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Catfight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 07:16 AM
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The most disgusting email sent from my repug father that has been
sent around to all the hateful bigots. My stomach hurts from such a letter, the ARROGANCE and BIGOTRY and HATE these 'good' people have is so HYPOCRITICAL! They claim they are 'helping' people with deep attitudes like this? I wish they'd stay home, drink their beer and spew their venom in the privacy of the bigoted white homes.

Read on...this is going around in email....


Thought I might inform the few friends I have on my recent traumatic experience. I am going to tell it straight, blunt, raw, and I don't give a damn. Long read, I know but please do read!!!
I went to volunteer on Saturday at the George R. Brown convention for two reasons.
A: I wanted to help people to get a warm fuzzy.
B: Curiosity.
I've been watching the news lately and have seen scenes that have made me want to vomit. And no it wasn't dead bodies, the city under water, or the sludge everywhere. It was PEOPLE'S BEHAVIOR. The people on T.V., (99% being Black) were DEMANDING help. They were not asking nicely but demanding as if society owed these people something.
Well the honest truth is WE DON'T. Help should be asked for in a kind manner and then appreciated. This is not what the press (FOX in particular) was showing, what I was seeing was a group of people who are yelling, demanding, looting, killing, raping, and SHOOTING back at the demanded help!!!!!
So I'm thinking this can't possibly be true can it????
So I decide to submit to the DEMAND for help out of
SHOCK. I couldn't believe this to be true of the majority of the people who are the weakest of society. So I went to volunteer and help folks out and see the truth. So I will tell the following story and you decide:
I arrived at the astrodome only to find out that there were too many volunteers and that volunteers were needed at the George R. Brown Convention Center. As I was walking up to the Convention Center I noticed a line of cars that wrapped around blocks filled with donations. These were ordinary Houstonians coming with truckloads and trunks full of water, diapers, clothes, blankets, food, all types of good stuff.

Lots of it was NEW. I felt that warm fuzzy while helping unload these vehicles of these wonderful human beings. I then went inside the building and noticed approximately 100,000 sq. ft. of clothes, shoes, jackets, toys and all types of goodies all organized and ready for the people in need. I signed up, received a name badge and was on my merry way excited to be useful.
I toured the place to get familiar with my surroundings; the entire place is probably around 2 million sq. ft. I noticed rows as far as the eye can see of mattresses, not cots, BLOW UP MATTRESSES!!! All of which had nice pillows and plenty of blankets. 2 to 3 bottles of water lay on every bed. These full size to queen size beds by the way were comfortable, I laid in one to see for myself. I went to look at the medical area. I couldn't believe what my eyes were seeing!!! A makeshift hospital created in 24 hours!!!
It was unbelievable, they even had a pharmacy.
I also noticed that they created showers, which would also have hot water. I went upstairs to the third floor to find a HUGE cafeteria created in under 24 hours! Rows of tables, chairs and food everywhere - enough to feed an army! I'm not talking about crap food either. They had Jason's deli food, apples, oranges, coke, diet coke, lemonade, orange juice, cookies, all types of chips and sandwiches. All the beverages by the way were put on ice and chilled!!!! In a matter of about 24 hours or less an entire mini-city was erected by volunteers for the poor evacuees.
This was not your rundown crap shelter, it was BUM HEAVEN. So that was the layout: great food, comfy beds, clean showers, free medical help, by the way there was a library, and a theatre room that I forgot to mention. Great stuff right????
Well here is what happened on my journey -
I started by handing out COLD water bottles to evacuees as they got off the bus. Many would take them and only 20% or less said thank you. Lots of them would shake their heads and ask for sodas! So this went on for about 20-30 minutes until I was sick of being an unappreciated servant. I figured certainly these folks would appreciate some food!!!
So I went upstairs to serve these beloved evacuees some GOOD food that I wish I could have at the moment!
***The following statements are graphic, truthful, and discuss UNRATIONAL behavior***
Evacuees come slowly to receive this mountain of food that is worth serving to a king! I tell them that we have 2 types of great deli sandwiches to choose from - ham and turkey. Many look at the food in disgust and DEMAND burgers, pizza, and even McDonalds!!!! Jason's deli is better than McDonalds!!!!
Only 1 out of ten people who took something would say "thank you" the rest took items as if it was their God give right to be served without a shred of appreciation!!! They would ask for Beer and liquor. They complained that we didn't have good enough food. They refused food and laughed at us.
They treated us volunteers as if we where SLAVES. No not all of them of course, but 70% did!!!!!! 20% were appreciative, 10% took the food without any comment and the other 70% had some disgusting comment to say.
Some had the nerve to laugh at us. And when I snapped back at them for being mean, they would curse at me!!! Needless to say I was in utter shock. They would eat their food and leave their mess on the table. Some would pick up their stuff, many would leave it for the volunteers to pick up.
I left that real quick to go down and help set up some more beds. I saw many young ladies carrying mattresses and I helped for a while. Then I realized something. There were hundreds of able bodied young men who could help!!
I asked a group of young evacuees in their teens and early twenties to help. I got cursed at for asking them to help!!! One said "We just lost our fucking homes and you want us to work!!" The next said "Ya Cracker, you got a home we don't" I looked at them in disbelief. Here are women walking by carrying THEIR BEDS and they can't lift a finger and help themselves!!
WHY SHOULD I HELP PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO HELP THEMESELVES!!!!
I waved them off and turned away and was laughed at and more "white boy jokes" were made at me. I felt no need to waste my breath on a bunch of pitiful losers. I went to a nearby restroom where I noticed a man shaving. I used the restroom, washed my hands and saw this man throw his razor towards the trash can...he missed. He walked out leaving his disgusting razor on the floor for some other "cracker" to pick up.
Even the little kids were demanding. I saw only ONE white family and only TWO Hispanic families. The rest where blacks. Sorry 20% to 30% decent blacks, and 70% LOSERS!!!!!
I would call them N*****S, but the actual definition of a n*****r is one who is ignorant, these people were not ignorant..they were ARROGANT ASSHOLES. The majority of which are thugs and lifetime lazy ass welfare recipients. We are inviting the lowest of the low to Houston, and like idiots we are serving the people who will soon steal our cars, rape, murder, and destroy our city while stealing from our pockets on a daily basis through the welfare checks they take.
We will fund our own destruction. By "US" I don't mean a specific race, I mean the people who work hard, work smart, have values and morals. Only people who want to help themselves should be helped, the others should be allowed to destroy themselves.
I do not want to work hard, give the government close to half the money I earn so they can in turn give it to a bunch of losers. I don't believe in being poor for life. My family immigrated here, we came here poor, and now thank God, and due to HARD WORK we are doing fine.
If immigrants, who come here, don't know the language can work and become successful... WHY CAN'T THE MAJORITY OF THE HOMEGROWN DO IT!!!
If we continue to reward these losers then we will soon destroy our great country. I just witnessed selfish, arrogant, unappreciative behavior by the very people who need help the most. Now these same people who cursed me, refused my cities generosity, who refuse to help themselves are DEMANDING handouts on their own terms!!!!!!!
They prance around as if they are owed something, and when they do receive a handout, they say it's not good enough! Well you know what..these types of people can go to h*ll for all I care!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Richard L. Johnston, M.D.
University of MississippiMedicalCenter
3805 Crane Blvd.
Jackson, MS39216
601-981-3896 cell 601-573-0472-pager 601-984-0214
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ET Awful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 07:20 AM
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1. Gee, they've added a name to it since it first started circulating . . .
Edited on Mon Sep-19-05 07:28 AM by ET Awful
any bets as to whether this "doctor" actually exists? I don't know of many MD's who would use words like "unrational".

Odd, the University of Miss. Medical Center has no Dr. Johnston . . . http://www.umc.edu/faculty.pdf

edit again: Seems that Snopes found the Johnston in question . . . odd that he doesn't appear on the school's faculty list.
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 07:21 AM
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2. Old Richard needs to get some phone calls. (I saw this here yesterday
and I wondered if it was true or bullshit. I'm still wondering.)

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achtung_circus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 07:23 AM
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3. So did a medical doctor
really put his name, phone number, cell phone number and pager pout on the internet for all to call?

Does a medical doctor know how to spell or proofread?

I don't know.
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rfranklin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 07:24 AM
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4. Right wing propaganda...the doctor was never there...
The piece has subsequently become associated with a doctor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Richard L. Johnston came to be presumed its author after forwarding the item to his circle of friends, who in turn forwarded it to others, leaving Johnston's signature block affixed. Dr. Johnston disavows his connection:
My name is Richard L. Johnston. I'm the physician who allegedly wrote the long email about my experience at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston where Katrina evacuees from New Orleans were housed.

I've never been to the George R. Brown Convention Center, and I have not been to Houston in more than 10 years. During the crisis of the last two weeks, I've been here in Jackson, Mississippi, taking care of evacuees from the Gulf Coast transferred to our VA Medical Center here where I'm the chief medical resident.

http://www.snopes.com/katrina/personal/volunteer.asp
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trotsky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 07:28 AM
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7. Check out his last line:
I've learned a hard and difficult lesson and I hope those of you who read this have also. Too much of what we all mindlessly forward through cyberspace can only be termed fictious, unsubstantiated trash. The appropriate receptacle is a garbage can.

A freeper learns a lesson?
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demnan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 07:25 AM
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5. I found this mentioned on Snopes
They haven't determined yet if it is a fake, but they do state that the behavior detailed in this email counterdicts the observations of other people who went to help Katrina victims in New Orleans. I would send this to your father and remind him that you can't believe everything written in an email.


http://www.snopes.com/katrina/personal/volunteer.asp
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SheilaT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 07:28 AM
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6. This is a fraudulent
piece of crap. You can tell simply by the fact that this is the ONLY source of such reports of refugee behavior. Snopes.com has already dealt with this.

Definitely do a "reply all" with a link to the snopes page about this. Whenever I get crap like this I check it out on snopes, then "reply all" with a scathing comment about taking the time to make sure something is accurate before spreading it around.

Interestingly enough, most people stop sending me such crap after being openly humiliated like that. I know it's mean and rude, but supposedly intelligent people (and I got mindlessly forwarded email crap from liberal friends also) should have the good sense to check out mass emails of any nature before they simply send them out.

Never, and I mean NEVER have I found one of those "forward to everyone you know" screeds had any truth to them.
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ClintonTyree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 07:29 AM
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8. This was posted yesterday as well.........
it's supposedly from someone's brother, sister, father ,mother, aunt, uncle............ in other words, it's bullshit. Someone even posted a Snopes debunking of it yesterday.

It's crap, bigoted crap that conservatives love to pass around to ignite their righteous indignation and bigotry. Find the Snopes debunking and send it to everyone on the mailing list when you do. This shit has got to stop.
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Moderator DU Moderator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-05 07:29 AM
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9. Locking
This has been proven to be frauldent
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