Where was The Hiltons..The Trumps...During The Hurricane?...Did They Even Give Money?
356191
Very good Q\ni wish i knew,too.
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Finally, we have discovered the roots of George W. Bush's "compassionate conservatism." \n\nOn the heels of the president's "What, me worry?" response to the death, destruction and dislocation that followed upon Hurricane Katrina comes the news of his mother's Labor Day visit with hurricane evacuees at the Astrodome in Houston. \n\nCommenting on the facilities that have been set up for the evacuees — cots crammed side-by-side in a huge stadium where the lights never go out and the sound of sobbing children never completely ceases — former first lady Barbara Bush concluded that the poor people of New Orleans had lucked out. \n\n"Everyone is so overwhelmed by the hospitality. And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this, this is working very well for them," Mrs. Bush told American Public Media's "Marketplace" program, before returning to her multi-million dollar Houston home. \n\nOn the tape of the interview, Mrs. Bush chuckles audibly as she observes just how great things are going for families that are separated from loved ones, people who have been forced to abandon their homes and the only community where they have ever lived, and parents who are explaining to children that their pets, their toys and in some cases their friends may be lost forever. Perhaps the former first lady was amusing herself with the notion that evacuees without bread could eat cake. \n\nAt the very least, she was expressing a measure of empathy commensurate with that evidenced by her son during his fly-ins for disaster-zone photo opportunities. \n\nOn Friday, when even Republican lawmakers were giving the federal government an "F" for its response to the crisis, President Bush heaped praise on embattled Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown. As thousands of victims of the hurricane continued to plead for food, water, shelter, medical care and a way out of the nightmare to which federal neglect had consigned them, Brown cheerily announced that "people are getting the help they need." \n\nBarbara Bush's son put his arm around the addled FEMA functionary and declared, "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job." \n\nLike mother, like son. \n\nEven when a hurricane hits, the apple does not fall far from the tree. \n\n\nBy John Nichols\nReprinted with permission from The Nation.
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You hosting, Cranky?  I'm so there!!  I WISH. I've never been and would love to go.  My mom's best friend is a priest in New Orleans but his church was destroyed by the hurricane.  I guess I could have stayed with him...the church has lots of money, I'm sure they will re build.
1136524
Contact your legislature and yell like hell. You guys had what? 5 hurricanes last year? The insurance companies are trying to save their own ASSets.
1117291
Yes, This Gov't is too ready to jump for conflict yet when it comes to disaster they leave victims hanging. Look what happened w/Katrina If Gov't had been paying att. to what was happening maybe FEMA wouldn't have been ripped off $1million by people and $ wouldn't have been wasted on those damned trailors that are justsitting in Arkansas. FCKN IDIOTS!!!!
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We can respond to all of their emails stating that they have found US$250 MILLION dollars that they want to send to YOUR bank acct, they will split it with you, please send your bank acct information so that I may make a deposit! \n\nI dont know about you, but Im wondering how I can protect my own a*s from the crooked government that is running my country (America.) My presidents is stepping all over my civil rights, he is performing illegal wiretapping, illegally collecting phone records from millions of Americans, and is fighting an unjust war using our sons and daughters. The price of fuel is skyrocketing, interest rates are soaring, real estate is reversing, and jobs are being lost. The military is about to go "protect" our southern borders from terrorist Mexicans.....oh, wait a sec, got blinded by the BS for a sec there... I meant to say that the Govt is lying to us about why we need to keep Mexicans out - because its to protect us from Terrorism (although 90% of the terrorist on 9/11 were Saudi Arabians....but we are too busy allowing them to buy out our weapons factories to keep them out of the country....\n\nNo offense, but Ive got enough crap to deal with at home than to be worried about Nigerians!
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I live in New Orleans.  I am one of those other thousands of people that you are NOT hearing about; I found a place to live, I did not ask for more FEMA money.  It has been over 5 months since we all lost practically everything.  That's 5 months.  That's a lot of time to pull oneself together and get on with getting on.  Thousands of us did just that, but you aren't reading about us, are you?  I think it is right, and anyone still expecting FEMA to pay for a hotel room should be able to show FEMA proof why they would still need it.
1097285
well that is elementary my dear.  It is George Bush's fault.  He caused the hurricane to flood Mississippi and Louisiana where all the ketchup factories are and the hurricanes in Florida where the tomatoes are grown.  This has slowed the process and caused the price to shoot through the roof!!  All in a plot to make a fortune from his investments with Heinz (John Kerry's wife's fortune family).  You did know that GW has a hotline to God to cause these things, right?
832200
Who owns the mega farms? Who hires the maids, who employs illegals to makes MRE's under a 47 million dollar contract that hires all part-time illegals that the FBI says their documents were forged, and they were convicted and there no-bid contract taken away for 3 years! At least we got a Republican off the streets for a few days!\n\nWho pays for hospital care, and schools! Republicans? That a joke!\n\nYou know what the #1 Republican issue is right now????  They can't find daycare for the illegals they employ! Isn't that a hoot!!
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I am from Florida and we have "visitors" that do things we consider insane all the time. I wish we could charge them! They float out into the ocean in the dark on blow-up rafts, They ride motorcycles after dark on curving roads drunk. They walk out into the forest and get lost, they get their cars stuck in the sand when tide is rising, I am ranting sorry. I could go on. Yes we should be able to charge them!!
700831
Can you make us? We still hold the White House. The president can call on emergency powers and make you go to a plantation. LOL! You still have nothing. LOL!
493820
People need to elect leaders that actually want to do a job, not just pose for photo opportunities.  Katrina would have been bad, but resources could have and SHOULD have been placed so that they could have been brought in immediately after the hurricane passed.  Lives and billions of dollars in property could have been saved.  Also, people need to get a realistic appreciation of money--it is good for what its spent on.  Saving money by not reinforcing levees at New Orleans, or at Sacramento, Ca., is equivalent to a homeowner saving money by not putting on a roof.  OK, you saved a billion dollars by not fixing the N.O. levees, and now you get to pay 200 times that much to repair the damage.  It is not that hard to figure out. Voters are propagandized by the republican media but they better figure things out fast.
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Trump has filed bankruptcy. Better check it out first. Las Vegas has many businesses and manufacturing companies. What, you think it's just gambling casino's and Texas Hold Em tournaments? I think you better get out of the county you live in and travel.
302207
Uh what about the jobs givin to the people who serve drinks and food at the party, and the food had to be picked by someone, and the valet dude gets a $5 tip!\n\nThe rich are helping all those people!\n\nDuh!
625931
I asked this here 4 months ago and again 2 months ago, and everyone thought ole Mayor Nagin had a handle on it. Bull crap!! He has done nothing to search for those bodies in the houses. Only when the National guard was there they were searched for. Or when sad family member came home looking. I can't believe they voted this man in again. One week after Katrina there was a news report that he went and bought a brand new large home in Texas. His clothes back then started to get richer looking. He is a complete moron!!
1033122
Don't know where you read your history, but you need to go back over it. The US has poured tons of money and food into Haiti. Your own government stole most of it, and your people asked everyone NOT to help and specifically the US NOT to be there. Now you want to complain we didn't do anything? For shame on YOU!
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It's been all over the news over the last few days, as Hurricane Katrina was approaching he was told if it hit New Orleans that the levees would not hold up but he was on vacation at his ranch in Crawford and refused to be disturbed therefore he chose to ignore a very critical problem and even after the levees broke and the government refused to respond he did nothing again ignoring the problem I don't think we have ever had another president who took so many vacations and chose to ignore what happens in our country while he's on those vacations. Just look at his smile when we are in trouble, is that reality?