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Post by lpcalihawk on May 6, 2008 11:20:03 GMT -6
I'm watching the news and I see that Laura Bush has come out and criticized how the Myanmar (Burma) government is handling the aftermath of the cyclone that has now killed over 22,000 in this country. Specifically in terms of taking aid from outside countries.
She needs to shut her piehole since her husband's administration still has not aided those displaced in our own country due to Hurricane Katrina. Remind me Laura, how much foreign aid did the U.S. turn down during the Katrina aftermath? How many people have not been able to return home because of the utter incompetence by Dubya, Brownie, and the host of cronies that royally fucked up in New Orleans?
Somebody in the Bush administration needs to make sure this dumb broad keeps her piehole shut about how other countries handle the aftermaths of natural disasters.
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Post by lpcalihawk on May 6, 2008 11:34:26 GMT -6
My apologies.....I forgot that U.S. policy states we call it Burma since we don't recognize the regime in Myanmar.
Take our aid with conditions.......like letting Haliburton in to see if you have any oil for us.
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Post by bucketochicken on May 6, 2008 11:36:26 GMT -6
I'm surprised we don't make them officially accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior in order to receive our help.
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Post by lpcalihawk on May 6, 2008 11:37:39 GMT -6
I'm surprised we don't make them officially accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior in order to receive our help. That's only if they want rice. |
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Post by bucketochicken on May 6, 2008 11:51:23 GMT -6
Or weapons...
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Post by lpcalihawk on May 6, 2008 11:56:34 GMT -6
Probably more true.........just trying to figure out why that pussy Dubya sent his face-lifted wife out to do his job of embarassing our country? |
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Post by thunderhawk on May 6, 2008 12:48:38 GMT -6
Looks like ol' W is cashing it in as the end nears.
What's Laura up to with the recent publicity tour? Trying to create a legacy?
Don't worry, Laura. Your legacy is bound to be better than your predecessor Hillary, who is in the process of redefining the meaning of "megalomaniac sociopath."
As W made Bill look so much better by comparison, Laura, so to shall Hillary provide a glittering sheen for your legacy.
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Post by bucketochicken on May 6, 2008 12:51:42 GMT -6
He was probably drunk or sleeping one off. Or giving Condi a goo-mask.
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Post by The Bluzmn on May 6, 2008 13:29:04 GMT -6
He was probably drunk or sleeping one off. Or giving Condi a goo-mask. OK, that is an image I did not need today. I agree that Mrs. Bush needs to shut her hole about taking care of disasters. |
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Post by GhostMod 5000 on May 6, 2008 14:29:04 GMT -6
Unfortunately, she is absolutely correct. Political schtick aside, thousands of people needlyless dies because of the gross inaction of the Burmese Govt. The majority of the people who died drowned. This could have been avoided, since international weather agencies told Rangoon that a cyclone was heading towards the Burmese lowland deltas. If the Burmese Govt. would have advicsed people to go upland or enter fortified buildings, many of these deaths could have been prevented. But the Govt. did nothing to warn the people.
Now the people who survived had all of their possesions and food stocks eliminated. They have no fresh water, food or shelter. They are without the things nessecary to survive, and the government wont allow foreign governments or NGOs to help? That is criminal neglegance. So no matter how stupid dumbfuck Bush is, Laura is right to point this out.
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Post by bucketochicken on May 6, 2008 14:36:32 GMT -6
She may be right. That's not really the issue. It's the hypocrisy that is so apalling here (even for a Bush).
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Post by Chuck Storm on May 6, 2008 14:49:21 GMT -6
She may be right. That's not really the issue. It's the hypocrisy that is so apalling here (even for a Bush). What hypocrisy? The US government has spent billions helping the people of New Orleans. The 2 situations aren't even remotely similar. |
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Post by NOTTHOR on May 6, 2008 15:26:14 GMT -6
Geez, auto, don't you know anything. The US government has done nothing to help anyone in New Orleans. They should be able to wave a magic wand and restore the city instantly. And those Visa check cards the government issued that got spent at strip clubs across the south are figments of your imagination - mere items of fiction crafted by the mass media.
Hell, it was Dubya's idea to put New Orleans below sea level in the first place, and if he doesn't allocate billions, no trillions, toward the immediate reconstruction of New Orleans, BELOW SEA LEVEL DAMNIT, he deserves a place in history as the WORST POTUS EVER.
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Post by NotMyKid on May 6, 2008 15:29:16 GMT -6
She may be right. That's not really the issue. It's the hypocrisy that is so apalling here (even for a Bush). What hypocrisy? The US government has spent billions helping the people of New Orleans. The 2 situations aren't even remotely similar. hypocrisy? Did you say "hypocrisy"? Nothing is hypocrisy until we decide it is! Was it hypocrisy when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no! autolykos: Germans? Hoffahawk: Forget it, he's rolling. |
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Post by lpcalihawk on May 6, 2008 15:34:19 GMT -6
She may be right. That's not really the issue. It's the hypocrisy that is so apalling here (even for a Bush). What hypocrisy? The US government has spent billions helping the people of New Orleans. The 2 situations aren't even remotely similar. It must be nice down in the hole you live that you don't want to pull your head out of it. We are the same country that turned down aid from other countries that could have helped our own citizens. I know you and BTR's attitude of everyone fend for themselves even when a natural disaster occurs is what your ideal world would look like. |
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Post by Saggitariutt Jefferspin (ith) on May 6, 2008 15:36:48 GMT -6
This thread kind of reminds me of that South Park episode where all the parents were too busy figuring out who to blame for the dam breaking, as opposed to addressing the dam breaking.  |
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Post by Chuck Storm on May 6, 2008 15:45:54 GMT -6
What hypocrisy? The US government has spent billions helping the people of New Orleans. The 2 situations aren't even remotely similar. It must be nice down in the hole you live that you don't want to pull your head out of it. We are the same country that turned down aid from other countries that could have helped our own citizens. I know you and BTR's attitude of everyone fend for themselves even when a natural disaster occurs is what your ideal world would look like. Seriously, what the hell are you talking about? |
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Post by lpcalihawk on May 6, 2008 19:28:01 GMT -6
It must be nice down in the hole you live that you don't want to pull your head out of it. We are the same country that turned down aid from other countries that could have helped our own citizens. I know you and BTR's attitude of everyone fend for themselves even when a natural disaster occurs is what your ideal world would look like. Seriously, what the hell are you talking about? If you can not see the irony in the Bushies telling another country how to handle the aftermath of a natural disaster, you need to pass the bong back over to BTR because you have had one too many hits. |
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Post by NOTTHOR on May 6, 2008 20:22:09 GMT -6
See autolykos - anything in the government that goes wrong is W's fault. W coordinated the relief effort. W's phone number was posted on Craigslist under "assistance wanted" and when foreign countries called to offer aid, W just turned it down.
The subpar response by the Federalies in the immediate wake of Katrina is a prime example of why charities like the Red Cross are superior to the feds in a time of crisis. First of all, when you give cash to the government during a crisis, they are going to shit all over themselves figuring out what the fuck to do with it. They have a set budget coming from a set place, toss a monkey wrench in there and you're shit on. Second, who the hell do you even call if you're the government of say Italy with a gift for the US? Did anyone here go volunteer during the Flood of '93? Probably not because most people on this board are lazy entitlement minded liberals, but talk about a clusterfuck, there was no one in charge. That's what happens whenever there is a fucking crisis, nobody knows who the fuck is in charge, and by the time it becomes clear who is in charge, countries like Kuwait say "Oh your problem is okay, we're Indian giving the $400 million in oil we pledged - you guys aren't poor, you don't need our charity." And then to the extent someone is in charge, the last thing you want is a bunch of Frenchies who don't speak English rolling into the 9th Ward. The guys in the 9th Ward after the hurricane hit could roll over the aggregate of every French army ever assembled in two days flat.
The government has regimented processes that it follows. They fail all the fucking time, no matter who the hell is the Commander in Chief. I have no doubt that when the next hurricane hits New Orleans, FEMA will be just as unprepared as it was for the last one. I would expect nothing less from a government that is allocating billions of tax dollars to rebuild a city below sea level. But when Barry ensures that tax rates are higher, the people will have less to give to Red Cross, so at least we can look forward to an extra week of pledge drives in the wake of that one though.
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Post by The Bluzmn on May 7, 2008 5:35:38 GMT -6
Understanding, of course, that you give "W" a free pass on everything - it is all the "government's" fault, but not its CEO's. Please.
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Post by NOTTHOR on May 7, 2008 6:17:12 GMT -6
I hardly give W a pass on everything, I just understand that he is not to blame for every single problem every person in the US has. Liberals who have never managed anything more significant than a drum circle or bong session don't understand that. That's all.
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Post by lpcalihawk on May 7, 2008 8:07:40 GMT -6
I hardly give W a pass on everything, I just understand that he is not to blame for every single problem every person in the US has. Liberals who have never managed anything more significant than a drum circle or bong session don't understand that. That's all. Hey Ralph, fuck you. I did go help sandbag during the flood of '93. Where was your condescending ass? Maybe it's this government under W's regime that can't manage itself out of paper bag. Liberals can't manage, eh? You are a fuckin' tard. |
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Post by NOTTHOR on May 7, 2008 8:17:47 GMT -6
I was filling sandbags in the great flood while lieberals like you were at home watching it on TV blaming Mr. McMullen for your lack of water - he ran the Water Works, it was clearly his fault that the water shut off.
The federal government didn't just wave a fucking magic wand and make everything better. Neighbors chipped in and helped. I blame Clinton for the levies near the Water Works and in Valley Junction breaking and I blame W for building New Orleans below sea level. It was W's fault the WTC collapsed. Any time anything goes wrong ever again, I'm blaming the President. It sounds like a fun game.
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Post by lpcalihawk on May 7, 2008 8:21:01 GMT -6
I was filling sandbags in the great flood while lieberals like you were at home watching it on TV blaming Mr. McMullen for your lack of water - he ran the Water Works, it was clearly his fault that the water shut off. The federal government didn't just wave a fucking magic wand and make everything better. Neighbors chipped in and helped. I blame Clinton for the levies near the Water Works and in Valley Junction breaking and I blame W for building New Orleans below sea level. It was W's fault the WTC collapsed. Any time anything goes wrong ever again, I'm blaming the President. It sounds like a fun game. What part of "I helped sandbag during the flood of '93" didn't you understand, fucknut? Your pathetic little man syndrome is getting old, you really need therapy. But only liberals get therapy, right? What a tired fucking game you play. Shouldn't you be starting a thread about your favorite stock and how you like to watch the ticker with a finger in your asshole about now? |
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Post by NOTTHOR on May 7, 2008 8:23:38 GMT -6
with a finger in your asshole about now? Wow, do you want to talk about something? We won't judge you here, buddy. Let it fly man. |
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