Yeah, let's kick around Terri Schiavo and all those unwanted human embryos sitting around uselessly in fertility clinics. That's the way to bash Bush, all right. These people get their talking points directly from Satan. It would be better to be an atheist than a member of a "church" like this.
I am disgusted by the people who call themselves Christians. They are tools of the devil. The world IS black and white.
Get a clue Sparky! This was your big govm't liberal response.
"deployment of law enforcement and other resources to save human lives?
Why here they are! Steeped in their finest lies and dressed in their finest jackboots, they're saving an old lady.
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