Bush's response is not adequate

[BBond]

He's actually getting Biblical now. "It's time to love your neighbor like you love yourself".

Why didn't he?

It is so glaringly apparent that this man has not only no idea what to do but no idea what to say either. They are congratulating and clapping for each other on day five of a national tragedy and embarassment that they are all responsible for. His entourage is clapping for him. Why didn't Bush answer any questions?

What a disgrace.

 

[Engineer]

He critisized his administration earlier today saying that the response was "unacceptable" and just now said that the governors of those states were doing a fantastic job.

 

[Pabster]

Originally posted by: Starbuck1975

It is so sad that there are still people left defending this administration

It is even more sad that people are exploiting this disaster for political purposes.

Yep. But what else can we expect from Democrats? They were beaten so soundly in the 2004 election they still haven't recovered.

Rather then bitch and whine, I challenge everyone throwing criticisms at the relief effort to present their plan for how they would have handled this situation had they been in charge.

Oh, come on. Slick Willy would have gotten off Monica long enough to make a few phone calls

Please document what requests for aid mayor Nagin made for the staging of relief efforts in the days prior to Katrina. Quite easy to point fingers, lay blame, and complain about the slow flow of relief to your city after the fact...but the only way to avoid disaster is through adequate planning prior to handle as many contingencies as feasibly possible.

Of course the old "blame game" is starting...





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[shuan24]

Federal Emergency Management Director Michael Brown told CNN that federal officials were unaware of the crowds at the convention center until Thursday, despite the fact that city officials had been telling people for days to gather there.

LOLOLOLOCOPTER! :|

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/02/katrina.impact/index.html

 

[BBond]

Bill Schneider just brought up a good point on CNN. Bush said the Gulf Coast looks like it was destroyed by some kind of weapon. What if it was a weapon instead of a storm? Is this the response we can expect?

A woman, Ms. Walters, is on the phone now from the convention center. Still NO HELP. People are dying. A woman gave birth last night without any medical assistance. The baby didn't make it. Eight bodies now and it's getting worse every hour.

Keep congratulating each other and clapping for the cameras you absolute putrid failures. BRAVO!

 

[BBond]

Originally posted by: Pabster

Originally posted by: Starbuck1975

It is so sad that there are still people left defending this administration

It is even more sad that people are exploiting this disaster for political purposes.

Yep. But what else can we expect from Democrats? They were beaten so soundly in the 2004 election they still haven't recovered.

Rather then bitch and whine, I challenge everyone throwing criticisms at the relief effort to present their plan for how they would have handled this situation had they been in charge.

Oh, come on. Slick Willy would have gotten off Monica long enough to make a few phone calls

Please document what requests for aid mayor Nagin made for the staging of relief efforts in the days prior to Katrina. Quite easy to point fingers, lay blame, and complain about the slow flow of relief to your city after the fact...but the only way to avoid disaster is through adequate planning prior to handle as many contingencies as feasibly possible.

Of course the old "blame game" is starting...

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You people are a bigger embarassment than Bush.

 

[HomerJS]

Can someone explain to me how GWB can say "the response is unacceptable" and then say the FEMA director is doing a "great job" I believe Brownie is in charge the response.

Having this meeting on TV is causing these politicians to spend to much time kissing each others ass and not enough time on the problem.

 

[BBond]

Mayor Nagin has issued another "SOS NIGHT OF HELL". Still no troops. People are holding on by a thread. 10,000 people were evacuated yesterday but he estimates that 50,000 are still on rooftops and in shelters. "Will we survive another night?"

Why in God's name would anyone have to survive this many nights in a disaster zone in the United States of America?

 

[imported_Pedro69]

Originally posted by: BBond
Bill Schneider just brought up a good point on CNN. Bush said the Gulf Coast looks like it was destroyed by some kind of weapon. What if it was a weapon instead of a storm? Is this the response we can expect?

A woman, Ms. Walters, is on the phone now from the convention center. Still NO HELP. People are dying. A woman gave birth last night without any medical assistance. The baby didn't make it. Eight bodies now and it's getting worse every hour.

Keep congratulating each other and clapping for the cameras you absolute putrid failures. BRAVO!

Imagine this would be a series of large scale Terrorist attacks...

 

[Genx87]

Originally posted by: BBond
Bill Schneider just brought up a good point on CNN. Bush said the Gulf Coast looks like it was destroyed by some kind of weapon. What if it was a weapon instead of a storm? Is this the response we can expect?

A woman, Ms. Walters, is on the phone now from the convention center. Still NO HELP. People are dying. A woman gave birth last night without any medical assistance. The baby didn't make it. Eight bodies now and it's getting worse every hour.

Keep congratulating each other and clapping for the cameras you absolute putrid failures. BRAVO!

What kind of weapon lays waste to 90,000 square miles?

 

[Pabster]

Originally posted by: BBond
You people are a bigger embarassment than Bush.

Why don't you go outside and get some fresh air? Or is your life so pathetic you spend 24/7 posting anti-Bush propaganda to an Internet message board?

 

[BBond]

Originally posted by: HomerJS
Can someone explain to me how GWB can say "the response is unacceptable" and then say the FEMA director is doing a "great job" I believe Brownie is in charge the response.

Having this meeting on TV is causing these politicians to spend to much time kissing each others ass and not enough time on the problem.

It's called a photo op. Americans are so fvcking stupid that a picture of Bush smiling and glad handing the people who along with him HAVE FAILED will over ride the pictures of people stranded and dying in New Orleans.

 

[1EZduzit]

Originally posted by: Pabster


Of course the old "blame game" is starting..

Wrong. The blame game is over and Bush lost....big time.

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: BBond
Bill Schneider just brought up a good point on CNN. Bush said the Gulf Coast looks like it was destroyed by some kind of weapon. What if it was a weapon instead of a storm? Is this the response we can expect?

A woman, Ms. Walters, is on the phone now from the convention center. Still NO HELP. People are dying. A woman gave birth last night without any medical assistance. The baby didn't make it. Eight bodies now and it's getting worse every hour.

Keep congratulating each other and clapping for the cameras you absolute putrid failures. BRAVO!

What kind of weapon lays waste to 90,000 square miles?

The kind that were found in Iraq.

Sorry, had to do it!

 

[Genx87]

Heh well the Soviets detonated a 60 Megaton nuke in Siberia in 1961 and it laid total devastion out to 35 km. Total devastation was right aroun 500 sq miles.

So unless we have terrorist detonating 180 of the biggest nuclear weapons known to man in the same area, equdistant from each other. There are no weapons that can do this kind of damage.

It should also fascinate you to understand the sheer amount of energy this storm had.

 

[HomerJS]

Originally posted by: BBond

Originally posted by: HomerJS
Can someone explain to me how GWB can say "the response is unacceptable" and then say the FEMA director is doing a "great job" I believe Brownie is in charge the response.

Having this meeting on TV is causing these politicians to spend to much time kissing each others ass and not enough time on the problem.

It's called a photo op. Americans are so fvcking stupid that a picture of Bush smiling and glad handing the people who along with him HAVE FAILED will over ride the pictures of people stranded and dying in New Orleans.

Seems everytime someone in the administration fvcks up they get a medal.

 

[OrByte]

Originally posted by: HomerJS

Originally posted by: BBond

Originally posted by: HomerJS
Can someone explain to me how GWB can say "the response is unacceptable" and then say the FEMA director is doing a "great job" I believe Brownie is in charge the response.

Having this meeting on TV is causing these politicians to spend to much time kissing each others ass and not enough time on the problem.

It's called a photo op. Americans are so fvcking stupid that a picture of Bush smiling and glad handing the people who along with him HAVE FAILED will over ride the pictures of people stranded and dying in New Orleans.

Seems everytime someone in the administration fvcks up they get a medal.

hehe I would like to see them stand there circle jerking each other in the middle of the superdome.

god what a disgrace.

 

[imported_Pedro69]

Originally posted by: Genx87
Heh well the Soviets detonated a 60 Megaton nuke in Siberia in 1961 and it laid total devastion out to 35 km. Total devastation was right aroun 500 sq miles.

So unless we have terrorist detonating 180 of the biggest nuclear weapons known to man in the same area, equdistant from each other. There are no weapons that can do this kind of damage.

It should also fascinate you to understand the sheer amount of energy this storm produced.

Ahhhh the terrorists are out to get us!!! Saddam is out to get us!!! Does the proof have to come in form of a mushroomcloud over our cities?

Nah actually the Terrorist don't have those weapons we were just kidding!:|

/sarcasm

 

[CaptnKirk]

Originally posted by: zendari
The President was waiting for the Democrats in congress to nicely take their own sweet time getting to washington to pass his hurricane relief bill.

Hey dumbass - Nancy Pelosi pushed for a special session of congress to meet last night to address and pass releif legislation.
At first the GOP balked and said 'No' - then recanted and agreed to rush in. It was passed to provide 10.5 Billion with no dissention.

10.5 Billion is 21 days of aid to the entire affected Gulf Coast, 3 weeks . . . and then that's gone.

Executive order COULD have been invoked on Friday, or Saturday, or Sunday, then came Monday, still no Executive Order . . .
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday the Democrats forced a session that the GOP resisted.

Again . . . there's one man on this planet that COULD have invoked Executive order any time last week.
Pity he needed to take another vacation, it's hard work. Anyone hava a copy of 'My Pet Goat' ?

 

[FuzzyBee]

Originally posted by: OrByte

Originally posted by: HomerJS

Originally posted by: BBond

Originally posted by: HomerJS
Can someone explain to me how GWB can say "the response is unacceptable" and then say the FEMA director is doing a "great job" I believe Brownie is in charge the response.

Having this meeting on TV is causing these politicians to spend to much time kissing each others ass and not enough time on the problem.

It's called a photo op. Americans are so fvcking stupid that a picture of Bush smiling and glad handing the people who along with him HAVE FAILED will over ride the pictures of people stranded and dying in New Orleans.

Seems everytime someone in the administration fvcks up they get a medal.

hehe I would like to see them stand there circle jerking each other in the middle of the superdome.

god what a disgrace.

Kind of like y'all?

 

[TRUMPHENT]

Originally posted by: BBond
He's speaking now about how the federal government is going to do what they have to do. Five days late.

He actually congratulated Congress on working so fast.

OMG, I think I am going to throw up.

Dramamine is your friend. Oops! You need to take it before the nausea attack.

I could have sworn that the State of Louisianna was declared an official "state of disaster" before Katrina hit the coast. That is done to enable the Federal agencies to mobilize ahead of the storm.

There doesn't seem to be much to show for that.

 

[CaptnKirk]

Originally posted by: Genx87
What kind of weapon lays waste to 90,000 square miles?

I'll take "Bush's Environmental Policies" for $ 500, Alex.

 

[catnap1972]

Originally posted by: Pabster

Originally posted by: BBond
You people are a bigger embarassment than Bush.

Why don't you go outside and get some fresh air? Or is your life so pathetic you spend 24/7 posting anti-Bush propaganda to an Internet message board?

Wassamatter, truth hurts?

You're all beyond pathetic (and beyond help)

 

[HomerJS]

Again Fox News covering Bush's ass. Chris Bury just a few minutes ago...

See...people say Bush is out of touch...but see...he said this morning the response is inadequite...so see... he is in touch...really he is.

 

[tcsenter]

Hey dumbass - Nancy Pelosi pushed for a special session of congress to meet last night to address and pass releif legislation. At first the GOP balked and said 'No' - then recanted and agreed to rush in. It was passed to provide 10.5 Billion with no dissention.

10.5 Billion is 21 days of aid to the entire affected Gulf Coast, 3 weeks . . . and then that's gone.

Not a penny of the $10 billion will be spent on the Gulf for weeks. Bush declared a federal emergency in advance of the hurricane, freeing all disaster resources of the federal government.

So what the hell is the problem? Why is the response so inadequate?

It is impossible to mount an adequate rescue and assistance response to a disaster of this complexity and magnitude, spanning well more than one hundred miles square, with only three to four days advanced notice. We are seeing the best response to a disaster of this scale that could be mustered on such short notice. As with every other serious hurricane we've ever had, it takes up to one full week AFTER the hurricane hits to bring all available resources to bear. Its just that the need this time is greater than we've ever seen it, making the best response look grossly inadequate.

If we had a few weeks advanced notice like Israel in its airlift of 40,000 people, the response would be hugely better. Apparently people believe we have a Majic Crystal Ball that told state and federal officials to start mounting a response to Katrina even before it existed. An adequate response to this kind of disaster cannot be mounted in four days. Its never been done, anywhere, and never will be.