Some say Katrina victims' welcome worn out

ajc.com ^ | 11-27-05 | CRAIG SCHNEIDER

[gop_gene]

I like what Ayn Rand said, something to the effect of--If you want a helping hand, just look at the end of your sleeve.

[antaresequity]

LOL

I Squash your comment with Cinnamon ginger...!

[WasDougsLamb]

I'd be more concerned about getting money in my hand and food on the table first thing and pursue the other matters as time permits.

---I agree.

Washington, the New Orleans evacuee who lost his home and printing shop, is living in an apartment in Smyrna with his wife and 5-year-old son, sleeping on mattresses on the floor. They don't even have a table for his son to do homework

----And don't forget they do not have a table for the son to do his homework either. I guess the kids pencil won't work without one. My daughter bares on a book.

[freedumb2003]

Thousands of people were affected, and some for the rest of their lives. It will take years to recover from this disaster.

Boo fricking hoo. What makes this one so special? What about the California Earthquake a few years back? What about Fla that gets hit dang near every year? Wha about the wildfires that destroy so much every year? What about all the individual Katrinas that happen to a lot of people -- losing jobs, flooded out, fire destroying a home, etc. etc. etc.

Is Uncle Sugar going to put his (our) hand out for every sparrow that falls?

[SkyPilot]

I stayed at a Drury Hotel with evacuees in Georgia.

They enjoyed this perk of the hotel (paid for by FEMA):

Free Evening Beverages & Snacks Now Served Daily

You can't buy a drink around here. That's because our evening reception is FREE! Travelers can relax and enjoy . . . beverages and snacks are now available daily from 5:30pm - 7:00pm. (Service of alcohol subject to state and local law. Alcoholic beverages, if available, are limited to three per day.)

The last time I was there was back in late September. I didn't make the Happy Hour, I was too busy working. But some hotel employees were complaining even then. They said some hotel staff let them slide with the 3 drink maximum ticket limit, and the people were getting wasted every night. Plus, they were bringing in their own drinks into the lobby. I called a friend who was through there again recently, and many of the evacuees are still there, drinking a the hotel bar every single day.

This has been going on since the first week of September.

[polymuser]

How did evacuees from early 1900's tragedies (San Francisco quake/fire, Chicago fire, Galveston hurricane), and those cities, recover without Uncle Sugar?

[JLAGRAYFOX]

My eyes and ears have witnessed the lowest forms of humanity over the past few months, and they come in the form of New Orleans hurricane Katrina "victims". I call them the army of Mayor Ray Nagin, the Congressional Black Caucus and the Democrat party. It is actually pathetic to see what the so called "Black" leadership has reduced their following to. Working in the automotive business, I see these families every day. The men are never working, and just ooze of laziness. The women carry the credit cards (if they are valid). None of them can read or write or communicate as normal people in society. It actually breaks my heart to see what the children of these types of folks will turn out to be. At first I was all for reaching out and helping these folks, but as I witness their life style, all they want is something for nothing, and...they want to spend it on whatever they want. They are lost. Can't blame them in a way, other then they are so stupid as to follow the idiots that lead them, like Mayor Nagin, the Congressional Black Caucus and the entire Democrat "racist" Party. Right now, I would not give a penny to help this welfare state, demanding, failed sector of humanity. God help the United States if these people ever get any real power. And....folks, what I have described, is exactly the way it is!!! Shameful!!!! What a waste of humanity!!!

[operation clinton cleanup]

Janice Ramsey is still looking for a job, having been on 10 job interviews. A former advertising worker for a Biloxi casino, she thinks interviewers worry she will hold the job only until she can return home. But she says she plans to stay in Georgia.

I got one face to face interview in one year after the dot.bomb implosion... maybe she should look to Vegas for a Casino job.

[Lancey Howard]

LMAO.
Surprise, surprise.

[SkyPilot]

Katrina Hero Booked on Heroin Charge

NEW ORLEANS (Nov. 26) - A man hailed by some as a hero for commandeering a school bus the day after Hurricane Katrina to take 60 stranded residents to safety in Houston has been arrested on drug charges where his bus journey began: the Fischer public housing complex.

Jabar Gibson, 20, who garnered a movie deal and national attention as the renegade bus driver, was booked Friday with possession with intent to distribute heroin after police stopped his rental car for allegedly driving erratically, New Orleans police said.

[indcons]

Suzanne Phillips, a New York City psychologist who specializes in trauma, grief and loss, offered another explanation for the waning sympathy among some people. She said people feel uncomfortable that the tragedy has continued this long.

"It makes them anxious that the problem doesn't go away," she said.

Trust a New York City psychologist to come up with the most improbable leftist explanation!!

She should've said: "It makes them anxious that some of the welfare class the problem doesn't go away,doesn't want to work for a living."

[indcons]

This thread is sponsored by Heineken - the preferred beer for "looters with class"/sarc

[Ragnar54]

In 1909, my grandfather's house in Key West was wiped out by a hurricane. In those days, there was no FEMA, and not much government aid of any kind. However, there was no Social Security and no income tax, so people saved for a "rainy day". My grandfather was angry, and decided to build a stronger house (with his own hands). As far as I know, that house is still standing.

I wonder what my grandfather would think of his grandchildren and great grandchildren having to pay taxes for hurricane "victims".

[alnick]

I live in a neighboring parish. Parts of my town were devestated. On a typical day I run into several people who've lost everything -- not the same people every day. Different ones.

For the most part, the people I encounter who've lost everything are working hard to rebuild their lives. They're not moaning and whining. They're just getting on with their lives. Some are living in tents. Many are living in their gutted homes, and many are staying with relatives. I read an article in the paper the other day about a local man whose house was totalled who is living in a lean-to made out of plywood salvaged from his house.

There are a lot of people who aren't playing the role of victim. We just aren't told about them.

[caryatid]

[The Mayor]

No offense taken, but, if you have no home, no place to go and are in need of everything, Buffalo is beautiful in the summer.

BTW, winter is not as bad as portrayed nationally as far as weather is concerned.
Now politics? That's a different story.

[BluH2o]

Buffalo is beautiful in the summer.

Buffalo is great three seasons a year ... winter ain't one of them. I'm not a native of Buffalo; however, I've visited Buffalo in all four seasons so I speak (type) with some first hand knowledge.

[Vinomori]

"I don't want nobody to have sympathy for me."

Speak English and your chances for a decent life will improve.

[pandoraou812]

people had pride back then, they knew they had to pull themselves up and get on with life. the only help they were going to get was by helping themselves or families helped each other in times of need. for all too long uncle sugar has been carrying people who refuse to work or help themselves. if they wanted to better their condition of life there is always the service to join. theres many programs open to people who want to learn a trade. i dont think alcohol and happy hour should have been provided for these people. food, a room, clothes yes but no drinks. a time limit should have been made from day 1. there should have been contracts easily readable that stated you will get help but you will work after a certain date or you lose your help. you want new orleans back then get down there and clean it up. its on the citizens of new orleans to clean their city up and stop whining to the rest of us and taking our money to rebuild a city that is below sea level.

[pandoraou812]

people had pride back then, they knew they had to pull themselves up and get on with life. the only help they were going to get was by helping themselves or families helped each other in times of need. for all too long uncle sugar has been carrying people who refuse to work or help themselves. if they wanted to better their condition of life there is always the service to join. theres many programs open to people who want to learn a trade. i dont think alcohol and happy hour should have been provided for these people. food, a room, clothes yes but no drinks. a time limit should have been made from day 1. there should have been contracts easily readable that stated you will get help but you will work after a certain date or you lose your help. you want new orleans back then get down there and clean it up. its on the citizens of new orleans to clean their city up and stop whining to the rest of us and taking our money to rebuild a city that is below sea level.