So Preznit C. Noe Evil has "flown over the devastation" in his big-ass 747 and viewed it from 1500 feet up, at 400-plus knots. Well, that was 180 seconds well spent, I must say. Then he proceded to the Rose Garden, where he again fought more of the Battle of Platitudes.
The folks on the Gulf Coast are going to need the help of this country for a long time. This is going to be a difficult road. The challenges that we face on the ground are unprecedented. But there's no doubt in my mind we're going to succeed. Right now the days seem awfully dark for those affected -- I understand that. But I'm confident that, with time, you can get your life back in order, new communities will flourish, the great city of New Orleans will be back on its feet, and America will be a stronger place for it.
The country stands with you. We'll do all in our power to help you. May God bless you.
To all the folks in New Orleans, why don't you ask the folks in New York City how all that Preznit No Lie 2Big post-disaster love is working out for them over the last four years.
Or maybe you don't need any more bad news tonight...
posted by Jo Fish on 08.31.05 at 08:22 PM
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This line, in Sidney Blumenthal's article in today's (9/1) Salon, about FEMA's amazing feat of prediction, didn't get nearly enough attention:
"In early 2001, the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a report stating that a hurricane striking New Orleans was one of the three most likely disasters in the U.S., including a terrorist attack on New York City." (emphasis mine)
Bunnypants was warned, well in advance. Did nothing.
It's clear that GWB himself is a disaster for the USA.
posted by: Satan luvvs Repugs on 09.01.05 at 08:28 AM [permalink]
Unprecedented? The US has had bad Hurricanes before, we knew New Orleans was in danger because it is, how do I say this, below sea level. And wasn't New York 9/11 a rehersal for a huge disaster with thousands dead. Damn if Bush doesn't have the highest body count for civilian atrocities on his watch... Just bad luck for him (or more likely for us)?
