Bush has failed

[Patroklos]

But I'm curious why your ship is not deployed and sailing at full speed towards the area, or if not, C(or perhaps it is, you tell me).

My ship is a destroyer, with a crew of three hundred, with the ability to house maybe 20 extra. We have two medical personel, no doctor. If they need us to shoot down Iranian jets, we would be happy to oblige. We would just be in the way.

We are also in the ship yard.

But like I said, we did send two amphibs loaded with food.

perhaps it is, you tell me.

I already told you why.

Incidently, the entire populations of nearby Jackson and Little Rock were NOT conscripted and sent to NO to stand around doing nothing. Again, Bush's fault.

[Patroklos]

Honestly, Patroklos, with the way that you're saying things, it most certainly does sound like you're downplaying everything, as if these are no more than a small shame.

What exactly does me thinking the level of response being at a reasobable level have to do with my impresion of the actual disaster.

And again, I am after the truth. I happen to believ 80% of NO being under 5-8' of water to be a huge disaster. I don't need a reporter to tell me "The city of NO is completey drowned" to trigger my OH **** response.

Maybe some of you need exageration to trigger yours.

[Chemical Ollie]

Originally posted by Patroklos
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Incidently, the entire populations of nearby Jackson and Little Rock were NOT conscripted and sent to NO to stand around doing nothing. Again, Bush's fault.

I'm not the one saying anything here is Bush's fault. The Iraq war surely was, but this crisis isn't ,for reasons I already posted . I believe the agencies and military leaders have authority to make the calls themselves, so the president is not to blame, tell me if I'm wrong.

But in times like this, you need every swinging d!ck to give a hand. If a significant number of people are standing around rolling thumbs, the chain of command has failed.

[Guynemer]

"I don't think anyone anticipated the breeching of the levees." -- George W. Bush

"The good news is -- and it's hard for some to see it now -- that out of this chaos is going to come a fantastic Gulf Coast, like it was before. Out of the rubbles of Trent Lott's house -- he's lost his entire house -- there's going to be a fantastic house. And I'm looking forward to sitting on the porch." --George W. Bush



How in the name of High Holy **** did we elect this mother****er twice?!

[DinoDoc]

I'm curious. How many troll threads do we need on a single topic saying almost the same thing before the mods choose one to be the official troll thread?

[Chemical Ollie]

Originally posted by Guynemer
How in the name of High Holy **** did we elect this mother****er twice?!

Would he be elected if this happened at the same date last year? (that is a topic for a thread of it's own, but there are enough threads already...)

[Chemical Ollie]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
I'm curious. How many troll threads do we need on a single topic saying almost the same thing before the mods choose one to be the official troll thread?

At least his thread has a civilised discussion going on

[Patroklos]

If a significant number of people are standing around rolling thumbs, the chain of command has failed.

No, it is the nature of the disaster.

[Q Classic]

What exactly does me thinking the level of response being at a reasobable level have to do with my impresion of the actual disaster.

It's not in your reaction, it's int he way you're presenting yourself. Appearances mean more than actions, which is a shame--but that's why we keep electing putzes into office.

And again, I am after the truth. I happen to believ 80% of NO being under 5-8' of water to be a huge disaster. I don't need a reporter to tell me "The city of NO is completey drowned" to trigger my OH **** response.

Maybe some of you need exageration to trigger yours.

Going on the offensive for absolutely no reason at all

[Q Classic]

"The good news is -- and it's hard for some to see it now -- that out of this chaos is going to come a fantastic Gulf Coast, like it was before. Out of the rubbles of Trent Lott's house -- he's lost his entire house -- there's going to be a fantastic house. And I'm looking forward to sitting on the porch." --George W. Bush

I'm sorry, this just offends me. If he'd stopped at the "fantastic Gulf Coast" bit, I'd've been fine, but talking about Trent Lott losing his house (probably some mansion) while people are still dying? Jeebus, where are this man's scriptwriters?

[Chemical Ollie]

Originally posted by Patroklos

No, it is the nature of the disaster.

Somehow I don't belive that. Surely the disaster is beyond anything seen in ages in that part of the world, but for the military involvement in the rescue operations, I'm sure there are 1000's of officers who would shout both #£&§ and *$@½ to their men to get orders executed, and not hesitate to tell their superiors that they need rubber boats/helicopters/humvees NOW!

[mrmitchell]

Just when I was starting to get liberal outrage fatigue...

Bush has totally FUBARed this whole week. I dont think ANYONE down here disagrees with me.

[Guynemer]

Originally posted by Q Cubed

"The good news is -- and it's hard for some to see it now -- that out of this chaos is going to come a fantastic Gulf Coast, like it was before. Out of the rubbles of Trent Lott's house -- he's lost his entire house -- there's going to be a fantastic house. And I'm looking forward to sitting on the porch." --George W. Bush

I'm sorry, this just offends me. If he'd stopped at the "fantastic Gulf Coast" bit, I'd've been fine, but talking about Trent Lott losing his house (probably some mansion) while people are still dying? Jeebus, where are this man's scriptwriters?

He was better off when he had the earpiece on during the debates.

[Berzerker]

If they need us to shoot down Iranian jets, we would be happy to oblige.

Please make sure they dont have 200 passengers on board

[Wycoff]

I posted this elsewhere, but I think that this may be a better thread for it... it's probably old news by now anyway...

Did anyone just see Kanye West on the NBC telethon? He was with Mike Meyers. He was shaking, giving rambling, racially charged speech, then blurted out "George Bush doesn't care about black people!" NBC hurriedly cut off to some other guy. Mike Meyers looked incredibly uncomfortable. One of the most hillarious things I have ever seen on live t.v.