Republicat Lessons We Will Learn from New Orleans

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by BigV

GWB has just said that ..."the good news is that Trent Lott's house will rebuilt and it will be beautiful, and I'm looking forward to sitting on the porch there."

No, I'm not making it up. How could I make this sh*t up?

I don't believe it. I did a Google search and found no reference. Could you cite a source and provide a link?

Noone could be that clueless.

BTW, New Orleans might be the last straw for the economy. The adminstration has been trying to run a $200 billion dollar war with no sacrifice to the average American. They did this by hiding the money in the books and not counting it towards the deficit.

Now we will need tens of billions of dollars to rebuild New Orleans. There is no way they can push aside the cost of the reconstruction after the trick they played with the Iraq war and reconstruction money.

Now comes the real sacrifice for the American people. And many of them will start asking why so many of our resources are being sent to Iraq when we need them here.

What will really be interesting is to see what happens to the carefully gerrymandered districts in Texas now that they have relocated tens of thousands of people, many of whom are very pissed off at the existing government. In 12 months, some of these people may be eligibile to vote in Texas.

[tw]

Bush faces Katrina disaster zone
George W Bush is touring the hurricane Katrina disaster zone after admitting relief efforts in the past few days have not been acceptable. The US president is facing opposition criticism during the country's greatest emergency since September 11th.

After a brefing with officials in Mobile he said: "First we're going to save lives and stabilise the situation. Then we're going to help these communities rebuild. The good news is, and it's hard for some to see it now, is that out of this chaos is going to come a fantastic Gulf Coast, like it was before. Out of the rubble of Trent Lott's house, this guy lost his entire house, there's going to be a fantastic house and I'm looking forward to sitting on the porch."

I read this quote from multiple sources. The mental midget president is talking about stabilizing things when that should have been started five days ago. Instead he's talking about rebuilding when people are still dying - when stability is no where in sight. At what point does anyone ask, "When does he have a clue."

Where are all these George Jr supporters when this is the event that measures the mettle of a president? Why so much silence? Oh. Maybe intelligent design will save these victims. Sarcastic? Show me one good reason why contempt and George Jr should not be part of the same paragraph. He’s talking about rebuilding Trent Lott's house when he sat for days doing nothing – promising aid - as American were dying.

Never forget the damning picture of 50 C5As on tarmacs in Louis Armstrong International airport unloading supplies AND taking out the victims. One small problem – the C5As were not dispatched – as the president waited for things to stabilize.

George Jr again makes decisions as any good MBA would. Go ahead. Show me. Show me where any of these facts are in error. Show me where top management took charge during a disaster. Show me. This time there was no Mayor Guiliani to save an MBA's sorry ass.

[bluecuracao]

Originally Posted by richlevy

I don't believe it. I did a Google search and found no reference. Could you cite a source and provide a link?

Noone could be that clueless.

Well, he said it on CNN today during his "Go Team!" speech, after being publicly briefed by the FEMA guy and a governor. Back patting and applause ensued. A cringeworthy moment if there ever was one.

I think people are blaming race and class issues, because there isn't any other real explanation. Local officials have been calling desperately for help since Tuesday, and...nothing. Today, federal officials are claiming that the locals did not tell them where to send help, and that's why no help was sent. This, of course, as reporters can tell us, is a BS excuse--after all, they found their way there.

I can't imagine what was going through Bush's mind when he flew over the area on Wednesday. I would hope a president would think something like, "Why aren't there helicopters flying over every square inch of that city?" and "Where are the caravans of supply trucks?"

But all we heard from him was, "It's devastating. It must be doubly devastating down there." And that was it. It just doesn't make any sense.

[Elspode]

Originally Posted by bluecuracao

I can't imagine what was going through Bush's mind when he flew over the area on Wednesday.

I can. It went something like this:

"My supporters ought to be pretty damn happy about those oil futures I told them to buy last year. Wonder if I should have put more than $600k in myself? Hmmm..."

[BigV]

Originally Posted by richlevy

I don't believe it. I did a Google search and found no reference. Could you cite a source and provide a link?

Noone could be that clueless.---snip

I tried and failed to find a link. tw and bluecuracao nailed it though. I also found the link tw cited and is now dead. I don't doubt it. But I *did* hear it twice. The man should not speak extemporaneously. I reckon his PR people shudder when he approaches a microphone without his notes. I don't mean this to be a Bush Bash, but criminy! Somebody buy this man a compassion clue. Seriously.

edit:

This is what I mean.

"I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees."
-- George W. Bush, 9/1/05

"Experts have warned for years that the levees and pumps that usually keep New Orleans dry have no chance against a direct hit by a Category 5 storm."
-- AP story, 8/29/05