Talk about your bigotry of low expectations . . .
Brian Williams has defended armed looting during Katrina as the work of heads of family providing for their own.
The NBC Nightly News anchor is in New Orleans on the second Katrina anniversary. He appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" at 7:30 A.M. EDT. Williams first passed along a predictable race-and-classed based explanation of the mismanaged relief efforts.
BRIAN WILLIAMS: That's when human life started to degrade. That's when people ran out of of bathroom facilities and started having to use the entire [Superdome]: no power, no circulating air, and worse, no information from the outside world. Somebody said "they [the victims] just weren't worth it."
A bit later, Williams offered up this defense of armed looting.
WILLIAMS: The looting we witnessed downtown, you could hear gunfire in the streets of the 25th-largest city in the United States. We keep saying human behavior degraded that week. There was a desperation that you can only get when you're the head of a family. You don't know where a meal is going to come from, you can't find bottled water. You don't know how you're going to get your family to high ground.
View video here.
Williams paints a portrait of heroic "heads of family" fighting to provide for their own. Was that the reality behind the gunfire, or was it the work of gangs taking opportunistic advantage of the chaos?
Comments Policy
If we are to take Williams
August 29, 2007 - 08:15 ET by gueinIf we are to take Williams comments seriously, then why would a desparate head of household wait for a hurricane to start looting at gunpoint? He would feel compelled to do that anytime.
"Let them touch those things for once!" - Celine Dion
I think that head of
August 29, 2007 - 08:35 ET by Free ThinkerI think that head of household would have left the city. Make no mistake Mr. Williams, these were thugs and they were stealing property that was not theirs. Katrina was the full blown failure of the welfare state for all the world to see. How the media has been allowed to spin this into some kind of Bush failure continues to amaze me. A class 5 hurricane hit a city that is under sea level and destroyed areas in three states. Everyone had ample warning to take personal responsibility and leave. I am sorry the superdome did not have ac, but get over it, you are alive.
HE???.....would feel compelled???
August 29, 2007 - 12:37 ET by BrillianceDemocrat operative brian williams said "HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD"......... It must have been one helluva sight to see all those black women poppin caps at each other. Heh heh heh.
That was Wilson Pickett
August 29, 2007 - 17:48 ET by stratmanThat was Wilson Pickett Wicked Pickett style.
Killing them with kindness isn't working. Time to get scrappy with the Donkeys.
Well...
August 29, 2007 - 08:18 ET by sarcasmoConsidering the fact that guns were confiscated from the law abiding -- prompting consideration of yet-another law, ANYthing to keep from considering just obeying the 2nd Amendment! -- I'd say it was obviously-gangs. Heads' of families' guns were confiscated, and gangs of criminals didn't suffer that helpless fate.
JMR
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Its called PREPARATION and RESPONSIBILITY
August 29, 2007 - 08:24 ET by smitty031That why I know where our food and water and shelter is coming from...
This is what a liberal nanny state gives you...people unable to help themselves so they have to resort to violent tactics and anarchy.
And I quote: " Officer, they're looting the Food King!!" - Faber resident 1961
Not wishing, but . .
August 29, 2007 - 08:29 ET by Mica the MagnificentI don't wish it on him, but I may or may not laugh if he appears on camera this evening with 2 black eyes and a head bandage because he was mugged by 'heads of families.'
From what I saw on TV they
August 29, 2007 - 08:44 ET by ricklailFrom what I saw on TV they weren't looting food. They were taking TVs, clothes, and a lot of adult beverages. I had a freind who was there as the folks were evacuated from the Super Dome. They were mad because they were handing them a bottle of water and they wanted Coke or beer.
I have no more sympathy left for the folks of New Orleans. Many of them have not tried to help themselves. On top of all that comes the crooked ploticians in the city.
While I was at my daughter's in Pensacola I listened to WLW quiet a bit. Why is the MSM not reporting what WLW is reporting about the crooked leaders there?
A bonafided and certified member of the beer guzzling, NASCAR watching middle class.
Who could forget the
August 29, 2007 - 10:07 ET by rwesleyWho could forget the timeless "Beer Looter Guy"?
http://www.looterguy.com/index.htm
Who is the guy that sings
August 29, 2007 - 10:35 ET by ricklailWho is the guy that sings the beer commerical? You know like: Mr Basketball court sweat wiper. He needs to do one as a tribute to the Mr. Beer looter guy.
A bonafided and certified member of the beer guzzling, NASCAR watching middle class.
Remember The Police Looting Too?
August 29, 2007 - 17:55 ET by stratmanhttp://www.zippyvideos.com/8911023771013466/countdown-looting-in-walmart/
"I'm doing my job, looking for looters."
Open your dang eyelids. Better yet, try looking in the mirror.
Killing them with kindness isn't working. Time to get scrappy with the Donkeys.
Williams also castigated the NO Mayor.
August 29, 2007 - 08:44 ET by RJHe pretty much ripped Nagan apart for his behavior and he obviously thought the residents of the city were stupid for re-electing him.
THAT I agree with
August 29, 2007 - 09:06 ET by HelenSNagan is an idiot. There is good reason why Rush calls him "school bus Nagan". The pictures of the buses are all that needs to be said about the ass.
ONE school bus made it out of town to Houston...driven by a 14 year old boy! Seems the only one with a functioning brain left town.
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
That should be Ray
August 29, 2007 - 17:57 ET by stratmanThat should be Ray "Shortbus" Nagin.
Killing them with kindness isn't working. Time to get scrappy with the Donkeys.
Heads of Family Looters
August 29, 2007 - 08:47 ET by Long Island PeteI wonder how many family members those flat screen TVs were going to feed.
Not suprised at all, the
August 29, 2007 - 08:56 ET by zfNot suprised at all, the liberal idea of morality has always been of the weak-minded kind: morality is to be discarded the moment it gets in the way of you doing what you want to do. Kinda explains why the MSM is the way it is today.
Desperate as you may be, I can think of many more rational ways to deal with your problems other than pointing your gun willy-nilly at other victims, commiting crimes without thinking whether the person your harrasing might actually be even worse off than you and hindering rescue attempts by thereby adding to the chaos. Maybe if the survivors had worked together instead of fighting each other things would have gone better? I'm starting to lose sympathy with the people of New Orleans and beginning to think most of the "botching" may not belong to any external forces at all.
It is always interesting,
August 29, 2007 - 08:58 ET by rimskyIt is always interesting, from a human interest standpoint, to see how a community rebounds after a tragic event like Katrina. And for that reason alone it makes sense to visit NOLA and report on the progress, or lack thereof. But this kind of speculating on what actually occured in a situation like the aftermath of Katrina is absolutely irresponsible. It paints a picture that is largely false, just like some tabloid newspaper. BW and all the other anchors, IMO, are whores for this kind of titillating, so called, reporting.
Despite being sick to death of Katrina
August 29, 2007 - 09:18 ET by HelenSDespite being sick to death of this Katrina anniversary coverage, I'm going to have to make this observation:
The people of Katrina who are still whining about their situation are ... lazy pathetic parasites. All they ever do is whine that "no one is building me a house!" Oprah, of course, is going down to indulge them and enable them in their uselessness.
But then there are the people in Mississippi (or was it Alabama?). I saw a show this weekend (and I am distressed that I can't remember what show or what channel) about an outfit that has set up a training program to teach people how to be builders. How to do carpentry, frame buildings, etc. The program pays the students a stipend to train and when they're done, they have guaranteed jobs REBUILDING FROM KATRINA!!!!! for $12 per hour and above. The communities cannot find enough skilled and available workers to help them re-build and are providing both the workers and the jobs to do so.
Seems it's easier to hold a gun to someone and relieve them of whatever, rather than to get off their lazy welfare-sucking butts and get a real job.
It is so disgusting and the contrast couldn't be more revealing. One of the men they featured was a 79 year old man who had hoped to enjoy his retirement until Katrina destroyed his home. Now he has the skills to rebuild his own home plus help others rebuild theirs. It was an incredible story and one that these pukes in the media don't seem interested in because it doesn't show people too stupid to get off their butts and do something useful with their lives.
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
Anniversary
August 29, 2007 - 09:27 ET by SarahAnnieI, too, am sick to death of hearing about Katrina and NOLA. It seems that we don't hear about MS at all, although GMA had Roberts on location there to talk about porta-potties of all things. I asked my mom this morning, "You think they will be marking the anniversary of the tornado that hit Greensburg, Kansas?" and her answer was the same as mine. Nope.
Nebraskans for War: Peace through Strength
Hey Nebraska! Go Big
August 29, 2007 - 09:53 ET by rimskyHey Nebraska! Go Big Red! Sorry, couldn't resist. I shouldn't look ahead like this, but is Sept 15 looming, or what?
Not our fault the MSM is using us as a tool!!
August 29, 2007 - 10:50 ET by general companyThey have a very similar workers program here in LA. I was thinking that it was a result of the illegal shamnesty failing in DC? As far as the people of Katrina, remember it is the squeaky wheel that gets the grease. Their are many of us that have rebuilt, cleaned up, and continued on with our lives. Most of us are just as sick of this coverage as every one else, but for me it is because they make us all seem as inept as possible. Our communities are no more or less inept then yours or anyone else's. I appreciate everyone being sick to death of hearing about it, their are many good folks down here who are equally sick of the coverage as well.
I personally don't vote in N.O. , but am just as shocked by the recent elections. Nagen and Jefferson will probable be sharing a cell in Angola with in the next few years, least I hope.
I should have known better
August 29, 2007 - 11:16 ET by HelenSAnd I apologize for letting the MSM dupe me. I should have known that what we see on the news is the absolute worst they can find and that the best is not worth showing.
I aplaud you and the others who have done so well that you've escaped their coverage :o)
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
remember it's ok for a liberal to be bigoted
August 29, 2007 - 09:26 ET by lunaticcringeradiobecause liberals are only bigoted because they CARE. that makes it OK. the last thing they want to do is hold people accountible for their actions, instead they'll reduce the expectations of a culture group to excell and blame an evil conservative for the "downtroddens" predicament.
the problem is not the a race of people, the problem is the culture and expectations that are expected of them by liberals that those particular racial groups have been boxed into. of course i'm just racist for stating that.
it's almost like liberals have laid a red carpet to a new form of slavery out to primarily black minorities in their years of telling them they can't acheive without goverment support, they can't succeed on their own, when problems occur in their community it's someone elses fault far above and beyond them. which actually is true, liberals have failed minorities. especially now, because look at how liberals are treating the latino community, they are trying to start a whole new pitiful downtrodden society experiment again, and quite frankly the black community of government dependence isn't going to be top dog for liberal attention much longer. i suspect soon liberals will start calling on the black needy groups to support the new latino needy groups, and maybe then they will know what it's like to be a conservative. there are new dark skined people that liberals love to pity and favor more now. liberals have always been bigoted and racist, that's all they ever see in a person or group, never the individual. how about if we try the conservative approach and expect everyone indvidual to take advantage of the opportunities given to them and to go above and beyond what is expected of them with self worth, pride in ones success, and accomplishments not based on their race or background. or we can stick with the old policy of you're not going to make it anywhere without the governments help and that's limited as it is because after all you're only a minority, liberals are the most racist people out there.
wow that really does remind me of 300, "he asked you to stand, i only ask that you kneel."
The libs like to believe
August 29, 2007 - 09:55 ET by ahusserThe libs like to believe they are the champions of the little people and the downtrodden. It is in their interest to make people dependent on them. They get the votes. They look like they "care". They always steal the moral high ground from the conservatives because they "care" and it's "for the children" and the meanie conservatives don't care about you. The liberals have always been about bread and circuses, getting something for nothing and trying to save you from yourself because they know better. The nanny state is pretty much a reality now the rest is just mop up operations.
Nauseating
August 29, 2007 - 09:26 ET by ksimm81Leave it to an idiot to make excuses for atrocious behavior? Would he have called these people desperate if HE were the one who was robbed at gunpoint?
Doubt it.
I hate the way the MSM excuses atrocious behavior in minorities. It's like we don't know any better and we can't be held to the same standard as whites. It is disgusting and truly nauseating.
And it is also why I am a black Conservative today.
("There was a desperation
August 29, 2007 - 09:39 ET by supercon("There was a desperation that you can only get when you're the head of a family. You don't know where a meal is going to come from, you can't find bottled water. You don't know how you're going to get your family to high ground.")
That's a desparation that Brian Williams knows all too well.
Once...when he was at a Ruth Chris steakhouse with his family the busboy didn't bring the bread and water right away.Williams had said that "He was reduced to an animal" and actually had to put his hand in the air and snap his fingers at some "bus person guy".He could tell you that after a harrowing experience like that one it "changes a man and he did things he never thought he would do".He found himself scowling at the waiter like he has never scowled before.It changed him forever and he reflected that in his tip.From now on when Williams sees poor minority black people he knows what their life is like and would try to help them if he wasn't wearing such expensive shoes.
Victory in Iraq.
Newt for President.
That was hilarious. In the
August 29, 2007 - 09:45 ET by Free ThinkerThat was hilarious. In the screenshot Williams looks like he is dressed to go on safari.
Oh yeah, and appearances are
August 29, 2007 - 09:55 ET by rimskyOh yeah, and appearances are SO important. That's his, 'on location' attire. What a load!
Who, besides
August 29, 2007 - 11:07 ET by Chris NormanWho, besides network anchormen, wear safari clothes? They must buy them from LL Rather... :)
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
Rowing boat in ankle high water!!
August 29, 2007 - 11:10 ET by PawpawNWas he rowing a boat in ankle high water!! Never forget that scene!!
or Dan Rather lashed to
August 29, 2007 - 11:12 ET by Chris Normanor Dan Rather lashed to a lamp post, bravely facing the ferocious winds... :)
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
In the days after Katrina.
August 29, 2007 - 11:33 ET by danboIn the days after Katrina. When boats were going out to pull people off roofs etc. One of the anchormen asked to go along. One group agreed to take him. However when the wanted his cameraman and cameras they told him it would get in the way and slow down the rescue. But he insisted and got his way. As a result a few fewer people were rescued.
But I understand there was great video of him rescuing stranded people.
"There is a clear attempt to establish truth not by scientific methods but by perpetual repetition."
- Richard S. Lindzen, Ph.D. Professor of Meteorology, MIT
Too funny!
August 29, 2007 - 09:47 ET by HelenSThat was so funny. Loved it!
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
"You don't know where a
August 29, 2007 - 09:51 ET by USA4freedom"You don't know where a meal is going to come from, you can't find bottled water.".....
or.. that new flat screen tv..
dat will look good in my new home in TX..
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc.
Ronald Reagan- 40th Anniversary of D-Day
It's true.
August 29, 2007 - 10:21 ET by superconWilliams is nothing but another limousine liberal who thinks his mere presence is somehow changing the world. He will save those poor negros even if it means walking among them because that's how committed he is.
You just know that when he is on location and sitting in his giant air conditioned SUV that if he sees one of the locals approaching that the next sound you would hear would be the sound of the doors locking and the window going up.
Victory in Iraq.
Newt for President.
Somebody . . . Please!
August 29, 2007 - 09:54 ET by NoMoreClintons"Somebody said "they [the victims] just weren't worth it."
And that somebody was "Chocolate City" Nagan.
Back in 1997, my hometown
August 29, 2007 - 10:46 ET by BDBack in 1997, my hometown in North Dakota was flooded by what was characterized as a 500 year flood event. While the flood waters raged through the town a fire broke out that gutted the downtown area.
Firefighters were not able to get near the buildings on fire in anything other than fishing boats.
Back then, the population packed up, and self evacuated to the west through chest deep water with floating ice chunks in it, bringing along each nursing home patient, child, and even the shut-ins from the downtown apratment buildings.
What is fascinating is what DID not happen.
1.) No one shot at rescue helicopters.
2.) The poor people did not loot, not for food nor flatscreen televisions.
3.) People did not crowd into the local sports stadium and demand anyone from the government come carry them away.
4.) People did not permanently move into government trailers and then begin bitching about the smell and sueing the fed government.
All in all, the North Dakotans and Minnesotans quickly got aobut their business of rebuilding their hometowns, mostly without assistance from the government or anyone else.
From what I can see, the people across the border in Mississippi are much like their Northern cousins. They have outpaced the Welfare laced denizens of New Orleans in even the smallest things.
I guess in comparison, perhaps the New Orleans residents in fact "weren't worth it."
Ah! BD ... the `97 flood.
August 29, 2007 - 11:14 ET by drillanwrAh! BD ... the `97 flood. Yeah, never hear much about that one, huh? I never could recite the line of Presidents ... Remind me who was in office back then ... oh, darn!
Rugged Midwesterners
August 29, 2007 - 17:50 ET by nkviking75The people of Grand Forks and surrounding area were amazing in 1997 during those floods. How did you handle the horde of media who turned out to observe the 10th anniversary of that flood? Oh, wait, there wasn't much of a horde, was there?
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
Limousine Liberals
August 29, 2007 - 10:16 ET by iveseenitallWilliams, a typical limousine liberal. As he counts his millions, he lectures to you. He makes every excuse for bad behavior, except if that bad behavior comes from someone who has actually worked for his money. If you have a few bucks and are a Republican, watch out for santimonious popinjays like Brian Williams.
BTW, did you see the latest from mansion-man John Edwards? He's telling us to give up our SUV'S.
Limousine Liberalism --just another form of liberal hypocrisy.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
You could hear gunfire in the streets of the 25th-largest city
August 29, 2007 - 10:15 ET by Prester JohnWell no kidding. You can hear gunfire in every big city in this country every day of the week!!
What a maroon.
Poverty Rate Down
August 29, 2007 - 10:24 ET by PawpawNSeems the poverty rate dropped-here's reason why!! That's down from 2005 because we made all of the KATRINA victims rich with free money, free housing, free everything and most of them moved out of the poverty holes they were kept in there in New Orleans and the rest of Louisiana!!
"Somebody said "they [the
August 29, 2007 - 10:25 ET by kg"Somebody said "they [the victims] just weren't worth it."
I do believe the only ones who said that were the news media as they fantasized about what they hoped President was thinking.
In the first few days after
August 29, 2007 - 10:32 ET by danboIn the first few days after Katrina, I did have a radio and listened to local stations for information.
One woman kept calling in from the New Orleans Convention Center. Complaining the only people there were running around with cameras. But they weren't any help at all, they just wanted pictures.
So while many of us put aside our jobs to dig out. And help neighbors. The media didn't help anyone. they just wanted pictures.
"There is a clear attempt to establish truth not by scientific methods but by perpetual repetition."
- Richard S. Lindzen, Ph.D. Professor of Meteorology, MIT
There was a desperation
August 29, 2007 - 10:26 ET by danboThere was a desperation that you can only get when you're the head of a family. You don't know where a meal is going to come from, you can't find bottled water.
I missed the NEWS back then. Because I was at Katrinas ground zero. But that was why I saw people in the rebroadcasts taking TV's.
Being I went through Katrina and the aftermath. I get an automatic pass if I break into and loot Brian Williams home???
"Your honor. I did not steal from Mr. Williams. I'm a victim of Hurricane Katrina. I was just taking what I needed. I don't know where I'll find food or water. His sterling will help me when I do find the food."
"There is a clear attempt to establish truth not by scientific methods but by perpetual repetition."
- Richard S. Lindzen, Ph.D. Professor of Meteorology, MIT
Thanks, Brian!
August 29, 2007 - 10:39 ET by drillanwrYou have proven my two year point about Katrina.
The primary (personal) responsibility sits on the shoulders of the "head of family" for NOT getting the family OUT of there. They heard Hell or High Water was going to come down on them ... and they still refused to listen.
BTW, Brian, the "head of the family" felt at that moment in time the family absolutely needed a big screen TV and several cases of beer?
Help wanted
August 29, 2007 - 10:40 ET by Conservative_in_mass.Looks like Brian has identified a new career path for those desperate heads of families to persue. The resume' make look something like this:
Experienced thug seeks innocent victims to plunder and rob. Ability to multitask with both firearms and bladed weapons.
Possess an extensive criminal record including armed robbery, breaking and entering, and assault and battery.
Local position preferred, but would be willing to travel to prey on innocent victims as needed.
References:
Brian Williams NBC News; and every other liberal apologist you can think of...
Sounds like the same
August 29, 2007 - 11:37 ET by ricklailSounds like the same advertisement in "Blazing Saddles."
A bonafided and certified member of the beer guzzling, NASCAR watching middle class.
A Little Help Here . . .
August 29, 2007 - 10:48 ET by clifcrdsI'm a little confused here . . . isn't the liberal loving main stream media for gun control and taking firearms out of the hands of law abiding citizens?
Never mind . . . I just remembered that hypocrsisy is a second language to liberals.
Clinton's Military Philosophy - Tanks In Waco OK . . . Tanks In Mogadishu NOT OK
Repeat my new slogan
August 29, 2007 - 10:52 ET by PawpawNI repeat my new slogan here, as it is sooooo applicable!!
"You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you can fool a liberal fool all the time!!"
Good one.
August 29, 2007 - 11:28 ET by supercon"Never mind. . . I just remembered that hypocrsisy is a second language to liberals.
Clinton's Military Philosophy - Tanks In Waco OK . . . Tanks In Mogadishu NOT OK "
I'm gonna' steal that and use it somewhere else and pretend I thought of it.
Victory in Iraq.
Newt for President.
What a CROCK!!!
August 29, 2007 - 10:54 ET by c5thenMost of the looting that I saw on the news and heard about was of appliance stores, jewlery stores, electronics stores, etc.
I'm sure that there were those looting food and clothing and those people I do not blame as they were trying to supply their families with necessities. But those that were looting non-essential items deserve to be shot and some were. I remember seeing video of people coming out of a Wal-Mart with shopping carts over flowing with jeans, electronics, jewlery, etc. I saw one guy trying to ballance a very large flat screen TV on a shopping cart as he tried to run down the street with it. It didn't work and it fell off a number of times as the camera stayed with him. I'm sure that the TV was completely trashed by the time he got it to wherever he was going.
The amazing thing to me is that the residents of NO re-elected Nagin who was responsible for allowing the poor to be stranded as thousands of school busses were left to drown in their parking lot. Absolute criminal negligence IMO.
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic
Just when you couldn't imagine the MSM would sink lower...
August 29, 2007 - 13:09 ET by kwThis is truly a new low for Brian Williams. I am at a loss of words.
I wonder how Williams would
August 29, 2007 - 13:24 ET by FlashmanI wonder how Williams would feel if, when he got home, he found some desperate head of a family had had it away with his 70 inch plasma?
Was there any specific
August 29, 2007 - 15:16 ET by balboaWas there any specific mention of race here?
Was there any specific mention of race???
August 29, 2007 - 15:52 ET by BrillianceUmmmm.......Does there need to be?
Finkel sez: "Williams first
August 29, 2007 - 16:05 ET by balboaFinkel sez: "Williams first passed along a predictable race-and-classed based explanation of the mismanaged relief efforts."
In the quotes provided, I don't see a mention of race, or class for that matter.
LOL!!!! Hahahaha!!! That
August 29, 2007 - 15:52 ET by Mr. KafirLOL!!!! Hahahaha!!! That was a good one....
You sure is entertaining....
"I had a freind who was
August 29, 2007 - 15:33 ET by ckc1227"I had a freind who was there as the folks were evacuated from the Super
Dome. They were mad because they were handing them a bottle of water
and they wanted Coke or beer."
Now THAT is the truth of the Super Dome that isn't being told. Those people were not without food and water. National guard was on site providing people with water and MREs. Yes, MREs. Not a 5 course meal, but better than starving. And while conditions within the Super Dome, well, sucked, it sure beat drowning in an attic. But what do you expect? Hello, a freakin' hurricane just blew through. Plus, it was the governor who would not allow Red Cross access to the Super Dome immediately after the storm, even though they were there with supplies, ready to go in.
Still, let's be honest here. Folks were told to take with them to the dome 3 days worth of food and water. Many, if not most, didn't. And I'll never for the life of me understand how someone could go to a shelter like this and not bring food for their baby, or the medicine they need to stay healthy. It boggles the mind.
With limited resources, one must prioritize. What's more important, rescuing drowning people, or making sure someone else who is out of harms way has a clean pot to piss in?
The problem with Katrina wasn't one of incompetence on behalf of the Bush administration. The problem with Katrina was one of unrealistic expectations on behalf of a populace in the midst of a disaster of historical proportions. And to make it worse, they are unknowingly being victimized again by the likes of John Edwards, Osama Obama and Hilary Clinton. How sad is that?
The problem with Katrina
August 29, 2007 - 21:50 ET by drillanwrThe problem with Katrina wasn't one of incompetence on behalf of the Bush administration. The problem with Katrina was one of unrealistic expectations on behalf of a populace in the midst of a disaster of historical proportions.
AMEN! And it continues today ... two years later! Why haven't YOU rebuilt for us yet? Cripes! Scroll to the top where a poster told of a Vietnamese area rebuilding for themselves!
And another thing. I keep hearing this was the worst disaster in the nation's history ...
Well, what about:
* The hurricane on Galveston Island, Texas, in 1900 ... 6,000 - 8000 killed
* The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire ... 3,000 dead and 225,000 injured (not to mention nearly ALL the city leveled or burned or both)
* The 1918 Spanish influenza epidemic killed over 500,000 Americans
Katrina "The Worst"?
Terrible enough, but not the worst, given the city knew this sort of disaster would someday happen ... and GIVEN they knew days in advance it WAS heading their way. I doubt communication, science and technology was as helpful in the early 20th Century compared to what it was days and hours before Katrina hit.
I will give "Katrina" this ... It IS the worst disaster in the nation's history in terms of sheer stupidity, arrogance, selfishness, political game playing, and continued failure of personal responsibility.
Oh, and to what degree was the federal government held responsible for rebuilding property and lives in the above mentioned earlier disasters?
Katrina is the worst because the MSM and politicians who continue to coddle a certain segment of society say it is because it is politically USEFUL to them.
Drill
August 29, 2007 - 22:01 ET by BlondeThe "Katrina catastrophe" is so much media crap.
A week before Katrina hit NO, it rolled right over me. As a CAT1, granted. But my electricity was out for quite a long, hot, sticky time. And when it came back on (oops....no TV in a while) a huge storm was bearing down on the Gulf Coast.
And the NO residents were just kind of pretending that it "wouldn't happen". No precautions....no nothing. Typical nanny-staters. I'm not saying they deserved the devastation that the failing of the levee caused....but they should have at least been savvy enough to know that THAT might have happened.
Maybe we ought to pay for the residents of New Orleans to go to Girl Scout Camp 101....you know, "be prepared".
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
Oh yes, and Katrina IS the
August 29, 2007 - 22:17 ET by drillanwrOh yes, and Katrina IS the worst disaster in this nation's history ...
The complete and careless failure of the entire MSM who covered it prior to and during (and this includes FNC). It was the MSM's giving weight to rumors of gang rapes, climbing murder numbers, and gun battles in the flooded streets, MOST of which was proven completely false or disgustingly exaggerated ... hindering unarmed FEMA and Red Cross teams from entering the city due to fear of their own personal safety.
Drill
August 29, 2007 - 22:22 ET by BlondeYour description is classic....I think you ought to apply for Katie's job the moment she gets fired.
I'd watch!
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
Blonde -
August 29, 2007 - 22:43 ET by drillanwrThanks, but I value my credibility too much to work for cBS.
Some photos of heads of households
August 29, 2007 - 17:26 ET by david999Some photos of heads of households
Beer beer beer
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Gone fishing
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Microwave - no electricity... a football... a toilet seat!
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The Real Story--Not Reported
August 29, 2007 - 22:45 ET by StonefingersThe looting was done by thugs, thieves, and drug-crazed morons in withdrawal.
All the drug dealers had left town. All the liquor stores were closed.
The New Orleans Superdome...the largest mass-jones in human history!