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"When the levee breaks" (BARF ALERT!)
Philadelphia Daily News ^
| 8/30/05
| Will Bunch
Posted on 08/30/2005 3:26:07 PM PDT by MetaCon
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To: nutmeg
21
posted on
08/30/2005 3:43:23 PM PDT
by
nutmeg
("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
To: Shermy
Where was the liberal outrage at Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and India for not doing enough to protect their cities against tsunamis?
To: MetaCon
Washington knew that this day could come at any time, and it knew the things that needed to be done to protect the citizens of New Orleans. The citizens of New Orleans knew that this day could come at any time and if they get the chance to rebuild this day could (and will) come again at any time.
If you don't like it, get your ass out of the way.
23
posted on
08/30/2005 3:47:14 PM PDT
by
michigander
(The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
To: rockabyebaby
I know what you mean. Sad but true.
24
posted on
08/30/2005 3:49:54 PM PDT
by
cvq3842
To: TenaciousZ
25
posted on
08/30/2005 3:50:17 PM PDT
by
cvq3842
Comment #26 Removed by Moderator
To: Mike Darancette
Why didn't Clinton fully fund these projectsWouldn't he have needed Congressional approval for this?
27
posted on
08/30/2005 3:54:50 PM PDT
by
Doe Eyes
To: MetaCon
"The problem that we have isnt that the levee is low, but that the federal funds have dried up so that we cant raise them."
The problem isn't that it is hot in Texas, but that the US taxpayers have not provided the funding for my really big fan...
I have a lot of sympathy for those injured and killed in this disaster, but it does get tiring to watch half my paycheck go to taxes and to know that I am subsidizing people's foolish decisions to have oceanfront homes in hurricane alley.
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posted on
08/30/2005 3:55:01 PM PDT
by
djmv
To: MetaCon
"Nobody locally is happy that the levees cant be finished, "Everybody locally needs to pay for their own darn levees.
29
posted on
08/30/2005 3:58:58 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
To: MetaCon
The Lake Pontchartrain project is slated to receive $3.9 million in the president's 2005 budget. Naomi said about $20 million is needed. This is the key line, everything else is spin.
Note how small an amount of money this is. The city of New Orleans itself could have paid for this easily if it had bothered to -- it's about the cost of building six miles of freeway. Chicken feed on the scale of city or state governments. Blaming the federal government for not footing the bill, as if no one else closer to the problem could be bothered to pay for it, is ridiculous.
To: fr695
You guys are out in force today! PMing around DU? LOL.
31
posted on
08/30/2005 4:01:29 PM PDT
by
KJC1
To: MetaCon
The left wing bloggers are having an orgy over all this crap.
32
posted on
08/30/2005 4:02:53 PM PDT
by
Just Lori
(Trying to reason with a liberal is like sucking spaghetti through a straw.)
To: MetaCon
All together now...
IT'S BUSH'S FAULT!!!
Mark
33
posted on
08/30/2005 4:03:11 PM PDT
by
MarkL
(It was a shocking cock-up. The mice were furious!)
To: MetaCon
bush's fault! wow that was quick.. why am i not surprised.
To: Spanaway Lori
Have you heard the latest?
Rove arranged for Katrina to take Cindy Sheehan off the front page (of course, he actually put her into motion so she would take him off the front page).
Wheels within wheels.
35
posted on
08/30/2005 4:05:55 PM PDT
by
Shazbot29
(Light a man a fire, he'll be warm for a day; light him on fire, he'll be warm the rest of his life)
To: Ichneumon
Note how small an amount of money this is. The city of New Orleans itself could have paid for this easily if it had bothered to -- it's about the cost of building six miles of freeway. Chicken feed on the scale of city or state governments. Blaming the federal government for not footing the bill, as if no one else closer to the problem could be bothered to pay for it, is ridiculous. And we've got a winner! Very good post. The next question this "reporter" should be asking is about the appropriation of city and state monies.
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posted on
08/30/2005 4:12:53 PM PDT
by
KJC1
To: MetaCon
When you are absent of new ideas, and your base is less then well-educated on current affairs, then you blame those in charge to regain your power.
You can watch the Dems beg for their scraps of face time on the news, latching onto the latest craze so that they're not forgotten.
For example, see Al Sharpton suddenly realize that he's not been in the news lately, see Al run to Crawford to get his face back on the tube, let's all remember that Al's still relevent.
Robert Kennedy is a footnote in a long line of footnotes, today he's blaming the hurricane on Global Warming and Global Warming on Republicans. He's crying "Remember me, I was somebody's son, I'm important, listen to me".
With any politician, but especially those that make their living blaming others, the need exists for a new forum every couple of months to get back in the news and rally the followers. After all, without a cause, their entire existance is meaningless, and their money is gone.
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posted on
08/30/2005 4:14:08 PM PDT
by
par4
(If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything)
To: MetaCon
Being in the Philly suburbs, I just HAD to post on their thread. The Daily News is the "Enquirer" of Phila. so don't expect much from the people who read it.
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posted on
08/30/2005 4:22:50 PM PDT
by
SueRae
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