- Moronic, death-dealing thundercunt. - G*Squared_LA
XIII.
Here, said she,
Is your card, the drowned Sailor.
Fear death by water.
I see crowds of people, walking round in a ring.
A crowd flowed over London Bridge, so many,
I had not thought death had undone so many.
--T.S. Eliot, THE WASTE LAND (1922)
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Instead of issuing an order that every Hotel in the region immediately provide free room and board to desperate New Orleans refugees, Bush permits hotels throughout the region to expel anyone who can't pay.
Instead of ordering that every merchant immediately distribute for free any essential goods (food and water and clothing and batteries and flashlights and blankets and medical supplies, etc), George Fucking Bush has permitted the Governor of Louisiana to issue a SHOOT TO KILL order against "looters."
Whether black people live or die is beside the point. We won't tolerate us no nigras breaking the LAW.
What is happening today is a smoldering new low point in American racism.
Ultimately there is no greater condemnation of George Bush than his own words. While a city was being destroyed, and hundreds of thousands of largely BLACK people facing catastrophe, this is what the sneering fucker had to say. I encourage you to read it, all of it. As America screams in pain, he's ranting like a lunatic about terrorists and Pearl Harbor. His indifference is shocking even to me. Please, get to know the man who likes to call himself "commander in chief." Read every disgusting word.
Transcript of President Bush's speech, North Island Naval Air Station, Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Thank you all. Thanks for the warm welcome. It's good to be back in California. Good to be here at North Island. This is the birthplace of naval aviation, and I want to thank you for making this son of a naval aviator feel right at home.
This morning our hearts and prayers are with our fellow citizens along the Gulf Coast who have suffered so much from Hurricane Katrina. These are trying times for the people of these communities. We know that many are anxious to return to their homes. It's not possible at this moment. Right now our priority is on saving lives, and we are still in the midst of search and rescue operations. I urge everyone in the affected areas to continue to follow instructions from state and local authorities.
The federal, state and local governments are working side-by-side to do all we can to help people get back on their feet, and we have got a lot of work to do. Our teams and equipment are in place and we're beginning to move in the help that people need. Americans who wish to help can call 1-800-HELPNOW, or log on to RedCross.org, or get in touch with the Salvation Army. The good folks in Louisiana and Mississippi and Alabama and other affected areas are going to need the help and compassion and prayers of our fellow citizens.
As we deliver relief to our citizens to the south, our troops are defending all our citizens from threats abroad. In the war on terror, all of you gathered here today are playing a critical role. Our naval aviators are displaying their fantastic skill in bringing justice to our enemies. Our sailors on Navy ships are patrolling the high seas.
You're maintaining those ships and keeping them ready for battle.
You're serving on special operations teams that are hunting the Taliban and al Qaeda fighters in the mountains of Afghanistan. And our Marine units are bringing the terrorists to justice in Iraq.
However you are serving, each of you is defending our nation and bringing honor to the uniform, and your Commander-in-Chief, and your country is proud of your service.
I'm also proud to stand with those whose achievements we commemorate today, the military veterans of World War II. In war, America called you from your farms and your schools and your factories to defeat two of the most ruthless armies the world has known. In victory, America counted on you to extend a helping hand, to lift up a defeated foe. And in a lasting peace that has been your greatest legacy, America confirmed the power of freedom to transform the bitterest of enemies into the closest of friends.
Your victory came at great cost. And many of the heroes who fought by your side would not live to make the return journey home. More than 400,000 Americans gave their lives in that war, and some of them are buried a few miles from here at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. At a funeral sermon delivered after a battle that had taken the lives of thousands of Americans, a rabbi said, "Out of this, and from this suffering and sorrow of those who mourn this, will come, we promise, the birth of a new freedom for the sons of men everywhere."
Today, your hair is whitened. Your steps have slowed. Yet you have seen in your lifetime the rabbi's promise come true. The freedom that was born of your sacrifice has lifted millions of God's children across the Earth. This freedom is your monument to your fallen friends, your gift to their children and grandchildren, and your sacred bond with generations of patriots past and present who have worn the nation's uniform.
As we look into your faces, we see the same quiet resolve that defeated our enemies. And we count it a privilege to be the citizens of the country that you served. We pray that your comrades you have lost found peace with their Creator, and we honor your sacrifice by recommitting ourselves to the great ideals for which you fought and bled.
I'm honored today to be traveling with the First Lady of the United States, Laura Bush. I want to thank Admiral Zortman, the Commander of the Naval Air Force U.S. Pacific Fleet, for his introduction. And thank you for your service, Admiral.
I'm proud to be here today with a man who is doing an excellent job for the United States military, the Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld. On VJ Day in 1945, Secretary Rumsfeld was selling newspapers at the Coronado Ferry, Coronado, California. He went on to be a Navy pilot. And today, he's a trusted adviser in my Cabinet. Mr. Secretary, proud to have you here.
I want to thank the Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Duncan Hunter. Congressman Hunter is with us today.
Congressman Duncan Hunter is, today, here with his dad, Robert Hunter, who served in World War II. And he has a son who is a proud Marine in Iraq.
I want to thank Secretary Tom Johnson of the California Department of Veteran Affairs. I want to thank Mayor Tom Smisek and his wife, Peggy. He's the mayor of Coronado. I appreciate you, Mr. Mayor. I want to thank Vice Admiral Barry Costello, Rear Admiral Mike Miller, Read Admiral Len Hering, Captain Tim Alexander. I want to thank Command Master Chief Mick Fulton, Chief Petty Officer Swisher. I want to thank all the men and women who wear the uniform for greeting us today.
We're proud to be in the company of Medal of Honor recipients – Robert Modrzejewski, Jay Vargas, Red Millett, John Finn, John McGinty. Thank you for coming. Thank you for your courage.
Finally, I want to thank Sybil Stockdale, the wife of Admiral James Stockdale, for being with us today.
Sixty years ago this Friday, General Douglas MacArthur accepted the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. With Japan's surrender, the last of our enemies in World War II was defeated, and a World War that began for America in the Pacific came to an end in the Pacific. As we mark this anniversary, we are again a nation at war. Once again, war came to our shores with a surprise attack that killed thousands in cold blood. Once again, we face determined enemies who follow a ruthless ideology that despises everything America stands for. Once again, America and our allies are waging a global campaign with forces deployed on virtually every continent. And once again, we will not rest until victory is America's and our freedom is secure.
In the midst of this struggle, we have confidence in our cause because we know that America has faced down brutal enemies before. We have confidence in our cause because we've seen the power of freedom to overcome the darkness of tyranny and terror. And we have confidence in our cause because we know the character and courage of those who wear the uniform of the United States military.
Fifty years ago we saw that character and that courage in men such as Leon Stone, who was a young Navy sailor aboard the battleship West Virginia, supporting the Marines at Iwo Jima. We saw that courage in men such as Jim Simpson, who was one of those Marines. They didn't know each other, but they came together to fight for America's security. They came together to join a mighty force that defeated the Japanese empire. Jim Simpson and Leon Stone did finally meet one day when Leon's son and Jim's daughter got married.
And today, their grandson, Captain Randy Stone, carries on a proud family tradition. Captain Stone is a Marine officer now serving in Iraq. He knows that he and his generation are doing the same vital work in this war on terror that his grandparents did in World War II. He also knows how this struggle will end. Randy says, "I know we will win because I see it in the eyes of the Marines every morning. In their eyes is the sparkle of victory."
Captain Stone proudly wears the uniform just as his grandfathers did at Iwo Jima. He's guided by the same convictions they carried into battle. He shares the same willingness to serve a cause greater than himself. Many of you grew up with dads and granddads who have similar stories about their World War II service. They're the modest sons of a peaceful country. And a grateful nation thanks them for their sacrifice that preserved our freedom and our way of life.
The men and women who served in World War II belonged to a generation that kept its faith even when liberty's ultimate triumph was far from clear. When America was attacked at Pearl Harbor, our country was just emerging from a depression. More than half a dozen nations had large armies than we did. In Asia and Europe, country after country had fallen before the disciplined armies of the militaristic regimes. These events led many to conclude that freedom had seen its day, and that the future belonged to the hard men in Berlin and Tokyo.
Franklin Roosevelt refused to accept that democracy was finished. His optimism reflected his belief that the enemy's will to power could not withstand our will to live in freedom. He told the American people that our liberty depended on the success of liberty in other lands. And he called on Americans to defend that liberty, and millions answered the call. Within four years, America would recover from the devastation of Pearl Harbor. Within four years, we would fight and win a world war on two fronts.
Our victory in Asia was a particular triumph for the United States Navy. After Pearl Harbor our Pacific Fleet was nearly destroyed and the enemy appeared invincible. Those were dark days for freedom, but the darkness would not long prevail. From the daring first attack on Japanese soil led by Jimmy Doolittle and launched from the deck of the USS Hornet, to the Battle of Midway, to the flag-raising of Iwo Jima, our troops in the Pacific gave Americans back home reason to believe that President Roosevelt was right, that democracy was the most unconquerable of all forms of human society.
President Roosevelt was guided in victory in World War II by certain timeless principles. First, President Roosevelt believed that free nations could muster the resolve to defend themselves. In his day that belief was sorely tested by a ruthless and determined enemy. Our troops in the Pacific found themselves up against a ferocity they had never before encountered – kamikaze pilots on suicidal missions, soldiers who fought to the last man, commanders animated by a fanatical belief that their nation was ordained to rule the Asian continent.
This enemy took many lives and left many grieving families. Yet, in the end, they were no match for the forces of the United States and our allies. In the end they were defeated by Americans who only months before had been farmers and bank clerks and factory hands. And in the end, the victorious children of democracy would help their defeated enemies rebuild, and bring the taste of freedom to millions.
One of the first to recognize this truth was a member of Japan's surrender delegation aboard the USS Missouri. He went to the ceremony expecting to hear how the allies intended to take their vengeance on the defeated. Instead he heard General MacArthur speak about a future of freedom for Japan, and he realized the true source of America's military might. He wrote, "We weren't beaten on the battlefield by the dint of superior arms; we were defeated in the spiritual conquest by virtue of a nobler idea."
In World War II, wherever our troops raised the flag of victory, they would also sow the seeds of liberty, and asa result, the world is better off.
Secondly, President Roosevelt believed that the call to freedom is universal. Many of our closest allies did not agree with him about this, and the political map of Asia seemed to confirm their skepticism. At the beginning of the war, the Pacific had only two democracies: Australia and New Zealand. Even in nations where the rule was not harsh, the best that most Asian people could expect was benevolent colonialism. The Japanese claimed they were ridding the continent of foreign colonialism. But millions of Chinese and Burmese and other Asian people soon learned that Tokyo had simply replaced Western colonialism with a version that was often more harsh and repressive.
President Roosevelt, and later President Truman, wisely resolved that we would not make that mistake in our treatment of a defeated Japan. They understood that the sacrifices of allied forces would mean nothing unless we used our victory to help the Japanese people transform their nation from tyranny to freedom. There were many doubters.
American and Japanese experts claimed that the Japanese weren't ready for democracy.
In a letter to a friend back home, one of our soldiers on the ground offered a different view. Sergeant Richard Leonard's brother had been killed in fighting the Japanese, but after being stationed in Japan and meeting Japanese people, he found he could not hate them. He wrote, "Sure, we've got to occupy their country and watch them. But at the same time, we've got to help them and do everything possible to reconstruct them as a peace-loving nation."
Sergeant Leonard was right. And America did just what he thought we should do. And as we look at what he and his generation accomplished in Japan, we know it is a mistake to believe that some people are not fit for equality and freedom our Creator intended for all.
Third, President Roosevelt believed that free nations are peaceful nations that would not threaten America. He knew that it was the lack of democracy in Japan that allowed an unelected group of militarists to take control of the state, threaten our neighbors, attack America, and plunge an entire region into war. And he knew that the best way to bring peace and stability to the region was by bringing freedom to Japan.
Democracy takes different forms in different cultures. Japanese democracy would be different from American democracy. The Japanese constitution would guarantee the universal freedoms that are the foundation of all genuine democracies, while, at the same time, reflecting the unique traditions and needs of the Japanese people. It allowed for both an electoral democracy and a heredity monarchy. It set Japan on the path to a free society.
With every step toward freedom, the Japanese economy flourished. With every step toward freedom, the Japanese became a model for others in the region. With every step toward freedom, the Japanese became a valued member of the world community, a force for peace and stability in the region, and a trusted and reliable ally of the United States of America.
I've experienced this transformation in a very personal way.
During World War II, my dad was one of the Navy's youngest pilots and was shot down over the Pacific. At the same time, an official named Joonya Koizumi served in Japan's legislative assembly. Today, their sons serve as the elected leaders of two free nations. Prime Minister Koizumi is a respected leader and one of my best friends in the international community. Our two democracies are among the world's closest allies. And all Americans are safer and more secure because the Japanese people are free.
Today we must not forget the lessons of the past, and the lesson of this experience is clear: The most powerful weapon in the arsenal of democracy is the spirit of liberty. In the 20th century, the spirit of liberty worked to spread freedom from Japan and Germany to Eastern Europe and Latin America and Southeast Asia and Africa. And the spirit of liberty is at work today.
Across the broader Middle East, we can see freedom's power to transform nations and deliver hope to people who have not known it. In Afghanistan and Iraq and Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories, people have gone to the polls and chosen their leaders in free elections. Their example is inspiring millions across that region to claim their liberty, as well – and they will have it.
In Iraq, people have come together to write a constitution that guarantees freedom for all Iraqi citizens. The document they have produced protects fundamental human freedoms, including freedom for women, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, freedom of conscience, and freedom of expression. This constitution is the result of democratic debate and compromise, and the Iraqi citizens can be proud of what they have accomplished.
As freedom advances across a troubled part of the world, it is once again opposed by fanatical adherence of a murderous ideology. And once again, the stakes are high. Now, as then, our enemies have made their fight a test of American credibility and resolve. Now, as then, they are trying to intimidate free people and break our will. And now, as then, they will fail.
They will fail because the terrorists of our century are making the same mistake that the followers of other totalitarian ideologies made in the last century. They believe that democracies are inherently weak and corrupt and can be brought to their knees. They looked at our response after the hostage crisis in Iran, the bombings of the Marine barracks in Lebanon, the first World Trade Center attack, the killing of American soldiers in Somalia, the destruction of two U.S. embassies in Africa, and the attack on the USS Cole.
They concluded that free societies lack the courage and character to defend themselves against a determined enemy. Hear the words of Osama bin Laden that explain why he believed he could get away with the attacks of September the 11th, 2001: "We've seen in the last decade the decline of the American government and the weakness of the American soldier, who is ready to wage cold wars and unprepared to fight long wars. . . After a few blows they ran in defeat. . . (They forgot) about being a world leader."
After September the 11th, 2001, we've taught the terrorists a very different lesson. America will not run in defeat, and we will not forget our responsibilities. We have brought down two murderous regimes. We're driving terrorists from their sanctuaries. We're putting the terrorists on the run all across the world.
The terrorists and insurgents are now waging a brutal campaign of terror in Iraq. They kill innocent men and women and children in the hopes of intimidating Iraqis. They're trying to scare them away from democracy. They're trying to break the will of the American people. Their goal is to turn Iraq into a failed state like Afghanistan was under the Taliban. If Zarqawi and bin Laden gain control of Iraq, they would create a new training ground for future terrorist attacks; they'd seize oil fields to fund their ambitions; they could recruit more terrorists by claiming an historic victory over the United States and our coalition.
Our goal is clear, as well. We will defeat the terrorists. We'll build a free Iraq that will fight terrorists instead of giving them aid and sanctuary. A free Iraq will offer people throughout the Middle East a hopeful alternative to the hateful ideology being peddled by the terrorists. A free Iraq will show that when America gives its word, America keeps its word.
That choice – this is the choice we face: Do we return to the pre-September the 11th mind-set of isolation and retreat, or do we continue to take the fight to the enemy and support our allies in the broader Middle East? I've made my decision: We will stay on the offensive. We will stand with the people of Iraq, and we will prevail.
We will prevail because this generation is determined to meet the threats of our time. We will prevail because this generation wants to leave a more hopeful world for our children and grandchildren. We will prevail because the desire to live in freedom is embedded in the soul of every man, woman and child on this Earth. And we will prevail because our freedom is defended by the greatest force for liberation that humankind has ever known, the men and women of the United States Armed Forces.
In this war, some of our best citizens have made the ultimate sacrifice. We mourn the lose of every life. We pray for their loved ones. And we will honor their sacrifice by completing the mission and laying the foundation for peace.
Sixty years ago, American forces made the same type of sacrifice and helped liberate two continents, and made our world a more peaceful place. The men and women of World War II brought honor to the uniform, and to our flag, and to our country. With each passing day their ranks thin, but the peace they built endures. And we will never let the new enemies of a new century destroy with cowardice what these Americans built with courage.
Sixty years after V-J Day, our military veterans can take heart from the example they see right here in San Diego. Those of you who wear the nation's uniform today are every bit as selfless and dedicated to liberty as the generations that came before. And when we will look at you we know our freedom is in good hands.
It is men and women like you who keep us free. It is the spirit of liberty that keeps you strong, and it is the history that gives us confidence to know that in the vital work of spreading liberty, America, and those of us who love freedom will prevail.
May God bless you all, and may God continue to bless America.
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"There was no plan to get the poor out."
--Los Angeles Times, September 2, 2005
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mimbrava, JessiQua, alphonde, sandrino, and 21 other people added this photo to their favorites.
chuckwheat (82 months ago | reply)
And it has come to pass...
AnomalousNYC (82 months ago | reply)
The Bush regime has the resources to murder 100,000 people in Iraq, but it can't find the resources to rescue 100,000 Black people in New Orleans?
Absolute crap.
This is all about racism and contempt for the poor. Bush is an absolute fraud, an illegitimate, corrupt, incompetent racist fraud.
SeenyaRita (82 months ago | reply)
he makes me sick.
Stebbi (82 months ago | reply)
This whole thing is a shock and disbelief.
All while we're "nation-building" Iraq.
Some radical things are needed to save us from ourselves.
smiling_da_vinci (82 months ago | reply)
*tired sigh*... And I bet he'll be re-elected again at the next elections. :o(
JoeInQueens (82 months ago | reply)
Impeachment time is long overdue.
AnomalousNYC (82 months ago | reply)
"Is this what the pioneers of the civil rights movement fought to achieve, a society where many black people are as trapped and isolated by their poverty as they were by segregation laws?"
"If Sept. 11 showed the power of a nation united in response to a devastating attack, Hurricane Katrina reveals the fault lines of a region and a nation, rent by profound social divisions."
--Mark Naison
AnomalousNYC (82 months ago | reply)
"No one would have checked on a lot of the black people in these parishes while the sun shined, so am I surprised that no one has come to help us now? No."
--Mayor Milton D. Tutwiler of Winstonville, Miss.
AnomalousNYC (82 months ago | reply)
"They flew down here one time two days after the doggone event was over with TV cameras, AP reporters, all kind of goddamn — excuse my French everybody in America, but I am pissed...they don’t have a clue what’s going on down here."
"We had an incredible crisis here and Bush flying over in Air Force One does not do it justice ..."
"I've been out there man. I flew in these helicopters, been in the crowds talking to people crying, don't know where their relatives are. I've done it all man, and I'll tell you man, I keep hearing that it's coming. This is coming, that is coming. And my answer to that today is BS, where is the beef? Because there is no beef in this city. They're feeding the people a line of bull, and they are spinning and people are dying."
"They thinking small, man, and this is a major, major deal. Get off your asses and let's do something."
"I have no idea what Bush is doing. But I will tell you this: You know, God is looking down on all this, and if they are not doing everything in their power to save people, they are going to pay the price. Because every day that we delay, people are dying and they're dying by the hundreds, I'm willing to bet you. We're getting reports and calls that are breaking my heart, from people saying, "I've been in my attic. I can't take it anymore. The water is up to my neck. I don't think I can hold out." And that's happening as we speak."
"They're showing all these reports of people looting, and they are doing that, but people are desperate and they're trying to find food and water, the majority of them. Most people are looking to try and survive."
"You got to be kidding me. This is a national disaster. Get every doggone Greyhound bus line in the country and get their asses moving to New Orleans."
--New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin
AnomalousNYC (82 months ago | reply)
CNN: There's a section of our citizenry out there that thinks because of a law that says the federal government can't come in unless requested by the proper people, that everything that's going on to this point has been done as good as it can possibly be.
NAGIN: Really?
CNN: I know you don't feel that way.
NAGIN: Well, did the tsunami victims request? Did it go through a formal process to request? You know, did the Iraqi people request that we go in there? Did they ask us to go in there? What is more important? And I'll tell you, man, I'm probably going get in a whole bunch of trouble. I'm probably going to get in so much trouble it ain't even funny. You probably won't even want to deal with me after this interview is over. You mean to tell me that a place where you probably have thousands of people that have died and thousands more that are dying every day, that we can't figure out a way to authorize the resources that we need? Come on, man. You know, I'm not one of those drug addicts. I am thinking very clearly.
CNN: What can we do here?
NAGIN: Keep talking about it.
CNN: We'll do that. What else can we do?
NAGIN: Organize people to write letters and make calls to their congressmen, to the president, to the governor. Flood their doggone offices with requests to do something. This is ridiculous. I don't want to see anybody do anymore goddamn press conferences. Put a moratorium on press conferences. Don't do another press conference until the resources are in this city. And then come down to this city and stand with us when there are military trucks and troops that we can't even count. Don't tell me 40,000 people are coming here. They're not here. It's too doggone late. Now get off your asses and do something, and let's fix the biggest goddamn crisis in the history of this country.
CNN: I'll say it right now, you're the only politician that's called and called for arms like this. And if -- whatever it takes, the governor, president -- whatever law precedent it takes, whatever it takes, I bet that the people listening to you are on your side.
NAGIN: Well, I hope so, Garland. I am just -- I'm at the point now where it don't matter. People are dying. They don't have homes. They don't have jobs. The city of New Orleans will never be the same in this time.
CNN: We're both pretty speechless here.
NAGIN: Yeah, I don't know what to say. I got to go.
--New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin
shadowbrush (82 months ago | reply)
For the past years European countries have been engaged in an active discussion over what to do with the armed forces after the Cold War. There has been a transitional refocussing toward conflict resolution....and disaster control.
While our government has known for over a week that a cat. 5 storm will rip a major US city, the army continues to roll thousands of trucks in a country far from home, but none is rolling in to get those out that cannot afford a car to flee the soon-to-be disaster region.
Our government says it takes no chances with terrorism. But the risk of the levees breaking was so remote that no preparation were made for the case they would.
It needed a disaster killing thousands on home ground for the American people to wake up and realize the White House is lying when it says it cares.
At least it is making sure Bush is not going to see much votes from blacks in the next round.
cbonney (82 months ago | reply)
If these poor people had been members of Bush's "base," they'd be lolling around the pool at some Ritz Carlton by now, swapping tales about their helicopter rides. I've got to believe those folks stuck in N.O., who haven't an idea what's going on around them, would rather see an airdrop of water and MREs than see the president walk down their street.
spinlab (82 months ago | reply)
It is truly amazing in the midst of this, the Governor of LA is holding news conferences on how troops are ready and willing to shoot to kill ... *sigh* ... like Nagin said - "don't do another press conference until the resources are in this city"
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I'm praying for the poor people.
mimbrava (82 months ago | reply)
If we had a government that was not totally divorced from reality, there would have been a call to every bus line in the country to evacuate the poor people and those in hospitals who could not get out under their own power before Katrina struck.
If we had a government that was not totally divorced from reality, there would have been an immediate, coordinated response so that there would be no people without food and water living in squalor among rats and filth and pollution and feces.
If we had a government that was not totally divorced from reality, there would have been agents on the ground to prevent the looting and the disarray that follows desperation. (Shades of the looting that came when we "freed" Baghdad because there was insufficient manpower on the ground.)
If we had a government that was not totally divorced from reality, we all would not be sitting here, our hearts breaking for the victims, for what they are going through and what they will have to endure for such a very long time, and for our poor, dear, unrecognizable America.
And you know what I fear? That this is just an omen.
Impeach! Impeach!
The prime purpose of government is to protect its people. The failures here are incalculable.
Take a look at this image of Bush playing the guitar!
G*Squared_LA (82 months ago | reply)
Our "president"'s ineffectiveness is mind-bogglingly horrifying. This tragedy makes me so sad. And so angry.
When Bush told Katie Couric "I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees," he was clearly living in another reality. And clearly lying. Three years ago New Orlean's Times-Picayune paper, the NPR and The New York Times reported that NO was at risk for total devastation. What'd Bush do about it? He cut the funds for the Army Corps of Engineers to alleviate the danger.
Yesterday, he says: “I’m not looking forward to this trip,” Bush said as he set out for a firsthand look at the destruction in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.
“It’s as if the entire Gulf Coast were obliterated by the worst kind of weapon you can imagine,” the president said.
Yeah. That weapon is him.
Roberto Delduque [deleted] (82 months ago | reply)
*****
He makes me sick too...:-((
philipn (82 months ago | reply)
I keep reading that there's not nearly enough National Guard on the ground on the Gulf Coast. I can't help but wonder what would be different if they weren't all in Iraq instead.
Aimers02 (82 months ago | reply)
What a travesty our government has become.
carf (82 months ago | reply)
Is it really possible to feel pride as an American and at the same time let all this simply happen? I really wonder sometimes!!!
They are certainly long overdue for the next assasination!
Gregory - The Hummingbird Project (Projeto Beija-Flor)
carf (82 months ago | reply)
Poor gal! I wouldn’t put too much trust in those Stars & Stripes if I were you!
JessiQua (82 months ago | reply)
i can't say what i really want to say here because big brother is probably watching. i can say thank you, yet again.
foto fanatic1 (82 months ago | reply)
I wonder how long it would have taken Bush to get help if his family or friends had been in the path of destruction???
He has stated that he will not pull any National Guardsmen/women from Iraq to help with this disaster. He has stated there are enough guardsmen/women to be here and over there. I say bring every man and women home to American soil and let's start helping our own!!!
embleton (82 months ago | reply)
bush is the death card
thanks for the WL reference
chevytruck542000 (72 months ago | reply)
That's OK. We'll continue to protect your candyass so you can express your constitutional rights of being a turd.
AnomalousNYC (72 months ago | reply)
oh, we still have a constituion? I thought Bush had passed a special executive order revoking that...
harrietish (71 months ago | reply)
yar
MNDSKY (58 months ago | reply)
es una falta de respeto a la muerte!
Shrimaitreya (57 months ago | reply)
jupiter and beyond (56 months ago | reply)
Fucking internet philosphers, noone needs your valuable exchange of opinions.
AnomalousNYC (53 months ago | reply)
They value the constitution
AnomalousNYC (52 months ago | reply)
Bush Lied ‘Hundreds Of Times’ Before Destroying Iraq
DOUGLASS K. DANIEL
AP
January 24, 2008
WASHINGTON - A study by two nonprofit journalism organizations found that President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements about the national security threat from Iraq in the two years following the 2001 terrorist attacks.
The study concluded that the statements “were part of an orchestrated campaign that effectively galvanized public opinion and, in the process, led the nation to war under decidedly false pretenses.”
The study was posted Tuesday on the Web site of the Center for Public Integrity, which worked with the Fund for Independence in Journalism.
White House spokesman Scott Stanzel did not comment on the merits of the study Tuesday night but reiterated the administration’s position that the world community viewed Iraq’s leader, Saddam Hussein, as a threat.
“The actions taken in 2003 were based on the collective judgment of intelligence agencies around the world,” Stanzel said.
The study counted 935 false statements in the two-year period. It found that in speeches, briefings, interviews and other venues, Bush and administration officials stated unequivocally on at least 532 occasions that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction or was trying to produce or obtain them or had links to al-Qaida or both.
“It is now beyond dispute that Iraq did not possess any weapons of mass destruction or have meaningful ties to al-Qaida,” according to Charles Lewis and Mark Reading-Smith of the Fund for Independence in Journalism staff members, writing an overview of the study. “In short, the Bush administration led the nation to war on the basis of erroneous information that it methodically propagated and that culminated in military action against Iraq on March 19, 2003.”
Named in the study along with Bush were top officials of the administration during the period studied: Vice President Dick Cheney, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz and White House press secretaries Ari Fleischer and Scott McClellan.
Bush led with 259 false statements, 231 about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and 28 about Iraq’s links to al-Qaida, the study found. That was second only to Powell’s 244 false statements about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and 10 about Iraq and al-Qaida.
The center said the study was based on a database created with public statements over the two years beginning on Sept. 11, 2001, and information from more than 25 government reports, books, articles, speeches and interviews.
“The cumulative effect of these false statements - amplified by thousands of news stories and broadcasts - was massive, with the media coverage creating an almost impenetrable din for several critical months in the run-up to war,” the study concluded.
“Some journalists - indeed, even some entire news organizations - have since acknowledged that their coverage during those prewar months was far too deferential and uncritical. These mea culpas notwithstanding, much of the wall-to-wall media coverage provided additional, ‘independent’ validation of the Bush administration’s false statements about Iraq,” it said.
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On the Net:
Center For Public Integrity: www.publicintegrity.org/default.aspx
Fund For Independence in Journalism: www.tfij.org/
AnomalousNYC (52 months ago | reply)
The Psychopath in the White House
By David Model
Sun Oct 23rd, 2005
George McGovern, the 1972 Democratic candidate for president was relentlessly criticized for not knowing that his running mate, Thomas Eagleton, had received electroshock therapy for depression. Increasing pressure forced McGovern to ask Eagleton to resign who was then replaced with Sergeant Shriver. The revelation about Eagleton created two problems for McGovern: a man with a history of mental illness was a heartbeat away from the presidency; and McGovern's careless oversight in not thoroughly investigating his running mate's past. So raving lunatics, people suffering from depression, bipolar mood disorder, disassociative identity disorder and psychopaths need not apply as running mate for a presidential candidate. The public understandably demands that people with mental disorders be excluded as candidates or potential candidates from the position of commander-in-chief; the head of, by far, the most potent military machine on the planet who has his finger on the nuclear button.
The alarming irony is that American voters are completely oblivious to the fact that they may have voted men into the highest office of the land who were probably suffering from a very dangerous form of mental illness. Despite the lack of a psychiatric diagnosis, it is still possible to reach a tentative diagnosis for these presidents based on the multiplicity of symptoms clearly indicated by their behaviour.
The basis for this claim is the fact that Presidents since World War II have committed atrocities in a myriad of ways which include but are not limited to bombing innocent civilians and destroying non-military targets, imposing sanctions that inflict unimaginable hardships on people, torturing prisoners, and sending suspected terrorists to Syria, Egypt etc. to be tortured outside the United States, conspiring to assassinate democratically elected leaders and replacing them with brutal dictators who are American-friendly and who then commit atrocities against their own people. It is difficult to comprehend how people responsible for these atrocities live out their lives without any apparent detrimental impact on their emotional and mental health. It is obvious that either they do not have a normal conscience, are skillful at overcoming cognitive dissonance or have a highly cultivated rationalization mechanism. Although these hypotheses are plausible, there has to be a more discursive explanation.
One possible explanation why presidents seem to be immune to the expected self-doubts, pangs of conscience, or deep remorse which would result from causing so much suffering and death is that they have psychopathic tendencies. Notwithstanding the potential for monstrous behaviour, socialized psychopaths appear normal, can be very charming, and seem to function successfully in society.
Characteristics that lead to a positive diagnosis include a remarkable disregard for the truth, the inability to accept blame, lack of remorse, shame or guilt, lack of empathy, lack of conscience, and socially predatory behaviour. Does George W. qualify? A cursory glance at the traits of a psychopath suggests that George W. probably possesses most of the ascribed characteristics.
To answer this question we turn to Dr. Robert D. Hare, one of the foremost specialists in this area, who has designed the classic checklist of traits which characterize psychopaths. Not all of the traits need to be present for a positive diagnosis. The test consists of 20 questions to which the answer is either: does not apply (0); applies somewhat, mixed evidence (1); definitely applies, clear evidence (2). Using Dr. Hare's test, we will assess the degree to which President G. W. Bush may be a psychopath. A score of 30 or higher is indicative of psychopathic tendencies.
Superficial charm is a common trait among psychopaths and according to Dr. Hare, "Psychopaths are social predators who charm, manipulate..." Pol Pot one of the most brutal, murderous tyrants since World War II, was responsible for the death of over one million Cambodians. Ben Kiernan, associate professor of Southeast Asian history at Yale University, concedes that "Those who know him then insist...that he was charming, self-effacing.
President Bush has developed a strategy for winning over friends and opponents alike calling his strategy a "charm offensive" which is something he can turn off and on at will. Wayne Slater, senior political writer for the Dallas Morning News, admits that Bush's "charm offensive" was effective in producing positive coverage when he was governor of Texas. As well, ABC online reported that "In a sign that Mr. Bush's charm offensive is bearing fruit, NATO announced..." (February 23, 2005) Score two for Bush.
A psychopath has an inflated view of his self-worth, is self-assured, arrogant and a braggart.
Michael Hersh, an Online Journal contributing writer claims that "Bush's sense of unquestionable authority drives him out of control when anyone defies him..." and that "...Bush has embraced this notion of Biblical mission, and now operates with an absolute sense of supreme authority." (September 12, 2002) In addition, an important part of the fundamentalist constituency that supports Bush, Pat Robertson, pointed out on the Paula Zahn Show Now, October 21, 2004, that Bush is "the most self-assured man I've ever met in my life." Walter Cronkite, retired CBS anchor and the "most trusted man in America" reported that Bush's "arrogance" with respect to our allies "has been exceptional." (The Hanover Eagle, Anna Weisgerber, March 27, 2003) As Bob Woodward reveals in his book, Bush at War, Bush pontificates in an interview that "I'm the commander...see, I don't need to explain." Score two for Bush.
An excessive need for novel, thrilling and exciting stimulation is a common trait of psychopaths. In a New York Times article written by Maureen Dowd, George W. reveals through the following quotes that he has a serious attention problem and is therefore prone to boredom and in need of constant stimulation:
1. "I find my mind wandering from tasks that are uninteresting or difficult;"
2. "I make quick decisions without thinking enough about their possible bad results;"
His workday as Governor of Texas, as told by his former chief of staff, Clay Johnson, is "two hard half-days" during which "He puts in the hours from 8 to 11:30 A.M., breaking it up with a series of 15-minute meetings, sometimes 10-minute meetings, but rarely is there a 30-minute meeting...At 11:30 he's `outtahere'....[when he goes] over to the University of Texas track or run a three to five miles...return to the office at 1:30, where he'll play some video golf or computer solitaire until about three, and then it's back to the second `hard half-day' until 5:30." Score two for Bush.
Psychopaths have no regard for the truth and according to Dr. Hare "Lying, deceiving, and manipulation are natural talents for psychopaths... When caught in a lie or challenged with the truth, they are seldom perplexed or embarrassed...they simply change their stories or attempt to rework the facts so that they appear to be consistent with the lie."
Bush's lies about Iraqi WMD and ties to al Qaeda have become legendary. According to Bush "We found the weapons of mass destruction. We found biological laboratories...For those who say that we have not found the banned manufacturing devices or banned weapons, they're wrong, we found them." (CBSNEWS.com) Score two for Bush.
One of the characteristics of a psychopath is the ability to charm and seduce followers or in this case the public. They lie convincingly and are seldom perplexed or embarrassed when caught in their deceit smoothly changing their story. Lies are the main weapon in their arsenal for manipulating others.
One example of manipulation occurred when President Bush distorted the words of former President Jimmy Carter to win support for the invasion of Iraq. President Bush claimed that the former President offered support for the invasion of Iraq when, in fact, Carter concluded that "as has been emphasized vigorously by foreign allies and by responsible leaders of former administrations and incumbent officeholders, there is no current danger to the United States from Baghdad." (Washington Post)
Seymour M. Hersh, in an article in the New Yorker, referred to Bush's intention to manipulate the public when he stated that "The former intelligence official went on, `One of the reasons I left was my sense that they [Bush Administration] were using the intelligence from the CIA and other agencies only when it fit their agenda. They didn't like the intelligence they were getting, and so they brought in people to write the stuff'." Score two for Bush.
Dr. Hare explains that "...psychopaths show a stunning lack of
concern for the devastating effects their actions have on others. Often they
are completely forthright about the matter, calmly stating that they have no
sense of guilt, are not sorry for the pain and destruction they have caused, and that there is no reason for them to be concerned."
When George W. Bush was Governor of Texas, he executed at least
131 prisoners, more than any other state, and has denied appeals from all but one of these prisoners.
One-third of the 131 prisoners in Texas who were executed when Governor Bush refused to grant them a stay of execution had lawyers who were later disbarred. In 40 cases, the defendants' lawyer produced no evidence except for the occasional witness at the sentencing phase of the trial. In 29 cases a psychiatrist predicted that the defendant was likely to repeat the crime based on a hypothetical question and without having examined the defendant. Prosecution witnesses included a patient from a psychiatric ward and a pathologist who had admitted faking autopsies. When W. was asked about these statistics he replied in his trademark give-no-ground self-confidence that "We've adequately answered innocent or guilty in each case". Score two for Bush.
A shallow emotional response refers to the psychopath's limited range and depth of emotions. People in general can feel fear, sympathy, sadness because we can place ourselves in the experience of others and imagine how they would feel. A psychopath does not have this capacity although he can imitate feelings. The emotional poverty, the complete lack of real emotions such as sadness, mourning, fear, guilt, remorse and empathy is replaced by weak and infantile drives displaying themselves theatrically in the absence of ordinary inhibitions.
President Bush lacks the capacity to feel sadness for the loss of lives that are a direct result of his decisions. Author E. L. Doctorow refers to an incident in which "...You see him joking with the press, peering under the table for the weapons of mass destruction he can't seem to find." Despite the fact that over 1600 Americans and tens of thousands of Iraqis have lost their lives so far and countless numbers of Americans and Iraqi have suffered horrible injuries, the president was capable of joking around about the missing weapons of mass destruction." Score two for Bush.
Psychopaths seem to completely lack the ability to emphasize with others often resulting in very callous behaviour. Unable to empathize with the pain and suffering of others, they are able to exercise power without regard for the anguish of others and then rationalize their behaviour.
One of the most disturbing examples of Bush's lack of empathy revealed itself when the about-to-be-executed killer Karla Faye Tucker appeared on the Larry King Show. President Bush watched the show and in discussing her appearance on the show, he responded contemptuously to King's question about what would you say to Governor Bush with "`please', Bush whimpers, his lips pursed in mock desperation, `don't kill me'." (The Houston Chronicle, August 10, 1999) It is one thing to believe in the death penalty but quite another to mock someone on death's row, who spent years rehabilitating herself earning a plea from the Pope for her life. That behaviour exposes a frightening degree of callousness. Score two for Bush.
Due to their lack of motivation and weak self-discipline, psychopaths frequently develop a financial dependence on others. Manipulation and exploitation are commonly employed to benefit from people who can provide them with financial assistance.
According to George W. in a rare yet accurate self-assessment, "... you know I could run for governor but I am basically a media creation. I've never done anything...I've worked for my dad. I worked in the oil business." In fact, his oil business ventures depended almost entirely on the largesse of others. Although George W. did not impress anyone with his business acumen, William De Witt and Mercer Reynolds, friends of Bush Sr., installed Bush Jr. as president of Spectrum 7, an oil company. These friends were also owners of the Texas Rangers and allowed Bush Jr. to purchase part of the team at a very low price. George W. had many benefactors who protected him from failure and provided him with a substantial amount of money. Score two for Bush.
Psychopaths have very week control over their emotions and in particular annoyance and anger. They are prone to outbursts of irritability, impatience, threats, aggression, anger and verbal abuse. President Bush's inability to control his feelings is legendary:
* "During the interview, given on Thursday in Washington, Bush displayed annoyance and at one point lost his temper when he was contradicted by Irish journalist Carole Coleman." (EU Business);
* "Bush's short-fused fiery temper under daily stress, especially from the news media." (Jerry Mazza, Online Journal);
* "Bush's sense of unquestionable authority drives him out of control when anyone defies him." (Mike Hersh, Online Journal)
These popular perceptions are confirmed by his own former speechwriter, David Frum, who admitted that: "He is impatient and quick to anger, sometimes glib, often dogmatic." Score two for Bush
Psychopaths experience many superficial sexual relations, are indiscriminate about their sexual partners, and have a history to sexually coerce others into sexual relations. There is no substantiated evidence of the above behaviour. Score zero for Bush.
Psychopaths usually have a history of behaviour and academic difficulties. As a child, they exhibited aberrant behaviors such as lying, stealing, cruelty to people or animals and vandalism.
There were a number of behavioral mishaps during Bush's childhood that were indicative of a troubled person. When he was at school, he threw a football through a third-grade classroom window after being told to stay inside during the rain, sold false ID's to fellow students so that they could purchase alcohol and he was arrested for carrying out Halloween pranks. (Bush on the couch, Justin Frank, professor of psychiatry) Terry Throckmorton, a childhood friend of Bush, recalled how after a good rain thousands of frogs would come out and "Everyone would get BB guns and shoot them. Or we'd put firecrackers in the frogs and throw them up and blow them up." (Animals in Print, the On-Line Newsletter) Score two for Bush.
Failure to develop and execute long-term plans and goals is another trait of psychopaths. They are incapable of thinking through their objectives step by step and tend to act impulsively or in terms of immediate emotional needs.
The clearest evidence that President Bush is not able to engage in long term planning is the invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq. Mary Shaw, a writer and activist, encapsulates the complete lack of any planning of the war on terrorism by calling to our attention that "...the Bush administration chose to divert troops from their search for the real threat--Osama Bin Laden--and launch a poorly planned war in Iraq, with inadequate supplies and no real exit strategy."
More than two years after the invasion, American forces have not yet gained control over most of Iraq. The so-called elections on the basis of which Bush claims that Iraq is now a democracy were a complete sham. There is no end in sight for peace and stability in Iraq and the withdrawal of American forces. Score two for Bush.
Often decisions are based on frustrations, temptations, urges or instincts rather than a careful, reflective planning process. There is a failure to consider the consequences of decisions.
President Bush admitted that "I make quick decisions without thinking about their possible results." He also confessed that "I say things and later regret having said them." (Maureen Dowd, New York Times) Score two for Bush.
According to Ron Hutcheson, writer for the Knight Ridder Newspapers, "Bush's management style reflects his personality. He's action-oriented, impatient and intolerant of lengthy briefings and long debates. He often cited the importance of instincts in making decisions." Bob Woodward, who has written several books about President Bush, claims that "Bush looks at problems, and he told me, he said--`I am a gut player. I play by instincts. I don't play by the book.' And, of course, the book is Policy 101 about how you make these kinds of decisions [on going to war in Iraq]." Score two for Bush.
Psychopaths repeatedly fail to honour commitments and obligations. They are also frequently absent from or late for work. Another way in which they are irresponsible is to be oblivious or indifferent to the harm that they inflict on others.
The strongest indictment against George Bush for his pervasive irresponsibility comes not from a liberal but from a conservative Republican, Bob Bowman, when he charges that:
George W. Bush, though, while using force to intervene in the internal affairs of other nations, has sought to undermine the United Nations at every opportunity. He denigrated the inspection regime that the U.S. had imposed on Iraq through the UN. He flouted the will of the Security Council, including our closest historical allies. He withdrew from, violated, or ignored treaty after treaty. And he violated international law and the Nuremberg principles which the US instigated by his unprovoked attack on Iraq. He has show utter disdain for world opinion and has alienated both friend and foe with his irresponsible and arrogant go-it-alone cowboy attitude.
Score two for Bush.
The psychopath cannot accept responsibility for his self-destructive behaviour or for the harm he inflicts on others. He will usually deny categorically any responsibility for his actions and will transfer the blame elsewhere.
President Bush has produced a procession of lies to justify the invasion of Iraq. As each justification was exposed as invalid, he introduced a new lie to prove the necessity of the invasion. The first justification was WMD, then it was ties to el Qaeda, purchasing nuclear material, removing Saddam and finally building a democracy in Iraq with a few more lies thrown in for good measure. When it was abundantly clear that Iraq did not possess weapons of mass destruction he continued to lie about it until he was forced to invent a new lie. When Joseph Wilson reported that Niger was not selling uranium to Iraq, he still mentioned it in his State of the Union address. He never accepted responsibility for using any of those justifications but instead, he lied more. Score two for Bush.
Psychopaths tend to have many short-term relationships. There is no evidence of the above behaviour. Score zero for Bush.
After the age of 13, psychopaths experience behaviour problems involving aggression, manipulation, or exploitation. They also exhibit resentment towards authority.
Three independent sources close to the Bush family have confirmed that in 1972 Governor Bush was arrested three times for cocaine possession and taken to Harris County Jail but avoided formal charges. (Real People for Real Change) On September 4, 1976, a state trooper observed George W. swerve onto the shoulder, then back onto the road. He blew .10 alcohol on a sobriety test and was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol and had his license suspended.
When he was 26 years old, he crashed a car while drinking under the influence of alcohol. On arriving home, his father asked him to step into the den to which George W. replied, "You wanna go mano a mano right here" demonstrating his resentment toward authority. (Robert Parry, Consortium News) Score two for Bush.
A revocation of probation due to technical violations is characteristic of psychopaths. Score zero for Bush.
A psychopath demonstrates a diversity of types of criminal offenses regardless of whether the person has been arrested or convicted. He takes pride in the crimes that he has committed. There is no evidence in the case of George Bush. Score zero for Bush.
George W's total score is 32. According to Dr. Hare, any score above 30 indicates strong psychopathic tendencies. The above test results demonstrate that President Bush may have psychopathic tendencies. This could explain much of George W's behaviour including the killing of thousands of innocent people in Afghanistan and Iraq. It could also explain his ability to tolerate the torturing of prisoners in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay. His ability to lie point-blank with seeming honesty and candor can also be attributed to possible psychopathic tendencies.
Although the test establishes that George W. may have psychopathic tendencies, it is axiomatic that any president engaged in lying and committing atrocities may have psychopathic tendencies. To murder innocent people in order to aggrandize the American empire would be extremely difficult if not impossible for someone who feels empathy, guilt, remorse or compunction.
davethewave (51 months ago | reply)
..As horrible as all of this was, it never ceases to amaze me that many people who live in areas that are prone to nature disasters, dont have their own disater plan formulated before some thing terrible happens. The residents were warned days in advance to evacuate the city and many CHOSE to stay. If it had been me, I would have walked or crawled out of the city. ...The lesson here?Quit belly-aching and whining, and take care of things for yourselves BEFORE disaster strikes MAKE APLAN AND FOLLOW THROUGH! and quit depending upon Uncle Sam to bail us all out everytime something happens...
cjb22 (49 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Conquest, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
AnomalousNYC (49 months ago | reply)
"Kick ass! If somebody tries to stop the march to democracy, we will seek them out and kill them! We must be tougher than hell! This Vietnam stuff, this is not even close. It is a mind-set. We can't send that message. It's an excuse to prepare us for withdrawal. There is a series of moments and this is one of them. Our will is being tested, but we are resolute. We have a better way. Stay strong! Stay the course! Kill them! Be confident! Prevail! We are going to wipe them out! We are not blinking!'
--George "Peptalk" Bush
"We are going to wipe them out!"
Hatem2005 [deleted] (48 months ago | reply)
Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck and Fuck Buch for ever he's Killer
! Mrs.Cullen ! (42 months ago | reply)
I blame bush !!!!!!!!!!!
estr_ [deleted] (41 months ago | reply)
agree,,,
Yawhoo? (41 months ago | reply)
What the FUCK is wrong with y'all? It's not his fault that those FUCKING TARDS didn't get out after the multiple warnings they had. I understand that some people couldn't move due to their age or medical conditions, but nodoby else really had a reason! It doesn't matter if they were black, white, mexican, chinese, or anything else, they should have gotten the FUCK out when they were told to instead of setting there like they had their DICKS stuck in a FUCKING door. They all had fair warning, so i think bush was wrong in what he did, i think that he should of just left everyone that was over the age of 20 and under the age of 50 that wasn't crippled to die. But you know what? He was still there! There wasn't a whole lot he could of done, and yet he still tried even though you FUCKING ASS FUCKTARDS were angry at him for warning everyone even though almost no one listened! FUCK OFF AND DIE!
maurice flower (39 months ago | reply)
Haha!
There are many, many worse leaders than him in the world.
peole in USA and in countries like 'mine', Sweden!, can be glad to live where they are protected by the law of free speach.
Sorry,ykeyboardisbroken...
So ething like two thirds of the oulation in the world lives in dictatorshis.
CK'sPhoto (37 months ago | reply)
You got to be kidding me. This is a national disaster. Get every doggone Greyhound bus line in the country and get their asses moving to New Orleans."
--New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin
New Orleans public buses and amtrak could have been used.. he just didn't do it.. thought the levee system and pumps would do it.. underestimated the raw power of nature.
shorerebel (36 months ago | reply)
... and I can hear Ray Nagin wanting every Trailways in the nation heading to evacuate New Orleans while HIS OWN SCHOOL BUSSES sat idle and were ruined in the flood. ... was he not responsible to do ANYTHING????
aliyah740 (34 months ago | reply)
Cool
mikescottnz (15 months ago | reply)
Is the Obama government acting differently enough when it comes to food safety , Monsanto and others attempts at monopoly? Wars ?
AnomalousNYC (15 months ago | reply)
nope.