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katgyrl.com says:

omg that's awesome haha !
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

The Norwegian says:

that is the best shot i've seen in a very, very long time!
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

dogwelder says:

Far too true.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

whatnot says:

heh.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Esther17 says:

Excellent. Hehe.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

amy(k) says:

Excellent. So very true. Had to blog this, Adam. :)
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

richard winchell says:

That "liberal media bias" strikes again. Oh wait, it's a Murdoch-owned feed. Ah well.

Excellent.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

yes, even Murdoch is starting to turn against him now...

maybe there is hope...

or maybe Mr Murdoch has an even bigger asshole lined up for us all... actually, why limit it to one...
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Kyle Jones says:

I wouldn't quite call that 'breaking' news
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Joeythegirl says:

I had to post this pic on my blog, I gave you credit and a link. Thanks ahead of time. joeythegrl.blogspot.com/
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

gakout says:

: )
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

fifty50 says:

I hope the guy who wrote that got a raise.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Cym0n says:

hahaha that's a great capture! :D
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Arzu_81 says:

gezzz i cant get over this man........whats wrong with those people!
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

The screen name you tried is already taken. says:

you mind if I blog this?
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

adampsyche says:

shoot.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

globetrottingrien says:

Wow I didn't know the whole world hates him.... ;)
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

sftripoli says:

Not the whole world... just most of the living one.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

richard winchell says:

Not even the living world. Mostly it's the thinking part.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Hanawee says:

The thinking part, bingo! Awesome!
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

whatnot says:

Adam, did you take this? Or did someone email it to you? It's on snopes now, I think because so many are claiming it's not real. I'm pretty sure it's real (a paper in India did the same thing a few days before), I'm just looking for the source.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

adampsyche says:

no, didn't take it, found it on that Site That Shall Not Be Named.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

whatnot says:

ah, gotcha. *wink* thanks.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

scorpsdude says:

Or shall we say, (He is) worst disaster to hit the world!!!! He affected many lives!
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

gulf states says:

It's horrible! Bush is not to blame, everyone was warned. Blame it on the state of Louisiana if you must lay blame on someone, not Bush! I am from the area!
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

gulf states says:

On Friday night before the storm hit Max Mayfield of the National Hurricane
Center took the unprecedented action of calling Nagin and Blanco personally
to plead with them to begin MANDATORY evacuation of NO and they said they'd
take it under consideration. This was after the NOAA buoy 240 miles south
had recorded 68' waves before it was destroyed.

President Bush spent Friday afternoon and evening in meetings with his
advisors and administrators drafting all of the paperwork required for a
state to request federal assistance (and not be in violation of the Posse
Comitatus Act or having to enact the Insurgency Act). Just before midnight
Friday evening the President called Governor Blanco and pleaded with her to
sign the request papers so the federal government and the military could
legally begin mobilization and call up. He was told that they didn't think
it necessary for the federal government to be involved yet. After the
President's final call to the governor she held meetings with her staff to
discuss the political ramifications of bringing federal forces. It was
decided that if they allowed federal assistance it would make it look as if
they had failed so it was agreed upon that the feds would not be invited in.

Saturday before the storm hit the President again called Blanco and Nagin
requesting they please sign the papers requesting federal assistance, that
they declare the state an emergency area, and begin mandatory evacuation.
After a personal plea from the President Nagin agreed to order an
evacuation, but it would not be a full mandatory evacuation, and the
governor still refused to sign the papers requesting and authorizing federal
action. In frustration the President declared the area a national disaster
area before the state of Louisiana did so he could legally begin some
advanced preparations. Rumor has it that the President's legal advisers were
looking into the ramifications of using the insurgency act to bypass the
Constitutional requirement that a state request federal aid before the
federal government can move into state with troops - but that had not been
done since 1906 and the Constitutionality of it was called into question to
use before the disaster.

Throw in that over half the federal aid of the past decade to NO for levee
construction, maintenance, and repair was diverted to fund a marina and
support the gambling ships. Toss in the investigation that will look into
why the emergency preparedness plan submitted to the federal government for
funding and published on the city's website was never implemented and in
fact may have been bogus for the purpose of gaining additional federal
funding as we now learn that the organizations identified in the plan were
never contacted or coordinating into any planning - though the document
implies that they were.

The suffering people of NO need to be asking some hard questions as do we
all, but they better start with why Blanco refused to even sign the
multi-state mutual aid pack activation documents until Wednesday which
further delayed the legal deployment of National Guard from adjoining
states. Or maybe ask why Nagin keeps harping that the President should have
commandeered 500 Greyhound busses to help him when according to his own
emergency plan and documents he claimed to have over 500 busses at his
disposal to use between the local school busses and the city transportation
busses - but he never raised a finger to prepare them or activate them.

This is a sad time for all of us to see that a major city has all but been
destroyed and thousands of people have died with hundreds of thousands more
suffering, but it's certainly not a time for people to be pointing fingers
and trying to find a bigger dog to blame for local corruption and
incompetence. Pray to God for the survivors that they can start their lives
anew as fast as possible and we learn from all the mistakes to avoid them in
the future.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

adampsyche says:

you made that profile just for the sake of this comment, didn't you?
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

no6train says:

Hey, Adampsyche: What's it to you why he/she created the profile? Maybe you should check his license and registration. How could someone actually break up this Bush bashing party with a different opinion? The nerve! But at least you avoided any f-a-c-t-s. We don't want to hold people responsible for their actions...oh, except for Bush.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

whatnot says:

anonymous comments are neat, aren't they?
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

adampsyche says:

held responsible? you mean bush resigned?

;)
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

richard winchell says:

I think, given what the press has reported thus far, that gulf states' post avoids facts as well, given its lack of sources.

And while state and local authorities made some big mistakes, Bush has placed unqualified cronies into positions affecting millions of people's lives, and praises (or promotes) them when they inevitably mess up. That seems like a greater disaster and affront to common decency to me.

Then again, we might as well blame Kerry and the Democrats for running such a horrible campaign against someone they coulda shoulda beaten, right?
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

gulf states says:

This is a post from a Merritt Is, FL, reporter who's been
researching what went on before the storm hit
www.mofak.com
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

gulf states says:

This is not really the time to be pointing fingers, hurricane katrina was a disaster no matter who was in charge! And is anybody on here actually down here helping anybody? Has anybody met the people whose babies floated in tupperware containers to stay alive? The hundreds of homeless people with nothing? Have you even bothered to donate to the red cross (money, food, clothes, blankets)? That is what everyone should be doing!!! Helping!!!
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

adampsyche says:

your link says it all, dude.

bush won a reelection based upon his promise to protect the public.

not his secretary of state shopping for shoes on 5th avenue in nyc the day after the disaster.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Spydre says:

Gulf states seemed quite willing to point fingers at state officials, until it was pointed out that his information was less than accurate. This link www.thinkprogress.org/katrina-timeline shows an accurate timeline.

And how dare anyone question another individual's efforts? It's no different than calling into question one's patriotism when they dare to point out the Resident's inadequacies. Diversionary, divisive, and downright cowardly.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

melinka [deleted] says:

true, true
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

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