The city of New Orleans is in ruins and its people in chaos from Hurricane Katrina. Perhaps 100,000 American citizens are currently trapped in convention centers, hospitals, and other areas of shelter many of them currently being beaten, raped, and murdered --with no food, no water, no sanitation, no communication, and no way out. When the police tried to restore order to the city they were beaten back by angry mobs. Many police officers have walked off the job.
An evacuee inside the convention center told CNN that women and small children are being raped and killed. He called it genocide. A New Orleans official is calling the situation a "national disgrace." A promise from Congress of a paltry 1,400 National Guard troops is worse than a bad joke.
Meanwhile George Bush has scheduled some more face-time before the cameras. Besides leaving his vacation three days after the disaster struck and fiddling with some no-name musician that no one has ever heard of, he is now saying nothing about how he is going to help, he even joked about sitting on Trent Lott's new porch (once he rebuilds his house) as if this crisis is a joking matter.
Now he is flying over New Orleans in a helicopter in a made-for-TV, scripted event that will do nothing for anyone on the ground. If he isn’t dropping water to these people or helping them get out he should stay out of the area and stop trying to revive his dying political legacy.
The right-wing is claiming to be putting politics aside and to want to help out all Americans. They are begging for the American people not to assess blame and to get with the cause. Are they sincere?
Not for a second.
The right-wing is incapable of putting politics aside. Their plea for mercy and unity is right out of their 9-11 playbook, and they are already spinning to blame liberal Mayors, Governors, and townspeople for this disaster. This is another disaster by this administration, which could have been mitigated. Giving them time to spin and distort will only add to their revisionist goals.
Article comments
1 - Ronald Eakins
Bush the Bigot says he cannot bring home troops from Iraq, because all the Iraqis are not dead yet and Halliburton hasn't stolen all the oil. Fine, then pull the troops out of Europe put them in Iraq and bring the National guard home to protect the Nation. But, then again maybe he wants all those people in New Orleans to die most are probably Democrats anyway. After all not every state can have a Bush brother to rig elections.
2 - Sammy Smith
Great post and right on the mark. Bush has now directly caused three national disasters on the US. 9/11, Iraq War, and Hurricane Katrina. If the elections had not been stole in 1998 by Bush's rich oil friends we probably could have avoided all three.
Please wake up and get these racist, murderous killers out of our office before they bring more tragedy on us. I know with the new machines they probably won't count our votes anyway though. We need to prepare to take the county back by force, if necessary.
3 - ThaBlackMan b.k.a. Papa
it's really f#%ked up that tha biggest tragedy was not tha hurricane itself,
but that it's tha so called relief efforts.All because of a little meely mouth "SHRUBB"
of a leader. Kanye West gets much props for speaking out last night.
You all are staring at the seven headed
evil beast,{The beginning of tha end} that iz in charge, let us all pray.
P.S. Don't forget about tha tha "SENIOR SHRUBB" tha DEVIL himself.
Peace!?
4 - ThaBlackMan b.k.a. Papa
Oh Yeah! Don't forget about people like CASH MONEY RECORDS who are spendin thier money tryin 2 save thier family,friends,hood,city with transportation,food,water.You know tha major needs of these folks in DIRE NEED of so much. While tha government iz sending our young people overseas to die,They are trying to also sign DEATH CERTIFICATES over here. But thanks to people like CASH MONEY RECORDS, They won't be signing them all. I think that all the people,especially tha ones going above and beyond THA CALL OF DUTY
should be COMMENDED and if you are in tha position of CMR let your deeds be known. Where you @ Mr. Bill Cosby????
You find so much time to b DOWNIN YO PEOPLES,
YO PEOPLES NEED U 2 B DOWN NOW!!!!!
And just Know I'm a poBlackMan but ImaDoWhatIcan.
I'm out 4 real na,
Peace!!!
5 - Anthony Grande
No it its not Bush who doesn't care it is Governor Blanco and Mayor Nagin who don't care about their own people.
6 - Dave Nalle
They care, Anthony. They care about keeping them poor and dependent, never letting them get a decent education or a high paying job, and making sure that they keep looking to the government and the party machine to provide for their needs so that they'll keep voting democrat and keep believing whatever the party tells them.
Dave
7 - Anthony Grande
Thank you Dave, that is something I have been trying to get through the head of several stubborn liberals here.
8 - Steven Denver
How can anyone blame Bush for the hurricane disaster. What about those who refused to leave when the warnings were sounded. Katrina was predicted to demolish the Loiusiana coast and many did not take the evacuation order seriously. I blame much of this on the ignorance of the people in New Orleans. No Conservative or Liberal is responsible.
9 - Dave Nalle
I guess you didn't get the memo that Bush controls the weather and has mental powers that can cause people to get good sense and leave their houses when told to.
Dave
10 - ThaBlackMan
Just like the Tampa hurricane of 1926,the New England hurricane of 1938, even with weather forcasting bieng as it is,No one knew that the storm would bring flooding of "BIBLICAL" purportions.These people could'nt believe a wrath such as this could leave this kind of destruction and leave them with nothing. with all these man made,never supposed to fail dams and levy's that the public was made to believe are invinsible but don't know are not bieng kept properly, who can blame them for not leaving thier life totally behind and try to wether the storm. only difference was that they recieved massive government support instantly.hhmmmm! wonder why
maybe have a psyhcic ask Calvin Coolidge, or Franklin Delano Roosevelt. You think that they were on vacation maybe.What's up wit the poor response of "GOVERNMENT RELIEF" this go round.
11 - ThaBlackMan
Oh yeah! hurricane Andrew of 1992,What's up wit the poor response of "GOVERNMENT RELIEF" that go round.
12 - ThaBlackMan
"HINT" JUST LOOK @ YOUR LEADERSHIP!!!!
13 - skipfish
Hi I'm SKIP. Does anybody out there think that if we drop one or more of our precision guided bombs into the eye of a hurricane that it will dispurse the water and the circulation of the wind to dispurse the hurricanes forces before it hits land or am I just an idiot and know nothing about the science of a hurricane? Would somebody who knows this answer with out a doubt and can back it with as much scientific evidence as their opinion is please respond to me... thanks .,, but could you please hury, the thing is about to hit my sisters house!!!!!!!!!!!
14 - steve
they estimated some of the winds at +200mph within the Hurricane...I doubt that would change anything
15 - Nelson Dunlap
I totally agree with everyone on this issue, Bush don't care about us, I can't wait till he gets out of office. The Democrats already took over.
16 - Georgina Swann
This is ridiculous George Bush is a war criminal and needs to be punished how dare he run a country when he doesnt even understand the purpose of respect or responsibilty, Hurricane Katrina was a devastation and he did nothing. Im sorry for all those who lost and were victims of this horrible disater. Something needs to be done about this, its been 5 years to the day and people are still stuggling. George W Bush needs to be hung he is the biggest terrorist i know! Georgina Swann from the U.K
17 - Charles Lewis
Wow I Cant Believe Yall Can Honestly Say This Is All Bush's Fault. Like Seriouslly? Us As Americans Voted For Him Not Only Once But Twice. Now Yall Wanna Complain. This Is Rediculous. Us As Americans Get To Choose Who We Want To Run Our Country. An We Spoke Cleary In 2001 When He Won The Presidential Election Against Al Gore Then In 2005 Against John Karry. Okay So Blame It All On Bush But Thats What Americans Wanted. And Actually If You Ask Me. I dont Blame The Economy On Bush. All Of Yall Wanna Blame One Person. But Your Acting Like One Person Caused The Economy To Go Down. How About Yall Look At Yourselves. Hell I Love Bush. And If You Ask Me Obama Is The Worst President Ever. All The Man Is Worried About Is Health Care Becuz Of His Mother. Than He Gave Away What Was It Some Billions Of Dollars To Indians And Farmers. Money We Need. Money We Cant Afford To Give Uhp On Bullshit. Smh If Ya Ask Meh Y'all Are The Slow Ones. Maybe If You Didnt Like Bush's Decisions You Should Have Ran For President. Now Shut The Hell Uhp. Ungreatful Bastards.
18 - Steve
CNN reported, without any confirmation, that women and children were being raped in the Superdome... turned out it was all b.s.
...just what CNN and the liberal press traffic in - and make millions on.
Ignorance Is The Disease - Truth is The Cure