Posted on 12/11/2005 7:43:14 PM PST by flutters
WASHINGTON -- Some Hurricane Katrina victims are hoping a newspaper ad keeps them in front of Congress during the holidays. They've raised more than $10,000 to buy an ad in the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call.
The ad is called "A message from homeless New Orleanians." It says many storm victims have lived like refugees in their own country. It also says they're still waiting for Congress to spearhead the rebuilding of flood protection in New Orleans.
One resident said the ad should remind lawmakers that many New Orleans area residents won't be able to go home for Christmas.
Others said they want to remind the federal government of its obligations to help.
What? Have their esteemed leaders, Blanco and Nagin, lost all thier clout in lobbying Congress ?? Whats up with this being 'reduced to raising $$$ to buy an advert to tell of their plight in Roll Call' all about ???
Why are they buying an ad when they can get free coverage in the MSM by simply blaming Bush?
Classic case of 'more dollars than sense'...
Hey, New Orleanians,
We feel bad for you that you were hit by Katrina, although my sympathy has been wearing thin over the last several months. Rather than using the $10K for an ad, how' bout using that money for something really constructive?
I am sure the fed gov't would like to remind you that it has been sending millions of dollars for the levy protection over the years. Where has all that money gone? HINT: Ask BlankO and NagIN and demand a detailed accounting of the levy money. You will see that the levy protection money has been leaking out for years.
I agree. I have no sympathy for these people anymore. Many of them have shown themselves to be nothing but leaches who want to milk this disaster for all its worth. Not surprising given that they've grown up on the federal teat and dependency is all they know, but still disappointing.
Smooth Talker,
I still have sympathy left for people who lost their homes and jobs due to the hurricane AND who are trying their best to help themselves. The ones I've lost sympathy for are the ones who constantly complain that the feds are not doing their job while they don't do anything to help themselves.
God help those who help themselves.
Good point. There are many people doing their best to put their lifes together. The freeloaders and moochers who do nothing but whine and ask for money and for infinate free housing are the ones who get to me.
Good point. There are many people doing their best to put their lifes together. The freeloaders and moochers who do nothing but whine and ask for money and for infinate free housing are the ones who get to me.
---Good post. I agree.
a friend of mine from NO (who is now living in Kentucky and plans to stay there) send me this. Not sure who wrote it:
Twas de night before Katrina, when all tru da state
Not a gas pump was pumpin', Not a store open late
All da plywood was hung, on de windows wit care,
Knowing dat a hurricane, Soon would be dere.
Da chilren were ready wit deir flashlight in hand
While rain bands from da hurricane covered over our lan
And Mom wit her Mag-lite, and me wit my cap
Has jus filled da battub for flushing our crap..
When out on de lawn, there arose such a clatter
I sprang from da closet to see what was de matter
The trees on da terrace, and de neighbor's roof torn,
We feared we'd be dyin' in dis terrible storm.
Wit a little wind gus, so lively and quick,
I membered quite clearly our walls was not brick
More rapid than Eagles, her courses they changed!
And she whistled and wafted and surged all the same.
Off shingles! Off sidings! Off rooftops! Off power!
Down trees! Down fences! Down trailers! Down towers!
On da street of New Orleans, she continued to maul,
Screaming Blow away! Blow away! Blow away all!
As da wind ripped and tossed da debris tru de sky, I peeked out the shutters
at the cars floatin' by.
So go to the attic my family did do,
With a portable radio and some batteries too.
And den in a twinkling, I heard on da set,
The end was not coming for a few hours yet!
As I calmed down da kids and was turning around
Tru de window it came with a huge crashing sound
A tree branch it was all covered in soot
De wind blew it smack-dab on top of my foot!
A bundle of twigs now lay in a stack
And my Livin' Room looked like it was under attack.
De wind how it howled, de storm very scary,
Myself and my family were all too unwary.
Da dangers of hurricanes are serious ya know,
Dey are taken for granted as Betsy did show.
Wit da winds dying down and da danger beneath,
I noticed my tool shed was missing its sheath
So I grabbed my last tarp, and nailed it on down,
Den I got in my car and drove into town.
Da traffic was awful and stores had no ice,
My 5-gallon cooler would have to suffice
Generators was scarce, not one left in town,
Dere was trees on the roads and power lines down.
FEMA was ready wit people to work,
Electrical companies came in from New York.
I sprang to da car, and gave my family a whistle,
Den away we all went like a Tomahawk missile!
You could hear us exclaim as we drove out of sight,
"The heck wit dis place, Texas seem just right."
I find I have little sympathy for people whose skill set consists of signing the back of a government check.
"I find I have little sympathy for people whose skill set consists of signing the back of a government check."
Blame decades of liberal entitlment programs. They created this class of people.
Actually the group that ran this ad is from a conservative afluent part of the city. Their city council member is a Republican.
Don't rain on their bash parade with the facts here.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.