
I've never been a fan of stating the obvious. But sometimes I have to. Something is terribly wrong in the United States. New Orleans has literally vanished, decimating a three hundred year rich and exuberant history of black creole culture, and Condoleeza Rice is caught shopping for shoes at Ferragamo on 7th Avenue?
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Thousands are feared dead in the greatest natural disaster in this country's history and (as of 1:30 pm, September 2nd) Bush has spent a total of 35 minutes in the Mississippi and New Orleans areas.
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Is this not the most disgusting display of negligence on behalf of the U.S. government in recent or distant history? The Mayor of New Orleans thinks so. Take a listen.
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Is there a problem that we have focused more of black people "looting" (i.e., scrambling for bare essentials admist a government that has provided them with none) rather than the restoration of order and peace in a decimated city?
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How will Bush once again get away with state santionced murder?
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And to add fuel to the fire..When Bush Arrived in Mobile, Alabama he holds a press conference at the airport hanger and congratulates the governors of Mississippi and Alabama, and the head of FEMA for a job well done....My question is WHAT JOB WELL DONE?...It's taken our federal government (supposedly one of the most sophisticated and well operating governments in the world) 5 days to begin responding to this disaster...
And Bush has the audacity to state that he has a ZERO Tolerance policy for "lawlessness"??? When you don't FEED people they will do ANYTHING to survive...The Bush administration has truly graduated to "scoundrel" status
This is disgusting...
Amen for this post brotha...
Posted by
Quaheem |
9/02/2005
Ferragammo is on the 5th...
Know your designer stores.
Posted by
Anonymous |
9/02/2005
how bout i let you know it for us? regardless of the avenue of the store's location, the absurdity of the excursion is what the topic of the discussion should be. Not Park vs. 5th.
Posted by
the young people's professor |
9/02/2005
Hi there... Great post! I just wrote this on another bloggers site and it fits exactly what I want to say here, so I'll say it/type it again...
I'm trying my best to hold back tears of sadness and utter disbelief, as I sit here typing this! I really am speachless! I can't believe that our LEADERS are so worried and concerned about fighting a war in another country that they couldn't be bothered with helping our own!!! (and that's a whole nutha post/comment section of it's own) I know this isn't about race or poverty or whatever, but then again... I can't help but feel that if this natural disaster would have happened in an affluent city or state... Those fucking assholes would have been "on the scene and in command" a long ass time ago!!! It's sad, but it's true and it makes me sick to my stomache that we live in a world filled with such asinine hypocrisies.... I feel so bad for these innocent people... I don't know what I would do, but I think I would definitely loose my mind! I can't even imagine!!!!!
AND WHO THE FUCK VOTED FOR BUSH ANYWAYS??? I KNOW I DIDN'T!!!!!!
Posted by
Anonymous |
9/03/2005
and in other news, i was watching O'reilly factor yestersay (friday) and he suggested that 'looters' be prosecuted to the utmost extent of the law. this is of course after mr. bill "freak-of-the-week" o'reilly made a statement blasting the Louisiana, Mississippi and U.S. governments for not responding adequately to the disaster.
ain't that something?
kristen
Posted by
Anonymous |
9/03/2005
very well stated. it takes wars and natural disasters to understand the national psche of a nation. I'll like to find a positive but alas ...
Posted by
chrome |
9/04/2005
Sad. Just sad.
Posted by
Joseph |
9/04/2005
i dont think this issue can be stated enough -- i agree w/ everything you said - be sure to check out my rants on this issue all over my blog
Posted by
Clay |
9/04/2005
Now we need to make sure something like this does not happen again. This whole thing was very sad indeed
Posted by
Stone |
9/05/2005
Frank merci beaucoup mo zami pou tes mots, thank you so much my friend for your words. For me and my family who fled to the NW from New Orleans long ago N O was not just a city but it was as my Meme (grandmother) said, the homeland and now that homeland is in ruins. Not just that but my people...Our people (for are not we all but cousins in the African Diaspora) are being as you stated murdered via neglect and incompetence still. This is disgusting...Il n'ya pas nots...There are no words but thank you forstating the obvious..
Bissous,
Kyon Saucier
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