Posted on 09/02/2005 6:45:16 AM PDT by Chickenhawk Warmonger
Read my last post carefully, then read yours. Your own words are painting you.
When the good citizen-survivors of this catastrophe in NO get through this and start to point fingers they should be reminded of how much suffering was caused, how many lives were lost and how many lives were put in jeapordy by the thugs they themselves have tolerated and sheltered in their neighborhoods. That can include both the goblins in the streets and the politicians and judges they have elected. This is the fruition of liberalism. They created these circumstances and conditions.
We have a system of representative government here. The pols in NO and LA are a reflection of the people. This is 'tolerance of diversity' in action.
Darned right and it's about three days past time to issue that order.
If you'd read my post a bit more carefully, you'd know that the hypothetical speech there was one I'd liked to have heard BUSH I deliver, NOT BUSH II.
“Imagine if this happened in some lily white red state city – the reaction would be much different...”
if this had happened in some lily white red state city (i assume the commentor is talking about a city that is predominately affluent white republicans) the reaction WOULD be much different. the people would have left, and instead of fighting looters, we'd already be into clean-up.
Word on the street is that he wasn't legally elected the first time so I think there's a good chance he can serve a third term.
"Word on the street is that he wasn't legally elected the first time so I think there's a good chance he can serve a third term."
If you want to really drive liberals into total insanity. Tell them apparently GW was never elected according to them. So he can run for election two more times.
We are so split as a society. Just what those in power have wanted and worked towards for many years, so we will all reap the whirlwind.
Our system of governance is really broken and I don't believe even Humpty Dumpty could pick up all the pieces.
By your "reasoning", we should be in every single hellhole in the world to bail every1 out. I'll bet you gripe along w/every1 else on FR anytime some "foreigner" complains the US isn't doing enough for THEM. Same principle here, only less so.
How you turned suggesting some are too far away to do much but drop money into being mere cold-hearted "let them eat cake" is beyond me.
Again - YOU DON'T KNOW ME, SO QUIT YOUR !#!%#@ ABOUT JUDGING **MY** CHARACTER IN ANY WAY. >:( I hate yelling at some1 who's being helpful, but that doesn't give you the right to paint any1 not parachuting in as being careless.
Not me, nor most of us, I suspect.
Typical entrenched euro-socialist thinking--don't look at the problem analytically or try to come up with a solution--just find a plausible scapegoat on whom to fix the blame. Yeah, that will sure help the hapless chumps laying around on the pavement waiting for someone to rescue them.
But questions have to be asked
but at the same time are open-mouthed in amazement
Regular little butt-monkey, aren't you? And ignorant. In spite of myself, I always take grim satisfaction when a demonstrably ignorant foreigner makes a flaming anus of himself. You and your amazed countrymen need to get out more, try to be a little less provincial in your bigotries.
Sending troops and relief supplies to a foreign country isn't state level coordinated and dispatched. It's Federal. I n the case of a local disaster the governor, as outlined by the Constitution, MUST REQUEST assistance from the Federal government FIRST BEFORE troops and aid can be sent. The governor only asked TODAY, NOT THE FIVE DAYS AGO YOU KEEP HARPING ON.
Understand now?
Bump
I don't know where you are getting your info from but you'd better check your facts. To say that it took 5 days for help to reach these people is a blatant lie!
One person who has certainly shut up is Mary Landrieu. Has anyone seen her face for 2-3 days? I haven't. Between the time she said it was ok to loot and the time the looting became a HUGE problem, she just disappeared. What's wrong Mare, don't want to answer for your bad judgment?? Don't want to be seen popping your face between Blanko and Nagin anymore, eh?
Anyone with the energy to criticise should apply that energy to the relief effort.
That comment is beneath you - as most of your comments are usually thoughtful. There is a little historical anger there which is typical of the modern world. We are all victims eh?
I'll just leave you with this thought though - if it wasn't for little ol' Britain; Hong Kong, USA and New Zealand would either not exist or be radically different.
Although these places are thankfully on their own, who invented their systems and populated the lands? Martians? ;-)
Maybe you would prefer war-dances, wigwams and Mao?
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