And no, this is NOT off topic because, if government were REALLY concerned about the safety of the "Murican Peepel," ask yourself how much cargo x-ray and nitrate sniffing equipment this nearly 23 million bucks (and that's just the number they have a trail on) they could have bought.
When are folks just gonna get pissed and, like Howard Beal in "Network," stand up and shout "I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna take it any more?"
In the nation of sheep we have become, I'd guess never.
My God, we're clearly doomed...
and, oh yeah, if our "leaders" have become as duplicitous and untruthful as the foe and America is becoming something the Founders never envisioned or intended and America -- the idea -- has failed, what's the point of trying to save America the place?
From boort.com this am:
SO WHAT'S FEMA GOING TO DO WITH THEIR PUPPET SHOW?
We wonder now that the hurricane season is over if FEMA is going to fold its traveling minstrel show in Florida?
Oh .. you haven't heard about this. Well, here's another "your tax dollars at work" story for you. How many tax dollars? Well, how about $22.6 million. For what? Well .... let's see. We have hurricane bingo, Windy Biggie puppet shows, yoga on the beach and something called "salsa for seniors."
This stuff makes me just mad as hell. It's government spending gone amuck ... and nobody seems to give a flying fling about it.
I believe that every single time a government or bureaucrat spends one penny of taxpayer dollars he ought to be willing to sign a statement saying that it is his firm belief that it is far more important for him to spend this money in this way than it would be to allow the person who earned that money to keep it and spend it on their own personal needs. These bureaucrats and politicians spend money with not so much as a moment's thought to the person who expended a portion of their lives to earn it. It truly disgusts me.
So ... where did this $22.6 million go? Sally Kestin of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel did an investigation of this huge FEMA grant to the State of Florida. The money was spent through an agency called Project H.O.P.E. (Helping Our People in Emergencies). This is a classic story of bureaucrats spending money because its there ... and accomplishing basically nothing.
Kestin's story is incredible. Here are just a few of the things that these taxpayer funds were spent on ... and remember, in every case this money was taken by force of law from people who have bills to pay, medical emergencies to meet, children to educate, a retirement to plan for, and a home to buy. The money wasn't there, though, because it was seized by the government and spent for:
Puppet shows.
Hurricane Bingo for seniors at retirement homes who had no clue what was going on
Sea shell collecting trips by Project H.O.P.E. employees
The "toilet paper game"
Silly string and art therapy
Yoga relaxation on the beach
The "Planting for Inner Peace" workshop
Look ... I just can't cover this in the notes, though I'll spend some time on the air today ranting and truly raving about this. You just need to read the story for yourself.