For those of us who didn't watch - can someone give me the gist

[TroubleMan]

of what he said.

Just the basic points.

I can't watch him.

Thanks.

[valerief]

1. Halliburton will get TONS of money

Businesses with get add'l tax relief.

Oh, yeah. And he CARES.

[Duer 157099]

2. "We'll do everything to make sure it all works out ok"

We'll spend billions and billions and hand out cash here and there, and everything is going to be swell.

[Duer 157099]

5. Oh yeah, and...

"man it was a disaster, everyone let the ball drop..."

Oh, footnote:

We're gonna need more federal control, and military involvement... (this was the whole message that was covered in all the other stuff)

[MissB]

3. We're gonna spend a ton of money

and piss off all types of Conservatives to get things back to normal in the areas hit by Katrina.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Read here and go find the transcript. I won't spoonfeed you.

[applegrove]

6. Here is the negative things. He is dolling out the money though.

Most people of New Orleans should see something. Though i would warn anyone against a lottery of the federal land. One could end up anywhere!

But here are the things that got me annoyed. A few things:

1) Did he mention the city of New Orleans by name when he opened? or did he just say "from the shores of Lake Ponchartrain".

2) "Vulnerable people left at the mercy of criminals" - what about no security, water or evacuation?

3) Tulane Hospital he mentioned workers who went without food. At Tulane Hospital if you couldn't say your own name and were a patient, you didn't get the IV for those last few days.

4) "Faith in God no storm can take away"

5) Bush's Eyebrows & frown do not match his mouth. Mouth had a hard time doing stern or somber and staying on message. Forehead did fine and followed the speech.

6) Finally some sweet words to the Red Cross.

7) "We will help people navigate bureaucracies". Perhaps with an oar. Bureaucracy is now the enemy. It was always the intended scapegoat.

8) On Reconstruction: "Taxpayers expect this to be done honestly & wisely". Yes Bush.. how do the non-taxpayers like Halliburton expect it to be done? We all know taxpayers are a shrinking group. What about the part of the country that doesn't pay taxes?

9)"Houses of Worship being reimbursed for their expenses" from the Clinton/Bush private fund no less. Okay - Bible passage?

10) When he spoke about failure and the need for Feds to take over response more - he couldn't help but look sideways and to his right. Who was he looking at. What was he stealing a "peak" at? Did someone react? What happened?

11) "As God who welcomes those to a house not made by hands". I take it people in NO were whining about materialistic things when they should have been happy about being in a "shelter not made by hands". How superficial of them. Victims of NO: zero. Bush's base: all white light and perfect one more time.

12) Prepare: "for a challenge of nature or act of evil men". A little vague - the base will read into that what they want. We all will.

13) Nice that housing & breaking the cycle of poverty is important - now.

14) Where is the federal land people can win in a lottery?

[BuyingThyme]

7. I love black people! I will give money to the black people!

Move along. Nothing to see here.

[Duer 157099]

8. Or, as Bill Maher said in his New Rule:

...he's going to spend the remainder of his term doing the thing the Bush family dreads: helping poor people

[TroubleMan]

9. Thanks for all the responses

And yes, to the guy who won't "spoonfeed me", I'll eventually find a transcript, but I was curious to see what all this hype was a about.

[rustydog]

10. What? the fucker can bring back the dead?