Why didn't Hollywood save New Orleans?

Happy Monkey · 09-07-2005, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by mrnoodle

So the point is about whether their effort is validated, not whether they actually help the situation.

No, the point is that NICOTINEGUN has no idea about who has done what, except for the ones the press chooses to cover. I could just as easily ask why he hasn't donated to the Red Cross.

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But warch is right, it's not about private citizens attention-whoring. It's about the government's response.

Exactly.

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let's give a portion to the obstructionists. They initially denounced FEMA as an evil Republican police-state tool designed solely to bug the phones of homosexuals under the guise of protecting us from Martian attack. These are the same people wondering why FEMA isn't wielding more power now.

What the hell are you talking about? FEMA isn't Homeland Security. It's a preexisting agency that was partially dismantled when it was merged with Homeland Security.

NICOTINEGUN · 09-08-2005, 01:24 AM

[quote=HappyMonkey]No, the point is that NICOTINEGUN has no idea about who has done what, except for the ones the press chooses to cover. I could just as easily ask why he hasn't donated to the Red Cross.

Okay, I'll spell it out for you Mr. Monkey: don't go on national television and talk about how the U.S. needs to do this and that for this country and that country and bash the administration and then do nothing when something happens in your own country.
My problem is not with rich people who do nothing. My problem is with these rich people that chomp at the bit when something in another country happens and they organize media campaigns bashing the administration, but then they don't say a word when something happens here until it becomes political.
I feel for all those people. I think more should have been done, but you didnt' hear a peep from Hollywierd until it became a political/racial thing. That is the issue.

09-08-2005, 02:53 AM

Wha...?

Say, can I be resident vice-president? I am fully prepared to pick up the reins of power whenever your modem goes down.

Just a thought.

Happy Monkey · 09-08-2005, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by NICOTINEGUN

Okay, I'll spell it out for you Mr. Monkey: don't go on national television and talk about how the U.S. needs to do this and that for this country and that country and bash the administration and then do nothing when something happens in your own country.

You have no idea when or what they did.

09-08-2005, 01:24 AM	#2
NICOTINEGUN Resident President Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 82	[quote=HappyMonkey]No, the point is that NICOTINEGUN has no idea about who has done what, except for the ones the press chooses to cover. I could just as easily ask why he hasn't donated to the Red Cross. Okay, I'll spell it out for you Mr. Monkey: don't go on national television and talk about how the U.S. needs to do this and that for this country and that country and bash the administration and then do nothing when something happens in your own country. My problem is not with rich people who do nothing. My problem is with these rich people that chomp at the bit when something in another country happens and they organize media campaigns bashing the administration, but then they don't say a word when something happens here until it becomes political. I feel for all those people. I think more should have been done, but you didnt' hear a peep from Hollywierd until it became a political/racial thing. That is the issue. __________________ Hurricanes are racist!

09-08-2005, 02:53 AM	#3
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	Wha...? Say, can I be resident vice-president? I am fully prepared to pick up the reins of power whenever your modem goes down. Just a thought.

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