"This part of the World"

[boston bean]

Yep, that's what he said when he made speech on Friday to the American people.

When referring to New Orleans, he called it "This part of the World"

Where do you think that came from, I mean was it his complete lack knowledge of the region, here in the US?

Or was it because he saw all those suffering black people on tv he thought he was in a third world country?

It made me sick to my stomach when I heard him use those words. It was like he was trying to distance us from the horrid pictures we witnessed on TV all week.

I mean what president would ever use those word when describing his own Nation?

He makes me sick.

[Horse with no Name]

1. Not hijacking this thread but

I can't find the other thread,lol.
I have a place at a retirement home in Texarkana for 30 people. It's free.
Does that couple still need help? Lines are all circuits busy.

[boston bean]

3. Try and call the hotel tomorrow, you just have to keep hitting redial.

I am sure the receptionist will put you through to them and you can talk with them personally.

They are waiting on fema, I don't know what their future plans are.

I think they would be very glad to hear from you!

Thanks!

[Horse with no Name]

4. The people at the retirement center were sooo nice

When I told them why I was calling, they called the director at home and woke them up and asked if this couple could come.
She said YES!:)

[boston bean]

6. That is so great. I hope you can help them! nt

[boston bean]

5. PS you just have to keep hitting redial. It happened to me too. nt

[charlie]

2. He was in Negroland

His base knew what he was talking about.

[boston bean]

7. It sounded so strange, so cold, so inhuman, so unamerican! nt

[Spazito]

8. He not only said it once, he said it TWICE

The first time was when he finally went to the White House and spoke from there and the second was in Louisiana. Is 'this part of the world' code for skin colour? One has to wonder.

[Lars39]

11. It's also a way to influence how people view the evacuees.

If they are "refugees" that come from a different part of the "world"
then they can't possibly be US citizens for whom we have obligations.

[Spazito]

12. Very good point! I have no doubt you are correct which is why

the word 'refugee' is an anathema and should not be used in any way when referring to the victims of this horrific disaster.

[boston bean]

13. They aren't evacuees either, they are plain and simple Americans. nt

[Igel]

15. Along with the other 290 million of us.

And, of course, there's no reason to refer to Americans as anything other than Americans.

So when we offer assistance to Americans as Americans, we have to remember that the Americans are deserving of every bit of help Americans can offer them.

FEMA aid is available to all Americans.

Personally, I even thought of going to the Reliant Center and volunteering to help Americans, but I'm an American myself.

On edit: I seem to remember that there were some Americans that were trying to contact the British Embassy, and had problems. No wonder.

[Spazito]

17. I would disagree only in that they are not in their homes, some not

even in their home state and to simply refer to the victims as Americans does not define their plight. Displaced Americans possibly?

[Solly Mack]

9. To George, there is his world and those other worlds

made up of people who just don't cross his radar screen in the course of his daily life

So to him, we are all from other worlds from him

[moc]

10. I heard that. It was sickening yet very revealing

[Suzie57]

14. Four Times

I usually can't stand to hear the man speak but we left it on that night. It made me sick the first time after the second I started counting. He said it four times just at the NOLA airport. He's disgusting, his coaches told him to use the phrase to separate "them" from "us".

[Pharlo]

16. I think this morans view of anyone from 'this part of the world'

is anyone making less than a seven figure annual income.
I live in WI, but according to this ass, I'm another member of the 'this side of the world' club.

I think he forgot he wasn't talking to one of his good ole boy cronies - whom he spent so much time with during vacation (a vacation, I might add, he left 'early' to visit this 'inconveniently timed mishap').

And, not being out of vacation mode, forgot he was in front of cameras addressing others from 'this part of the world'.

What a Pretentious Ass!!

Damn good thing Dante isn't writing "The Inferno" today, or he'd have to form another ring in hell just for FUBAR Bush.