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Old 09-15-2005, 10:31 AM   #21
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Nice quote mal.

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Old 09-15-2005, 12:45 PM   #22
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Default How Katrina is being handled.

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Ben Stein Said:

5.) George Bush had nothing to do with the hurricane contingency plans for New Orleans. Those are drawn up by New Orleans and Louisiana. In any event, the plans were perfectly good: mandatory evacuation. It is in no way at all George Bush's fault that about 20 percent of New Orleans neglected to follow the plan. It is not his fault that many persons in New Orleans were too confused to realize how dangerous the hurricane would be. They were certainly warned. It's not George Bush's fault that there were sick people and old people and people without cars in New Orleans. His job description does not include making sure every adult in America has a car, is in good health, has good sense, and is mobile.



Why is it that the snipers who shot at emergency rescuers trying to save people in hospitals and shelters are never mentioned except in passing, and Mr. Bush, who is turning over heaven and earth to rescue the victims of the storm, is endlessly vilified?
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I was looking back through the timeline.
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Thursday, September 1
U.S. Senate passes a relief package.

Friday, September 2
Bush signs the $10.5 billion relief package after Congress passed it. [72]
Now here is a review question.
Who had to pass the relief package first?
Hint: It sure wasn't Bush.


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Ever hear of, "No good deed goes unpunished"?
People NEED someone to blame. There is no fault, but it gives something to be able to criticize, and to belittle. No matter who the president is, people love to make it his fault.

The general populus can not handle it, that there is no one to blame. Even though it gets things done faster when you are working to fix it, instead of pointing fingers, people MUST point to someone.
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Old 09-15-2005, 12:59 PM   #23
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Default RE: How Katrina is being handled.

The Government of New Orleans/Louisiana should be pointed at. They're the villains in this situation. I just don't see why no one else can see it.

It's really just a sad trend, hating Bush.

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Old 09-16-2005, 01:47 PM   #24
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It's rebellious, radical, artistic and cool to hate Bush.

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Old 09-16-2005, 07:58 PM   #25
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Wow, this thread was informative. This helped me understand alot more about the situation...I wouldn't know how to respond to any attack on Bush related to Katrina but I see that the federal gov didn't really have the immense power so many people claim it has. Thanks Mal, Cen, Jam, stretchy!
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