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Sam Neill blames Bush for disaster
Miami Herald ^ | 9/16/05

Posted on 09/16/2005 1:40:52 PM PDT by Uncle Joe Cannon

Posted on Fri, Sep. 16, 2005

Sam Neill blames Bush for disaster

Actor Sam Neill has blamed President Bush's economic policies for contributing to the disaster that engulfed Louisiana when Hurricane Katrina hit, reports The Associated Press.

In a speech Wednesday night attacking New Zealand opposition leader Don Brash ahead of the country's general elections on Saturday, Neill, a supporter of the ruling Labour Party, compared tax cuts proposed by Brash to Bush's election pledges in 2000.

'Perhaps we should look at somewhere else where they recently used the time-old bribe of tax cuts, and see how it worked. In 2000 George Bush, under the reasonable sounding `compassionate conservatism,' offered huge tax cuts. And he delivered,'' Neill told an audience in Oamaru, 200 miles east of his home and vineyard on New Zealand's South Island.

''Take a look at America now. The rich are certainly richer, but the economy is in the tank, a healthy surplus has been converted into a massive deficit, and the U.S. is a place that cannot even afford the basics. Like maintaining levees in low-lying Louisiana. Might I suggest that tax cuts led indirectly to the flooding of New Orleans?'' Neill added.


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KEYWORDS: hollywoodidiot; hollywoodmoron; hollywoodpinhead; shutupandsing; whoisthisguy
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To: Uncle Joe Cannon

What's with all these actors and performers thinking that a little bit of fame makes them political experts?
Shut up and sing, already!


101 posted on 09/16/2005 4:34:32 PM PDT by bethtopaz (We will not allow another generation of heroes to be forsaken. -- NewLand, from Free Republic)
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To: Uncle Joe Cannon

Really? I would like to know what Larry Storch thinks about how Bush handled Katrina. I would also like to know what Michael Richards thinks about our campaign in Afghanistan, etc.


102 posted on 09/16/2005 4:34:36 PM PDT by Clemenza (What's Puzzling You is Just the Nature of My Game)
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To: encm(ss)

Jurasic Park.


103 posted on 09/16/2005 4:39:17 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Mears

WHO CARES what Sam Neill thinks? I can personally think of at least 200,000 people whose opinion I respect more than his. Why is the media doing this...it's like...anyone who'll say something negative about Bush gets to have a forum. It's unprecedented.


104 posted on 09/16/2005 5:10:50 PM PDT by Hildy
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To: All
Might I suggest to the liberal socialist that even "poor people" such as myself, understand simple numerical percentages.
And having clawed my way from the bottom rung of the income ladder towards higher financial success, I have personally experienced the shocking point when a slight hourly income raise actually meant a drop in take home pay, due to entering a higher income tax bracket.
I have other life priorities, and quite frankly am not willing to take on the considerable risks, long hours, and hard work that are generally required of the people who can afford to hire me as an employee.
What kind of idiot thinks I want my employer to pay a higher percentage in taxes than I am forced to pay?
I guess it's the same kind of idiot who thinks I should be jealous of, and covet those things that others have, and that I do not.
NEWSFLASH:I do not hate my employer, and I do not want him taxed at a higher rate than myself.
105 posted on 09/16/2005 5:11:18 PM PDT by sarasmom (As President Bush is more powerful than God-we must all redirect our prayers/.sarcasm)
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To: Tallguy

Has it been that long? I'm just going by what I've heard, but if it's been longer, we need to know. Just further proof they can't fix diddly.


106 posted on 09/16/2005 7:20:43 PM PDT by Peach (South Carolina is praying for our Gulf coast citizens.)
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To: Conspiracy Guy

No Imodium


107 posted on 09/16/2005 7:23:18 PM PDT by DLfromthedesert (Texas Cowboy...you da man!!)
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To: RikaStrom
The number one rule of the Kama Sutra is that you both be on the same page Sure that's not Barney's first rule of the Congress Sutra?
108 posted on 09/16/2005 8:18:49 PM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: Uncle Joe Cannon

Sam Neill would do well to study the history of his profession.

Up until the twentieth century society usually held entertainers in very low esteem. Entertainers were mostly in two groups. The first group had steady jobs, because they worked for royalty and nobility, keeping the upper classes entertained. Mimes, jesters, and acrobats were considered part of the household help or beasts of burden in the stable. The king would not have dinner with his favorite horse, no matter how much he liked the horse, and neither would he have dinner with one of his entertainers.

Other entertainers traveled from town to town, putting on shows for the common people. They were not considered part of polite society. The jesters, mimes, and such put on their show, got their money and left. Women of loose morals often accompanied the troupe of entertainers and engaged in a different kind of entertaining behind the tent. The professions of prostitution and acting intertwined more often than not. Young ladies who became actresses were often disowned by their families and considered to be prostitutes.

Mr. Neill and his fellow actors are nothing more than prostitutes. We pay them money, they entertain us, and that is the end of our relationship. We would never associate with them in public, because they are not fit to be seen in polite society.


109 posted on 09/16/2005 8:33:40 PM PDT by billnaz (What part of "shall not be infringed" don't you understand?)
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To: Uncle Joe Cannon

These show biz types with stagnating careers have learned that bashing Bush will get them headlines.

The economy is in the tank?


110 posted on 09/16/2005 8:37:21 PM PDT by Let's Roll ( "Congressmen who ... undermine the military ... should be arrested, exiled or hanged" - A. Lincoln)
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To: Muzzle_em

who's sam neil and who cares who he is or what he thinks, or even whether an as-hole is capable of thinking anyway?


111 posted on 09/16/2005 8:41:24 PM PDT by mathurine (ua)
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To: Peach
Sean Hannity who was talking with Leo Torrell and someone named Cunningham.

That would probably be that won derful loud mouth Bill Cunningham from WLW 700 AM in Cincinnati. One of the best there is. He used to represent one of WLW's personalities 15-20 years ago and said, "Hey I think I can do that job". And he has. Still an attorney, talk show host and owner of a couple of sports bar restaurant's named "Willie's".
112 posted on 09/16/2005 8:45:57 PM PDT by tang-soo (Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks - Read Daniel Chapter 9)
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To: Uncle Joe Cannon

What a disappointment.
I had always thought him intelligent.
Then he opened his mouth and proved otherwise.


113 posted on 09/16/2005 8:53:37 PM PDT by mabelkitty (Lurk forever, but once you post, your newbness shines like a new pair of shoes.)
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To: Hi Heels

mum is the word


114 posted on 09/17/2005 7:04:51 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Ponce de Leon is coming here to look for the fountain of dumb. DC is his first stop.)
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To: Uncle Joe Cannon
Common sense from SE Asia

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

115 posted on 09/17/2005 7:07:44 AM PDT by expatguy (http://laotze.blogspot.com/)
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To: RikaStrom

We're doing great. Life is good. Work sux.


116 posted on 09/17/2005 7:08:11 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Ponce de Leon is coming here to look for the fountain of dumb. DC is his first stop.)
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To: DLfromthedesert

LOL


117 posted on 09/17/2005 7:10:50 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Ponce de Leon is coming here to look for the fountain of dumb. DC is his first stop.)
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