Still making lists of the unbearable.
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tzikehMichael "Brownie, you're doing a heckuva job" Brown removed from top position at FEMA (more here)
EDITED TO ADD: No, actually, he wasn't. He was removed from heading up the Katrina portion of his job, but he's STILL HEAD OF FEMA.
From the Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire: Republican Congressman Richard Baker said "We finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans. We couldn't do it, but God did." (more here)
If you're having trouble imagining the enormous scope of the devastation wrought by Katrina, Here's a model of the range of the complete disaster, which can be superimposed over the American city of your choice.
Two of the first responding officers in NOLA commit suicide.
We should not fight because it’s simply not worth it. - Ron Paul, Republican Congressman from Texas.
Once again, I end my post with this:
What to do? CONTACT YOUR OFFICIALS. Contact your local government. Contact your congresspeople. Contact your Senators. Talk to them. Tell them what you're thinking. Ask them what they're thinking, and what they're going to do about it. And if you are lucky enough to have a forthright, honest, eloquent Senator with heart and integrity, like my Senator Obama, contact them and thank them. We often complain, but rarely applaud.
EDITED TO ADD: No, actually, he wasn't. He was removed from heading up the Katrina portion of his job, but he's STILL HEAD OF FEMA.
“Other challenges and threats remain around the world,” and Brown is needed to prepare for those, [Michael] Chertoff said at a news conference in Baton Rouge.CONTACT YOUR OFFICIALS.
From the Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire: Republican Congressman Richard Baker said "We finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans. We couldn't do it, but God did." (more here)
If you're having trouble imagining the enormous scope of the devastation wrought by Katrina, Here's a model of the range of the complete disaster, which can be superimposed over the American city of your choice.
Two of the first responding officers in NOLA commit suicide.
Sergeant Paul Accardo was the public face of the New Orleans Police Department, a spokesman who went in front of the TV camera on a regular basis, but Katrina and its harrowing aftermath were apparently too much for him.Laura Bush just called the hurricane "Corinna" on television. Will post a link to video as soon as it's available. I'm not a misogynist, as much as some people with strange opinions about slash fans might think, but - will the Bush women please SHUT THE FUCK UP? Go back to the country club and lock your white asses in. It's safer for all of us.
Accardo and another New Orleans police officer have committed suicide, the 1,500-person department announced yesterday, a startling sign of the emotional toll the storm has taken on those trained to face almost any challenge. (more here)
We should not fight because it’s simply not worth it. - Ron Paul, Republican Congressman from Texas.
We also were told the war was necessary for national security purposes because of the threat Saddam Hussein presented, although the evidence was fabricated. Saddam Hussein’s ability to attack us was non-existent, but the American people were ripe for alarming predictions by those who wanted this war.... [p]ublicly oil is not talked about very much, but behind the scenes many acknowledge this is the real reason we fight. This is not only the politicians who say this. American consumers have always enjoyed cheap gasoline and want it kept that way. The real irony is that the war has reduced Iraqi oil production by one-half million barrels per day and prices are soaring-- demonstrating another unintended economic consequence of war.... No evidence existed to show an alliance between Iraq and al Qaeda before the war, and ironically our presence there is now encouraging al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden to move in to fill the vacuum we created. The only relationship between Iraq and 9/11 is that our policy in the Middle East continues to increase the likelihood of another terrorist attack on our homeland. (more here)ETA: Colin Powell admits the speech he gave to the U.N. Security Council to justify the war was bullshit: "I'm the one who presented it on behalf of the United States to the world, and (it) will always be a part of my record. It was painful. It's painful now," (more here)
Once again, I end my post with this:
What to do? CONTACT YOUR OFFICIALS. Contact your local government. Contact your congresspeople. Contact your Senators. Talk to them. Tell them what you're thinking. Ask them what they're thinking, and what they're going to do about it. And if you are lucky enough to have a forthright, honest, eloquent Senator with heart and integrity, like my Senator Obama, contact them and thank them. We often complain, but rarely applaud.
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Date: 2005-09-09 07:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-09 07:20 pm (UTC)But if she zips her ass up, how will she find her brain?
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Date: 2005-09-09 07:30 pm (UTC)True. But conversely if she zips her ass up we'll never have to listen to Dubya speak again.
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Date: 2005-09-09 07:29 pm (UTC)*blink*
And...when will this man be
smacked around mercilesslyreprimanded for his, ah, opinion?Once again, I am thankful, not to mention very proud, to be Canadian; our leaders might be dumber than a bunch of hammers, but at least when there is a crisis, we get off our asses to help, no matter what, without wasting time saying dumb shit to lobbyists.
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Date: 2005-09-09 07:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-09 07:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-09 07:50 pm (UTC)I will choose not to comment on Mrs Bush's misstatements for obvious reasons. ;)
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Date: 2005-09-09 07:54 pm (UTC)God fucking DAMMIT.
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Date: 2005-09-09 08:13 pm (UTC)And you're absolutely right about that last bit. :: makes mental note to thank the skinny kid with the funny name ::
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Date: 2005-09-09 10:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-09 09:00 pm (UTC)but first, i want to vomit in an envelope (or box, either works) and send it to baker. indeed.
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Date: 2005-09-09 09:38 pm (UTC)I'm going to tell you not to be ashamed to be a Republican. TAKE YOUR PARTY BACK. What the Republican party *truly* stands for is not repugnant. I disagree with it, often vehemently (let's not touch on abortion), but it doesn't turn my stomach like these people do. The BushCo. Neo-Con movement has blackened the word "republican"; maybe as much as they've managed to make "liberal" into a curse - maybe for years. But moderate Republicans need to light a fire under their asses and KICK THESE PEOPLE TO THE CURB. They started off by ruining my party; now they're ruining their own.